2020 American Transplant Congress

May 30-June 1, 2020

ATC Virtual Congress
Live Broadcast Dates: May 30 - June 1, 2020
OnDemand Access: May 30, 2020 - June 4, 2021

Originally scheduled to take place in Philadelphia, this became a Virtual Congress due to COVID-19. For more information, visit The Official ATC Congress site.

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Saturday, May 30, 2020

3:30pm-4:00pm: Sex and ABO Antibodies: High-Level Natural ABO Antibody Production and IgM to IgG Class Switch in Female vs. Male Mice

B. Anjum, B. Motyka, I. Adam, J. Fersovich, M. Sulzer, J. Pearcey, K. Tao, L. J. West

Poster Session D: B-cell / Antibody /Autoimmunity • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Sex Differences in Transplant Decision-Making

A. Wasim¹, H. Rafiqzad¹, M. Dastgheib¹, H. Ford¹, S. Macanovic¹, K. Wernerowski¹, S. Aghamohammadi¹, M. Novak¹, A. D. Waterman², I. Mucsi¹

Poster Session C: Kidney Psychosocial • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Sex-Dependent Resistance to Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mouse and Human Liver Transplantation

S. Kageyama, H. Kojima, K. Kadono, H. Hirao, K. J. Dery, S. Younan, T. Ito, F. M. Kaldas, R. W. Busuttil, J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski

Poster Session D: Liver: Recipient Selection • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Analysis Identifies a Cancer Transmitted from an Organ Donor to 4 Transplant Recipients

M. Park¹, J. Van Ziffle¹, E. Collisson¹, J. Grenert¹, S. Behr¹, A. Gonzalez¹, J. Chou¹, S. Maisel¹, T. Friedlander¹, C. Freise¹, J. Shoji¹, T. Semrad², P. Chin-Hong¹, C. Atreya¹

Poster Session D: Kidney Deceased Donor Selection • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Short Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Patients Receiving De Novo Belatacept with Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction

B. Carlson, P. Cabrera, T. Harrison, K. Tejani, A. Centeno

Poster Session B: Kidney Immunosuppression: Induction Therapy • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Shorter Waiting Time Was Associated with Higher Risk of Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Liver Transplantation

T. Kitajima¹, S. Nagai¹, D. Moonka², S. Yeddula¹, O. Rizzo¹, M. Kavousi¹, R. Salgia², M. Rizzari¹, K. Collins¹, A. Yoshida¹, M. S. Abouljoud¹

Poster Session B: Liver: Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Other Malignancies • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Should Steatotic Livers Be Transplanted Into Pediatric Recipients?

M. MacConmara, C. Feizpour, P. Vagefi, C. Ramirez, L. DeGregorio, C. S. Hwang

Poster Session D: Biomarkers, Immune Assessment and Clinical Outcomes • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Sialoadhesin Mediates the Adhesion of Human RBC to Porcine Macrophages from Genetically Engineered Pigs

K. Petitpas¹, B. Cerel¹, Z. Abady¹, L. Burdorf¹, D. L. Ayares², D. M. Magnani³, R. N. Pierson III¹, A. M. Azimzadeh¹

Poster Session A: Xenotransplantation • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Significance of DSA Clearance in Antibody Mediated Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients on 1 Year Outcomes: Interim Results from PARAMOUr “Pediatric Renal AMr Outcomes” Study

I. Ashoor¹, R. Garro², S. Solomon³, A. Jain⁴, M. Kallash⁵, K. Twombley⁶

Poster Session C: Kidney: Pediatrics • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Significance of Gene Polymorphism on Infectious Complications and Rejection after Liver Transplantation

H. Egawa¹, T. Kato¹, Y. Kotera¹, A. Ohmori¹, G. Shibuya¹, S. Yamashita¹, S. Ariizumi¹, M. Yamamoto¹, T. Ishizuka², Y. Tanaka³, H. Ohdan³

Poster Session A: Biomarkers, Immune Assessment and Clinical Outcomes • Virtual