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: The Requirement of Thymic Irradiation for Induction of Mixed Chimerism and Renal Allograft Tolerance in Non-Human Primates

T. Hirose¹, H. Sasaki¹, T. Oura¹, D. Ma¹, A. Dehnadi¹, R. B. Colvin², I. Rosales², A. B. Cosimi¹, T. Kawai¹

Poster Session A: Tolerance / Immune Deviation • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: The Risks Associated with Blood Transfusions in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Health Administrative Data

D. Massicotte-Azarniouch¹, M. Sood², D. Fergusson³, M. Chassé⁴, A. Tinmouth⁵, G. Knoll⁶

Poster Session D: Kidney Complications: Immune Mediated Late Graft Failure • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: The Role and Impact of Transplant Pharmacist Evaluation in a Pre-Kidney Transplant Clinic

B. Valdepenas, D. Choi, J. Benken, M. Campara

Poster Session C: Quality Assurance Process Improvement & Regulatory Issues • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: The Role of Antigen Presentation in B Regulatory Cell Function

A. Cuenca¹, N. Feeney², K. Deng², Q. Fu², G. Huai², C. Rickert², K. Lee², J. Markmann²

Poster Session B: Antigen Presentation / Allorecognition / Dendritic Cells • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: The Role of Ceria-Nanoparticles in Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Models in Rats

C. T. Chung, H. Ko, H. Kim, H. Mo, A. Han, S. Min, J. Ha

Poster Session C: Ischemia Reperfusion & Organ Rehabilitation • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: The Role of Complement-Split Products as Biomarkers for Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection of Kidney Allografts

B. G. Abu Jawdeh¹, B. Campos-Naciff¹, K. Harrison¹, K. Meganathan¹, A. Kumar², M. Anand¹, A. Govil¹, E. S. Woodle¹, B. P. Dixon³

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

3:30pm-4:00pm: The Role of CXCL16/CXCR6 in Mediating Macrophage Chemotaxis and M1 Macrophage Polarization in Murine Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury

W. Zhang¹, X. Zhang², G. Tu², C. Yang¹, G. Qi¹, M. Xu¹, T. Zhu¹

Poster Session D: Late Breaking • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: The Role of Galectin-1 and Basement Membrane Remodeling in Kidney Antibody-Mediated Rejection

S. Clotet-Freixas¹, C. McEvoy¹, I. Batruch², M. Kotlyar³, C. Pastrello³, J. Van¹, M. Arambewela¹, A. Boshart¹, S. Farkona¹, A. Bozovic⁴, V. Kulasingam⁴, P. Chen¹, I. Jurisica³, A. Chruscinski¹, R. John⁴, A. Konvalinka⁵

Poster Session A: Acute Rejection • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: The Role of mTOR Inhibitors on Cardiovascular Aging in Renal Transplanted Patients with Chronic Graft Dysfunction

G. Castellano¹, B. Infante¹, P. Pontrelli¹, R. Franzin¹, F. Rascio¹, C. Prisciandaro², L. Gesualdo¹, N. Coviello³, G. Grandaliano³, G. Stallone³

Poster Session D: Kidney: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Complications • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: The Role of Th17 Polarized T Regulatory Cells in Intestinal Transplant Rejection

L. Belyayev¹, M. Sadat², J. Kang², K. Loh², A. Duttargi², S. Moturi², K. Khan², J. Hawksworth², C. Matsumoto², T. Fishbein², A. Kroemer²

Poster Session C: Small Bowel: All Topics • Virtual