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

3:39pm-3:51pm: Donor-Derived DCREG Infusion Prolongs Kidney Allograft Survival in Rhesus Monkeys Treated with Co-Stimulation Blockade and Calcineurin Inhibition

Y. Wang, S. Kazuki, L. Lu, A. Zahorchak, H. Dai, A. Ganoza, M. Wijkstrom, A. Humar, M. Ezzelarab, A. Thomson

Immunosuppression Preclinical Studies • Virtual

3:39pm-3:51pm: Easier Said Than Done? Stated versus Actual Usage of Less-Than-Ideal Kidneys

D. Stewart, H. McGehee, J. Rosendale, D. Klassen

Kidney Deceased Donor Selection I • Virtual

3:39pm-3:51pm: Effects of Mandatory 6-Month Waiting Time Policy on Post-Transplant Outcomes and Explant Pathology in Liver Transplant Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

S. Nagai, T. Kitajima, S. Yeddula, R. Salgia, M. Abouljoud, D. Moonka

Liver: Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Other Malignancies I • Virtual

3:39pm-3:51pm: Empowering Recipients Through a Champion Program: A Life Saving Initiative

C. L. Rochon, D. Woch, K. Rancourt, O. K. Serrano, A. K. Asamoah

Kidney Living Donor: Other I • Virtual

3:39pm-3:51pm: Eosinophils Maintain Lung Allograft Tolerance by Sequestering CD8+ T Cells in Bronchial Associated Lymphoid Tissue

Z. Mei¹, Y. Guo¹, A. Hata¹, A. Banerjee¹, D. Li¹, A. Manafi¹, B. Mahgoub¹, D. Kreisel², A. Gelman², A. S. Krupnick¹

Tolerance / Immune Deviation • Virtual

3:39pm-3:51pm: Exposure to Tacrolimus Trough Levels Below 6ng/ml During the First Year is Associated with Inferior Kidney Graft Survival

T. Agur, B. Rozen-Zvi, R. Rahamimov

Immunosuppressive Drug Minimization • Virtual

3:39pm-3:51pm: Ferroptotic Cell Death During Cold Storage is Essential in Liver Transplant Injury

H. Kojima, S. Kageyama, K. Kadono, H. Hirao, K. J. Dery, T. Ito, K. Nakamura, R. W. Busuttil, J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski

All Organs: Organ Preservation/Ischemia Reperfusion Injury • Virtual

3:39pm-3:51pm: Frailty Prevalence among Younger and Older Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients

X. Chen¹, N. Chu¹, J. Walston², D. Segev¹, M. McAdams DeMarco¹

Kidney Psychosocial • Virtual

3:39pm-3:51pm: Generation and Long-Term Culturing of AIPCs for Islet Replacement

J. B. Pollett¹, R. Bottino², S. Bertera², M. Trucco², N. Thai²

Islet/Cell Transplantation • Virtual

3:39pm-3:51pm: Hematopoietic Cell Kinase Promotes Kidney Fibrosis Through Autophagy Pathway

C. Wei, L. Mou, K. Banu, M. Menon, W. Zhang, C. He, B. Murphy

Endothelial Cell Biology • Virtual