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: A Multicenter Analysis of the Proportion and Pattern of Unexplained HLA Antibodies in Kidney Recipients without a History of Sensitization

J. Lan¹, J. S. Gill¹, H. M. Gebel², R. A. Bray², R. Liwski³, A. Vinson⁴, A. Greenshields³, S. Dobrer⁵, O. Gunther⁵, K. Sherwood⁵, F. H. Claas⁶, S. Heidt⁶, G. Karahan⁶, J. Gill⁷, M. Gill¹, U. Varyani¹, P. Jindal¹, P. Keown⁵

Poster Session A: Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: A NASHional Crisis: Liver Transplantation Outcomes in Female Hispanics

R. A. Sosa¹, A. Q. Terry¹, M. Rossetti¹, F. M. Kaldas², B. V. Naini¹, J. Nevarez-Mejia¹, V. M. Groysberg¹, S. Younan², R. W. Busuttil², D. W. Gjertson¹, J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski², E. F. Reed¹

Poster Session B: Non-Organ Specific: Disparities to Outcome and Access to Healthcare • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: A New Diagnostic Approach to HLA Testing in Kidney Transplant Patients Using Renal Epithelial Cells

M. Herrmann¹, C. Bach², K. X. Knaup¹, M. Schiffer¹, B. Spriewald², M. S. Wiesener¹

Poster Session A: Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: A Novel Formula to Determine Optimal Immunosuppression in Renal Transplant Recipients Treated with Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil: Towards Individualized Immunosuppression

O. Pankewycz¹, M. Laftavi¹, E. Onan², D. Rucker¹, D. Wang¹, K. Bhuta¹, R. Gruessner³, A. Gruessner³

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

3:30pm-4:00pm: A Novel Immunoresponse Monitoring System to Predict Chronic Antibody- Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients

N. Iwahara¹, K. Hotta¹, D. Iwami¹, Y. Takada¹, H. Higuchi², H. Sasaki², T. Tanabe², N. Shinohara¹

Poster Session D: Lymphocyte Biology: Signaling, Co-Stimulation, Regulation • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: A Novel Injectable Hydrogel-Based Approach to Localize and Tune the Actuation of Enhanced Costimulation Blockade to the Strength of Transplant Rejection

A. Komin¹, C. Liang², P. Majumder², X. Calderon-Colon³, O. Tiburzi³, M. Iglesias Lozano¹, Y. Zhang¹, G. Brandacher¹, J. Patrone³, J. Schneider², G. Raimondi¹

Poster Session D: VCA • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: A Novel Polymer Product, APP-103, Reduces IRI-Induced Damage and Promotes Functional Improvement in Syngeneic Models of Renal Transplantation

K. Minami¹, S. Bae², H. Uehara¹, J. Iske¹, J. Reder³, H. Azuma⁴, A. Weins¹, E. Van Keuren⁵, B. Houser³, A. El-Khal¹, P. Kang², S. Tullius¹

Poster Session D: Late Breaking • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: A Population-Based Analysis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Children: Identifying Optimal Surgical Treatment

I. A. Ziogas¹, L. K. Matsuoka¹, M. I. Montenovo¹, M. Izzy¹, D. J. Benedetti¹, H. N. Lovvorn III², L. A. Gillis¹, S. P. Alexopoulos¹

Poster Session D: Liver: Pediatrics • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce the Risk of Alcohol Relapse after Liver Transplantation by Implementing a High-Risk Alcoholism Relapse Scale

R. V. Tholen¹, E. Bundy²

Poster Session B: Psychosocial and Treatment Adherence • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: A Recombinant, Fully Human ATG Polyclonal Antibody Drug Drives Immune Cell Depletion in a Model of Graft-versus-Host Disease

S. M. Keating, A. S. Adler, R. A. Mizrahi, J. Leong, M. A. Asensio, Y. W. Lim, A. R. Niedecken, Y. Chiang, R. Leong, D. S. Johnson

Poster Session C: Immunosuppression Preclinical Studies • Virtual