CCTI Presenters At 2023 American Transplant Congress (ATC)

June 2, 2023

The CCTI is always well represented at the American Transplant Congress (ATC) and this year in San Diego, CA, June 3-7 is no different!

The American Transplant Congress is the Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the American Society of Transplantation (AST). ATC provides a forum for exchange of new scientific and clinical information relevant to solid organ and tissue transplantation and brings together transplant physicians, scientists, nurses, organ procurement personnel, pharmacists, allied health professionals and other transplant professionals. The educational offerings provide attendees the opportunity to learn cutting-edge advances in research and exchange of ideas and practice in the field of solid organ and tissue transplantation.

Overview of the American Transplant Congress

To provide a forum for exchange of new scientific and clinical information relevant to solid organ and tissue transplantation.
To create an arena for the interchange of ideas regarding care and management of organ and tissue transplant recipients.
To facilitate discussions of the socioeconomic, ethical, and regulatory issues related to solid organ and tissue transplantation.
A variety of formats are planned that will encourage the exchange of new scientific and clinical information and support an interchange of opinions regarding care and management issues, as well as socioeconomic, ethical, and regulatory issues relevant to organ and tissue transplantation..
Scientific material will be presented through symposia, oral abstracts, concurrent workshops, and poster presentations as well as small group sessions designed for in-depth exploration of both clinical and basic science topics

Below is a list of the CCTI speakers and presenters at ATC 2023:
Time Zone: Pacific (PST)
SUNDAY, JUNE 4TH

2 – 2:15 PM – IMPACT Session – Psychosocial and Ethics – Ethical Concerns in Pig to Human Xenotransplantation
Presenter: Dr. Megan Sykes
Title: “Ethical Arguments in Favor of Continued and Expanded Xenotransplantation Research”
Location: Room 4, Upper Level

3 – 3:20 PM – Focus in Transplantation Session – Basic Science – Revisiting the Barrier Imposed by Memory and Effector T Cells
Presenter: Dr. Megan Sykes
Title: “Tissue-resident Memory T Cells in Transplantation Tolerance”
Location: Ballroom 6B, Upper level

3:10 PM – Rapid Fire Oral Abstract Session - B-cell / Antibody / Autoimmunity
Presenter: Max Dietzel – Zorn lab
Talk Title: “Graft-Infiltrating Plasma Cells in Human Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Target Bilirubin Accumulating in the Rejected Heart”

MONDAY, JUNE 5TH

9:45 -10:25 AM – Poster Session - Basic Science
Presenter: Nathan Suek – Sykes lab
Poster Title: “Models of Islet and Lung Xenotransplantation in Human Immune System Mice”
Location: Halls A & B1, Ground Level

4:30 -4:40 PM - Rapid Fire Oral Abstract Session
Presenter: Dr. Joshua I. Weiner
Talk Title: “The First Collective Examination of Immunosuppressive Practices Among American Intestinal Transplant Centers”
Location: Room 4 Upper Level

5:10 -5:20 PM – Rapid Fire Oral Abstract Session
Presenter: Jianing Fu, PhD
Title: “T cell repertoire profiling in allografts and native tissues in recipients with COVID-19 after solid organ transplantation: insight into T cell mediated allograft protection”

TUESAY, JUNE 6TH

2:30 -2:45 PM – IMAPCT Session– Basic Science / Immunology – Monitoring Rejection and Tolerance Through High Throughput TcR Sequencing
Invited Speaker: Jianing Fu, PhD
Title: " Monitoring Tolerance Through High Throughput TCR Sequencing"

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7TH

7:30 -7:45 AM - IMPACT – Immunologic Concerns in Intestine Transplantation –
Invited Speaker: Dr. Joshua I. Weiner
Talk Title: “How to Apply Biomarkers in IT/MVT Going Forward”
Location: Room 10 Upper Level