This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here November 13, 2020 .SOCIETY NEWS Call for AST Board Nominations AST The AST is now accepting nominations for its 2021 Board of Directors. If you are interested in joining the AST Board, or know someone who is, we encourage you to submit your nomination. Learn more about the election process here. Support Your COPs in the 2020 Donation Derby AST Help your COPs in the 2020 giving contest: The Donation Derby. Watch this race, as the COPs compete for two prizes and fundraise for their upcoming initiatives, projects, and events. All donations made by COP members until the end of the year will count toward this contest, so be sure to check it out today. READ MORE Cutting Edge of Transplantation (CEoT) 2021 — Registration and Abstract Submission Now AST Join us for an interactive discussion on innovations in modern immunosuppression at the virtual 2021 Cutting Edge of Transplantation (CEoT) meeting. Check out our website to register or submit your abstract. Cutting Edge of Transplantation Innovations in Modern Immunosuppression: Ideas and Implications February 25-27, 2021 Virtual Event Register  SPONSORED VIDEO Important Factors in Kidney Transplant Explore some of the many factors that can put a graft at risk, including CYP3A5*1 expression, declining adherence, and nephrotoxicity. In addition, review pharmacokinetic and clinical data that may be relevant to your practice and patients. See the Video WATCH VIDEO COP Members: Renew by December 31 AST COP members interested in self-nominating for an executive committee position must renew their AST membership by December 31, 2020. To renew, log in to your account to pay your invoice. If you need assistance or have further questions, please email info@myAST.org. FAST Applications Open AST The Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation (FAST) designation application is now open to all members who meet the eligibility criteria. Instructions for the application can be found here. The deadline to apply is January 19, 2021. Don't miss out on joining this prestigious program and be recognized for your contributions to transplantation.  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Natera National Kidney Foundation CME Course: Evaluation of Acute Allograft Rejection in Kidney Transplantation KDIGO Webinar: The Critical Role of Genetics in Kidney Disease NEW: The Renasight Genetic Panel Can Inform the Care Path for Patients Diagnosed with CKD Learn about Prospera for a Better Kidney Transplant Rejection Assessment Why Prospera is the Right Choice for Managing Transplant Recipients Remotely AST Member Spotlight — Wayne Tsuang, MD, MHS AST Visit the AST Member Spotlight page to read about how Dr. Tsuang values wearing both the clinician and researcher hats in his work. Interested in being featured in the AST Member Spotlight? Please contact rpaulin@myast.org for more information.  PRODUCT SHOWCASE The First and Only FDA-cleared digestive enzyme cartridge to Hydrolyze Fats in Enteral Formula RELiZORB mimics the function of pancreatic lipase and delivers absorbable fats to your patients. Indicated for use in pediatric patients (ages 5 years and above) and adult patients to hydrolyze fats in enteral formula. Learn more at relizorb.com                                    REL20-310 LEARN MORE Refer 3 New Members — Receive Free AST Membership AST Congratulations to the 114 committed members who participated in the 2019-2020 Member-Get-a-Member Referral program. The 2020-2021 program has just launched! All members who successfully recruit 3 new members will receive 1 year of membership free! In addition, you will be entered into the yearly prize drawing, which includes an iPad or AST bucks. We're making it easy for you to refer new members with our referral form. You can quickly send a personal and professional email message to refer your colleagues. Spread the word! Recommend colleagues for membership and earn rewards! Visit the Member-Get-A-Member page for program details and other resources. Introducing the Living Donor Circle of Excellence AST The AST is proud to introduce the Living Donor Circle of Excellence program! The vision for this program was inspired by the need to increase living organ donation by removing financial barriers donors sometimes encounter. Today, many employers do not offer any kind of compensation to an employee recovering from donating an organ. The Circle aims to change that. By recognizing companies who support living donation through providing salary support post-surgery, the AST envisions more people will consider this altruistic act. READ MORE Advertisement  FEATURED ARTICLE   Review Data in de Novo Kidney Transplantation Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Explore this phase 3 randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, multicenter, multinational, non-inferiority trial published in the American Journal of Transplantation. The study examined treatment failures defined as BPAR, graft failure, death, and delayed graft function at 3 months and 12 months. Explore data LEARN MORE   COVID-19 and Transplantation: AJT Articles AST In the interest of facilitating patient care and advancing science and ensuring that accurate knowledge and experience is available to all during this current time of crisis, AJT has been expediting review of all papers dealing with COVID-19, as well as making them free to access for all. READ MORE AST Research Network AST The AST Research Network is now accepting applications for its annual career development grants cycle! The purpose of these grants is to foster the training of early career investigators who have the potential to contribute to transplant science/immunobiology and/or treatment of transplant recipients. The grants encourage continued commitment of high-quality applicants to their careers in transplantation. Applications are accepted in basic, clinical, and translational research. READ MORE .UPCOMING EDUCATION EVENTS Functional Effects of Chimeric Antigen Receptor Co-Receptor Signaling Domains in Human Regulatory T Cells AST Tuesday, November 24, 2020 | 2 pm ET REGISTER Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation in the United States: A Retrospective Analysis of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Data After 5 Years of the Final Rule AST Tuesday, December 1, 2020 | 2 pm ET REGISTER See more by subscribing to our YouTube channel. PRODUCT SHOWCASE Now offering Mobile Phlebotomy Labs@HOME is a mobile phlebotomy in-home blood draw service to aid in specimen collection directly from a patient's home. Clinicians can order and customize a number of infectious disease and transplant-relatedtesting remotely   LEARN MORE   Reach Your Prospects Every Week Thousands of industry professionals subscribe to association news briefs, which allows your company to push messaging directly to their inboxes and take advantage of the association's brand affinity. Connect with Highly Defined Buyers and Maximize Your Brand Exposure   LEARN MORE   .TRANSPLANT NEWS Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Trial of Emricasan in Hepatitis C Treated Liver Transplant Recipients with Residual Fibrosis or Cirrhosis Liver Transplantation Despite achieving sustained virologic response (SVR) to HCV therapy there remains a population of HCV patients post liver transplantation with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis. Emricasan is an orally active, pan‐caspase inhibitor which suppresses apoptosis and inflammation and therefore potentially decreases inflammation and fibrosis. READ MORE Improved Survival After Heart Transplantation in Patients Bridged With Ecmo in the New Allocation System The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Historically, patients bridged on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to heart transplantation (HT) have very high post-transplant mortality. In the new HT allocation system, ECMO supported patients have the highest priority for HT. However, data is lacking on outcomes of these critically ill patients. We compared waitlist and post-transplant outcomes of ECMO supported patients in the new and old allocation systems. READ MORE Increased Early Acute Cellular Rejection Events in Hepatitis C-Positive Heart Transplantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Increased utilization of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive donors has increased transplantation rates. However, high levels of viremia have been documented in recipients of viremic donors. There is a knowledge gap in how transient viremia may impact acute cellular rejections (ACRs). READ MORE The Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Experience With COVID-19: An Initial Multi-Center, Multi-Organ Case Series Pediatric Transplantation The clinical course of COVID‐19 in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients remains ambiguous. Though preliminary experiences with adult transplant recipients have been published, literature centered on the pediatric population is limited. We herein report a multi‐center, multi‐organ cohort analysis of COVID‐19‐positive transplant recipients ≤ 18 years at time of transplant. READ MORE Liver Transplant in a Recently COVID-19 Positive Child with Hepatoblastoma Pediatric Transplantation We describe the successful pediatric liver transplant for unresectable hepatoblastoma in a 4-year-old male with COVID-19 prior to transplant. The first negative nasopharyngeal (NP) swab was documented one month after initial diagnosis, when SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were also detected. The patient was actively listed for liver transplant after completing four blocks of a SIOPEL-4 based regimen due to his PRETEXT IV disease which remained unresectable. Following three additional negative NP swabs and resolution of symptoms for four weeks, he underwent a whole-organ pediatric liver transplant. READ MORE   AST eNews Connect with AST Dennis Hall, Director of Publishing, MultiView, 469-420-2656 | Download media kit Contribute news American Society of Transplantation 1120 Route 73, Suite 200 |  | Mount Laurel, NJ, 08054  856-439-9986  |  Contact Us  |  www.myast.org Click here to unsubscribe.  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE PAST ISSUES   7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063