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The deadline to submit your nomination for the AST Board of Director is Friday, Nov. 29, at 5 p.m. ET. 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.
The AST awards annual career development grants for young investigators. Learn more about our research grant opportunities on our website. Please note that a revision has been made that clarifies applicant's clinical time.
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The Donation Derby is a contest that supports the AST and the initiatives of your COPs. Every donation made to the AST by COP members until Dec. 31 at 11:59 p.m. ET will count toward the contest.
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The AST's Trainee and Young Faculty COP created a brand-new user guide for new AST members. If you are a new AST member, or if you would like to learn more, this guide will help you get the most out of your membership.
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The 2019-2020 member referral program is in full swing. All members who successfully recruit three new members will receive one year of membership free! In addition, you will be entered into the yearly prize drawing, which includes an iPad or AST bucks.
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Spread the word! Recommend colleagues for membership and earn rewards! Visit the Member-Get-A-Member page for program details and other resources.
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 Jan. 15, 2020. Don't miss out on joining this prestigious program and be recognized for your contributions to transplantation.
The AST sponsors a variety of Achievement Awards in recognition of AST members' achievements and contributions to the field of transplantation. The AST encourages members to nominate deserving candidates for consideration. Make your nominations by Jan. 31.
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The Women’s Health COP (WHCOP) often receives requests for recommended conference speakers and content experts for educational projects such as webinars. To identify and highlight members throughout our society, we are creating a Women Speakers List of AST members and their areas of expertise. Submit Nomination
Join us for an interactive discussion on organ allocation at the 2020 Cutting Edge of Transplantation (CEoT) meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Early bird registration is now open.
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The Transplant Nephrology Core Curriculum (TNCC) is an online program jointly provided by the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation. The TNCC focuses on key information needed to prepare for the American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology Board Certification and Maintenance of Certification examinations.
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Transplant professionals have increasing demands on their time. Finding time in one's day to attend conferences or to read journals is challenging. Transplant in 10 is intended to provide transplant professionals with short, easily accessible videos on key and updated topics in 10 minutes.
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Efficacy and safety of bleselumab in kidney transplant recipients: A phase 2, randomized, open-label, noninferiority study
December 3, 2019 | 2 p.m. ET | Online Activity
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KidneyCare combines clinically validated AlloSure testing with AlloMap kidney and iBox to deliver personalized and Prognostic solutions for transplant patients.
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TruGraf® - The 1st and only non-invasive test to rule out “silent" subclinical rejection in stable kidney transplant recipients
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AASLD
Liver transplantation for alcohol related hepatitis remains controversial. We convened a consensus conference to examine various aspects of LT for AH. The goal was not to unequivocally endorse LT for AH; instead it was to propose recommendations for programs that perform or plan to perform LT for AH.
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American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Regulatory T cells are a lymphocyte subset with intrinsic immunosuppressive properties that can be expanded in large numbers ex vivo and have been shown to prevent allograft rejection and promote tolerance in animal models. To investigate the safety, applicability and biological activity of autologous Treg adoptive transfer in humans, we conducted an open-label, dose escalation, Phase I clinical trial in liver transplantation.
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American Journal of Transplantation
Risk prediction scores have been developed to predict survival following heart transplantation. The objective was to systematically review the model characteristics and performance for all available scores that predict survival after HT.
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Transplantation Proceedings
Kidney Donor Profile Index and cold ischemic time independently influence recipient outcomes after kidney transplantation; however, the compound effect of these variables on post-transplant outcomes is unknown. The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients database of deceased-donor kidney transplant recipients between January 2012 and December 2016 was reviewed.
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American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Increased access to transplantation for highly sensitized candidates following implementation of the kidney allocation system has been mostly due to higher use of organs with a lower kidney donor profile index, although changes in allocation of these organs was not intended. It is unclear whether clinical outcomes have changed in association with these changes.
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