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June 8 - Infectious Disease Webinar<\/h2>\n
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Infection COntrol<\/h2>\n
THURSDAY, JUNE 8 - 11AM EDT (MONTREAL TIME)<\/h4>\n
Dr. Lilian Abbo, M.D. FIDSA
Chief JHS Infection Control and
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL USA<\/p>\n
CLICK HERE TO SIGNUP<\/a><\/p>\n
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Transplantation Science Committee - BEST PAPER in TRANSPLANTATION<\/em> AWARDS <\/h2>\n
DEADLINE JUNE 30<\/h2>\n
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The Transplantation Science Committee (TSC) of The Transplantation Society (TTS) announces 2 new prestigious prizes to be awarded annually to the best basic science and translational science published in Transplantation. Click here\u200b or download the application form.<\/p>\n
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UPCOMING DEADLINES<\/h2>\n
Last Chance to Register!
IPITA 2017
16th International Congress of the International Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association <\/a>
June 20-23, 2017
Oxford, UK<\/p>\n
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JUNE 16: ISODP 2017
Early Bird Registration Deadline
2017 Organ Donation Congress
14th Congress of the International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement <\/a>
September 6-9, 2017 Geneva, Switzerland<\/p>\n
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JUNE 20: CIRTA 2017
Online Registration Deadline
XV International Congress of the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Association<\/a>
June 28- July 1, 2017
New York, NY, USA<\/p>\n
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Featured article in Transplantation<\/em><\/h2>\n
Submitted by Dr Karen Keung, Editorial Fellow, Transplantation<\/em>.<\/p>\n
Inflammation in Early Kidney Allograft Surveillance Biopsies With and Without Associated Tubulointerstitial Chronic Damage as a Predictor of Fibrosis Progression and Development of De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies.<\/strong> [published online May 10, 2017].
Garc\u00eda-Carro C, D\u00f6rje C, \u00c5sberg A, etal.
Transplantation<\/em>. doi: 10.1097\/TP.0000000000001216<\/p>\n
This study evaluated whether histological categories (normal, inflammation, IFTA, or IFTA+i) on surveillance biopsies performed 6 weeks post renal transplant could predict the development of fibrosis and de novo donor specific anti-HLA antibodies (dnDSA) at 1 year. In a cohort of 598 transplant recipients, HLA-DR mismatch, the presence of inflammation or IFTA+i were identified as independent predictors of the latter. The authors concluded that early subclinical inflammation, with or without tubulointerstitial chronic lesions is associated with an increased risk of dnDSA development.<\/p>\n
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WIT Initiative on Sex and Gender Issues in Transplantation<\/h2>\n
Did you know that both donor and recipient sex may have important independent impacts on graft outcomes? Did you know that gender may influence access to transplant, and may have important effects on the way potential donors are solicited? Enhanced understanding of these issues will improve access to transplantation as well as graft outcomes. A new TTS initiative aims to promote research and advocacy in this area, with the broad goal of improving transplant outcomes for all. Activities of the working group will include directing scoping reviews to catalogue existing research in this area, organizing symposia focusing on sex and gender issues in transplantation at conferences, and eventually organizing a consensus conference.<\/p>\n
If you are interested in joining the working group, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.<\/a>. Membership is open to both sexes and all genders.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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IN THE NEWS<\/h2>\n
Understanding proteins and their impact on immune system<\/strong><\/p>\n
May 30 - Researchers have made a breakthrough in the understanding of how our genetic make-up can impact on the activity of the immune system and our ability to fight cancer.<\/p>\n
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Kidney transplantation: New strategies for longer organ preservation<\/strong><\/p>\n
May 29 - New treatment strategies over the last few decades have meant that nowadays 95% of transplanted kidneys function well for at least one year and that the average lifespan of a transplanted organ is between 10 and 15 years. In 1989, one in five kidneys was no longer functional after one year.<\/p>\n
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UAE kidney transplant breaks ground<\/strong><\/p>\n
May 29 - Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has performed its first kidney transplant from a live donor.<\/p>\n
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CRISPR gene editing can cause hundreds of unintended mutations<\/strong><\/p>\n
May 29 - As CRISPR-Cas9 starts to move into clinical trials, a new study published in Nature Methods has found that the gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome.<\/p>\n
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