American Society of Transplantation (AST)
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The American Society of Transplantation is an international organization of transplant professionals sharing research and current events in transplantation.
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Learn from leading experts and researchers while they explore the immunopathogenesis underlying #ACLF spkl.io/60124NjQj American Journal of Transplantation #ILTS2024 #transplantation #Liver transplantation #Liver American Society of Transplantation (AST) ESOTtransplant Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) Liver Transplantation Journal (LTxJournal)
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Check your email for an email from [email protected] to cast your AST Board of Directors election votes.
It's the last day of #DonateLifeMonth . Thank you to the incredible donors who make transplantation possible.
Day 17 of our DLM Celebration
Dr. Vineeta Kumar is a Transplant Nephrologist at UAB Medicine and an AST Board member. She is an incredible advocate for patient and family rights in transplantation, and we are so thankful for her.
Vineeta Kumar
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In 1954, Dr. Joseph Murray and team performed the first successful kidney transplant at Harvard University Medical School.
In 2024, join us at ATC to recognize the 70th anniversary of this incredible work. bit.ly/4diAIqz
Image Source: Brigham and Womenβs Hospital Archives
AST President Josh Levitsky responded to a New York Times opinion piece βWe Should Be Allowed to Sell Our Kidneys.βΒ Read our full response, highlighting AST's opposition to direct organ remuneration and our goal of eliminating living donor disincentives.
nytimes.com/2024/04/20/opiβ¦
It's National Pediatric Transplant Week and we are focused on ending the pediatric transplant waiting list & honoring pediatric donors & their families ππ Thank you to United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) American Society of Transplantation (AST) ASTS Transplant Families for their partnership in #KidsTransplantWeek ! π
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Let's complete a mile for every transplant last year.
There were 46k+ transplants in the US last year & YOU made it happen! Sign up - funds support research
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