G.P.N. - Research & Transplantation Symposium - 2025

November 6, 2025

In-Person and Virtual attendance options available

FEES

IN-PERSON

FEE

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)*

$245

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)**

Complimentary (Click here to register)

Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)

Complimentary

Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs)

Complimentary

Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external)

Complimentary

Residents / Fellows / Students

Complimentary

 

 

VIRTUAL

FEE

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)*

$245

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)**

Complimentary (Click here to register)

Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)

$50

Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs)

$50

Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external)

$20

Residents / Fellows / Students

$20

* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
**Private physicians located within the Greater Houston Area may attend this activity in-person or virtually for no fee, but will not receive CME credit.

**Presenters, topics, program schedule, and credit is subject to change**

Target Audience

The George P. Noon Conference Series is designed for nephrologists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, pulmonologists, pathologists, internists, oncologists, physicians treating patients with organ failure, nurses, family practitioners, social workers and allied health professionals with an interest in organ failure transplant management.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify new frontiers in transplant research in areas of bioengineering, targeted Cellular Therapies, and transplant Tolerance
  • Interpret mechanisms of chronic acute rejection in lung transplant by modeling environmental stress
  • Evaluate chromatin remodeling and Antigen-Specific Effector CD8+ T Cells in Transplantation
  • Classify a single-cell approach to Dissecting Transplant Rejection
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 ABS MOC
    Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 7.00 Attendance
  • 7.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award up to 7.00 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.

  • 7.00 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 7.00 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 7.00 Transplant Coordinators
    The American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has assigned the following Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs) to the following Houston Methodist Transplant Center educational program: G.P.N. - Research & Transplantation Symposium - 2025 | Wed, 09/03/2025 - 8:00am | 7.00 Category 1 CEPTCs
Course opens: 
09/03/2025
Course expires: 
12/06/2025
Event starts: 
11/06/2025 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
11/06/2025 - 5:00pm CST
Cost:
$245.00
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H O U S T O N    M E T H O D I S T    J . C .     W A L T E R      J R     C O N F E R E N C E    S E R I E S
2025 GEORGE P. NOON CONFERENCE SERIES
Research and Transplantation
Thursday, November 6, 2025 | Hybrid Symposium
(8AM - 5PM)
TIMEPRESENTATIONSPEAKER(S)
8:00 AMLeadership WelcomeR. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
8:10 AMConference IntroductionXian C. Li, MD, PhD
Ashton Connor, MD, PhD
State-of-the-Art-Lecture
8:20 AMState-of-the-Art Lecture:
Mapping Alloimmunity: Charting our path to precision care		Christian Larsen, MD, Dphil
9:00 AMQ&A and Discussion 
Plenary Session I: Expanding Access to Transplantation
Moderators: Alessandro Grattoni, MD, PhD; Paul Schroder, MD
9:10 AMBioengineering for TransplantationJoan Nichols, PhD
9:30 AMLocal immunomodulatory NICHE for cell transplantation for Type 1 DiabetesAlessandro Grattoni, PhD
9:50 AMExpanding Opportunities for the Sensitized kidney transplant recipientPaul Schroder, MD, PhD
10:10 AMThe Crossroads between Cancer Immunotherapies and TransplantationDan Duda, MD
10:30 AMQ&A and Discussion 
10:45 AMBreak 
Plenary Session II: Biomarkers and Data Science
Moderators: Heth Turnquist, PhD; Dawei Zou, MD, PhD
11:00 AMTregs, Graft Remodeling and Chronic RejectionHeth Turnquist, PhD
11:25 AMSepsis in TransplantationMasayuki Nigo, MD, MSc
11:45 AMSingle Cell RNA: Sequencing in Kidney TransplantationDawei Zou, MD, PhD
12:05 PMGraft-Thymus Communication in Lymphopenic RecipientsAnna Valuskikh, PhD
12:25 PMQ&A and Discussion 
12:40 PMLunch
Session III: Immunosuppression & Tolerance
Moderators: Anna Valujskikh, PhD; Malgorzata Kloc, PhD
1:40 PMRhoA InhibitionMalgorzata Kloc, PhD
2:00 PMToleranceWenhao Chen, PhD
2:20 PMApex1Xian Li, MD, PhD
2:40 PMDigital Twin of Cardiac Allograft VasculopathyElisa Serafini, PhD Candidate
3:00 PMQ&A and Discussion 
3:15 PMBreak 
Plenary Session IV: Translations
Moderators: Ashton Connor, MD, PhD
3:30 PMLiver Tumor Genomics ProgramAshton Connor, MD, PhD
3:55 PMMedia Campaigns & Kidney TransplantationAmy Waterman, PhD
4:15 PMRedefining Chronic Rejection in Heart Transplantation: A quest for promoting longevity after heart transplantationArvind Bhimaraj, MD
4:35 PMQ&A and Discussion 
4:50 PMConcluding RemarksXian C. Li, MD, PhD
5:00 PMAdjourn
Houston Methodist - LIVE (in-person) and LIVESTREAM (virtual) attendance options are available.
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Houston
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LIVE (in-person attendance) will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030). 

LIVESTREAM information will be provided to registered learners. 

Available Credit

  • 7.00 ABS MOC
    Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 7.00 Attendance
  • 7.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award up to 7.00 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.

  • 7.00 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 7.00 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 7.00 Transplant Coordinators
    The American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has assigned the following Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs) to the following Houston Methodist Transplant Center educational program: G.P.N. - Research & Transplantation Symposium - 2025 | Wed, 09/03/2025 - 8:00am | 7.00 Category 1 CEPTCs

Interested in exhibiting? Contact us for more information.

Price

Cost:
$245.00
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REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

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FEES

IN-PERSON

FEE

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)*

$245

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)**

Complimentary (Click here to register)

Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)

Complimentary

Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs)

Complimentary

Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external)

Complimentary

Residents / Fellows / Students

Complimentary

 

 

VIRTUAL

FEE

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)*

$245

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)**

Complimentary (Click here to register)

Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)

$50

Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs)

$50

Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external)

$20

Residents / Fellows / Students

$20

* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
**Private physicians located within the Greater Houston Area may attend this activity in-person or virtually for no fee, but will not receive CME credit.

**Presenters, topics, program schedule, and credit is subject to change**