G.P.N. - Research & Transplantation Symposium - 2023 - FREE (NO CE CREDIT)

November 9, 2023

NOTE - CE CREDIT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FREE SESSION. LEARNERS WISHING TO RECEIVE CE CREDIT MUST REGISTER FOR THE CE CREDIT OFFERING OF THIS ACTIVITY. THIS COURSE IS ONLY OFFERED VIRTUALLY. 

Virtual attendance options available

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/21/2023
Course expires: 
12/09/2023
Event starts: 
11/09/2023 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
11/09/2023 - 3:30pm CST
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GEORGE P. NOON CONFERENCE SERIES
Research & Transplant
Course Director: R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
Thursday, November 9, 2023 | Hybrid Symposium
   
TIMEPRESENTATIONSPEAKER(S)
7:00 AMRegistration  
8:00 AMLeadership WelcomeR. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
8:15 AMConference Introduction on behalf of Scientific Committee ChairmenAshton A. Connor, MD, PhD and Xian C. Li, MD, PhD
 Plenary Session I: New Advances in Expanding Donor Pool in Transplantation
Moderators:
8:25 AMEx vivo perfusion & allograft treatments (de-fatting, etc.)Yuan Zhai, MD, Ph.D
8:50 AMCellular therapeutics in transplantationA. Osama Gaber, MD, FACS, FAST
9:10 AMBioengineering and re-cellularization of organs for transplants Joan Nichols, PhD
9:30 AMGene therapy in solid organ transplantationAndrew Barbas, MD
9:50 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
10:05 AMBreak 
 Plenary Session II: Recent Advances in Biomarkers for Clinical Transplantation
Moderators: 
10:20 AMAllograft dysfunction / rejection - donor-derived DNA, RNA, epigeneticsLeonardo Riella, MD, PhD
10:45 AMBiomarkers for CNI reduction/withdrawalTBD
11:05 AMSingle cell RNA sequencing in kidney transplantationStephanie Yi, MD
11:25 AMTumor sequencing in liver transplantation for HCCAshton A. Connor, MD, PhD
11:45 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
12:00 PMLunch Break
12:30 PMProduct Theatre: One Lambda (RI Auditorium)
1:00 PMLunch Break
 Plenary Session III: New Advances and Remaining Barriers in Transplant Tolerance
Moderators: 
1:30 PMApproaches to overcome costimulatory blockade-resistant rejectionTBD
1:55 PMSenolytics and senescence in transplant survivalJames Kirkland, MD
2:15 PMT cell stemness and tolerance resistanceWenhao Chen, MD
2:35 PMDiversity of memory cells and their resistance to toleranceTBD
2:55 PMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
3:10 PMConcluding Remarks (5 min)R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
3:15 PMAdjourn
LIVE & LIVESTREAM
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
HOUSTON 77030
United States
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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

  • 5.00 Attendance
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