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Trainee and Young Faculty

The TYF COP was created to empower transplant professionals throughout their training and early development of their careers, to participate actively and represent their unique needs in AST.

AST members can join TYF COP.

What We’re Working on Now

TYF COP Controversies Conference

Host a controversies conference on “Transplantation in Elderly.” Post-conference materials will include recommendations and a white paper.

ATC Travel Grants

Offer two travel grants to ATC.

Offer a Trainee and Medical Student Grant to ATC

Explore supporting trainee attendance to ATC by offering a trainee grant to medical students interested in transplant careers. This is a joint effort between TYF COP and WHCOP.

TYFCOP Mentor-Mentee Program

Foster professional development of TYF COP members through the TYF COP Mentor-Mentee program.

Contact the TYF COP

Staff Liaison | Victoria Marino

If you have questions related to the Trainee and Young Faculty Community of Practice, please contact Victoria Marino.

2026-2027 Executive Committee

Shweta Anjan, MD

Chair
Term ending: 2027

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Miami

Aimen Liaqat, MBBS

Co-Chair
Term ending: 2027

Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Sarthak Virmani, MD

Past Chair
Term ending: 2027

Transplant Nephrologist
University of Virginia

Somaya Zahran, MD PhD

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027

Transplant Nephrology Fellow
Mayo Clinic

Payaswini Vasanth, MD

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027

Associate Professor
Emory University

Lalithaa Thirunavukarasu Murugan, MD

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2028

Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease
University of Utah Hospital

Abhinaya Sridhar, MBBS

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2028

Transplant Nephrologist
Hennepin County Medical Center

Trey Richardson, MD

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2028

Nephrology Fellow
Vanderbilt University

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