Community of Transplant Scientists (COTS)
2019-2020 Executive Committee
Staff Liaison: Anne Kreiss (akreiss@myAST.org)
Chair: Anita Chong (2022)
Co-Chair: Jonathan Bromberg (2022)
Board Liaison: Jonathan Maltzman (2021)
Andrew Adams (2021)
Olivia Martinez (2021)
Anoma Nellore (2021)
Amandeep Bajwa (2022)
Martin Oberbarnscheidt (2022)
Early Career: Nicholas Chun (2021)
2020-2021 Initiatives
- Organize journal clubs that feature the first or last author discussing their work.
- Organize Outstanding Questions in Transplantation Research – a web-based discussion forum by which COTS and the AST community-at-large can inform future research.
- Outstanding Questions in Transplantation Research will be used as a platform for AJT mini-reviews to summarize and extend the discussion begun in the forum.
- Actively participate in planning ITS 2021 now planned for October 2021 in the San Diego area.
- Submit proposals for basic science AND Translational symposia for ATC 2021.
- Request funding from the AST Board of Directors (the Board), and submit proposal for AST-sponsored symposium at AAI 2021.
- Request funding from the Board, and submit proposal for AST-sponsored symposium at FOCIS 2021.
- Continue organizing quarterly journal clubs.
- Propose basic science webinars and “Transplant in 10” basic science topics.
- Write minireviews for AJT on the Outstanding Questions in Transplantation Research that have been discussed on the Hub.
- Develop a pipeline through which COTS members can volunteer for ATC and ITS abstract reviewing, chairing sessions, awards, etc., to facilitate career development.
- Continue to revisit mission statement and strategic plan.
- Utilize survey from three years ago as well as incorporate suggestions from recent AST survey results.
- Promote the online repository of experimental protocols and historical transplant papers on the COTS web page.
- Nominate COTS members for the Board and leadership position with COTS as well as for the AST Board.
- Continue informal gatherings of COTS members at AAI, ASN, FOCIS, and ITS.
- Continue encouraging members to suggest initiatives and ideas through the quarterly blog.
- Encourage transplant scientists to become AST and COTS members.
- Aim to send quarterly updates with COTS initiatives and accomplishments.