STAR Working Group
In September 2021, the Sensitization in Transplantation: Assessment of Risk (STAR) working group invited AST and ASHI members to join a two-day webinar event titled, "STAR Working Group: 2022 Reports & Planning." STAR presenters reported on the working group's latest projects and attendees were encouraged to share their questions and feedback as the group planned for a pre-meeting event at AST's Cutting Edge of Transplantation (CEoT) 2022 meeting.
STAR Working Group Webinar: 2022 Reports & Planning - Day #1
Reports: "Measurement of HLA antibodies" and "Non-HLA antibodies"
Moderated by:
- Anat Tambur, DMD, PhD, FAST, D[ABHI] • Research Professor of Surgery (Organ Transplantation), Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University
- Peter Nickerson, BSc (Med), MD, FRCPC, FCAHS • Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine and Immunology, University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine
Day 1 Presenters:
- Measurement of HLA antibodies, by Drs. Nicole Valenzuela and Carrie Schinstock
- Non-HLA antibodies, by Drs. Chris Wiebe and Michelle Hickey
Guest discussants include:
- Drs. Marta Crespo Barrio, Michael Mengel, Patricia Campbell, and Annette Jackson.
Recorded live on Tuesday, September 21st, 2021
STAR Working Group Webinar: 2022 Reports & Planning - Day #2
Reports: "Primary (Naïve or De Novo) Allo-Immune Response," "Allo-Specific B and T Cell Immune Memory," and "Attributes of HLA Antibodies"
Moderated by:
- Anat Tambur, DMD, PhD, FAST, D[ABHI] • Research Professor of Surgery (Organ Transplantation), Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University
- Peter Nickerson, BSc (Med), MD, FRCPC, FCAHS • Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine and Immunology, University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine
Day 2 Presenters:
- Primary (Naïve or De Novo) Allo-Immune Response, by Drs. Roslyn Mannon and Peter Nickerson
- Allo-Specific B and T Cell Immune Memory, by Dr. Oriol Bestard
- Attributes of HLA Antibodies, by Drs. Anna Morris and Jean-Luc Taupin
Guest discussants include:
- Drs. Elaine Reed, Howie Gebel, Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis, David Pinelli, Anita Chong, Mandy Ford, Sebastiaan Heidt, and Kevin Louis.
Recorded live on Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
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