Research

Research

Past Research

Survey conducted in 2020
88 percent

of past AST grant recipients are still involved in transplantation

92 percent

of past AST grant recipients are still involved in research

82 percent

of past AST grant recipients say their AST grant had a significant impact on their career

33 percent

of recipients received an NIH K-series grant for the same project

of recipients received an NIH R01 for the same project

2023

Career Transition Grants

AST Research Network Basic Science Research Grant Dr. Khodor Abou-Daya, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Research Title: Leveraging AI to Build a Discovery Platform for Transplantation Immunology
AST Research Network Basic Science Research Grant Dr. Idelberto Badell, MD
Emory University
Research Title: T follicular regulatory cell inhibition of primary and secondary follicular helper T cell-mediated humoral alloimmunity
AST Research Network Clinical Science Research Grant Dr. Ibrahim Batal, MD
Columbia University
Research Title: The Role of Genetics and Inflammation in Donor-Derived APOL1-Associated Kidney Diseases
AST Research Network Clinical Science Research Grant Dr. Scott Krummey, MD PhD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Research Title: Mechanisms of Antigen-Specific CD8+ T Cell Differentiation and Function in Transplantation


Career Development Grants

AST Research Network/Sanofi Clinical Science Faculty Development Research Grant Dr. Jessica Harding, PhD
Emory University
Research Title: Gender Disparities in Kidney Transplantation: Identifying Factors Associated with Low Transplant Referral, Evaluation, and Waitlisting among Women with End-Stage Kidney
AST Research Network/Veloxis Translational Science Faculty Development Research Grant Dr. Hilary Miller-Handley, MD
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Research Title: Clinical rejection in a mouse model: CD8+ T cells impact on rejection secondary to non- adherence
AST Research Network/Sanofi Basic Science Faculty Development Research Grant Dr. Nkolaos Skartsis, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Research Title: Mechanisms of regulatory T cell homeostasis within inflammatory environments
AST Research Network/Takeda Clinical Science Fellowship Research Grant Dr. Alyssa Mezochow, MD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Research Title: Infection risk and outcomes with increasing use of temporary mechanical support devices following 2018 UNOS heart allocation policy change
AST Research Network/CSL Behring Basic Science Fellowship Research Grant Dr. Ricardo Mora Cartin, PhD
University of Chicago
Research Title: Addressing Vulnerabilities to the Maintenance of Transplantation Tolerance using a Bacterial Infection Model
AST Research Network/Gift of Life Transplant Foundation Clinical Science Fellowship Research Grant Dr. Eve Roth, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Research Title: Financial Burden in Liver and Kidney Transplant Patients
AST Research Network/Ajmera Transplant Centre Basic Science Faculty Development Research Grant Dr. Jing Zhao, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Research Title: Implication of Melanocortin 2 Receptor (MC2R) in Transplant Tolerance