More Than X or Y: Sex in Transplantation
October 22, 2020 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Translational Session
More Than X or Y: Sex in Transplantation
October 22, 2020 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: On-Demand
Session Description
This session is a bench-to-bedside progression of lectures that discuss sex-based differences in immune system function and kidney transplant outcomes.
Learning Objective(s)
- Explain how sex affects immune responses
- Describe the impact of sex on waiting list and transplant outcomes
Learning Pathway(s)
- Transplantation/Immunology
Moderators
- Elaine Ku, MD, FASN
- Andrew F. Malone, MD, MBChB, FASN
Presentations
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Sex Differences in Regulatory T Cells
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Axel Kallies, PhD
Sex Differences in Regulatory T Cells
October 22, 2020 | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Sex and Alloimmunity
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Lori West, MD
Sex and Alloimmunity
October 22, 2020 | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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B Cells and Babies: Pregnancy as a Model for Tolerance
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Paige Marie Porrett, MD, PhD
Paige Marie Porrett, MD, PhD
B Cells and Babies: Pregnancy as a Model for Tolerance
October 22, 2020 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Leveling the Playing Field: Sex Disparities in Kidney Transplantation
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Deirdre L. Sawinski, MD
Deirdre L. Sawinski, MD
Dr. Sawinski is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a transplant nephrologist and epidemiologist. Her research focuses on health disparities in transplantation, the impact of chronic viral infections on kidney transplant outcomes and living donation.
Leveling the Playing Field: Sex Disparities in Kidney Transplantation
October 22, 2020 | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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