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, MBChB, MD, FASN
Presentations
- 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, PhD
Lori West, MD, PhD
Dr. West is Professor of Pediatrics, Surgery, Medical Microbiology/Immunology and Laboratory Medicine/Pathology at the University of Alberta, and pediatric transplant cardiologist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Canada. She has long-standing interest and expertise in pediatric heart transplantation and transplant immunology, particularly related to neonatal tolerance and ABO glycoimmunology. Her pioneering work on crossing ABO-barriers led to global impact on infant heart transplantation. Director of the Alberta Transplant Institute, Dr. West is also founding Director of the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), a national coalition of 300+ participants at 33 sites across Canada funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and many partners. The CDTRP integrates basic, clinical and health systems/policy researchers, together with patients and families, in organ transplantation, hematopoietic cell transplantation and donation to increase access to transplantation and improve transplant outcomes. Serving as Chair of the Women in Transplantation initiative of The Transplantation Society (2018-2020), Dr. West has championed the study of sex and gender in transplantation and advocated support for women transplant professionals.
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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