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Are you considering becoming a living donor? Our living donor resources page has helpful information about the Living Donor Collective, as well as ample resources from our partners across the country: ow.ly/CWY150ZwggE #livingdonors #transplantation #transplant

🌏✨ @ApolloNetwork13 Investigators at @ttsorg 2026 in Sydney! 🇦🇺 🤲🏽 The #APOLLO Consortium was excited to see investigators from our Clinical Centers come together at the 31st International Congress of #TheTransplantationSociety — sharing science, exchanging ideas, and strengthening collaborations across the transplant community. 🫱🏽‍🫲🏼🧬 🎤 @mannonmom (CC4| @UNMCkidney), had a strong scientific presence throughout the congress, contributing to multiple sessions spanning #KidneyTransplantation, desensitization, rejection, and emerging therapies. 🎤 @KristaLentine (CC3 | @SSMHealthSTL) contributed invited presentations on older #DonorOrgan utilization and a shared framework for #LivingDonation, and co-chaired a session on #senotherapy in transplantation. 🌐 Mariella Ortigosa-Goggins (CC11 | @univmiami), joined fellow APOLLO investigators in Sydney 🇦🇺— another opportunity to connect across centers and strengthen the relationships that support collaborative transplant research.💚💙 💫 International meetings like #TTS remind us that advancing science happens both at the podium and through the connections we build beyond it. 🧬 APOLLO at TTS: Networking • Collaboration • Research • Community 🫶🏼 #APOLLO #TTS2026 #Transplantation #KidneyTransplant #TransplantResearch #LivingDonation #OrganDonation #Collaboration

✨Day 4 at @ttsorg 2026 — #LivingOrganDonation Honored to be part of one of the closing sessions of the 31st International Congress of #TheTransplantationSociety in Sydney: 🫶 Living Organ Donation in 2026: Unified Principles, Organ-Specific Nuances 🎤 I had the privilege of opening the presentations with: “Shared framework for living donor evaluation: medical, psychosocial, and ethical core” The session brought together perspectives spanning living kidney and liver donation, surgical challenges and functional outcomes, and predictive models and global registry insights to enhance donor safety. 🙏🏽 Grateful to our chairs Kwang Woong Lee ➕ Henry Pleass, and to fellow speakers Mireia Musquera , Dong Jin Joo ➕ Allan Massie for an engaging discussion focused on advancing the safety and care of living donors.💚💙 A wonderful way to close out an inspiring scientific program and four days of international exchange and collaboration. 🌏🤝🏽 📸 Stay tuned for Day 4 photos and a final #TTS2026 wrap-up from Sydney! 🇦🇺 #LivingDonation #LivingKidneyDonation #OrganDonation #KidneyTransplantation #Transplantation #DonorSafety #TransplantResearch #TTS2026 | @SSMHealthSTL | @SSMHealth | @nyulangone | @slusom | @slunephrons

📣🇦🇺 Opening Day at @ttsorg 2026 in Sydney! 🎉 A wonderful start to the 31st International Congress of #TheTransplantationSociety, made especially meaningful as we celebrate 60 years of #TTS. 🤝🏽 💙 So special to reconnect with longtime colleagues and friends, make new connections across our global transplant community. My joy includes connecting with the many remarkable #WomenInTransplantation who inspire, mentor, collaborate, and lead. 👩‍⚕️🌎 Beatriz Domínguez-Gil | @DrMaceyLevan | @m_mcphaden | Jayme Locke | Mariella Ortigosa Goggins | @WoodsideKenneth | @ignatius_tang | @dalecgardiner | Peter Stock 🤲🏽 🏅 Congratulations to @ttsorg on this remarkable 60-year milestone—and to everyone who has helped advance transplantation and improve the lives of patients and families around the world. 💚🦋 🔬☀️ Looking forward to sharing science, exchanging ideas, and building collaborations that move our field forward in beautiful Sydney! 🇦🇺 #TTS2026 #Transplantation #TransplantResearch #WomenInMedicine #WomenInTransplantation #Sydney | @SSMHealthSTL | @SSMHealth | @slusom🏥

🌟Congratulations @BDGuezGil 💐🤲🏽 🌟 So well deserved !!🏅

Beatriz Domínguez-Gil @BDGuezGil

a week ago

😊Recibir este reconocimiento me llena de orgullo y, sobre todo, de gratitud. Nada de esto sería posible sin el compromiso y dedicación del equipo de la @ONT_esp y de toda la red de coordinación española. Este reconocimiento es también vuestro. 🙏Gracias por hacerlo posible

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🇦🇺 Excited to be in Sydney for @ttsorg 2026 — the 31st International Congress of #TheTransplantationSociety! Looking forward to several days of new science, thoughtful discussion, and reconnecting with colleagues and friends from across the global #TransplantCommunity.🌏🦋 Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the program and looking forward to a great Congress. 🏥 Innovation through collaboration — let’s get started! 💙💚 #TTS2026 #Transplantation #TransplantResearch #Sydney | @SSMHealthSTL @SSMHealth @slusom 🤝🏽

✈️ From @ATCMeeting 2026 to @ttsorg Sydney! 🌏 As I head to Sydney for #TheTransplantationSociety (#TTS) Congress, I’m reflecting on a highlight from the #AmericanTransplantCongress (#ATC) 2026— the opportunity to present findings from the #LivingDonorExtendedTimeOutcomes (#LETO) Study during the ATC plenary session. 🎤 “Impact of Donor #APOL1 Genotype on 15-Year #LivingDonor Kidney Transplant Graft and Patient Outcomes: Results from the Living Donor Extended Time (#LETO) Study” 🧬 These findings advance our understanding of the long-term impact of donor genetics on transplant outcomes. As transplantation moves further into the era of precision medicine, LETO is helping define how genomic information can inform risk, personalize care, and support thoughtful decision-making for living donors and recipients. 🤝🏽 Deepest gratitude to our outstanding multidisciplinary co-authors and collaborators whose expertise, teamwork, and commitment made this science possible: Chi-yuan Hsu | @emp802 | Mark Schnitzler | @mannonmom | Huiling Xiao | Anthony Muiru | Ying Gao | @MitchellLunnLunn | Barry Freedman | Jasmin Divers | Nicholette Palmer | Amy Karger ➕the entire #APOL1 Long-Term Outcomes Study (#APOLLO) & LETO consortium 🧬🤲🏽 💙💚 It was wonderful to share the experience at ATC with valued colleagues and friends from across the APOLLO & transplant community: @D_M_Dadhania | @henryrandall60 ➕ More. Grateful for the camaraderie, collaboration, and shared commitment to advancing transplantation science. 🙏🏽 Above all, we honor and thank the living donors and transplant recipients whose generosity and participation made this research possible. Their contributions are at the heart of this work and our continued efforts to improve transplantation and living donor care 💙💚 Thank you to the @ATCMeeting for the opportunity to share this work and engage with colleagues committed to advancing genetics-informed approaches in transplantation. 🔗 Read the abstract: lnkd.in/dxqm4Vmp 🔗 Read coverage of the findings: lnkd.in/dru3Cvu9 @SSMHealthSTL @SSMHealth @UCSFNephrology @NebraskaMed @wakeforestmed @slusom @NYUnephro @slunephrons ✈️ 🌏 Next stop: Sydney and #TTS2026! Looking forward to reconnecting with colleagues from around the world, sharing science, and continuing conversations about the future of transplantation. 🇦🇺 🦋 🏥#ATC2026 #TTS2026 #TransplantScience #TransplantResearch #KidneyTransplantation #LivingKidneyDonation #LivingDonation #APOL1 #Genomics #PrecisionMedicine #ClinicalResearch 🧬 💙💚

📣 Proud to share this important new video resource from the @ApolloNetwork13 (#APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network🧬 ) Community👇🏽 How can we advance research involving deceased donor organs while ensuring that donor families are informed, respected, and meaningfully engaged? 💛 🎥 In this conversation, donor family members, #CommunityAdvisors, researchers, and #transplantprofessionals come together to discuss best practices for next-of-kin #Research authorization after consent for organ donation, and why these conversations matter. 🧬 We also introduce the NIH-funded #APOLLOStudyand discuss how understanding APOL1 genetic variants in kidney donors and recipients may help improve #KidneyTransplantationand advance health outcomes in African American communities. 💙💚 🙏🏽 Very grateful to the @AST_info (#AST) for its partnership with the APOLLO #DisseminationWorkingGroup in bringing this important community conversation forward. 💙💚 🤝🏽 Kudos to our outstanding panel and community partners: @itsglendar | Jennifer Davis | @DrRoSchmidt | @nicholejeff | @KristaLentine | @Heather Johnson | Marva Moxey-Mims | @jnkodim | Mariella Ortigosa-Goggins ➕ the dedicated working group for developing this series @anna_smith_anna | @SuperChaperone | @sylviaerosas | @lrussell6868 | @Kashawna__ 💫 🫶 #Research is strongest when the communities it is intended to serve have a voice in how it is designed, discussed, and carried forward. 🦋 #APOLLO #APOL1 #KidneyTransplant #OrganDonation #TransplantResearch #CommunityEngagement #KidneyHealth #HealthEquity #Transplantation #AST 📺 Watch and share the conversation: youtu.be/ymDXdOArqd

📣 September 4 is #PKDAwarenessDay! 🧬 #PKD #ADPKD #PKDAwarenessDay #PKDAwareness #WalkForPKD #KidneyHealth #Nephrology #KidneyResearch #PatientCare #TeamScience #SLUProud @KristaLentine I @AlizaAnwarMemo1 I @HoujeijNourhan I @MowaffaqSaid I @nephrom I @RaviNayakMD

🎤The @ApolloNetwork13 Dissemination Working Group and @AST_info are hosting a community-focused webinar on August 5 at 2pm (ET) - Practices in Next of Kin Research Authorization After Consent for #OrganDonation: A #Community Conversation. ➡️ Use this link to register: myast.org/events/best-pr… Please share this information and support #APOLLO! 🔵 If you can’t make it live, the content will be viewable later from your registration. 🌟 Registration supports this #AST-APOLLO collaboration, so please register today | @itsglendar | @nicholejeff | @DrRoSchmidt | @KristaLentine | @PGee51 | @lrussell6868 | @SuperChaperone | @Kashawna__ | @mannonmom | @NIDDKgov 🤝🏽

Creating inclusive, respectful environments where every voice is heard can improve collaboration, reduce burnout, and enhance patient care. Time for transplant-specific guidelines on communication, inclusion, and minimizing hierarchy. tinyurl.com/57676fjn

"Great diverse breadth of speakers and their content!" -Attendee feedback from #NKFClinicals Mark your calendars for Orlando, FL in May 2027! Stay tuned for updates: kidney.org/spring-clinical

😃 Deeply honored to share that our review, “Transforming Nephrology Through Artificial Intelligence: A State-of-the-Art Roadmap for Clinical Integration,” has been recognized by the Clinical Kidney Journal 📓, European Renal Association (ERA) as one of its most cited articles published over the past 12 months! 🏆 @CKJsocial @ERAkidney This recognition reflects the tremendous global interest in how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping kidney care—spanning from early disease detection and clinical decision support to education, research, and the future of nephrology practice. Thank you to the Clinical Kidney Journal, the European Renal Association (ERA), and Oxford University Press for highlighting these impactful publications. It is a profound privilege to contribute to this rapidly evolving field. I hope this review continues to serve as a practical, actionable roadmap for clinicians, researchers, educators, and trainees working to integrate AI responsibly into kidney care. Congratulations to all the authors and peer reviewers whose work was recognized alongside ours. Your contributions continue to relentlessly advance nephrology and improve patient care! 🤝🌍 📖 Read the recognized article here: Transforming Nephrology Through Artificial Intelligence: A State-of-the-Art Roadmap for Clinical Integration Clinical Kidney Journal (2026) 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sf… Wisit Cheungpasitporn, MD, FACP, FASN, FAST @MayoClinicNeph Clinician-Scientist & Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Leading AI Innovation in Kidney Care #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Nephrology #KidneyCare #DigitalHealth #ClinicalKidneyJournal #ERA #MedicalInnovation #AcademicMedicine #MedEd #MachineLearning #GenerativeAI #MayoClinic

👠✨ Walking together to advance #LivingDonation. ✨👞 ⭕️ One of the highlights of this year’s @ATCMeeting (ATC) 2026 was the @AST_info #LivingDonorCircleOfExcellence event. The evening included welcoming #JohnFluevog and Ruth Fluevog and hearing John’s inspiring transplant journey.🎤 As transplant professionals, we’re privileged to witness the remarkable generosity of living donors every day. Their gift changes lives - not only through transplantation, but by giving recipients more time, more health, and more moments with the people they love. 💙💚 👠⭐ A partnership that brings together creativity, philanthropy, and advocacy: Through “The Patty” and “The Alan” shoe collection, John and Ruth Fluevog are helping raise awareness of living donation while supporting the #AST #LivingDonorCircle of Excellence, which recognizes employers who provide paid leave for employees recovering from living donation surgery.⭕️ 🏥 🙏🏽 Thank You, John and Ruth, for sharing your story, your generosity, and your passion with our transplant community. Partnerships like these help inspire conversations, remove barriers, and encourage more people to learn about the life-saving impact of living donation and #OrganTransplants. 👞 Together, let’s keep taking steps toward a future where every patient has the opportunity for a life-saving transplant. 💙💚🦋 ⭕️ Learn more: LivingDonorCircle.com 🤝🏽 #LivingDonation #OrganDonation #DonateLife #Transplantation #JohnFluevog #Fluevog #GivingBack | @AMLiapakis | @D_M_Dadhania | @VineetaKumar8 | @Mattcoopmd1 | @mannonmom | @SSMHealthSTL | @nkf | @nkf_KSMO @DonateLife | @AST_LDCOP | @AST_KPCOP | @AST_LICOP | #AmericanTransplantCongress2026 💙💚🦋

🤝🏽🌟Thank You for your leadership ​of this important work, @yasar_caliskan ! ​🧬

Yasar Caliskan @yasar_caliskan

3 months ago

Excited to share our latest study from the International Living Donor Genetic Registry! We found major regional differences in genetic testing strategies for donor evaluation, and genetic findings influenced donor eligibility💫 Here is the article link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir…

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📣 Pleased to share the '2024 OPTN/SRTR Annual Data Report: #Kidney', now published in the American Journal of Transplantation. 📊 The #AnnualDataReport (#ADR) provides a comprehensive overview of #KidneyTransplantation in the United States, including national trends in waiting lists, deceased and living donation, transplantation, and outcomes. 🤝🏽 Developed through the collaborative efforts of data analysts, biostatisticians, clinical experts, transplant professionals, and colleagues across the transplant community, the report is intended to inform research, policy, and clinical care in support of transplant candidates, recipients, living donors, donor families, and all those working to advance transplantation. The Annual Data Report was produced with contract support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). 📖 Read the full report (free access): lnkd.in/gV8-vqEA 🆓 Additional ADR resources, figures, and data are available through @SRTRNews: lnkd.in/gB7WZARS #KidneyTransplant #Transplantation #Nephrology #OrganDonation #LivingDonation #SRTR #OPTN 💙💚 🦋

The 2024 OPTN/SRTR Annual Data Report is out! Covers U.S. organ donation & transplant data from 2013–2024, including full 2024 results. Read the full report: ow.ly/2Wkv50ZbTO4 #Transplantation #TransplantData #OPTN #SRTR

🔭 “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” — Isaac Newton 🤲🏽 Honored to begin serving as Division Director of #Nephrology at @SSMHealthSTL, effective July 1. 🔵 More than 20 years ago, I joined @slusom as my first faculty appointment after completing fellowship training at @StanfordMed. Moving from the West Coast to the Midwest was a leap of faith, inspired by the opportunity to build a career devoted to improving the lives of people with #KidneyDisease through patient care, research, education, and innovation. 🏥 Over the past two decades, I have had the privilege of working to advance the field of kidney #Transplantation, particularly through research and policy focused on improving long-term outcomes for #LivingDonors and #Transplant patients. None of this would have been possible without the extraordinary mentors, colleagues, trainees, collaborators, research participants, and patients who have inspired, challenged, and trusted me along the way. 🤝🏽 Dr. #KevinMartin’s three decades of leadership established a culture of excellence in clinical care, education, and research that continues to define our Division today. More recently, #JohnEdwards guided our Division with wisdom, integrity, and humility while making pioneering scientific contributions that transform understanding of #APOL1-associated kidney disease 🧬. I am forever grateful for Dr. Edwards' mentorship, friendship, and example, and we look forward to celebrating his remarkable career at a Festschrift in 2027. 🙏🏽 I am also deeply grateful for the guiding leadership of our Chair, @RaviNayakMD , who sets a tone of engagement and excellence throughout our Department; for the support of leadership across @SSMHealth and @SLU_Official; and for the collegiality and dedication across our #InternalMedicine Department faculty and staff. 💫 As we look to the future, I am excited to work alongside our exceptional faculty, fellows, APPs, nurses, coordinators, researchers, and staff to build on this extraordinary foundation. Together, we will continue advancing outstanding patient care, educating the next generation of nephrologists, expanding scientific discovery, and improving the lives of patients with kidney disease and those touched by organ donation and transplantation.🤝🏽 @slunephrons | @AlizaAnwarMemo1 | @renginels | @KanaHelloKidney | @nephrom | @MowaffaqSaid | @AbualrubFadee➕ Many More🤝🏽 🙏🏽 Thank You to everyone who has encouraged, challenged, mentored, and supported me throughout this journey. It is a privilege to serve this remarkable team, and I look forward to the work ahead. 🌟 #Nephrology #InternalMedicine #AcademicMedicine #Mentorship #Collaboration #Teamwork 💙💚🩺

📖 #LETOStudy now early online in @JAMAInternalMed + presented at #ATC2026Boston 💡#APOL1 high-risk genotype is risk factor for ⬇️ kidney function after living kidney donation. Article: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai… Commentary: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai… ✍️ @KristaLentine and co 🥳

CONGRESS | #ATC2026Boston | PRESENTATION Krista Lentine presents results from the LETO study evaluating the impact of donor APOL1 genotype on living donor kidney transplant outcomes. Recipients of kidneys from Black living donors with APOL1 2 renal-risk variants had lower death-censored graft survival than recipients of kidneys from donors with 0/1 variants (adjusted HR = 1.86; p = 0.02). A similar trend was observed for patient survival (adjusted HR = 1.51; p = 0.08), while all-cause graft loss was significantly increased (adjusted HR = 1.79; p = 0.001). Despite reduced graft longevity, recipients of kidneys from donors with either 0/1 or 2 APOL1 risk variants had superior long-term survival compared with propensity-matched kidney transplant candidates on the waitlist (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.043, respectively). Follow our live feed for more updates: bit.ly/4fTueSV Intended for HCPs only. This congress coverage is independently supported by pharmaceutical companies, who are allowed no influence on the content; a full list of supporters can be found on our website. #Transplantation #Transplant #OrganTransplant #TransplantMedicine #MedicalCongress #KidneyTransplant @SLUHospital @KristaLentine

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