2022 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Basic Science and Translational Research

7 February to 9, 2022

  • Academy
  • Education
  • Online Education
  • Past Academy
  • Research & Immunology
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The virtual ISHLT Academies continue in 2022 with a LIVE Core Competencies course featuring expert-led education in Basic Science and Translational Research in heart and lung transplantation. Academy co-chairs Tereza Martinu, MD, MHSEsme Dijke, PhD; and  John Greenland, MD, PhD, have developed a robust program, covering topics including:

  • Adaptive Immunity in Thoracic Transplantation
  • Innate Immunity in Thoracic Transplantation
  • Transplantation Tools of the Trade
  • Infection and immunity in Thoracic Transplantation
  • Therapeutics in Thoracic Transplantation

Co-chairs Tereza Martinu, MD, MHS and John Greenland, MD, PhD have prepared a quick video with some reasons you might want to check out this Core Competencies course:

Core Academies courses are designed mainly for trainees and professionals in the early stages of their careers, or for those needing a refresher—those in training, those entering a new program, and those seeking an update on the current state of the field. Due to the live nature of the course, attendees will have the opportunity for networking, question and answer periods, and lively panel discussions.

Academy Chairs

Headshot of Tereza MartinuTereza Martinu, MD
Academy Chair
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, ON Canada
Headshot of Esme DijkeEsme Dijke, PhD
Academy Co-Chair

University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB Canada
Headshot of John GreenlandJohn Greenland, MD, PhD
Academy Co-Chair
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA USA
Academy Faculty

Carla Baan, PhD, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Edward Cantu III, MD, MSCE, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA
Daniel Chambers, MBBS, MRCP, FRACP, MD, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD Australia
Esme Dijke, PhD, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
Eric Epailly, MD, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Christine Falk, PhD, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Andrew Gelman, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO USA
John Greenland, MD, PhD, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
Stephen Juvet, MD, PhD, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada
Joren Madsen, MD, DPhil, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
Tereza Martinu, MD, Toronto General Hospital/UHN, Toronto, ON Canada
Federica Meloni, MD, PhD, Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
Ciara Shaver, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
Simon Urschel, MD, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
Stijn Verleden, PhD, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Glen Westall, MD, PhD, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC Australia