Research Showcase: The Best ISHLT Conference Abstracts

5 November, 2024 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST

• Education
• Online Education
• Professional Communities
• Research & Immunology
• Webinar

Each year, the best research abstracts are selected from the top abstract submissions. This session will feature presentations from the 2024 Early Career Scientist Award winner, the 2024 Philip K. Caves Award winner, and the 2023 Research and Immunology Abstract Award winner. The session will provide a platform to learn about the cutting-edge science being conducted across the society.

Moderators

Eric Douglas Morrell, MA, MD
Phyllis Billia, MD, PhD

Presentations

Morphometric Airway Changes in Explanted Human Lungs with Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction
Presented by Pieterjan Kerckhof, Ir, MD
2023 Research & Immunology Professional Community Award for Excellence Winner

Quantification of Myocardial DNA Damage Predicts Prognosis of Heart Failure from Various Underlying Diseases
Presented by Toshiyuki Ko, MD, PhD
2024 Philip K. Caves Award Winner

Optimizing Hearts for Transplantation Using Small Interfering RNA-Based Therapies During Ex Vivo Machine Perfusion
Presented by: Julianna Buchwald, BS
2024 Early Career Scientist Award Winner

Speakers

Pieterjan Kerckhof, Ir, MD

KU Lueven

Lueven, Belgium

Toshiyuki Ko, MD, PhD

The University of Tokyo Hospital

Tokyo, Japan

Julianna Buchwald, BS

University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

Worcester, MA USA