Official news and announcements from Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute covering achievements and innovation in teaching, learning, clinical treatment, and discovery research
Non-cytotoxic functions of CD8 T cells: “repentance of a serial killer”
See the review article here, written by Mouhamed Al Moussawy and Hossam Abdelsamed, in Frontiers in Immunology online, discussing a wide range of CD8 T cells' non-cytotoxic functions, which [...]
Khodor Abou-Daya: Recipient of the 2023 AST Career Transition Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Abou-Daya who is the recipient of the 2023 AST Career Transition Grant! His proposal focuses on leveraging AI to build a discovery platform for transplantation immunology. [...]
Morelli Lab Awarded 2 NIH-RO1s
Exciting news from the lab of Adrian Morelli who was recently awarded two NIH-RO1s! The first R01, titled “Graft extracellular vesicles as promoters of anti-donor immunity in cardiac and [...]
STI Newsletter – Regulatory dendritic cell therapy in living donor liver transplantation: a first-in-human trial
The unmet need in clinical transplantation. Despite its crucial role in promoting improved outcomes in organ transplantation, conventional long-term immunosuppressive (IS) drug therapy is associated with potential life-threatening side effects. [...]
STI Newsletter – Faculty Spotlight: Diana Metes
Dr. Diana Metes MD, FAST is a Professor of Surgery and Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and a member of the Thomas E Starzl Transplantation Institute [...]
Nicotra Lab – Tiny sea creature’s genes shed light on evolution of immunity
CREDIT: Huene, A.L. et al., PNAS, 2022 Exciting and elegant work published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) from the lab of Matt Nicotra! The [...]
Angus Thomson – Outstanding Achievement Transplantation Science Award
Congratulations to Angus Thomson who has been selected as the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Transplantation Science (Basic Science) Award on behalf of The Transplantation Society. He will be [...]
Heth Turnquist – 2022 AST Basic Science Investigator
Congratulatiions to Heth Turnquist who has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the AST Basic Science Investigator Award! He will be recognized during the AST Awards Ceremony during the upcoming [...]
STI Newsletter – Transplantation Science and the Department of Defense: A Unique Partnership
The Department of Defense isn’t what most people would associate with the field of transplantation science, but for Dr. Hēth Turnquist, Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery and the [...]
STI Newsletter – Transplantation in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic
The outbreak of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 has affected all spheres of human life across the globe. First reported in city of Wuhan, China in late 2019, the [...]
STI Newsletter – Faculty Spotlight: Camila Macedo Both
Dr. Camila Macedo Both is a research associate professor of surgery at the Starzl Transplantation Institute. She was also the first recipient of the Brian N. Seidel Award for Excellence [...]
A Twist on Stem Cell Transplants Reduces Chronic GVHD
Read the full article, Naive T-Cell Depletion to Prevent Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease, in Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Roger Tieu – 2021 Brian N. Seidel Award for Excellence in Research
Listen to hear Dr. Heth Turnquist discuss research in regulatory cell networks in transplantation on the Regenerative Medicine Today Podcast with host John Murphy
Listen to Heth Turnquist on the Regenerative Medicine Today Podcast
Listen to hear Dr. Heth Turnquist discuss research in regulatory cell networks in transplantation on the Regenerative Medicine Today Podcast with host John Murphy.
