Basic and Translational Science Committee Awards
The Basic and Translational Science Committee of The Transplantation Society (TTS) will award the first two new prestigious annual prizes to the best basic science and translational science papers published in Transplantation.
The Basic and Translational Science Committee is extremely pleased that Professors Leslie B. Brent and Anthony P. Monaco have agreed to have these awards named in their honor.
Leslie B. Brent Award
for the most outstanding paper published in Transplantation in the field of Basic Science research
2023
M.D. Ph.D.
Bio
Division of Cardiac Surgery
Mass General Brigham
Harvard Medical School
“Circulating Donor Lung-specific Exosome Profiles Enable Noninvasive Monitoring of Acute Rejection in a Rodent Orthotopic Lung Transplantation Model
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Transplantation. 106(4):p 754-766, April 2022.
Anthony P. Monaco Award
for the most outstanding paper published in Transplantation in the field of Translational Science research
2023
MBChB, MD, FRCS(ed), FRCS(Glas) KOSM
Bio
Chair, Transplantation Surgery:
Head, Transplant Division
Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
“Improved Organ Utilization and Better Transplant Outcomes With In Situ Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death
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Transplantation. 107(2):p 438-448, February 2023.
Previous Winners
2021
Leslie B. Brent Award
Robert Bray
“Development and Validation of a Multiplex, Bead-based Assay to Detect Antibodies Directed Against SARS-CoV-2 Proteins
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Transplantation. 105(1):p 79-89, January 2021.
The authors decided to donate the monetary award to the Terasaki Innovation Center (TIC). The TIC, following in the legacy of Dr. Paul Terasaki, facilitates and promotes the development and discovery of new pathways and tools to aid in the diagnosis and management of solid organ allograft rejection.
Anthony P. Monaco Award
Antonio Amoroso
“HLA and AB0 Polymorphisms May Influence SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Severity
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Transplantation. 105(1):p 193-200, January 2021.
2017
Leslie B. Brent Award
Drs. Raimon Duran-Struuck and Hugo P. Sondermeijer
“Effect of Ex Vivo-Expanded Recipient Regulatory T Cells on Hematopoietic Chimerism and Kidney Allograft Tolerance Across MHC Barriers in Cynomolgus Macaque”
Transplantation. 101(2):274-283, February 2017.
Anthony P. Monaco Award
Dr. Gregory R. Martens
“Humoral Reactivity of Renal Transplant-Waitlisted Patients to Cells From GGTA1/CMAH/B4GalNT2, and SLA Class I Knockout Pigs”
Transplantation. 101(4):e86-e92, April 2017.
2016
Leslie B. Brent Award
Dr. Naohiro Takemoto
“Coaggregates of Regulatory T Cells and Islet Cells Allow Long-term Graft Survival in Liver Without Immunosuppression”
Transplantation. 99(5):942-947, May 2015.
Anthony P. Monaco Award
Dr. Donna P. Lucas
“Differences in Immunogenicity of HLA Antigens and the Impact of Cross-Reactivity on the Humoral Response.”
Transplantation. 99(1):77-85, January 2015.
2014
Leslie B. Brent Award
Irene Kim
“Anti-Interleukin 6 Receptor Antibodies Attenuate Antibody Recall Responses in a Mouse Model of Allosensitization”
Transplantation. 2014 Dec 27;98(12):1262-70
Anthony P. Monaco Award
Eytan Breman
“HLA Monomers as a Tool to Monitor Indirect Allorecognition”
Transplantation. 2014 Jun 15;97(11):1119-27.
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