TTS Heart and Lung Committee Educational Pre-Recorded Series

This series is a curated collection of expert-led video lectures designed to advance global education in heart and lung transplantation. Developed by members of the TTS Heart and Lung Committee, this series showcases current knowledge, best practices, and emerging topics across the field.

Rayid Abdulqawi

Saudi Arabia
Donor-Derived Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

Nicolás Tommasino

Uruguay
Lung Transplant in Latin America: Current Situation

Ann Nguyen

United States
Reproductive Health In Heart Transplantation

Alessandro Bertani

United States
Lung transplantation - Surgical volumes and outcomes

Each lecture is delivered by a committee member and focuses on a key heart or lung transplant–related topic. Recordings vary in length. They are accessible for both in-depth learning and practical reference.

Together, these recordings form a growing, permanent educational resource on the TTS website, supporting continuous learning, professional development, and knowledge sharing within the international transplant community.


TTS 2026 - Abstract Submission - 3 Weeks to the Deadline!

Abstract Submission is now open!

Submission deadline: March 19, 2026 @ 23:59 EST

TTS 2026 is planning on accommodating up to 1,000 Oral Presentations!

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Many awards for members tied to an abstract submission

Transplantation Journal Highlights

Behind the Paper with Cynthia Tsien, Tanjala Purnell, Nazia Selzner and Stefan Tullius

Watch / Listen to the panel discussion based on the recent publication published in the March 2026 Issue of Transplantation entitled Global Strategies for Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Transplantation: Insights From the Inaugural International Congress.


Overview
Many transplant professionals have reported challenges related to gender, sexual orientation, or racial background in their work environment, or experience inequities involving access to leadership positions, professional promotion, and compensation.1,2 These circumstances often become a major source of work-related stress and burnout. Similarly, despite decades of research and evidence-based mitigation strategies, disparities in access to transplantation persist for all organ types and at all stages of the transplant process. A conference held in Toronto, Canada, on September 13–14, 2024,3 identified key challenges faced by transplant providers and patients by gathering international transplant leaders, clinicians, nurses, researchers, and patients across organ groups. This Conference was endorsed by multiple International Transplant Societies (see Acknowledgments). The following are the key discussions of this meeting and recommendations by the experts.

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Deep-supercooling Preservation for Rat Kidneys
The critical shortage of transplantable organs and suboptimal preservation efficacy of static cold storage (SCS)—limited to 24-h kidney preservation at 4 °C—necessitate transformative technological solutions. This study pioneers the application of deep-supercooling (DSC) for ice-free rat kidney preservation at −10 °C, aiming to systematically compare DSC’s efficacy against conventional SCS and establish its maximum viable preservation window.
Circulating Mitochondrial Transfer Carrying Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase Reduces Oxidative Cell Death in Prolonged Cold-induced Cardiac Reperfusion Injury in Heart Transplantation
Prolonged cold myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury—driven by mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and ferroptosis—limits cardiac transplantation success. Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH), a key mitochondrial enzyme for redox homeostasis and ferroptosis suppression, has short ischemic half-life and poor targeting, restricting clinical use. We aimed to engineer cardiomyocyte-targeted mitochondria (DHODH-CT-Mito) for sustained DHODH delivery to mitigate prolonged cold myocardial ischemia/reperfusion.

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Consensus-based Recommendations on the Management of Immunosuppression After Squamous Cell Carcinoma Diagnosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients: An International Delphi Consensus Statement
Posttransplant immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients is associated with an increased risk of developing cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC), contributing to significant morbidity and mortality. Various dermatological and immunosuppression modulation strategies have been identified that may reduce the risk of CSCC, both in primary and secondary prevention settings. Recent recommendations have provided consensus regarding dermatological approaches to prevent CSCC. Comparable transplant nephrology recommendations to guide immunosuppression modulation for CSCC prevention are currently lacking, leading to marked variation in practice.
Combined Anti-CD20/Anti-CD38 Therapy in Posttransplant Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Recurrence: A Retrospective, International, Multicenter Study
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) recurrence after kidney transplantation is a leading cause of allograft failure and remains difficult to treat. Standard therapies, including plasma exchange (PEX) and rituximab, are often ineffective and poorly tolerated. Growing evidence implicates immune-mediated circulating factors, such as IgG and IgM autoantibodies, in disease pathogenesis. Given the central role of memory B cells and plasma cells in antibody production, we tested the safety/efficacy profile of a combined B-cell and plasma cell–depleting approach with rituximab and daratumumab in patients with posttransplant FSGS recurrence.

Research Grants Program - Notices of Intent

TTS provides funding to individual investigators to support their research in transplantation. The spectrum of studies includes basic, clinical/epidemiological and translational. This individual should have spent five years or less performing research in transplantation (and/or immunology relating to transplant) since obtaining their last doctoral degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, or equivalent). One of these research grants will be preferentially designated to TTS members from a low- or middle-income country. Please send application materials and any questions to jennifer.groverman@tts.org.

Notice of Intent Deadline: March 30, 2026
Full Application Deadline: May 1, 2026

Only applicants who submit a successful Notice of Intent will be eligible to submit a full application.

To further promote equity and global research capacity, the top-ranked applicant from a low- or middle-income country (LMIC) who is not selected for a main Research Grant will be awarded a TTS LMIC Bridge Grant. This program is designed to strengthen proposals for future funding success for researchers in these regions.

As part of this initiative, recipients will also benefit from personalized mentorship through the TTS Research Mentor Program. Each Bridge Grant awardee will be paired with an experienced Senior TTS mentor from an established research program.


Women in Transplantation Updates

Women in Transplantation is delighted to announce that nominations for the Women in Transplantation (WIT) Awards are now open! These awards are presented at the 31st Congress of The Transplantation Society (TTS) on Sept 20-23 in Sydney, Australia.
Nomination packages, including all supporting documents, must be received by May 1st 2026.
Women in Transplantation (WIT), a Special Initiative of The Transplantation Society, is delighted to announce a Networking Event at the 46th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Meeting. This meeting will take place in Toronto, ON, Canada, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, from April 22-25, 2026.

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International Symposium on Organ Donation and Transplantation in Kyrgyzstan (TDTD 2026)

The International Symposium on Organ Donation and Transplantation in Kyrgyzstan (TDTD 2026) which will take place on May 22–23, 2026 in Bishkek. We kindly invite you to submit your scientific abstracts for presentation at the symposium. The abstract submission deadline is March 15, 2026, and submissions should be made via the online system. Further details regarding abstract submission and the symposium are available at www.tdtd2026.com


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