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Transplantation and the Kidney:
New Insights into Pathogenesis and Management of CAD
September 25 - 28, 2008 - Rome, Italy
 
   

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Time Thursday, September 25
15:45 - 16:00

Welcome Address
Mohamed H. Sayegh, Symposium Chair
Francis L. Delmonico, Director of Medical Affairs, The Transplantation Society
Rutger J. Ploeg, Secretary General, European Society for Organ Transplantation

16:00 - 17:00 Opening Plenary Lecture
The Emerging Role of B Cells in Chronic Allograft Dysfunction (CAD)
Chairs: Mohamed H. Sayegh, USA
  Nancy Bridges, USA
Speaker: Robert Colvin, USA
17:00 – 17:15 Session Break
17:15 – 18:15 Industry Symposium
18:30 – 20:00 Opening Reception

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Time Friday, September 26 - Immunobiology
08:30 – 09:15 Plenary Lecture
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Fibrosis
Chairs: David Rothstein, USA
  Alan Salama, UK
Speaker: Raghu Kalluri, USA
09:15 – 09:45 Coffee Break
09:45 – 12:00 Basic Science Sessions
Immunobiology of Chronic Allograft Dysfunction (CAD)
Chairs: David Rothstein, USA
  Alan Salama, UK
  • T Cell Alloimmunity and CAD
    Robert Lechler, UK
  • Cytokine-Chemokine Networks in CAD
    George Tellides, USA
  • Innate Immunity and CAD
    Joren Madsen, USA
  • VEGF and CAD
    David Briscoe, USA
  • Coagulation Factors and CAD
    Anthony Dorling, UK
12:00 – 12:15 Session Break
12:15 – 13:15 Industry Symposium
13:15 – 14:00 Lunch & Networking Break
14:00 – 14:30 Poster Session & Discussion
14:30 – 16:00 Translational Sessions
Immunobiology of CAD
Chairs: David Rothstein, USA
  Alan Salama, UK
  • Genomics of CAD
    Enver Akalin, USA
  • Proteomics of CAD
    Peter Nickerson, Canada
  • Gene Polymorphisms and CAD: Have They Been Helpful?
    Reza Abdi, USA
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee & Networking Break
16:30 – 17:30 Translational Sessions
Highlights from TTS and ATC 2008
Chair: Barbara Murphy, USA
  • CAD Highlights of TTS
    Philip O’Connell, Australia
  • CAD Highlights of ATC
    Anil Chandraker, USA
17.30 – 18.00 Plenary Lecture
ECD Kidney and CAD
Speaker: Stefan Tullius, USA
18.00 – 18.15 Session Break
18:15 – 19:15 Industry Symposium

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Time Saturday, September 27  - Risk Factors and Pathology
08:30 – 09:15 Plenary lecture
CAD in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
Chairs: Elias David-Neto, Brazil
Speaker: William Harmon, USA
09:15 – 09:45 Coffee Break
09:45 – 12:00 Clinical Science Sessions
Risk Factors of CAD
Chairs: Josep Grinyo, Spain
  Elias David-Neto, Brazil
  • Epidemiology of CAD
    Fernando Cosio, USA
  • Rejection and Renal Function and CAD
    Johan de Fijter, The Netherlands
  • The Metabolic Syndrome and CAD
    Armando Torres, Spain
  • Infections and CAD
    Paul Sweny, UK
  • Round Table Discussion
    Round Table Discussion moderated by session chairs and  speakers
12.00 – 12.15 Session Break
12:15 – 13:15 Industry Symposium
13:15 – 14:00 Lunch & Networking Break
14:00 – 14:30 Poster Session & Discussion
14:30 – 16:00 Clinical Science Sessions
Pathology of CAD
Chairs: Manuel Pascual, Switzerland
  Emilio Ramos, USA
  • Optimal Classification Criteria
    Lorraine Racusen, USA
  • Pathology of CAD, a New Look
    Heinz Regele, Austria
  • Lessons from Protocol Biopsies 1
    Jeremy Chapman, Australia
  • Lessons from Protocol Biopsies 2
    David Rush, Canada
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00 Clinical Science Sessions
Clinical Workshop: Infections and CAD
Chairs: Emilio Ramos, USA
  Adel Bakr, Egypt
  • Polyoma
    Emilio Ramos, USA
  • HCV
    Manuel Pascual, Switzerland
  • Other Infections
    Adel Bakr, Egypt
18.00 – 18.15 Session Break
18:15 – 19:15 Industry Symposium

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Time Sunday, September 28 - Therapy and Management
08:30 – 09:15 Plenary lecture
Novel Therapies
Chairs: Marcelo Cantarovich, Canada
  Giuseppe Remuzzi, Italy
Speaker: Flavio Vincenti, USA
09:15 – 09:45 Coffee Break

09:45 – 12:00

Translational Sessions

Management of Chronic Allograft Dysfunction

Chairs: Marcelo Cantarovich, Canada
  Giuseppe Remuzzi, Italy
  • Immune Monitoring to Guide Therapy
    Roslyn Mannon, USA
  • Optimal Immunosuppression Protocols to Avoid CAD
    Josep Grinyo, Spain
  • Interventions to Interrupt CAD
    Marcelo Cantarovich, Canada
  • Non-Immune Interventions: BP, Lipids
    Giuseppe Remuzzi, Italy
  • Round Table Discussion: Optimal Immunosuppression for CAD
    Moderated by the session chairs and speakers, and by Emilio Ramos and Nancy Bridges, USA
12:00 – 12:15 Session Break
12:15 – 13:15 Industry Symposium
13:15 – 14:00 Lunch & Networking Break
14:00 – 15:30 Free Communications
Chairs: Giuseppe Remuzzi, Italy
  Josep Grinyo, Spain

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