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Women in Transplantation @ CTS 2026

Women in Transplantation is proud to present the following Networking Event, at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of transplantation in Montreal, QC, Canada. This event will take place on Wednesday, October 28th at 18:00 at the Centre Mont Royal, and is open to all who are registered. Drs Bethany Foster, John Gill and Wanda Rojas will speak on the impact on transplant outcomes of sex bias in organ allocation and novel approaches addressing that bias.

Bethany Foster, Canada

Chair, Department of Pediatrics
McGill University, Montreal

John Gill, Canada

Professor, Division of Nephrology
University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Wanda Rojas, Canada

Transplant Nephrology Fellow
University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Click here for details and to register

Women in Transplantation @ ASHI 2026

Women in Transplantation is proud to present the following Networking Breakfast event, at ASHI's 52nd Annual Meeting in Montreal, QC, Canada. This event will take place on Thursday 29th October at 06:45am at the Palais de Congress, Montreal, and is open to all who are registered for ASHI's meeting.

Karen Sherwood, Canada

UBC, Vancouver, BC

Maria De La Paz Bettinotti, USA

Johns Hopkins, MD

Dianne De Santis, Australia

University of Western Australia, Perth, WA

Sarah Grasedieck, Canada

UBC, Vancouver

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Announcement of the 2026-2028 WIT Research Grant Winners

Women in Transplantation is delighted to announce the winners of our Research Grants for 2026!

WIT Fellowship Award Winner

Anna Quarder
Hannover Medical School, Germany

Project Title:
"Sex Differences in the Ageing Graft: Identifying Protective Mechanisms Delaying Cellular Senescence"

WIT Research Grant for Projects on Gender and Sex in Transplantation (LMIC) Winner

Dr. Zibya Barday
Consultant Adult Nephrology
Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

Project Title:
"Exploring Potential Sex-based disparities in Kidney Failure, Chronic Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation: a two-phased South African based study"

WIT Research Grant for Projects on Gender and Sex and SOT amongst Indigenous Populations Winner

Kelli Owen
Cultural Advisor, Renal
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia

Project Title:
"The Role of Gender in Creating Cultural Safety in the Treatment of Indigenous People with Chronic Kidney Disease either living with transplant and/or waiting for a transplant, and/or wanting but not receiving a transplant – Identifying the Key Responsibilities & Barriers for First Nations Women"

Visit the 2026-2028 Research Grants page for complete details

Announcement of the 2026 WIT Award Winners

Woman Leader in Transplantation

After much consideration from a pool of outstanding nominations, WIT is honoured to recognize Beatriz Dominguez-Gil as our Woman Leader in Transplantation, 2026.

Beatriz Dominguez-Gil, Spain
Director General
National Transplant Organization, Ministry of Health