Women in Transplantation @ TTS 2024
The Satellite Symposium will take place on Sunday, September 22, 08:00-14:00 (local time) with a break for lunch. The Thematic Session on "Equity and Access to Transplantation" will take place on Tuesday, September 24, 15:40-16:40 (local time). WIT will also celebrate our 15th Anniversary with a Networking Event on Monday, September 23, 18:30-19:30 (local time).
Women in Transplantation @ CST 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting
Women in Transplantation @ ISOT 2024 Congress
On Friday October 18th at 08:40am local time, all registered for this event and attending ISOT are invited to a Networking event. The speakers will be Yolanda Becker (University of Chicago, Pillar 1 Chair, Women in Transplantation), Nikky Isbel (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia), Vasanthi Ramesh (VMMC, Director of NOTTO, India, WIT Pillar 1) and Gomathy Narasimhan (Rela Hospital, India, WIT Pillar 3). There is no separate registration fee for this event for all who are registered for the ISOT meeting, and all are welcome.
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Women in Transplantation @ ISOT 2024 Congress
UCLA, USA
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Assistant Professor, Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, USA
Tulane School of Medicine, USA
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Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics and Genomics
Tulane School of Medicine, USA
UCLA, USA
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Assistant Professor, Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, USA
UCLA, USA
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Professor, Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, USA
UCLA, USA
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Distinguished Professor, Chief, Division of ImmunogeneticsBr> Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, USA
Advisory, Women in Transplantation
On Thursday October 24th at 06:45am local time, all registered for this event and attending ASHI are invited to a Networking Breakfast event entitled “Beyond the X and Y: A Collaborative Integration of Sex Differences in Transplant Research”.
If you are registered for ASHI and are interested in attending this special event, please go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/3VGCKJW to register by October 11th.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Announcement of 2024-2026 WIT Fellowship and LMIC Research Grant Winners
Sanofi Fellowship Award Winner
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Dr. Sumoyee Basu
Project Title:
King’s College London, UK
Exploring how T and B cell populations regulate the development of HLA Antibodies, comparing pregnancy and transplantation to inform novel strategies to help sensitised renal patients awaiting (re)transplantation
Paladin Fellowship Award Winner
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Dr. Slaghaniya Neupane
Project Title:
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Investigating Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 Alpha as a Central Regulator of Kidney Graft Repair in a Sex-Specific Fashion
LMIC Research Grant Winner
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Dr. Sukanya Govindan
Project Title:
Mehta Hospital, Chennai, India
Gender disparities in clinical and social outcomes in young people receiving renal replacement therapy in South Asia
Announcement of 2024 WIT Award Winners
MD, PhD, Nephrology
National Medical Center
Senior Consultant
Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University
Iranian Society of Organ Donation
Women in Transplantation - Showcase of WIT Members
WIT is proud to feature individuals who contribute to WIT’s mission of: (1) Advancing and inspiring women transplant professionals (Pillar 1), (2) Championing issues of sex and gender in transplantation (Pillar 2), and (3) Advocacy to address sex and gender-related disparities in transplantation (Pillar 3). Learn more about clinicians, researchers, and patients who shed light on disparities and try to overcome them to improve patient outcomes.
University of Sydney, Australia
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The University of Sydney
Dr Brenda Maria Rosales is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at The University of Sydney. PhD graduate in 2021, she was awarded the Sanofi Women in Transplantation Research Fellowship Grant for Research in Gender and Sex in Transplantation in 2022. She has received TTS Young Investigator and TSANZ Early Career Researcher awards.
The Impact of Sex & Gender on Equity and Access to Cancer Care for Kidney Transplant Recipients
Cancer mortality in kidney transplant recipients differs by age and sex. This indicates possible systemic biases in the delivery of cancer care. There is a need to evaluate current clinical practice to identify points of sex and gender inequity in and healthcare delivery for cancer management in kidney transplant recipients.
Cancer disproportionally impacts kidney transplant recipients, but it affects men and women differently. Male kidney transplant recipients have higher absolute cancer incidence and mortality compared to females; however, female kidney transplant recipients experience greater excess cancer death(1,2). Sex and gender differences have also been described in access to healthcare and consequently there has been an increase of gender-based health plans, particularly in cardiovascular disease(3,4).
Investigation of how sex impact access to cancer care may identify systemic biases in cancer care delivery to kidney transplant recipients.
Using existing health data and survey of kidney transplant recipients, our work asks, how do sex and gender impact access and equity in cancer care for kidney transplant recipients?
What does the data say?
We will use evidence integration and population data to investigate the impact of sex on access to cancer screening, efficacy of cancer treatment and, relative survival in kidney transplant recipients with cancer.
What do our patients say?
We will explore gender-based experiences of cancer care in kidney transplant recipients using focus-group interviews and online preferences surveys to identify barriers in access and elicit patient preferences for treatment.
What does it mean for our patients?
Our work will provide a better understanding of the varied needs of males, females and people of nonbinary gender and, how current cancer prevention and treatment strategies differ by sex & gender. Our findings will inform strategies to deliver more equitable cancer care for kidney transplant recipients to balance its benefits and harms.
Literature
- Rosales et al. 2020, IntJCancer (doi:10.1002/ijc.32585)
- Rosales et al. 2022, AJKD (doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.03.010)
- De La Mata et al. 2021, BMJ (doi:10.1136/BMJ-2021-068247)
- Wyld et al. 2020, Transplantation (DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003224)
Pillar 3 Patient Brochure
Recent Past Events and Recordings
Women's Barrier to Transplant
Who can take part?
• Women over 18 years of age
What will be involved in participating?
• Global interviews are taking place
• Held at a time that suits you
• Face-to-face via telephone or video conference
What will be asked?
How accessible your treatment has been and some of the hurdles you may have faced living with your transplanted kidney.
If you are interested in participating, please contact:
Nicole Scholes-Robertson
Research Fellow and Transplant recipient
Email:
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