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Monday, September 21, 2026

08:00 Morning Abstract and Concurrent Sessions
08:00
Parkside 1&2 Industry Symposium Takeda Corporate Breakfast Symposium on Illuminated constellations: How diverse institutional experiences guide practical CMV management 200 Chair: Camille N. Kotton (US) 6 presenters Open session Cockle Bay 1 Abstract Session Advancing living donor kidney transplantation - 1 Kidney 201 Chairs: Giselle Guerra (US) · Philip Andrew Clayton (AU) 7 presenters Open session Cockle Bay 2 Abstract Session Immunoregulation - T and B cells Basic and Translational Science 202 Chairs: Shane Grey (AU) · Michaela Lucas (AU) 5 presenters Open session Room C3.3 Abstract Session Metabolic health and kidney transplant outcomes Kidney 203 Chairs: Mads Hornum (DK) · Katharine Hegerty (AU) 7 presenters Open session Room C3.4-C3.5 Abstract Session Organ preservation 1 Basic and Translational Science 204 Chairs: Gavin Pettigrew (GB) · Natasha Rogers (AU) 7 presenters Open session Room C3.6 Abstract Session Advancing kidney transplant equity and access: Global, national, and systems-level perspectives in transplantation Clinical Research/trials 205 Chairs: Dorry Segev (US) · Tracey Ying (AU) 9 presenters Open session Room C4.1 Concurrent Personalizing immunosuppression in liver transplantation: From microbiome to malignancy Transplant Immunosuppression 206 Chairs: Jennifer Garcia (US) · Ashwin Rammohan (IN) 3 presenters Open session Room C4.5 Abstract Session Acute-on-chronic liver failure and liver transplantation: From mechanisms to clinical futility Liver/Intestine 209 Chairs: Dinesh Jothimani (IN) · Jongman Kim (KR) 6 presenters Open session Room C4.6 Concurrent Vasculopathy: A tale of three organs VCA/Uterus 210 Chairs: Hatem Amer (US) · Linda C. Cendales (US) 3 presenters Open session Room C4.7 Abstract Session Advancing heart transplantation: Preservation strategies, immune monitoring, and rejection mechanisms Thoracic 211 Chairs: Peter MacDonald (AU) · Anne Dipchand (CA) 7 presenters Open session Room C4.8 Abstract Session Surgical innovation and technical advances in transplantation Surgery 212 Chairs: Peter G. Stock (US) · Dieter Broering (SA) 5 presenters Open session Room C4.9 Concurrent Local/Regional insights for global organ donation advancement Organ Donation and Critical Care 213 Chairs: Gabriel E. Gondolesi (US) · Chloë Ballesté Delpierre (ES) 6 presenters Open session Room C4.10 Abstract Session Cell-based immunomodulation and transplant tolerance: From mechanisms to long-term outcomes Regenerative Medicine/Cell Tx 214 Chairs: Antiopi Varelias (AU) · Aravind Cherukuri (US) 6 presenters Open session Room C4.11 Abstract Session Pediatric kidney Pediatric Transplantation 215 Chairs: Tom Blydt-Hansen (CA) · Matthew Sypek (AU) 7 presenters Open session
09:15 Plenary and Concurrent Sessions
09:15
Darling Harbour Plenary Session Plenary Session 2 220 Open session Room C4.9 Concurrent Beyond survival: Addressing mental health in transplantation Allied Health/Patient Care 221 Chairs: Lisa A. Coscia (US) · Geoffrey McCaughan (AU) 4 presenters Open session Room C4.10 Concurrent Dedicated donor care units: Centralized donor transfer and outcome optimization Organ Donation and Critical Care 222 Chairs: David Thomson (ZA) · Dale Gardiner (GB) 4 presenters Open session
10:30 Coffee Break / Exhibits and Poster Viewing
10:30
Hall 1-2 Coffee Break Coffee Break Open session
10:40
TTS Connect & Converse Theatre Networking Event Interview and Q&A discussions with plenary speakers Chair: Jay Fishman (US) 5 presenters Open session
11:00 Abstract and Concurrent Sessions
11:00
Cockle Bay 1 Abstract Session Advancing living donor kidney transplantation - 2 Kidney 230 Chairs: Elias David-Neto (BR) · Craig Coorey (AU) 6 presenters Open session Room C3.4-C3.5 Abstract Session Immunoregulation 1 Basic and Translational Science 233 Chairs: Anita Chong (US) · Maria-Luisa Alegre (US) 9 presenters Open session Room C3.6 Abstract Session Artificial intelligence and machine learning in transplantation: From pathology to predictive clinical decision support Artificial Intelligence 234 Chairs: Matthew Sypek (AU) · Harry Robertson (AU) 6 presenters Open session Room C4.1 Abstract Session Intestinal transplantation Liver/Intestine 235 Chairs: Tomoaki Kato (US) · Yaron Avitzur (CA) 5 presenters Open session Room C4.4 Concurrent DCD: Controlled and uncontrolled—Where are we going? Organ Donation and Critical Care 237 Chairs: Kenneth J. Woodside (US) · Mauricio Pereira (ES) 6 presenters Open session Room C4.5 Abstract Session Transplant oncology in HCC and cholangiocarcinoma Liver/Intestine 238 Chairs: Julie K. Heimbach (US) · Sudha Kodali (US) 6 presenters Open session Room C4.6 Abstract Session Patient-centered outcomes and psychosocial determinants in kidney transplantation: From digital health to life course impacts Clinical Research/trials 239 Chairs: Audrey Au Yong (GB) · Adem Safak (TR) 7 presenters Open session Room C4.7 Abstract Session Organ donation pathways and practices Allied Health/Patient Care 240 Chairs: Maria Gomez (AE) · Tina Coco (AU) 8 presenters Open session Room C4.8 Concurrent The -omic era in allograft pathology Basic and Translational Science 241 Chairs: Nancy Kwan Man (HK) · Joshua Lawrence Lee (AU) 3 presenters Open session Room C4.9 Concurrent Transplantation journals: Updates and opportunities 242 Chairs: Stefan Tullius (US) · Fadi Issa (GB) 3 presenters Open session Room C4.10 Abstract Session Complex multi-organ transplantation: Outcomes, innovation, and allocation challenges Multi-Organ 243 Chairs: Thomas Loudovaris (AU) · Peter J. Friend (GB) 6 presenters Open session Room C4.11 Abstract Session Normothermic machine perfusion: Organ assessment, repair, and real-time viability in transplantation Machine Perfusion 244 Chairs: Wayne J. Hawthorne (AU) · Anji Wall (US) 8 presenters Open session Cockle Bay 2 Abstract Session Infection and biomarkers Basic and Translational Science 231 Chairs: Megan Levings (CA) · James Lan (CA) 11 presenters Open session Room C3.3 Abstract Session Risk determinants for kidney transplant outcomes Kidney 232 Chairs: Madhav Menon (US) · Gustavo Fernandes Ferreira (BR) 9 presenters Open session
12:00 Lunch Break / Industry Symposia / Lunch with Experts & Mentors
12:15
Parkside 1&2 Industry Symposium Hansa BioPharma Corporate Lunch Symposium on Transplanting the untransplantable – Idefirix® (imlifidase), a breakthrough innovation for highly sensitised kidney transplantation 250 Chair: Steve Chadban (AU) 6 presenters Open session
12:30
Pyrmont Theatre Foyer Experts/Mentors Lunch and Learn Roundtable LL1 13 presenters Open session
12:45
TTS Connect & Converse Theatre Networking Event TTS 60th anniversary Chair: Marcelle McPhaden (CA) 2 presenters Open session
13:30 SOTA, Thematic and Concurrent Sessions
13:30
Cockle Bay 1 SOTA/Thematic Session Precision Immune Engineering in Kidney Transplantation Kidney 260 Chairs: Fadi Issa (GB) · Stephen Alexander (AU) 4 presenters Open session Cockle Bay 2 SOTA/Thematic Session Bridging Systems, Scaling Access: Asia-Pacific Leadership in Transplantation Thematic 261 Chairs: Anis Ta'eed (FJ) · Anil Kumar (IN) 5 presenters Open session Room C3.3 SOTA/Thematic Session Senotherapy in transplantation Thematic 262 Chairs: Krista Lentine (US) · Jasper Iske (DE) 4 presenters Open session Room C3.4-C3.5 SOTA/Thematic Session How to combat transplant tourism Ethics and Transplantation 263 Chairs: Thomas F. Müller (CH) · Benita Padilla (PH) 6 presenters Open session Room C3.6 SOTA/Thematic Session Bridging Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine: Enhancing Graft Viability and Exploring Stem Cell-Islet Immunotherapies in Diabetes Pancreas and Islet 264 Chairs: Wayne J. Hawthorne (AU) · Thomas Kay (AU) 5 presenters Open session Room C4.1 Concurrent The mentorship mosaic: Fostering growth in transplant training and practice Education/Training 265 Chairs: Sarah Tsou (US) · Natasha Rogers (AU) 9 presenters Open session Room C4.4 SOTA/Thematic Session Minimal Invasive Transplantation Surgery 267 Chairs: Susumu Eguchi (JP) · Emily Granger (AU) 4 presenters Open session Room C4.5 SOTA/Thematic Session Using Technology to optimize outcomes of Liver Transplantation Liver/Intestine 268 Chairs: Shantanu Bhattacharya (AU) · Varvara Kirchner (US) 4 presenters Open session Room C4.6 SOTA/Thematic Session Advancing Uterus Transplantation: Global Practices, Innovations, and Program Development VCA/Uterus 269 Chairs: Jiri Fronek (CZ) · Limor Meoded Danon (IL) 4 presenters Open session Room C4.7 SOTA/Thematic Session Innovating the Pathway: Allied Health Contributions to Advancing Organ Donation and Transplantation Allied Health/Patient Care 270 Chairs: Anne Floden (SE) · Bronwyn Levvey (AU) 6 presenters Open session Room C4.8 SOTA/Thematic Session Donor Evaluation and Optimization: Bridging Safety and Organ Utilization Infectious Diseases 271 Chairs: Tina Marinelli (AU) · Atul Humar (CA) 4 presenters Open session Room C4.9 Concurrent Building high-performing transplant registries: Global consensus recommendations and a practical maturity framework 272 Chair: Sang Joseph Kim (CA) 8 presenters Open session Room C4.11 SOTA/Thematic Session Harnessing the Power of Genetics in Pediatric Transplantation Pediatric Transplantation 274 Chairs: Siah Kim (AU) · Carl Grabitz (DE) 3 presenters Open session
15:00 Coffee Break / Exhibits and Poster Viewing
15:00
Hall 1-2 Coffee Break Coffee Break Open session
15:10
TTS Connect & Converse Theatre Networking Event Meet with the Transplantation Editors Chair: Carolyn Sidoti (US) 2 presenters Open session
15:30 Afternoon Abstract and Concurrent Sessions
15:30
Cockle Bay 1 Abstract Session Transplant candidate determinants of post-transplant outcomes Kidney 280 Chairs: Steve Chadban (AU) · Sadia Jahan (AU) 7 presenters Open session Cockle Bay 2 Abstract Session Omics in transplantation 1 Basic and Translational Science 281 Chairs: Ana Konvalinka (CA) · Carol Pollock (AU) 4 presenters Open session Room C3.3 Abstract Session Cancer, co-morbidities and kidney transplant outcomes Kidney 282 Chairs: Angela Webster (AU) · Wai Lim (AU) 8 presenters Open session Room C3.4-C3.5 Abstract Session Insights into old and new therapeutics 1 Basic and Translational Science 283 Chairs: James Lan (CA) · Raman Venkataramanan (US) 6 presenters Open session Room C3.6 Concurrent Advancing ABO histocompatibility: Needs and solutions Histocompatibility 284 Chairs: Janette Kwok (HK) · Lucy Sullivan (AU) 3 presenters Open session Room C4.1 Abstract Session Surgical innovation and complex vascular reconstruction in liver transplantation Liver/Intestine 285 Chairs: Refaat Kamel (EG) · Oscar Cesar Imventarza (AR) 9 presenters Open session Room C4.2 Concurrent Expanding donor access: The impact of ECMO in thoracic transplantation a TTS/ISHLT Conjunct Session Thoracic 286 Chairs: Pablo Sanchez (US) · Raj Ramanan (US) 4 presenters Open session Room C4.6 Abstract Session Ethical and legal lenses of organ donation and allocation Ethics and Transplantation 289 Chairs: Vasanthi Ramesh (IN) · Dominique Martin (AU) 8 presenters Open session Room C4.7 Abstract Session Quality and safety in organ donation and transplant care Allied Health/Patient Care 290 Chairs: Lisa A. Coscia (US) · Helen L. Pilmore (NZ) 8 presenters Open session Room C4.9 Abstract Session Clinical pharmacology Transplant Immunosuppression 292 Chairs: Teun van Gelder (NL) · Steven Ivulich (AU) 6 presenters Open session Room C4.10 Abstract Session Education to outcomes: Enhancing organ donation through training, technology, and public insight Education/Training 293 Chairs: Ala Ali (IQ) · Susu Zughaier (QA) 8 presenters Open session Room C4.11 Abstract Session Transplant outcomes and donor biology in the context of multiorgan and regenerative transplant innovation Clinical Research/trials 294 Chairs: Elias David-Neto (BR) · Akihiko Soyama (JP) 8 presenters Open session Room C4.5 Abstract Session Tumor biology and immunotherapy in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma Liver/Intestine 288 Chairs: Nancy Kwan Man (HK) · Takashi Ito (JP) 7 presenters Open session Room C4.4 SOTA/Thematic Session From patient to planet: The global essential standards as a framework for transformative change in transplantation 287 Chair: John J. Fung (US) 7 presenters Open session Room C4.8 Abstract Session Infectious complications in solid organ transplantation Infectious Diseases 291 Chairs: Matthew Roberts (AU) · Stephanie M. Pouch (US) 11 presenters Open session
16:45 Workshop Sessions / Industry Symposium / Poster Sessions
16:45
Cockle Bay 1 Concurrent Sex, cancer, and the graft: What women need most from transplant care Sex and Gender Issues 295 Chairs: Karen Keung (AU) · Nazia Selzner (CA) 4 presenters Open session Room C3.3 Concurrent Optimizing cardiometabolic health across the lifespan following transplantation 297 13 presenters Open session Room C3.4-C3.5 Concurrent Transplant without borders: Collaborative solutions for global kidney care Kidney 296 Chairs: Germaine Wong (AU) · Medhat Askar (US) 4 presenters Open session Hall 1-2 Posters Poster Session 1 P1 & P3 Open session
17:00
Cockle Bay 2 Industry Symposium Expanding the living donor pool in kidney transplantation: Insights from Indian experience 298 Chairs: Manish Mali (IN) · Anurag Gupta (IN) 2 presenters Open session
18:00 Networking Events
18:00
Cockle Bay 1 Networking Event Women in Transplantation Networking Reception 1 presenter Open session
19:00
Pumphouse Networking Event Early-Career Networking Event Open session
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