{"id":180,"date":"2015-10-04T18:45:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T18:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iltsdev.com\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2024-12-18T18:54:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T17:54:18","slug":"basic-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.ilts.org\/about\/committees\/basic-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic and Translational Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

This committee supports the presentation of basic and translational research at the Annual Congress, organizes workshops on relevant topics, and is building a network of expert centers dedicated to the basic study of liver transplantation.<\/p>\n

To join our dedicated email discussion group, log onto ilts.org, click on your name (upper right), then ‘My Profile’, then ‘Join Specialty Discussion Group’.<\/p>\n

Key aims of the Basic and Translational Research Committee:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u2022 To represent and recruit ILTS members engaged in basic and translational research,<\/p>\n

\u2022 To encourage their participation in the ILTS Annual Congress and other educational programs, promoting awareness of advances in Basic Science to all ILTS members,<\/p>\n

\u2022 To promote communication and fellowship between basic scientists and clinicians in all disciplines,<\/p>\n

\u2022 To foster collaborative links with relevant ILTS Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and with scientists in other relevant specialist societies, including the development of a network of expert centers dedicated to translational research in liver transplantation.<\/p>\n

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\u2192 Read the Committee Terms of Reference<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Some Committee Activities<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u2192 E\u00b2=ART \u2013 Expertise-Exchange Program in Advanced Research Techniques\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2192 The ILTS Basic and Translational Research Committee on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2192 ILTS Basic Science Awards<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2192 Participation in the International Transplant Science (ITS) meeting<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Committee Members:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Mamatha Bhat, MD<\/strong> – Past Chair <\/em>{2025} Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada<\/li>\n
  • Eliano Bonaccorsi Riani, MD<\/strong> Chair <\/em>{2026} Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc at Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Brussels, Belgium<\/li>\n
  • Juliet Emamaullee, MD, PhD<\/strong> Vice Chair <\/em>{2027} University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA<\/li>\n
  • Francois Durand<\/strong> – Affiliated Councilor {2027}, Hospital Beaujon, France<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, Pharm.B<\/strong> {2024} Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA<\/li>\n
  • David Peter Al-Adra, MD, PhD., BSc<\/strong> {2025} University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA<\/li>\n
  • Andrew Barbas, MD <\/strong>{2025} Duke University, Durham, USA<\/li>\n
  • Yuri Longatto Boteon, MD, PhD<\/strong>\u00a0{2025} Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/li>\n
  • Zoltan Czigany, MD, PhD<\/strong> {2025} Charit\u00e9 Mitte, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charit\u00e9 Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin, Germany<\/li>\n
  • David Ghinolfi<\/strong> {2025} University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Tuscany, Italy<\/li>\n
  • Cheng-Maw Ho, MD, PhD<\/strong> {2024} National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan<\/li>\n
  • Sonya MacParland, MD, PhD <\/strong>{2026} Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada<\/li>\n
  • Raphael Meier, MD, PhD<\/strong>\u00a0{2026} University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA<\/li>\n
  • Li Pang, MBBS, MS, PhD<\/strong> {2025} Organ Transplantation Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China<\/li>\n
  • Blayne Amir Sayed, MD, PhD<\/strong>\u00a0{2026} University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada<\/li>\n
  • Muhammed Yuksel, Bsc, Msc, PhD<\/strong> {2024} Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey<\/li>\n
  • Joohyun Kim <\/strong>{2027} Medical College Of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA<\/li>\n
  • Monique Maria Andrea Verstegen <\/strong>{2027} Erasmus MC-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Netherlands<\/li>\n
  • Carlo Pulitano <\/strong>{2027} Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    *Committee terms end at Annual Congress in year shown in brackets<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Trainee Members<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Alejandra Urioste {2026}<\/li>\n
    • Felix Julius Krendl\u00a0{2026} Medical University Innsbruck, Austria<\/li>\n
    • Su Kah Goh\u00a0{2026}<\/li>\n
    • Diana Nakib\u00a0{2026} Toronto General Hospital, Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Committee Members testimonies:<\/strong>
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