American Transplant Congress 2009: New Investigator Forum Presents Cutting Edge Research

American Transplant Congress 2009: New Investigator Forum Presents Cutting
Edge Research

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The New Investigator
Career Highlight Forum at the ninth annual American Transplant Congress 2009,
May 30 - June 4, 2009 at the John B. Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA,
will showcase some of the most innovative research in transplantation. These
promising investigators have received grants from either the American Society
of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) or the American Society of Transplantation
(AST). "These people are the best and the brightest and are well on their way
to breaking through to independent careers," said John Iacomini, Ph.D., ATC
2009 co-chair.

These concurrent basic or clinical science sessions, Saturday, May 30 from
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., include the following important topics:

-- B Cells: Making it on the VIP List in Autoimmune Diabetes and Islet
Transplantation
-- Metabolic Complications after Liver Transplantation
-- Of Math and Medicine: Expanding Kidney Paired Donation
-- NK Cells Prevent the Development of Regulatory T Cells
-- Novel Insights into the Pathogenesis Chronic Allograft Vasculopathy
-- Novel Viral Vectors as a Tool to Study Liver Physiology and
Pathophysiology

The American Transplant Congress 2009 (ATC), sponsored by the ASTS and the
AST, is the premier educational event in the field of basic and clinical
transplantation. Presenters include the most respected and knowledgeable
individuals in transplantation science and medicine.

ATC Highlights:
State-of-the-Art Address - Rudolf Jaenisch M.D., M.I.T., Boston, MA
State-of-the-Art Address - Philip Sharp, Ph.D., M.I.T., Boston, MA
"What's Hot, What's New" Presentation
Stem Cell & Islet Cell Research
Infectious Diseases
Cardiac Risks
Ethics, Economics & Regulatory Issues
Living Donation Incentives
New UNOS Pediatric Donor Allocation Policies
Tissue Engineering
Organ Allocation Worldwide
Current Transplantation Controversies
Special Interactive Audience Sessions
Biologic Immunosuppression Agents
NanoMedicine
RNA and microRNA biology
Cholangiocarcinoma in Liver Transplantation
Transplant Tourism
Clinical Trials
Impact of the Acceptable Mismatch in Europe on the Transplantation Rate
of Highly Sensitized Patients
...many more vital presentations

For more information about the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, visit
www.asts.org. Learn more about the American Society of Transplantation at
www.a-s-t.org. Visit www.atcmeeting.org for meeting schedule, key speakers,
and more. Media interviews are encouraged.

SOURCE American Transplant Congress 2009

Steven Schiff, Press Director, +1-610-971-4840, steve@schiffmarketing.com, for
the American Transplant Congress 2009,