News

Sep 30, 2019, 17:00 PM by User Not Found

The ASTS Pipeline Taskforce has collaborated with the Behind the Knife podcast series to create an ASTS-Behind the Knife miniseries featuring ASTS members. The first episode will air October 1, 2019.

Sep 27, 2019, 09:29 AM by User Not Found

ASTS applauds the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the elimination of outcomes requirements as a condition of transplant center re-approval.

Sep 25, 2019, 13:33 PM by User Not Found

Abstracts will be accepted until Friday, December 6, 2019, until 11:59 p.m. Pacific time.

Aug 14, 2019, 10:03 AM by Jen Taylor

Congratulations and best wishes to the newest ASTS fellows!

Aug 13, 2019, 14:58 PM by Jen Taylor

The President-Elect and Councilor election results were announced at the ASTS Annual Business Meeting on June 2, 2019. Dr. Marwan Abouljoud, MD, CPE, FACS, is the new president-elect, and the new councilors are Matthew Cooper, MD, Ryutaro Hirose, MD, and Kenneth Washburn, MD.

Aug 8, 2019, 10:39 AM by User Not Found

ASTS joins HRSA in recognizing hospitals, transplant centers, and donation organizations for national organ donation efforts in the 2019 Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Organ Donation Campaign.

Aug 6, 2019, 13:21 PM by Jen Taylor

Recognize your trainees, peers, or mentors for their dedication and contributions to the field by nominating them for one of our 6 awards! This year, we are pleased to announce a new Pipeline Award that is designed to recognize an individual who has been influential in the development of medical students or residents through outreach, clinical engagement, or research efforts.

Jul 29, 2019, 13:56 PM by User Not Found

As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Winter Symposium in 2020, ASTS is focusing the Winter Symposium on honoring the last 20 years of transplantation and forging ahead through the technologies and advancements that will define the next 20 years.

Jul 11, 2019, 09:50 AM by User Not Found

On July 10, President Trump announced the launch of the Advancing American Kidney Health, a new initiative focused on three goals: fewer patients developing kidney failure, fewer Americans receiving dialysis in dialysis centers, and more kidneys available for transplant.

Jul 2, 2019, 14:12 PM by User Not Found

The Executive Director (ED) is responsible for the overall strategic planning, management and activities of collaborative research endeavors with various stakeholders to accomplish objectives of the Transplant Therapeutics Consortium.