To Err Is Human: But the Mechanisms of Graft Injury and Rejection Are More Translational?
Thursday, May 7, 2026, 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Moderated by: Monique Verstegen, Keri Lunsford & Eliano Bonaccorsi

Basic & Translational Research Committee Presents: To Err Is Human: But the Mechanisms of Graft Injury and Rejection Are More Translational?


Landscape of Ischemic and Biliary Injury Following Liver Transplantation: What Has Been Shown in Humans and Animals
Shennen Mao

Immune Ecosystem Remodeling Across the Spectrum of Cholangitis
Sonya MacParland

3D Tissue Modeling and Its Role in Improving Post-Transplant Injury
Nils Haep

Tackling Rejection at the Molecular Level
Alexander HK Kroemer – Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Assays in Clinical Liver Transplantation
Juliet Emamaullee – Leveraging Spatial Proteomics to Investigate Immune Mechanisms Governing Liver Rejection

Can Modifying Organs to Reduce the Risk of Rejection Be a Reality? The Role of Machine Perfusion
David Al-Adra