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Session: Keynote Session

Opening Keynote Address: Xenotransplantation

Tuesday, June 18, 2024
5:30 PM – 6:15 PM PT
Location: Salon 8

    Speaker(s)

  • Robert A. Montgomery, MD, D.Phil, FACS

    H. Leon Pachter Chair & Professor of Surgery
    New York University Langone Health
    New York, New York, United States

    • Chair(s)

  • Megan Sykes, MD

    Michael J. Friedlander Professor of Medicine and Professor of Microbiology & Immunology and Surgical Sciences (in Surgery), Columbia UniversityDirector, Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University College of Physicians and SurgeonsDirector of Research, Transplant Initiative, Director, Bone Marrow Transplantation Research, Division of Hematology/OncologyColumbia University Medical Center
    Columbia University
    New York, New York, United States

Disclosure(s):
Robert A. Montgomery, MD, D.Phil, FACS: No relevant disclosure to display

Learning Objectives:

  • 1. To understand the state of the art of xenotransplantation
  • 2. To appreciate the existence of the decedent model as a new option for pre-clinical research
  • 3. To learn about the remaining challenges to beginning clinical trials