Date
October 7, 2021 - 8:30amEvent Description
Presenter: Dr. Martin Wijkstrom
Dr. Wijkstrom's research has been focused on preclinical development of xenotransplantation, mostly in islet and kidney models using cells and organs from genetically engineered pigs. His clinical interest is optimizing care for patients undergoing total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation. Other interests include assessing the impact of cold ischemia on short-term and long-term kidney allograft survival.
Background Reading:
- Witkowski P, Wijkstrom M, Bachul P, Morgan KA, Levy M, Onaca N, Chaidarun SS, Gardner T, Shapiro AMJ, Posselt A, Ahmad SA, Daffonchio L, Ruffini PA, Bellin MD. “Targeting CXCR1/2 in the first multicenter, double-blinded, randomized trial in autologous islet transplant recipients”. Am J Transplant. 2021 May 25. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16695. Online ahead of print.
- Wijkstrom, M. Pancreas vs. Islet Transplantation: the False Dilemma. Current Transplantation Reports 7(4); 230–236 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40472-020-00299-7
- Bottino R, Wijkstrom M, van der Windt DJ, Hara H, Ezzelarab M, Murase N, Bertera S, He J, Phelps C, Ayares D, Cooper DK, and Trucco M. “Pig-to-Monkey Islet Xenotrasplantation Using Multi-Transgenic Pigs”. Am J Transplantation 2014, 14(10):2275-87.
Location and Address
Zoom virtual meeting
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