Raphael Meier MD PhD

July’s @amjtransplant.bsky.social editor choice!

YouTube video by MarylandPublicTV Your Health - Medical Advances in Transplanting Organs from Animals into People

Privileged to join Maryland Public TV’s “Your Health” with Jeff Salkin, marking @donatelifenc.bsky.social month. We highlighted organ donation, living donation, and groundbreaking #Xenotransplantation research @umaryland.edu | youtu.be/Pwyp5vvVJ_c?...

Best practices in islet transplantation in mice Islet transplantation in mice serves as a crucial preclinical model for understanding alloimmune and autoimmune mechanisms, optimizing immunosuppressi…

Privileged to collaborate with colleagues from various institutions on this update for the @amjtransplant.bsky.social —Best practices in islet #transplantation in mice—Our review explores preclinical models to treat #diabetes #rememberingDavidSutherland www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA)... : Transplantation t survival beyond 1 year post-transplant in nonhuman primate (NHP) models justify optimism for its potential as an alternative to allotransplantation. In the United States, experimental transplantatio...

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International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA) Position Paper on Kidney Xenotransplantation Porcine kidney xenotransplantation for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has reached the stage of clinical testing following major advances in donor pig genetic modifications and effective immunosuppres...

After a year of global collaboration, the IXA Position Paper on Kidney Xenotransplantation is now out in #Transplantation and #XenoTx. We outline clinical progress, ethical/regulatory insights, and evidence-based guidance for porcine kidney use in ESRD onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA) Position Paper on Kidney Xenotransplantation Porcine kidney xenotransplantation for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has reached the stage of clinical testing following major advances in donor pig genetic modifications and effective immunosuppres...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Our latest Xenotransplantation Literature Update (July–Dec 2024) — Overview of recent preclinical and clinical advancements, along with ethical, economic, and public health discussions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Les essais de xénotransplantation de reins de cochons s’accélèrent et livrent un premier espoir - Le Temps Aux Etats-Unis, les tentatives de greffe d’organes animaux sur des patients se succèdent depuis un an. Pour la première fois, une patiente américaine a survécu plus de deux mois. Un essai clinique a é...

Merci LeTemps pour ce bel article
🔹2e xénogreffe réussie à @mgh_transplant
🔹FDA approuve les essais cliniques
🔹NYU: une patiente >2,5 mois post-xenogreffe–un record
🔹UMB: recherche en Xénoperfusion de foie porcin pour l’insuffisance hépatique aiguë bit.ly/4gC4V4C

Read our latest paper on ‘Bridging Therapies: Ex Vivo Liver Xenoperfusion & Machine Perfusion’ in #Xenotransplantation — Advancing options for liver failure patients #LiverTransplantation #Hepatology #Cirrhosis onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Expanding Kidney Transplant Donor Criteria: Safe Transplantation from a Donor with Active CMV Infection

Expanding Kidney Transplant Donor Criteria: Safe Transplantation from a Donor with Active CMV Infection — A Remarkable Case Explained www.umms.org/ummc/pros/ph...

Excellent and timely report by the the Johns Hopkins Surgery team on liver machine perfusion and its transformative use in the U.S. — Since 2016, its adoption has skyrocketed, accounting for 15.5% of OLT by 2023 and marking a paradigm shift for DCDs #transplantation pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39724135/

Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Gives Living Donor New Lease on Life An Alabama woman who developed kidney disease after a complex pregnancy is out of the hospital after receiving a gene-edited pig kidney at NYU Langone.

Another incredible story: the only person in the world currently living with a genetically modified pig organ — nyulangone.org/news/gene-ed...

Transplantation of chemically induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived islets under abdominal anterior rectus sheath in a type 1 diabetes patient We report the 1-year results from one patient as the preliminary analysis of a first-in-human phase I clinical trial (ChiCTR2300072200) assessing the …

Fascinating story of a 25yo patient with Type 1 diabetes, two previous liver transplants & a failed pancreas transplant receiving chemically-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived islets from adipose-derived MSCs. #stemcelltherapy #diabetes #transplant #medicine www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Night sky photograph capturing the Milky Way's band with Andromeda Galaxy visible in upper left

Captured this photo of the Milky Way — a powerful reminder of the vast complexity of our world. Much like in transplantation, every detail matters, yet the whole picture still holds mysteries that humble us #astrophotography #NightSky #Science #Transplant

Everything must have a beginning

The bluesky logo with the blue butterfly

📢 App Version 1.60 is rolling out now (1/5)

We have a new logo! 🦋 

Bluesky is emerging from its cocoon of clouds to transform into a social butterfly. Read more about why we chose this logo here: blueskyweb.xyz/blog/12-21-2...