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Industry Symposium
The Future is Now: Non-Invasive Pediatric Molecular Transplant Testing

Monday March 28, 2022 | 18:00 to 18:45

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Description

Join a panel of experts to discuss the latest advances in molecular diagnostics for pediatric transplant recipients. Moderated by Dr. Vikas Dharnidarka and Dr. Sham Dholakia, and featuring presentations by Dr. Vikas Dharnidharka, Director of Pediatric Nephrology at Washington University in St. Louis, Dr. Dechu Puliyanda, Director of Pediatric Nephrology and Transplant Immunology at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and Dr. Brian Feingold, Medical Director of Heart Failure and Transplantation Programs at the UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, this symposium will provide an overview of AlloSure donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA), presentations of recently published data on the use of AlloSure in pediatric heart and kidney transplant recipients, and a live Q&A with the speakers

Presentations

Dr. Vikas Dharnidarka, United States
AlloSure dd-cfDNA introduction and new research

Dechu Puliyanda, United States
Utility of AlloSure in pediatric kidney transplant patients

Dr. Brian Feingold, United States
Early findings with dd-cfDNA in clinical care post-pediatric heart transplant