6th Annual Duke Transplant Center Research Symposium, a Duke Centennial Event

The 2024 Duke Transplant Center (DTC) Research Symposium, a Duke Centennial Event, features keynote speaker Dr. Megan Sykes, the Michael J. Friedlander Professor of Medicine and Professor of Microbiology & Immunology and Surgical Sciences (in Surgery) at Columbia University, and Director of the Columbia Center for Translational Immunology.

This year's event showcases six interconnected transplant research investigators across three topics spanning the spectrum of transplantation: new collaborations, advances in improving donor organs, and trainee research.

The DTC Research Symposium brings together investigators across multiple departments to create new connections, encourage innovative ideas, and highlight trainee academic career development in solid organ transplantation and transplant research.

The 2024 faculty speakers are:
Adam Devore, MD, MHS, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Stephanie Jost, PhD, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences
Opeyemi Olabisi, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Xinxia Peng, PhD, North Carolina State University

With presentations by trainees:
Matthew Tunbridge, MD, Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplant
Jeeyon Grace Rim, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine

The full agenda is available at: https://surgery.duke.edu/sites/default/files/2024-08/2024%20Transplant%20Research%20Symposium_Agenda_SPEAKERS%20CONFIRMED.pdf

RSVP at: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aaC7tTHXuUK8hiC