Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation: Bridging the Gap between Donor and Recipient

David Pereyra

Medizinische Universität Wien, Österreich

Seneszenz und Transplantatcholangiopathie

Hannah Esser

Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Österreich

Human induced pluripotent stem cell derived hepatocyte-like cells to enhance liver regeneration during normothermic ex situ machine perfusion in a PCLS model

Maximilian Mohr^1,2, Katharina Günther², Marta Suarez-Cubero², Verena Hackl¹, Thomas Resch¹, Stefan Schneeberger¹, Frank Edenhofer², Theresa Hautz¹, Julia Hofmann¹

¹organ Life – Organ Regeneration Center of Excellence, Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; ²Institute of Molecular Biology & CMBI, Department of Genomics, Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Multimodal Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Imaging System during Ex-vivo Organ Perfusion

Sabrina Stimmeder¹, Guenther Paltauf², Robert Nuster², Johannes Atteneder¹, Bettina Leber¹, Philipp Stiegler¹

¹Medical University Graz, Österreich; ²Institute for Physics, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Perioperative Immunoadsorption in immunized kidney transplant recipients leads to higher graft survival rates

Paula van Appeldorn¹, Anja Vales², Hannes Neuwirt³, Stefan Schneeberger¹, Annemarie Weissenbacher¹

¹Universitätsklinik für Visceral-, Transplantations- und Thorachirurgie Innsbruck; ²Zentralinstitut für Bluttransfusion und Immunologische Abteilung, Innsbruck; ³Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin IV, Nephrologie und Hypertensiologie, Innsbruck

Selective In-Vivo Expansion of regulatory T cells Promotes Long-Term Tolerance of Heart Allografts

Laurenz Wolner¹, Romy Steiner¹, Andreas Zuckermann², Attila Kiss¹, Bruno Podesser¹, Nina Pilat^1,2

¹Center for Biomedical Research and Translational Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; ²Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Addressing Organ Shortage in Austria and Europe: Challenges and Legal Implications in Human Organ Research

Alexander Kofler¹, Gerald Brandacher¹, Rupert Oberhuber¹, Annemarie Weißenbacher¹, Benno Cardini¹, Stephan Eschertzhuber², Stefan Schneeberger¹

¹Department of Visceral, Transplantation and Thoracic Surgery, organLife Laboratory and Daniel Swarovski Research Laboratory, Center of Operative Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria; ²Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Regional Hospital Hall i.T., Austria