Join us at CEoT 2026, a three-day meeting focused on advancing transplantation science, clinical practice, and patient outcomes. This meeting will explore the future of transplantation across all organ types, highlighting innovation, equity, and lifelong patient care. Hear from leading experts and engage in interactive breakout sessions across specialties, focusing on emerging technologies, allocation strategies, and the changing landscape of organ disease.

The 2026-2027 Board of Directors nomination window is now open! The AST is currently accepting nominations for President, Treasurer, and three Councilors-at-Large. The election will begin in April 2026, and newly elected board members will begin their terms on June 22, 2026, following the AST Town Hall at the American Transplant Congress.

As the 2025 AST membership year begins to close, don't forget to renew your membership and reaffirm your commitment to the AST. Renewal invoices were distributed via email and are due December 31, 2025. If you didn't receive your email, you may log in anytime to your AST member account. Don't miss out on all future AST educational, networking, advocacy, and research efforts!

The Donation Derby is back — and your Community of Practice (COP) needs your support! Every gift you make helps fund your COP’s initiatives and projects and brings them one step closer to victory. Rally behind your COP, make a donation, and help them race to the top!

The AST is now accepting applications for its 2026 Career Development Grant cycle! These grants promote the careers of early-career investigators whose research relates to solid organ transplantation (and/or immunology relating to solid organ transplant).

Source: American Board of Internal Medicine
Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Because ABIM strives to have representation from a cross-section of the profession bringing a broad range of perspectives, ABIM particularly welcomes applications from those with experience in rural medicine, leaders in academic medicine and physicians who are clinically active. Individual candidates are not expected to hold all of these qualities; applicants who bring strength in any area are encouraged to apply. 

The AST developed a survey aimed at soliciting your perspectives on legislative and regulatory issues that significantly influence both patient care and professional practice. Our goal is to establish a platform for our membership to share their invaluable ideas and perspectives and actively engage with the Public Policy Committee and AST leadership. We look forward to your input as we navigate the dynamics of our ever-evolving landscape of transplant care and practice.

Source: American Journal of Transplantation
Organ transplant listing decisions are made by multidisciplinary selection committees using structured, deliberative processes to evaluate candidate eligibility. Engaging patients in these meetings has been proposed as a strategy to enhance transparency, trust, and patient-centered care. This study assessed patient and professional perspectives via an online survey of 1349 American Society of Transplantation and National Kidney Foundation members (907 patients, caregivers, and family; 442 transplant team members). 

Source: Journals LWW
Portal vein complications (PVCs) are recognized but infrequent complications following pediatric liver transplantation (pLT), particularly in young patients with biliary atresia (BA). However, the exact incidence of PVCs remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the overall incidence of PVCs after pLT and to explore variations within specific subgroups defined by indication for pLT, age at pLT, donor type, transplant era, and center volume.

 

Source: Wiley Online Library
Most studies on socioeconomic factors in liver transplantation (LT) rely on national databases without considering regional characteristics. This study uniquely investigated how educational attainment, income, and insurance status simultaneously impact early readmission and graft survival among LT recipients at a single center in Ohio, accounting for county-level characteristics.