Raphael Meier MD-PhD (@meier_raphael) 's Twitter Profile
Raphael Meier MD-PhD

@meier_raphael

Transplant Surgeon @UMMC | Associate Professor @UMmedschool | clinical & basic science researcher | #liver #kidney #pancreas #transplantation #stemcells #islets

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Leonardo V. Riella (@lvriella) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨BREAKING: Our report on the first-ever pig kidney xenotransplant in a living human with ESRD is now published in NEJM! A major milestone in transplantation, paving the way for a new era of organ replacement Mass General Transplant Mass General Kidneys eGenesis more: nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Alban Longchamp, MD, PhD (@albanlongchamp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Amazing work from the entire MGH team! Groundbreaking. Xenotransplantation of a Porcine Kidney for End-Stage Kidney Disease | New England Journal of Medicine nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Shimul A. Shah (@shimulshah73) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Massachusetts General Hospital Performs Second Groundbreaking Xenotransplant of Genetically-Edited Pig Kidney into Living Recipient ⁦Mass General Surgery⁩ ⁦Leonardo V. Riella⁩ ⁦Nahel Elias⁩ massgeneral.org/news/press-rel…

Raphael Meier MD-PhD (@meier_raphael) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Merci LeTemps pour ce bel article 🔹2e xénogreffe réussie à Mass General 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

Merci LeTemps pour ce bel article
🔹2e xénogreffe réussie à <a href="/mgh_transplant/">Mass General Transplant</a> 
🔹FDA approuve les essais cliniques 
🔹NYU: une patiente &gt;2,5 mois post-xenogreffe–un record 
🔹UMB: recherche en Xénoperfusion de foie porcin pour l’insuffisance hépatique aiguë bit.ly/4gC4V4C
Kristopher Croome (@kriscroome) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Food and Drug Administration has given two biotechnology companies approval for clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into patients with kidney failure. Please join the ASTS Scientific Studies Advisory Committee for the next webinar in the

The Food and Drug Administration has given two biotechnology companies approval for clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into patients with kidney failure. Please join the ASTS Scientific Studies Advisory Committee for the next webinar in the
Raphael Meier MD-PhD (@meier_raphael) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The organ shortage crisis drives research into #xenotransplantation for acute liver failure–our systematic review analyzes 203 pig/NHP-to-NHP liver transplants: genetic modifications, auxiliary techniques, and immunosuppression as key to improving survival onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/xe…

The organ shortage crisis drives research into #xenotransplantation for acute liver failure–our systematic review analyzes 203 pig/NHP-to-NHP liver transplants: genetic modifications, auxiliary techniques, and immunosuppression as key to improving survival onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/xe…
Raphael Meier MD-PhD (@meier_raphael) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Latest Xenotransplantation Literature Update (July–Dec 2024) — Overview of recent preclinical and clinical advancements, plus ethical, economic, and public health discussions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11… Joe M. Ladowski, MD PhD Kasra Shirini

Latest Xenotransplantation Literature Update (July–Dec 2024) — Overview of recent preclinical and clinical advancements, plus ethical, economic, and public health discussions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11… <a href="/JoeMLadowski/">Joe M. Ladowski, MD PhD</a> <a href="/KasraShirini/">Kasra Shirini</a>
Raphael Meier MD-PhD (@meier_raphael) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Privileged to collaborate with colleagues from various institutions on this update for the American Journal of Transplantation —Best practices in islet #transplantation in mice—Our review explores preclinical models to treat #diabetes University of Maryland School of Medicine #rememberingDavidSutherland sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Privileged to collaborate with colleagues from various institutions on this update for the <a href="/amjtransplant/">American Journal of Transplantation</a> —Best practices in islet #transplantation in mice—Our review explores preclinical models to treat #diabetes <a href="/UMmedschool/">University of Maryland School of Medicine</a> #rememberingDavidSutherland sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
ASTS (@astschimera) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are deeply saddened by the passing of David Sutherland, MD, PhD, a pioneer in transplantation and former ASTS President (1990-91). His groundbreaking work in pancreas & islet transplantation transformed the field, and his legacy lives on through his research, mentorship, and

We are deeply saddened by the passing of David Sutherland, MD, PhD, a pioneer in transplantation and former ASTS President (1990-91). His groundbreaking work in pancreas &amp; islet transplantation transformed the field, and his legacy lives on through his research, mentorship, and
Raphael Meier MD-PhD (@meier_raphael) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A significant milestone in Xenotransplantation: researchers in China have performed a pig-to-human liver transplant. The work, published nature marks a major step forward in xenotransplantation and raises new possibilities for addressing organ shortages nature.com/articles/s4158…

eGenesis (@egenesisbio) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’re excited to announce the FDA has cleared our IND application for the treatment of patients with acute on chronic liver failure with the OrganOx ELC system. Read the release: businesswire.com/news/home/2025…

We’re excited to announce the FDA has cleared our IND application for the treatment of patients with acute on chronic liver failure with the <a href="/organ_ox/">OrganOx</a> ELC system. 

Read the release:

businesswire.com/news/home/2025…
Alban Longchamp, MD, PhD (@albanlongchamp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Association of Kidney Graft Long-term Outcome With... : Transplantation Direct journals.lww.com/transplantatio… . Congrats @Raffaella Emsley , Matthieu Stone Halfon, @Thomas Agius and many thanks to Dela Golshayan and the STCS team for the great collaboration.

Elliot Tapper (@ebtapper) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Important study in NEJM ❤️ seeing Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc front page! 😁for treatments to reverse #cirrhosis ⚠️careful not to over interpret negative phase 2b with *signals* 🧐everyone should learn about FGF21, a fascinating hormone at the intersection of liver metabolism and fibrogenesis

Important study in <a href="/NEJM/">NEJM</a> 
❤️ seeing <a href="/NoureddinMD/">Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc</a> front page!
😁for treatments to reverse #cirrhosis
⚠️careful not to over interpret negative phase 2b with *signals*
🧐everyone should learn about FGF21, a fascinating hormone at the intersection of liver metabolism and fibrogenesis