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Check out our proposed approach on Journal of Surgical Research, which reduces costs and enables customized ex vivo models, enhancing surgical training and expanding learning opportunities. DukeSEAL 🤙💥

Looking forward to this event!

If you missed the first installment of our Introduction to Statistics and STATA series last week, have no fear! The recording has been uploaded to the TSMA Youtube! Check out it out at youtu.be/1W3R9tLQjkg

Hot off the press! Our latest study "Transforming the logistics of liver transplantation with normothermic machine perfusion: Clinical impact versus cost" has just been published in Liver Transplantation Journal (LTxJournal). Read here; journals.lww.com/lt/abstract/99… Andrew Barbas Qimeng Gao Isaac Alderete Nihal AYKUN

That’s a wrap on this season for the League(asure)…Congrats to Imran Anwar, MD Anthony Saxton, MD MSc Isaac Alderete on a hard fought battle 🏈🏉

Concerns have been raised that TA-NRP may damage DCD lungs. Here, we used national data and risk-adjusted models from the SRTR to show that TA-NRP is not associated with lower rates of adjusted lung utilization compared to direct recovery. Duke Ex Vivo Organ Lab Arya Pontula Sammy Halpern

Heading to PennSurgery for residency! Excited to start this next chapter in Philly. Grateful for everyone at Duke who supported me along the way, especially Andrew Barbas John Migaly Matthew Hartwig

Congratulations to everyone on their #Match2025. Isaac Alderete…welcome to the family!!!!

Join me, Emily Larson, and Isaac Alderete, MHS tomorrow 7pm ET for an introduction to using Stata for data analysis! This will be great for those interested in starting clinical outcomes research. We’ll be demonstrating with real examples and code. Register with the QR code below:

Shedding light on key factors influencing DCD lung use and outcomes. Isaac Alderete 🔗: jhltonline.org/article/S1053-…

Miss these boys already 😫

Join us for Session 3 of our STATS 101 series📊 on April 24 at 7PM EST! Learn to run tests, generate tables & Kaplan-Meier curves, plus extra STATA tips. Don’t miss the final session—register now! TSRA The Society of Thoracic Surgeons AATS Alice Zhou Emily Larson Isaac Alderete

Short-statured LTx candidates wait longer than taller ones. CAS now includes height, but does it help? Or are shorter patients still getting the short end of the stick? 🫁 Find out in our recent American Journal of Transplantation publication! authors.elsevier.com/c/1lAHA5hx-Wb9… Matthew Hartwig Isaac Alderete

Proud to co–first author this new @AmJTransplant paper. We demonstrated that AAV-PD-L1 gene therapy can reduce rejection in a rodent lung transplant model. A step toward immunomodulation through gene delivery. Qimeng Gao Nihal AYKUN Alan Rosales, PhD Duke Ex Vivo Organ Lab Duke Surgery

Article in Press! Can gene therapy help prevent rejection? AAV-mediated PD-L1 delivery during cold storage was associated with reduced acute rejection in a rat lung transplant model. amjtransplant.org/article/S1600-… Isaac Alderete Duke Ex Vivo Organ Lab Qimeng Gao Nihal AYKUN Duke Surgery

Pleased to share our group’s recent editorial.

This past Saturday we held our yearly Chief Residents’ Dinner and Awards Ceremony. Congratulations to all our winners! To our outgoing Chief’s, we couldn’t be more excited to see all the amazing things you’ll do for decades to come.