ASN Kidney Week Abstracts & Presentations
The American Society of Nephrology hosts the world's premier nephrology meeting, Kidney Week, which provides exciting and challenging opportunities to exchange knowledge, learn the latest in scientific and medical advances, and listen to engaging and provocative discussions with leading experts in the field.
Kidney Week 2026 will be taking place from October 21 -25 in Denver, CO.
Below is our team's contributions to Kidney Week 2026.
Presentations
- Update of Ongoing Clinical Trials in Tolerance
- Best in Show: Review of the Top Kidney Transplantation Literature, 2025-2026
- October 22, 2026 | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Poster Abstract Presentations
Pathology and Lab Medicine
October 22, 2026 | 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
Cluster-Guided Models for Patient-Specific Subclinical Rejection Surveillance. A. Singla, K. Chen, C. Rebello, L. Zhao, S. Park, S. Mehrotra, J. Friedewald
Transplantation: Clinical – Rejection, Biomarkers, and Pharmacology
October 23, 2026 |10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Pre- and Post-Transplant Pegcetacoplan: A Novel Approach to Preventing C3 Glomerulopathy Recurrence. J. Parulekar, C. Ghossein, A. Agrawal, A. Al-Ani.
Transplantation: Clinical – Transplant Access, Recipient Evaluation, Living Donors, Pregnancy and More.
October 23, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Bioengineering Kidney Tissues Using Stem Cells and Kidney Scaffolds. A.K. Gupta, E. Minocha, J. Wang, Z. Tu, Z.J. Zhang, J. Wertheim.
Development, Stem Cells, and Regenerative Medicine
October 24, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Past Kidney Weeks
See below for our contributions from previous years.
ASN Kidney Week 2025
Invited Presentations
Anat R. Tambur, PhD
Virtual Crossmatch in Kidney Transplantation: When and How?
- Basic/Clinical Science Session: Navigating Human Leukocyte Antigens
- November 6, 2025 | 4:30 PM – 4:50 PM CST
- Location: Room 332A, Convention Center
Oral Abstract Presentations
Effect of Biomarkers and Patient-Specific Factors on Kidney Rejection Risk. A. Singla, K. Chen, B.H. Robelly, C. Rebello, C. Lantz, L. Zhao, R. Lacombe, R. Sinha, G.S. Hanna, S. Kleiboeker, S. Park, S. Mehrotra, J.J. Friedewald.
Transplantation: Clinical Controversies in Donation, Access, Monitoring, and Treatment.
November 8, 2025 | 5:20 PM – 5:30 PM
Poster Abstract Presentations
Diagnostic and Economic Analysis of Multibiomarker Kidney Rejection Rule-Out Tests. A. Singla, K. Chen, B.H. Robelly, C. Rebello, C. Lantz, L. Zhao, R. Lacombe, R. Sinha, G. Hanna, S. Kleiboeker, S. Park, S. Mehrotra, J. J. Friedewald.
Transplantation: Clinical – Glomerular Diseases, Infections, and Rejection.
November 6, 2025 | 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
Unsupervised Learning of Five-Biomarker Data for Patient-Specific Kidney Rejection Monitoring. A. Singla, K. Chen, B.H. Robelly, C. Rebello, C. Lantz, L. Zhao, R. Lacombe, R. Sinha, G.S. Hanna, S. Kleiboeker, S. Park, S. Mehrotra, J.J. Friedewald.
Transplantation: Clinical – Glomerular Diseases, Infections, and Rejection.
November 6, 2025 | 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
Novel Soluble ACE2 Protein Lowers Kidney Angiotensin II and Improves Kidney Function in a Syngeneic Mouse Model of Delayed Graft Function After Kidney Transplantation. C. Cianfarini, F. Yamani, J. Wysocki, J.J Wang, M. Ye, Z.J. Zhang, D. Batlle.
Transplantation: Basic Research
November 6, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Transplantation of a Kidney with Donor-Derived Ureteritis Cystica. F. Palacios, I.Z. Ansari, B. Choy, V. Rohan, F. Mubin, J.C. Caicedo.
Transplantation: Clinical – Case Reports
November 8, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ASN Kidney Week 2024
Below is our team's contributions to Kidney Week 2024.
Invited Presentations
Joseph R. Leventhal, MD, PhD
- Chimerism and the Road to Transplant Tolerance: Where Do We Stand?
- October 24, 2024, 3:00PM - 3:30PM PST
- Basic/Clinical Science Session - Progress on Cellular Therapies for Tolerance and Pig-to-Human Xenotransplantation
John J. Friedewald, MD, FASN
- Advances in Understanding Viruses as a Barometer of Immunosuppression: Epstein-Barr Virus and Torque Teno Virus
- October 24, 2024, 5:30PM - 5:50PM PST
- Clinical Practice Session - Viral Infections and Kidney Transplantation
Moderators
Mohammed Javeed Ansari, MD
- Breaking Down Barriers to Transplantation: Management of Older Adults and Individuals with Obesity
- October 25, 2024, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST
Amishi Desai, DO
- Improving Kidney Transplant Longevity: Advanced Technologies on the Horizon
- October 25, 2024, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PST
Oral Abstract Presentations
Risk HLA-DQ Heterodimer Mismatch Is Associated with De Novo Donor-Specific Antibodies in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients.
- Vaka Sigurjonsdottir, Kim H. Piburn, Lin Wang, Daniel Turudic, Paul C. Grimm, Anat R. Tambur, Bing M. Zhang.
Kidney Rejection Prediction Model Combining Blood Gene Expression, Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA, Urine Chemokines, and Torque Teno Virus.
- Kenny W. Chen, Lihui Zhao, Sujay D. Paudel, Sookhyeon Park, Amishi Desai, Ronnie Lacombe, Rohita Sinha, Steven Kleiboeker, John J. Friedewald.
Poster Abstract Presentations
Discovery and Validation of a Kidney Rejection Prediction Model Using Urinary CXCL9 and CXCL10.
- Kenny W. Chen, Lihui Zhao, Sookhyeon Park, Sujay D. Paudel, Ronnie Lacombe, Steven Kleiboeker, John J. Friedewald.
Novel Predictors of Hepatorenal Syndrome Response to Terlipressin: Biomarker Analysis from the CONFIRM Trial.
- Andrew S. Allegretti, Josh Levitsky, Pratima Sharma, Tianqi Ouyang, Scott Silvey, Jasmohan S. Bajaj.
Machine Perfusion of Mice Kidneys to Deliver a Protective Bioengineered Soluble ACE2 Protein.
- Cosimo Cianfarini, Fatmah N. Yamani, Jan Wysocki, Dinesh Jaishankar, Zheng J. Zhang, Daniel Batlle.
An Unusual Case of Late-Onset Profound Granulomatous Interstitial Nephritis Due to Adenovirus in a Kidney Allograft.
- Syed S Hasni, Carla L. Ellis, Sujay D. Paudel, Mohammed Javeed Ansari, John J. Friedewald.
An Unusual Case of Lymphangioma-Like Kaposi Sarcoma in a Kidney Transplant Patient.
- Sujay D. Paudel, Syed S. Hasni, Mohammed Javeed Ansari.
Publication Only Abstracts
An Unusual Case of Recurrence of Cresentic IgA Nephropathy in Kidney Allograft.
- Syed S. Hasni, Carla L. Ellis, Sujay D. Paudel, Mohammed Javeed Ansari, Sookhyeon Park.