LeonardoRiella Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States

LeonardoRiella
Leonardo V. Riella, M.D. Ph.D. is the Harold and Ellen Danser Endowed Chair in Transplant Surgery at Harvard Medical School and the Medical Director of Kidney Transplantation at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Riella’s research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of immune regulation and on developing novel therapies to promote immune tolerance. His lab is also tackling the organ transplant shortage head-on by pioneering two extraordinary paths: bioengineering kidneys from human stem cells and turning to gene-modified pigs as potential kidney donors. These innovative approaches could drastically increase the availability of organs and transform the transplant landscape. Find out more about Dr. Riella's research www.leoriella.com.
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Friday, February 7, 2025

Time Session
2:15 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
Xenotransplantation - the Brave New World of Farm to Clinic
Christoph Wanner Chair UniversityGermany
SishirGang Chair India
  • The First Pig to Human Transplant
    LeonardoRiella Speaker Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States
  • Infectious Challenges in Xenotransplant
    AtulHumar Speaker University of TorontoCanada
  • Ethical Challenges of Xenotransplantation
    DominiqueMartin Speaker Deakin UniversityAustralia
  • Q&A
Amaltas Hall B101-A