Bill considered himself to be a “lucky boy” growing up. He had a great relationship with his father; they played catch and watched baseball games for hours. He grew up in a Catholic household, where he attended church every week and was an altar boy with his brother. However, his perfect childhood came to an […]
2017 Research Grants
In 2017, the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and the Transplantation and Immunology Research Network (TIRN) facilitated providing $460,000 in research money to investigators in the field of transplantation. TIRN provides both career development grants for young investigators and research funding in specific areas along with outside organizations. AST TIRN/Astellas Clinical Science Faculty Development Research […]
AST President Interviews on NPR About Kidney Transplants
Earlier this week, the President of the American Society of Transplantation, Anil Chandraker, was interviewed on NPR’s “The Point” about kidney transplants. He was joined by a kidney transplant recipient, Hanu Singh, in a fantastic show that provided an overview of the role of the kidney, kidney transplants, and AST’s Power2Save initiative. There are more people in […]