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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD

@jschaenmanmd.bsky.social
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Fascinated by Transplant Infectious Diseases #TID and Transplant Immunology, T cell senescence, and frailty

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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
A well written description of the current proposal to require political oversight over all grants in the US. This would have a chilling effect on trust in the system of peer review : Trump’s Assaults on Scientific Research Just Got Worse www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Assaults on Scientific Research Just Got Worse
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International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) @ishlt.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
📢 A NEW #ISHLTConsensusStatement on Acute Lung Allograft Dysfunction (#ALAD) is now available. 📖💡🫁 The statement aims to provide definition, etiology, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, and research priorities. View the top 9️⃣ takeaways ⤵️ and read the publication at 🔗 bit.ly/4nqvcaZ
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Standing room only at this excellent session on older 🫁 transplants 'is age just a number?' - consensus: look at biological age and frailty rather than chronological age. Given our aging population, choose immunosuppression carefully @lungtxdoc.bsky.social #ISHLT2026 @ishlt.bsky.social
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Eurofins Viracor @eurofinsviracor.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
WEBINAR tomorrow! Learn from the expert who helps write the rules. 📋 REGISTER: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/299... Join Dr. Atul Humar for “Transplant Infectious Diseases with a focus on Heart and Lung Recipients.” #WebinarWednesday 4/15 ⌚ 12-1pm CST #InfectiousDisease #ISHLT2026 #ISHLT26
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
We are still accepting applications for our #TID fellowship/advanced training year at UCLA for 2026-27 ☀️ 🌴 - please reach out w any questions about this opportunity! recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10380 #MedEd #IDSky @txidfellows.bsky.social @ast-idcop.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social @idjclub.bsky.social
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Transplant Infectious Diseases Career Development Position 2026-2027
University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Support frontline organizers demanding justice and shutting down ICE in Minnesota chuffed.org/project/supp...
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Support frontline organizers demanding justice and shutting down ICE in Minnesota
On January 7, 2026 ICE agents shot and killed Renee Nicole Good amid a sweeping immigration crackdown. On January 24, ICU Nurse and legal observer Alex Jeffrey Pretti was also shot and killed by ICE a...
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
We are in the final stretch for the Donation Derby, and only 24 members away from hitting the goal of 10% participation! 🐎 💰 🏆 Please donate if you have not already, even a small amount counts towards the goal! @astinfo.bsky.social @txidfellows.bsky.social #TxIDSky #IDSky
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Year in review, California Department of public health. With the erosion of trust in the ACIP and other federal agencies, state public health departments have an important role in providing guidance on vaccination. Do others in #TxID have a state resource you can rely on? @ast-idcop.bsky.social
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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
IDSA congratulates the 272 adult physicians who matched today into an adult infectious diseases fellowship!🎉#WeAreID
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/12/2025
Support immigrants under attack on this Giving Tuesday. With the regime escalating its attacks on immigrant communities, we’re encouraging you to support the Defending Our Neighbors Fund. Help families caught up in our increasingly draconian immigration system get the legal assistance they deserve.
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Defending Our Neighbors Fund
An urgent lifeline to local organizations providing legal and bond support to immigrant families and individuals who need it most. Donate today.
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
What are #TxID #IDSky folks doing with invasive Fusarium infections 🌱 in stem cell patients- do you routinely send susceptibility testing ? 🤔@drfungus.bsky.social @fungaldoc.bsky.social @ast-ldcop.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social ? Let me know your thoughts!!
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
What are #TxID #IDSky folks doing with invasive Fusarium infections 🌱 in stem cell patients- do you routinely send susceptibility testing ? 🤔@drfungus.bsky.social @fungaldoc.bsky.social @ast-ldcop.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social ? Let me know your thoughts!!
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Jonathan Zuckerman MD PhD @jzrenalpath.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
BK nephropathy Clues: - Heavy but focal tubulointerstitial inflammation - Increased plasma cells - Viral cytopathic change - Features of CNI toxicity ->over immunosuppression (isometric vacuolization shown here) -SV40 IHC confirmatory #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Hepatitis B vaccination is so important for #TxID - it would be a real loss for public health as a whole as well as future transplant candidates to lose out on this opportunity for universal vaccination - please comment on this ACIP proposal! @ast-idcop.bsky.social
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AST IDCOP @ast-idcop.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Did someone say Donation Derby? Our 2025 fundraiser is now open. Support the IDCOP by allocating the donation to us. If we hit 10% participation we get to keep 75% of funds for IDCOP! www.myast.org/donationderby
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
We are hiring a #Postdoctoral #Researcher to work in the Reed Lab @uclapathology.bsky.social on an exciting project dissecting impact of immunosuppression at the single cell level! Please reach out with any questions! @domucla.bsky.social #academicjobs #immunology recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10679
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Postdoctoral Position in Infectious Diseases-Schaenman (PI) 2025-2026
University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!
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Paul Sax @paulsaxmd.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Hey ID Fellows, what are your favorite ID consults? Asked that question during a recent visit to the ID division at Johns Hopkins, and here's what their fellows said. #IDSky blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
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Favorite ID Fellow Consults: Johns Hopkins Edition
Just back from a visit to the Infectious Diseases Division at Johns Hopkins, thanks to the kind invitation of current ID chief Dr. Amita Gupta and her predecessor, Dr. David Thomas. On a personal note...
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Wow - check out this incredible story about a well-known actor pursuing altruistic kidney donation www.latimes.com/entertainmen... @astinfo.bsky.social
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For his next trick, Jesse Eisenberg will make his kidney disappear — into a stranger
Jesse Eisenberg is about to donate one of his kidneys to a stranger. The 'Now You See Me: Now You Don't' star called the move a 'no-brainer.'
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Got a great session idea for next year's @idweek.bsky.social ? You can submit either a full symposium or a quick topic or speaker idea ! #medEd #IDfellow #TID #IDSky @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDWeek2025 idweek.org/program/
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Program - IDWeek
Have a great idea for a session next year? IDWeek want to hear your ideas! Submit a session suggestion for the 2026 conference by Oct. 31. You have options!
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Feeling inspired seeing so many enthusiastic trainees at #IDWeek2025! We have a 2026-27 opening for our 1-year Transplant ID Advanced Training Program at #UCLA, pls reach out with any questions #IDfellow #TxID @idweek.bsky.social #IDSky @ucla-id-fellowship.bsky.social recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10380
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Transplant Infectious Diseases Career Development Position 2026-2027
University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
The great #TxID #IDWeek2025 content continues this morning with 'T cell modifying therapies' at 10:30 today @idweek.bsky.social #IDSky
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Don't miss this session on 'Respiratory Viruses in Transplant Patients' in the Thomas Murphy ballroom 1:45 today with experts Lara Danziger-Izakov, Deepali Kumar and Roy Chemaly on epidemiology, clinical trials, and approaches to Rx 🦠 💊 💉 #IDWeek2025 #TxID #IDSky @idweek.bsky.social
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
My proudest moment- solved the Outbreak Escape Room in under 60 minutes! Great teamwork with a talented public health group from BU plus a clinical colleague from Kaiser Downey 💊 🦠 💉🙌 Thank you @idweek.bsky.social for the fun event! #IDWeek2025
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Highway to the donor danger zone? Please join the #TxID crew Tues 8am in B312 for 'Should I Take This Donor?' 🤔 w donor-derived infx experts Stephanie Pouch and Emily Blumberg dropping knowledge on all your donor-related q's ♥️ 🫁 🫘 @aneeshkmehta.bsky.social #IDSky @idweek.bsky.social #IDWeek2025
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Packed house difficult mold infections - very hard to say definitively if combination therapy is useful for Mucor per Dimitrios Farmakiotis , recommended to avoid use outside of stepdown therapy etc, #IDWeek2025 @idweek.bsky.social #TxID @sarahhammond.bsky.social
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Don't miss this exciting session that brings together immunocompromised hosts and global medicine 🌎 "Across the Globe"#TID #IDSky #IDWeek2025 w talks on HHV8 /KICS 🦠 , vector borne diseases 🕷️ , and Bartonella 🐈 at 10:30 today @idweek.bsky.social @katesolivia.bsky.social @maricarmalinis.bsky.social
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Huge turn out for #IDWeek2025 @idweek.bsky.social Plenary Session with Javier Muñoz ! 🤩
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Sujit Suchindran @suchindran.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Welcome to Atlanta #IDWeek2025! Check out this great guide to our city from the #EmoryID fellows! The Eastside Beltline is my fave
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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Don’t throw away your shot to watch the #IDWeek2025 Opening Plenary live! Tune in at 3:45PM ET to see Javier Muñoz and other special guests kick off the meeting: idweek2025.eventscribe.net/aaStatic…
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
So excited to finally be here at #IDWeek2025 - starting off with supporting ID Fellows with the purchase of my new favorite shirt (available in the lobby just but the food court ) @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDSky
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Thanks as always for these very helpful links! Great resource for both fellows and current practitioners in #TID #TxID #IDSky
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
It was a great honor to present my work on the power of immune senescence and frailty assessments to predict outcomes in transplant patients at @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social Infectious Diseases w Dr Stephanie Pouch #IDSky #Transplant @domucla.bsky.social
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Less doubt mongering.👎 More facts. 👍 COVID Vaccines Still Effective, Study www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi... Effectiveness: - 29.3% against emergency department visits - 39.2% against hospitalizations - 64% against deaths "Vaccines were effective across age groups"
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COVID Vaccines Still Effective Against Severe Outcomes, VA Study Suggests
Even as COVID's severity wanes, vaccines reduced emergency visits, hospital stays, and death
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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, MD, MS, ScD, PhD, FIDSA, will present this year’s Joseph E. Smadel Lecture, “Studying a Lethal Fungus: My 25 Year Journey in Mucormycosis Research.” See Dr. Kontoyiannis present at #IDWeek2025. Register: idweek.org/registration
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
PubMed is in trouble This is beyond bad for medical research pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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American Society of Transplantation @astinfo.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
In Case You Missed It! Organ donation saves thousands of lives each year, and the system is designed to be safe and reliable. Help your community get the facts - share this article with your patients or on your social channels. Learn more: bit.ly/4mB2XV7
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The Truth About Organ Donation: Facts Behind the Headlines
Make a difference in the field of transplantation by donating to support our cause.
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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Recent changes to vaccine recommendations are creating unnecessary confusion for families and providers. When decades-old policies change without new safety data, it undermines the stability that pediatricians and parents rely on. www.healthline.com/health-news/...
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Childhood Vaccine Schedule, COVID Shots: Key Changes From CDC Panel
The CDC’s vaccine panel, ACIP, changed its recommendations for childhood vaccines and COVID-19 shots, further limiting access. HHS Secretary RFK Jr. reformed ACIP this year to include doctors and rese...
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
All universities suffering from cuts in science funding should follow suit with this clever idea for a outdoor science fair for research that has been suspended @domucla.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Yes, that’s a human brain on a cafeteria tray. UCLA fair shows off science cuts under Trump
UCLA's researchers go low-tech to plead their case to the public with poster boards and props. The Trump administration has suspended more than $500 million in research grants to the university.
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Our statement: bit.ly/45LeJHi
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
I hope to see more politicians speaking up about the importance of maintaining access to vaccines to fight preventable diseases including influenza, COVID, tetanus, and measles to name a few. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
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Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign
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The Transplantation Society (TTS) @ttsorg.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
🔔 Did you miss our webinar? 👉 Immune Biomarkers for CMV Infection You can now watch the recording! Camille Kotton and Stefan Tullius interview Bradley Gardiner about his team’s groundbreaking research and @transplantation.bsky.social paper. Watch here 🔗 tts.org/august27
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Reposting this fellowship opportunity for 1 year study of #TxID at @ucla-id-fellowship.bsky.social #IDfellow #IDSky - and we also have a #TxID faculty position available as well !
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Sharing our recent work on T cell phenotypes predictive of infection after kidney transplantation - we found that senescent TIM3+ and TIGIT+ CD4 but not CD8 T cells impacted by ATG induction and predictive of infection @astinfo.bsky.social @niaidnews.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
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Frontiers | TIM3 and TIGIT-expressing CD4 T cells are impacted by kidney transplantation and associated with risk of infection
IntroductionOlder kidney transplant patients experience higher rates of infection compared with younger transplant patients suggesting the impact of age-asso...
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AST IDCOP @ast-idcop.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Our members are the best! (Completely biased opinion) #WTC2025 #TxID
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
So happy to see @kottonnelson.bsky.social recognized for her leadership and many contributions to the field including leading the international guidelines for CMV and BK this past year for the Bob Rubin Award at @ast-idcop.bsky.social @astinfo.bsky.social @ttsorg.bsky.social
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Honored to have the opportunity to speak about my two favorite topics, frailty and immune dysfunction with colleagues Dr Jennifer Lai and Stefan Tullius plus hard-working moderators at #wtc2025 @astinfo.bsky.social @ttsorg.bsky.social @ast-idcop.bsky.social @ast-tyfcop.bsky.social
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Don't miss the new @amjtransplant.bsky.social #TxID blog led by Emily Blumberg ajt-transplant-id-exchange.squarespace.com #wtc2025 @ast-idcop.bsky.social @ast-tyfcop.bsky.social @astinfo.bsky.social
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AJT Transplant ID Exchange
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Packed house at talk on #MDR challenging cases at #WTC2025 - clearly a growing concern in #TxID #IDSky discussion of ceftaz avi plus aztreonam v cefidericol for CRE @ast-idcop.bsky.social @txidfellows.bsky.social @astinfo.bsky.social @ttsorg.bsky.social
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Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Excited to share our work on the ability of DNA methylation of PBMC to predict infection in kidney transplant recipients #TxID #TIDSky - and impact of ATG induction on the methylome @ast-idcop.bsky.social @ucla-id-fellowship.bsky.social @uclapathology.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40324822/
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DNA methylation predicts infection risk in kidney transplant recipients - PubMed
Kidney transplantation (KTx) is the method of choice for treating kidney failure. Identifying biomarkers predictive of transplant (Tx) outcomes is critical to optimize KTx; however, the immunosuppress...
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