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31st International Congress of The Transplantation Society (TTS 2026) | Sydney, Australia | September 20-23, 2026
Innovation through Collaboration

State-of-the-Art Sessions (SOTA/Thematic)

Monday, September 21, 2026
13:30–15:00


  • Innovating the pathway: Allied health contributions to advancing organ donation and transplantation
  • Bridging transplantation and regenerative medicine: Enhancing graft viability and exploring stem cell-islet immunotherapies in diabetes
  • Minimal invasive transplantation
  • Donor evaluation and optimization: Bridging safety and organ utilization
  • Using technology to optimize outcomes of liver transplantation
  • Precision immune engineering in kidney transplantation
  • Advancing uterus transplantation: Global practices, innovations, and program development
  • Senotherapy in transplantation
  • Bridging systems, scaling access: Asia-pacific leadership in transplantation

Tuesday, September 22, 2026
13:30–15:00


  • Advances in deceased donation research: Findings and future directions
  • Targeting immune cell metabolism to control alloimmunity
  • AI in transplant education
  • Transplanting against the antibody odds
  • Redefining surgical excellence: Metrics, equity, and global perspectives
  • Update on xenotransplant
  • Harnessing the power of genetics in pediatric transplantation
  • Biology and beyond: Multiple dimensions of transplantation
  • Obesity management in transplantation: Current evidence and practical approaches
  • Pluripotent stem cells and regenerative medicine: The future of transplantation?

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
13:30–15:00


  • Next-generation transplantation
  • Clinical xenotransplantation has arrived!
  • Targeted therapies and tailored dosing: The new era in ABMR treatment
  • Evolving ethics and emerging trends in transplantation
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion in gender and transplantation
  • Rise of the machines: Maximizing donor opportunities in thoracic transplantation
  • State of VCA - Present and future
  • Living organ donation in 2026: Unified principles, organ-specific nuances