Ho Quan Yao
@quanyaoho.bsky.social
Consultant Nephrologist, Singapore General Hospital, SingHealth Duke-NUS Transplant Centre
Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
Opinions are my own
Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
Opinions are my own
Pleased to share our latest publication on the burden of valvular heart disease (VHD) in ESKD patients referred to the transplant waitlist. tinyurl.com/4k6jrdu5 #kidneytransplant #nephrology #duke-nus
Key messages are:
1) VHD is highly prevalent in ESKD patients-even in this highly-selective cohort
Key messages are:
1) VHD is highly prevalent in ESKD patients-even in this highly-selective cohort
Burden of Valvular Heart Disease Diagnosed on Protocolised Echocardiography for Waitlist Placement in End‐Stage Kidney Patients
This retrospective cohort study investigates the epidemiology, impact on survival, and risk factors for valvular heart disease in a multi-ethnic Asian population referred to the kidney transplant wai...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Pleased to share our latest publication on the burden of valvular heart disease (VHD) in ESKD patients referred to the transplant waitlist. tinyurl.com/4k6jrdu5 #kidneytransplant #nephrology #duke-nus
Key messages are:
1) VHD is highly prevalent in ESKD patients-even in this highly-selective cohort
Key messages are:
1) VHD is highly prevalent in ESKD patients-even in this highly-selective cohort
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This year’s #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists for discovering how the immune system distinguishes friend from foe. https://scim.ag/3Wt5rdi
Medicine Nobel goes to three researchers who identified immune system’s security guards
Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered regulatory T cells that prevent autoimmune disease
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October 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This year’s #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists for discovering how the immune system distinguishes friend from foe. https://scim.ag/3Wt5rdi
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Not all antibody tests agree: this study shows big differences between commercial assays for non-HLA antibodies in kidney transplant rejection. Standardization is urgently needed to clarify their role in AMR and graft loss. #TXPforAll #Transplantation tinyurl.com/c6s5mtk7
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Not all antibody tests agree: this study shows big differences between commercial assays for non-HLA antibodies in kidney transplant rejection. Standardization is urgently needed to clarify their role in AMR and graft loss. #TXPforAll #Transplantation tinyurl.com/c6s5mtk7
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Oxford Uni spinout @Organ_Ox has been acquired by Japan’s Terumo Corp for $1.5B – the largest-ever acquisition for an Oxford spinout. OrganOx’s game-changing organ preservation tech has powered 6,000+ transplants worldwide. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yvvtz9ax
Oxford University spinout OrganOx to be acquired by Terumo for a
An agreement has been reached for the acquisition of OrganOx, a pioneering University of Oxford spinout transforming kidney and liver transplantation, by Terumo Corporation, a global medical
tinyurl.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Oxford Uni spinout @Organ_Ox has been acquired by Japan’s Terumo Corp for $1.5B – the largest-ever acquisition for an Oxford spinout. OrganOx’s game-changing organ preservation tech has powered 6,000+ transplants worldwide. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yvvtz9ax
Four abstracts (again!) for the Singapore General Hospital / SingHealth Duke-NUS Transplant Centre kidney transplant programme at #WTC2025! Proud of our transplant unit's achievement (even though I couldn't make it to WTC/ATC again).
August 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Four abstracts (again!) for the Singapore General Hospital / SingHealth Duke-NUS Transplant Centre kidney transplant programme at #WTC2025! Proud of our transplant unit's achievement (even though I couldn't make it to WTC/ATC again).
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A systematic literature review and meta-analysis evaluated modifiable risk factors for the development of BK polyoma virus-associated complications
doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.06.014
#MedSky #NephSky #kidneytransplantation #bkvirus #TxID
doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.06.014
#MedSky #NephSky #kidneytransplantation #bkvirus #TxID
July 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A systematic literature review and meta-analysis evaluated modifiable risk factors for the development of BK polyoma virus-associated complications
doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.06.014
#MedSky #NephSky #kidneytransplantation #bkvirus #TxID
doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.06.014
#MedSky #NephSky #kidneytransplantation #bkvirus #TxID
Congratulations to Audrey Au Yong @triglab-oxford.bsky.social for winning the Best Presentation Prize for 1st years at the @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social Students Symposium! Congrats to all the other award winners too!
July 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Congratulations to Audrey Au Yong @triglab-oxford.bsky.social for winning the Best Presentation Prize for 1st years at the @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social Students Symposium! Congrats to all the other award winners too!
"Everyone here is smart, distinguish yourself by being kind" - Emily Bernhardt
July 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
"Everyone here is smart, distinguish yourself by being kind" - Emily Bernhardt
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Opening our account here with a recap of our publications this year...
This paper reviews the current state of play in the field of tolerance (and of course of favourite Tregs)
Meeting Report: The Sixth International Sam Strober... : Transplantation journals.lww.com/transplantjo...
This paper reviews the current state of play in the field of tolerance (and of course of favourite Tregs)
Meeting Report: The Sixth International Sam Strober... : Transplantation journals.lww.com/transplantjo...
Meeting Report: The Sixth International Sam Strober... : Transplantation
An abstract is unavailable.
journals.lww.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Opening our account here with a recap of our publications this year...
This paper reviews the current state of play in the field of tolerance (and of course of favourite Tregs)
Meeting Report: The Sixth International Sam Strober... : Transplantation journals.lww.com/transplantjo...
This paper reviews the current state of play in the field of tolerance (and of course of favourite Tregs)
Meeting Report: The Sixth International Sam Strober... : Transplantation journals.lww.com/transplantjo...
So very pleased to attend the #ESOTCongress2025 with 4 posters between @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social @triglab-oxford.bsky.social and SGH/Duke-NUS. SUPER happy to see Carolyn from Singapore #kidneytransplant
June 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
So very pleased to attend the #ESOTCongress2025 with 4 posters between @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social @triglab-oxford.bsky.social and SGH/Duke-NUS. SUPER happy to see Carolyn from Singapore #kidneytransplant
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Helen Stark & Quan Yao Ho dive into key takeaways from the 6th International Sam Strober Workshop on Clinical Immune Tolerance. Don’t miss the latest in groundbreaking tolerance research!
🔗 tts.org/podcast2 #Immunology #TXPforAll #Transplantation @ttsorg @TransplantJrnl
🔗 tts.org/podcast2 #Immunology #TXPforAll #Transplantation @ttsorg @TransplantJrnl
June 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Helen Stark & Quan Yao Ho dive into key takeaways from the 6th International Sam Strober Workshop on Clinical Immune Tolerance. Don’t miss the latest in groundbreaking tolerance research!
🔗 tts.org/podcast2 #Immunology #TXPforAll #Transplantation @ttsorg @TransplantJrnl
🔗 tts.org/podcast2 #Immunology #TXPforAll #Transplantation @ttsorg @TransplantJrnl