Raphael Meier MD PhD
@raphaelmeier.bsky.social
Transplant surgeon
July’s @amjtransplant.bsky.social editor choice!
Editor's Choice: A comprehensive guide to best practices in murine islet transplantation—from model selection to graft assessment & immunosuppressive regimens. Essential reading for β-cell research & preclinical studies. 🧬🧪https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2025.03.008
July 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
July’s @amjtransplant.bsky.social editor choice!
Privileged to join Maryland Public TV’s “Your Health” with Jeff Salkin, marking @donatelifenc.bsky.social month. We highlighted organ donation, living donation, and groundbreaking #Xenotransplantation research @umaryland.edu | youtu.be/Pwyp5vvVJ_c?...
Your Health - Medical Advances in Transplanting Organs from Animals into People
YouTube video by MarylandPublicTV
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May 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Privileged to join Maryland Public TV’s “Your Health” with Jeff Salkin, marking @donatelifenc.bsky.social month. We highlighted organ donation, living donation, and groundbreaking #Xenotransplantation research @umaryland.edu | youtu.be/Pwyp5vvVJ_c?...
Privileged to collaborate with colleagues from various institutions on this update for the @amjtransplant.bsky.social —Best practices in islet #transplantation in mice—Our review explores preclinical models to treat #diabetes #rememberingDavidSutherland www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Best practices in islet transplantation in mice
Islet transplantation in mice serves as a crucial preclinical model for understanding alloimmune and autoimmune mechanisms, optimizing immunosuppressi…
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May 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Privileged to collaborate with colleagues from various institutions on this update for the @amjtransplant.bsky.social —Best practices in islet #transplantation in mice—Our review explores preclinical models to treat #diabetes #rememberingDavidSutherland www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
After a year of global collaboration, the IXA Position Paper on Kidney Xenotransplantation is now out in #Transplantation and #XenoTx. We outline clinical progress, ethical/regulatory insights, and evidence-based guidance for porcine kidney use in ESRD onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA) Position Paper on Kidney Xenotransplantation
Porcine kidney xenotransplantation for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has reached the stage of clinical testing following major advances in donor pig genetic modifications and effective immunosuppres...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
After a year of global collaboration, the IXA Position Paper on Kidney Xenotransplantation is now out in #Transplantation and #XenoTx. We outline clinical progress, ethical/regulatory insights, and evidence-based guidance for porcine kidney use in ESRD onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Raphael Meier MD PhD
Our latest Xenotransplantation Literature Update (July–Dec 2024) — Overview of recent preclinical and clinical advancements, along with ethical, economic, and public health discussions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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February 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Our latest Xenotransplantation Literature Update (July–Dec 2024) — Overview of recent preclinical and clinical advancements, along with ethical, economic, and public health discussions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Merci LeTemps pour ce bel article
🔹2e xénogreffe réussie à @mgh_transplant
🔹FDA approuve les essais cliniques
🔹NYU: une patiente >2,5 mois post-xenogreffe–un record
🔹UMB: recherche en Xénoperfusion de foie porcin pour l’insuffisance hépatique aiguë bit.ly/4gC4V4C
🔹2e xénogreffe réussie à @mgh_transplant
🔹FDA approuve les essais cliniques
🔹NYU: une patiente >2,5 mois post-xenogreffe–un record
🔹UMB: recherche en Xénoperfusion de foie porcin pour l’insuffisance hépatique aiguë bit.ly/4gC4V4C
Les essais de xénotransplantation de reins de cochons s’accélèrent et livrent un premier espoir - Le Temps
Aux Etats-Unis, les tentatives de greffe d’organes animaux sur des patients se succèdent depuis un an. Pour la première fois, une patiente américaine a survécu plus de deux mois. Un essai clinique a é...
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February 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Merci LeTemps pour ce bel article
🔹2e xénogreffe réussie à @mgh_transplant
🔹FDA approuve les essais cliniques
🔹NYU: une patiente >2,5 mois post-xenogreffe–un record
🔹UMB: recherche en Xénoperfusion de foie porcin pour l’insuffisance hépatique aiguë bit.ly/4gC4V4C
🔹2e xénogreffe réussie à @mgh_transplant
🔹FDA approuve les essais cliniques
🔹NYU: une patiente >2,5 mois post-xenogreffe–un record
🔹UMB: recherche en Xénoperfusion de foie porcin pour l’insuffisance hépatique aiguë bit.ly/4gC4V4C
Read our latest paper on ‘Bridging Therapies: Ex Vivo Liver Xenoperfusion & Machine Perfusion’ in #Xenotransplantation — Advancing options for liver failure patients #LiverTransplantation #Hepatology #Cirrhosis onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Read our latest paper on ‘Bridging Therapies: Ex Vivo Liver Xenoperfusion & Machine Perfusion’ in #Xenotransplantation — Advancing options for liver failure patients #LiverTransplantation #Hepatology #Cirrhosis onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Expanding Kidney Transplant Donor Criteria: Safe Transplantation from a Donor with Active CMV Infection — A Remarkable Case Explained www.umms.org/ummc/pros/ph...
Expanding Kidney Transplant Donor Criteria: Safe Transplantation from a Donor with Active CMV Infection
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January 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Expanding Kidney Transplant Donor Criteria: Safe Transplantation from a Donor with Active CMV Infection — A Remarkable Case Explained www.umms.org/ummc/pros/ph...
Excellent and timely report by the the Johns Hopkins Surgery team on liver machine perfusion and its transformative use in the U.S. — Since 2016, its adoption has skyrocketed, accounting for 15.5% of OLT by 2023 and marking a paradigm shift for DCDs #transplantation pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39724135/
December 28, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Excellent and timely report by the the Johns Hopkins Surgery team on liver machine perfusion and its transformative use in the U.S. — Since 2016, its adoption has skyrocketed, accounting for 15.5% of OLT by 2023 and marking a paradigm shift for DCDs #transplantation pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39724135/
Another incredible story: the only person in the world currently living with a genetically modified pig organ — nyulangone.org/news/gene-ed...
Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Gives Living Donor New Lease on Life
An Alabama woman who developed kidney disease after a complex pregnancy is out of the hospital after receiving a gene-edited pig kidney at NYU Langone.
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December 18, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Another incredible story: the only person in the world currently living with a genetically modified pig organ — nyulangone.org/news/gene-ed...
Fascinating story of a 25yo patient with Type 1 diabetes, two previous liver transplants & a failed pancreas transplant receiving chemically-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived islets from adipose-derived MSCs. #stemcelltherapy #diabetes #transplant #medicine www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Transplantation of chemically induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived islets under abdominal anterior rectus sheath in a type 1 diabetes patient
We report the 1-year results from one patient as the preliminary analysis of a first-in-human phase I clinical trial (ChiCTR2300072200) assessing the …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Fascinating story of a 25yo patient with Type 1 diabetes, two previous liver transplants & a failed pancreas transplant receiving chemically-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived islets from adipose-derived MSCs. #stemcelltherapy #diabetes #transplant #medicine www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Here we go
Looking for medical professionals to follow? Just added the 5th installment *Medsky Fast Five*
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Round 5
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Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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I’ll keep adding to the 5th (until it hits 150)
November 17, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Here we go
Captured this photo of the Milky Way — a powerful reminder of the vast complexity of our world. Much like in transplantation, every detail matters, yet the whole picture still holds mysteries that humble us #astrophotography #NightSky #Science #Transplant
November 17, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Captured this photo of the Milky Way — a powerful reminder of the vast complexity of our world. Much like in transplantation, every detail matters, yet the whole picture still holds mysteries that humble us #astrophotography #NightSky #Science #Transplant
Everything must have a beginning
December 24, 2023 at 12:48 AM
Everything must have a beginning
Reposted by Raphael Meier MD PhD
📢 App Version 1.60 is rolling out now (1/5)
We have a new logo! 🦋
Bluesky is emerging from its cocoon of clouds to transform into a social butterfly. Read more about why we chose this logo here: blueskyweb.xyz/blog/12-21-2...
We have a new logo! 🦋
Bluesky is emerging from its cocoon of clouds to transform into a social butterfly. Read more about why we chose this logo here: blueskyweb.xyz/blog/12-21-2...
December 22, 2023 at 6:58 PM
📢 App Version 1.60 is rolling out now (1/5)
We have a new logo! 🦋
Bluesky is emerging from its cocoon of clouds to transform into a social butterfly. Read more about why we chose this logo here: blueskyweb.xyz/blog/12-21-2...
We have a new logo! 🦋
Bluesky is emerging from its cocoon of clouds to transform into a social butterfly. Read more about why we chose this logo here: blueskyweb.xyz/blog/12-21-2...