Research

Research

Past Research

Survey conducted in 2020
88 percent

of past AST grant recipients are still involved in transplantation

92 percent

of past AST grant recipients are still involved in research

82 percent

of past AST grant recipients say their AST grant had a significant impact on their career

33 percent

of recipients received an NIH K-series grant for the same project

of recipients received an NIH R01 for the same project

2022

Career Transition Grants

AST Research Network Clinical Science Research Grant Dr. Lisa VanWagner, MD, MSc
Northwestern University
Research Title: Pilot study to assess blockade of calcium channels and sodium chloride cotransporters for physiologic abnormalities in liver transplant associated hypertension (BLOCK LTR-HTN)

Special Directed Grants

AST Research Network/CareDx Directed Research Grant Dr. Amit Alam, MD
Baylor Research Institute
Research Title: Impact of Virus Infection on Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA After Heart Transplantation
AST Research Network/CareDx Directed Research Grant Dr. Raja Dandamudi, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Research Title: Prospective Early Multi-Modality Longitudinal Surveillance in pediatric kidney transplant care: PREEMPT Study