13th Conference of Undiagnosed Diseases Network International / 5-7 September, 2024, Seoul, Korea / Seoul National University Children's Hospital, CJ Hall

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November 12 (Thu)
08:30-10:00
Postgraduate Course 1 (Liver)
From Detection to Resolution: A Comprehensive Guide to Post-Transplant Vascular Complications
Room 1
(Convention Hall 101-102, 1F)
Chair(s) Gyu-Seong Choi (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
Hae Won Lee (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea)
08:30-08:52 The First Line of Defense: Essential Doppler Surveillance and Interpretation
Woo Kyoung Jeong (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
08:52-09:14 Strategic Decision Making: Watchful Waiting vs. Active Intervention
Bo Hyun Jung (Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
09:14-09:36 Endovascular Solutions: State-of-the-Art Interventional Management
Gi Young Ko (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
09:36-09:58 Back to the OR: Operative Rescue Strategies for Vascular Crises
YoungRok Choi (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
November 12 (Thu)
08:30-10:00
Postgraduate Course 2 (Basic)
Emerging Paradigms of Tissue-Resident Immunity in Transplantation
Room 2
(Convention Hall 103, 1F)
Chair(s) Ho-Keun Kwon (Yonsei University College of medicine, Korea)
Ji Eun Oh (KAIST, Korea)
08:30-08:50 Development of Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells in Allografts and Their Impact on Transplant Outcomes
Chul-woo Kim (Korea University College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
08:50-09:10 Local B Cell Activation and the Role of Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in Organ Transplant Rejection
Ji Eun Oh (KAIST, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
09:10-09:30 Adaptation and Immune Regulatory Functions of Tissue-Resident Dendritic Cells in the Transplant Microenvironment
Patrick Han (Yonsei University, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
09:30-09:50 The Role of Innate Lymphoid Cells in Early Tissue Damage Responses and Homeostasis Post-Transplantation
Seungwon Ryu (Gachon University College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
09:50-10:00 Q&A
November 12 (Thu)
08:30-10:00
Postgraduate Course 3 (Laboratory)
Back to the Basics: Pre-Transplant HLA Antibody Assay
Room 3
(Convention Hall 104-105, 1F)
Chair(s) Eun-Jee Oh (The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
Eun Young Song (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
08:30-08:52 ABC's of HLA antibody
Shinae Yu (Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
08:52-09:14 Navigating CDC and Flow Cytometric Crossmatch
Borae Park (Korea Organ Donation Agency (KODA), Korea)
09:14-09:36 HLA Antibody Assays to Detect Donor Specificity
Younhee Park (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
09:36-10:00 Comprehensive Interpretation and Immunological Risk Stratification
John Yang (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
November 12 (Thu)
08:30-10:00
Postgraduate Course 4 (Pathology)
Practical Update in SOT Pathology
Room 4
(Convention Hall 106-107, 1F)
Chair(s) Beom Jin Lim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Sung Hak Lee (The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Korea)
08:30-08:53 Diagnostic Challenges in Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Allografts
HyunJung Lee (Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
08:53-09:16 What We Have to Know About Liver Allograft Rejection Pathology
Taek Chung (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
09:16-09:38 Fundamentals of Lung Transplant Pathology
Jaemoon Koh (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
09:38-10:00 Fundamentals of Heart Transplant Pathology
Eun Na Kim (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
November 12 (Thu)
08:30-10:00
Postgraduate Course 5 (Xenotransplantation)
Latest Updates in Xenotransplantation
Room 5
(Convention Hall 108, 1F)
Chair(s) Jong Cheol Jeong (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Takaaki Kobayashi (Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan)
08:30-08:50 Development of Transgenic Pigs for Xenotransplantation
Jeong Ho Hwang (Konkuk University, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
08:50-09:10 Preclinical NHP Experiments for Xenotransplantation
Dianyuan Li (The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, China)
CV Lecture Note
09:10-09:30 The Current Status and Challenges of Xenotransplantation Clinical Trial in Japan
Takaaki Kobayashi (Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan)
CV Lecture Note
09:30-09:50 Future of Xenotransplantation
Ik Jin Yun (Konkuk University Medical Center, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
09:50-10:00 Q&A
November 12 (Thu)
08:30-10:00
Postgraduate Course 6 (Kidney/Pancreas)
Surgical Techniques and Complication Management in Kidney Transplantation (Video-Based)
Room 8
(Convention Hall 205, 2F)
Chair(s) Kyu Ha Huh (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Jae Berm Park (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
08:30-08:50 Pitfalls and Technical Considerations in Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy for Living Donation
Hyun-Jeong Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
08:50-09:10 Bench Surgery in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: Strategies for Vascular Variations
Jun Bae Bang (Ajou University Hospital, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
09:10-09:30 Learning Curve and Technical Standardization in Robot-Assisted Kidney Transplantation
Sung Shin (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
09:30-09:50 Magnetic Resonance Angiography for Comprehensive Evaluation of Vascular and Postoperative Complications after Kidney Transplantation
Jeongkye Hwang (The Catholic University of Korea, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
09:50-10:00 Q&A
November 12 (Thu)
10:30-12:00
Postgraduate Course 7 (Liver)
Post-Transplant Nightmares: How to Rescue the Graft and the Patient
Room 1
(Convention Hall 101-102, 1F)
Chair(s) Dong Jin Joo (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Qi Ling (The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China)
10:30-10:52 Refractory Ascites: The War Against Ascites
Masahiro Ohira (Hiroshima University, Japan)
CV Lecture Note
10:52-11:14 MDR Infections: Surviving the Post-Transplant Sepsis
Jaehoon Ko (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
11:14-11:36 Renal Insufficiency: Saving the Kidneys, Saving the Patient
Qi Ling (The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China)
CV Lecture Note
11:36-11:58 Steroid-Resistant Rejection: What’s the Next Move?
Ho Joong Choi (The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
November 12 (Thu)
10:30-12:00
Postgraduate Course 8 (Basic)
Emerging Technologies in Transplant Immunology
Room 2
(Convention Hall 103, 1F)
Chair(s) Ki Young Lee (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
Min-Kyoung Jung (KAIST, Korea)
10:30-10:50 Integrative Multi-Omics Approaches for Biomarker Discovery and Outcome Prediction in Transplantation
Hee Ju Ryu (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
10:50-11:10 Next-Generation Cellular Therapy in Transplantation: CAR-Based Therapies for Inducing Immune Tolerance
Hyungseok Seo (Seoul National University College of Pharmacy, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
11:10-11:30 Resolving the Immune Landscape of the Allograft Microenvironment at Single-Cell Resolution
Seung Hee Hong (Yonsei University, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
11:30-11:50 The Role of Host-Microbiome Crosstalk in Transplant Immunity and Allograft Rejection
Kwanghyun Cha (Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Korea)
CV Lecture Note
11:50-12:00 Panel Q&A
November 12 (Thu)
10:30-12:00
Policy Forum
Building a National DCD Framework in Korea: Perspectives from Neurosurgery, Critical Care, Ethics, and Transplantation
Room 3
(Convention Hall 104-105, 1F)
Chair(s) Beom Seok Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Sangil Min (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
10:30-10:45 From Catastrophic Brain Injury to DCD Consideration: The Role of Neurosurgeons in a Korean Pathway
Kwang Wook Jo (The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
10:45-11:00 Controlled DCD after Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment: ICU Workflow and Practical Barriers in Korea
Eun Jin Ha (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
11:00-11:15 Ethical Boundaries in DCD: Separation of End-of-Life Decision-Making and Organ Donation
Eun Kyung Choi (Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
11:15-11:30 Transplant Readiness for DCD in Korea: Which Organs, Which Centers, and What Infrastructure First?
Dong-Sik Kim (Korea University College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
11:30-11:45 Panel Discussion
Panel Kwang Wook Jo  (The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
Eun Jin Ha  (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
Eun Kyung Choi  (Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Korea)
Dong-Sik Kim  (Korea University College of Medicine, Korea)
Samuel Lee  (Korea Organ Donation Agency (KODA), Korea)
November 12 (Thu)
10:30-12:00
Postgraduate Course 9 (Infection)
Vaccination in the Pre- and Post-Transplant Periods: 2026 Update
Room 4
(Convention Hall 106-107, 1F)
Chair(s) Hyung Joon Ahn (Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Korea)
Sang-Oh Lee (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
10:30-11:00 Strategies to Enhance Influenza Vaccine Response
Kyungmin Huh (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
11:00-11:30 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Protection: Timing and Beyond
Su Jin Jeong (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
11:30-12:00 Zoster and Pneumococcal Vaccines: Latest Evidence and Implementation in SOT
Ji Yun Noh (Korea University College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
November 12 (Thu)
10:30-12:00
Postgraduate Course 10 (Organ Recovery)
Multi-Organ Recovery: Essentials for Successful Deceased Donor Transplantation
Room 5
(Convention Hall 108, 1F)
Chair(s) YoungRok Choi (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Ha Eun Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
10:30-10:50 Heart Recovery and Bench Procedures
Kitae Kim (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
10:50-11:10 Lung Recovery and Bench Procedures
Ji Hyeon Park (Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
11:10-11:30 Abdominal Perfusion and Liver Recovery/Benchwork
Young-in Yoon (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
11:30-11:50 Pancreas and Kidney Recovery and Bench Procedures
Kyo Won Lee (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
11:50-12:00 Integrating Multi-Organ Recovery: Key Principles
YoungRok Choi (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
November 12 (Thu)
10:30-12:00
Postgraduate Course 11 (Kidney/Pancreas)
Genetic Testing and Genetic Disease in Kidney Transplantation
Room 8
(Convention Hall 205, 2F)
Chair(s) Jong Soo Lee (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
Dong Ryeol Lee (Maryknoll Hospital, Korea)
10:30-10:50 Principles and Methods of Genetic Testing
Go Hun Seo (3billion, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
10:50-11:10 Genetic Evaluation of Kidney Transplant Candidates
Hanbi Lee (The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
11:10-11:30 Genetic Kidney Diseases and Transplant Outcomes
Monica Suet Ying Ng (Kidney Health Service, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Australia)
CV Lecture Note
11:30-11:50 Complement-Mediated Thrombotic Microangiopathy
Kun-Hua Tu (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan)
CV Lecture Note
11:50-12:00 Q&A
November 12 (Thu)
12:00-13:00
Asian Multinational Study Program 1
Room 11
(Convention Hall 206, 2F)
November 12 (Thu)
12:00-13:00
Asian Multinational Study Program 2
Room 12
(Convention Hall 207, 2F)
November 12 (Thu)
13:00-13:30
Opening Ceremony
Grand Ballroom
(Convention Hall 301, 3F)
November 12 (Thu)
13:30-14:00
Special Lecture 1
Grand Ballroom
(Convention Hall 301, 3F)
Chair(s) Gi-Won Song (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
13:30-14:00 Perfusion Technology and Expanding the Donor Pool
Robert Porte (Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, Netherlands)
CV Lecture Note
November 12 (Thu)
14:30-16:00
Oral Presentation 1 (Liver)
Liver Transplantation 1
Room 1
(Convention Hall 101-102, 1F)
Chair(s) Je Ho Ryu (Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Korea)
Geun Hong (Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Korea)
14:30-14:40 Portal Veinonly HOPE versus Dual-vessel HOPE After Liver Transplantation: A Routefocused Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Non-anastomotic Biliary Injury
Jin Lee (Jeju National University Hospital, Korea)
14:40-14:50 Cytomegalovirus Disease and Subsequent Adverse Outcomes after Liver Transplantation: A Nationwide Cohort and Landmark Analysis
Han Sang Park(Samsung Medical Center,Korea)
14:50-15:00 Early Detection of Rejection and Immunosuppression Modulation Using Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA after Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Lakshmi V U(Research Scholar,India)
15:00-15:10 Survival Benefit of Living-Donor Liver Transplantation over Non-Transplant Treatments for Hepatocellular Carcinoma across BCLC Stages: A Nationwide Registry Analysis of 8,079 Patients
Hye-Sung Jo(Seoul National University Hospital,Korea)
15:10-15:20 Extrahepatic Glissonean Approach: Parenchymal Transection First and Delayed Individual Pedicle Dissection in Laparoscopic Living Donor Hepatectomy - A Single-Center Experience
Long Tran Cong Duy(University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam)
15:20-15:30 Renal Function through 12 Months after Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis B in Recipients Maintained on Tenofovir Alafenamide, Entecavir, or Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Kisang Jung(Samsung Medical Center,Korea)
15:30-15:40 Efficacy of Perioperative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in High-Risk Liver Transplant Recipients
Qinfen Xie(Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital,China)
15:40-15:50 Establishing a Safe and Efficient Pure Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy Program: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study from a Second-Generation Adopter
Seok-Hwan Kim(Chungnam National University Hospital,Korea)
15:50-16:00 Liver Transplantation versus Resection for Child-Pugh A Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Recurrence and Survival in a Nationwide Cohort
Jiyoung Kim(The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital,Korea)
November 12 (Thu)
14:30-16:00
Concurrent Symposium 1 (Basic)
Advances in Gene Editing for Organ Transplantation: From Bench to Bedside
Room 2
(Convention Hall 103, 1F)
Chair(s) Younggwang Kim (The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Korea)
Yongsub Kim (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
14:30-14:50 From CRISPR to Beyond: The Evolution and Future of Genome Editing
Sung-Ik Cho (KAIST, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
14:50-15:10 An Optimized Deaminase for Highly-Efficient Nuclear and Mitochondrial Base Editing
Yongsub Kim (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
15:10-15:30 Beyond DNA Editing: CRISPR RNA and Epigenome Editors
Younggwang Kim (The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
15:30-15:50 High-Throughput Library Screening and AI-Driven Design of Gene Editing Therapeutics
Hui Kwon Kim (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
15:50-16:00 Q&A
November 12 (Thu)
14:30-16:00
Oral Presentation 2 (Kidney/Pancreas)
Room 4
(Convention Hall 106-107, 1F)
Chair(s) Taehee Kim (Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Korea)
Sang Heon Song (Pusan National University Hospital, Korea)
14:30-14:40 Predicting First High-Titer BK Polyomavirus Viremia before Any Viral Detection: Two-Center Development and Transportability Study
Jin-Myung Kim(Asan Medical Center,Korea)
14:40-14:50 Simulated transplantation of cryopreserved porcine kidneys
Bat-Erdene Namsrai(University of Minnesota,United States)
14:50-15:00 Edge-AI-Enabled Aptamer Impedance Biosensor for Real-Time Point-of-Care Tacrolimus Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Juhan Lee(Yonsei University College of Medicine,Korea)
15:00-15:10 Persistent Slow Creatinine Recovery Trajectories and Long-Term Graft Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients without Delayed Graft Function: A Multicenter Clinical Data Warehouse (CDW) Study
Eunju Jang(The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital,Korea)
15:10-15:20 Peripheral Natural Killer Cell Compartment Is Relatively Preserved after Kidney Transplantation in Antibody-Mediated Rejection
Jung Eun Lee(Seoul National University Hospital,Korea)
15:20-15:30 Dynamic Lipase Trajectory Predicts Biopsy-Proven Rejection in Pancreas Transplantation beyond Subclinical Pancreatitis-Based Screening
Sunghae Park(Asan Medical Center,Korea)
15:30-15:40 Implementation of Japan’s First Robot-Assisted Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation Program: Protocol-Based Early Outcomes in Ten Consecutive Cases
Shota Akabane(Shonan Kamakura General Hospital,Japan)
November 12 (Thu)
14:30-16:00
GTW (Go Together With) Symposium (Malaysia)
Advancing Transplantation in Emerging Settings: Overcoming System, Immunologic, and Infectious Challenges
Room 5
(Convention Hall 108, 1F)
Chair(s) Kwang-Woong Lee (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Mohamad Zaimi Abdul Wahab (Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
14:30-14:50 Strengthening Deceased Donor Transplantation Systems: Governance and Allocation in Korea
Samuel Lee (Korea Organ Donation Agency (KODA), Korea)
CV Lecture Note
14:50-15:10 Building Deceased Donor Transplant Programs in Emerging Settings: The Malaysian Experience
Hasdy Haron (National Transplant Resource Center, Malaysia)
15:10-15:30 Overcoming Immunologic Barriers in High-Risk Living Donor Transplantation in Korea
Hye Eun Yoon (The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
CV Lecture Note
15:30-15:50 Infection Prevention and Management in Transplant Recipients in Tropical Settings
Alif Adlan Mohd Thabit (Selayang Hospital, Malaysia)
CV Lecture Note
15:50-16:00 Discussion
November 12 (Thu)
14:30-16:00
Oral Presentation 3 (Kidney/Pancreas)
Room 8
(Convention Hall 205, 2F)
Chair(s) Jeongkye Hwang (The Catholic University of Korea, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
Soojinna Choi (Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea)
14:30-14:40 Diagnostic Utility of Combining Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies and Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Dysfunctional Kidney Allografts
Bioh Kim(The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital,Korea)
14:40-14:50 Spatially resolved immune microenvironment in kidney allograft rejection
Ye-Ah Kim(Kyung Hee University,Korea)
14:50-15:00 Cellular Aging and Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype-Driven Inflammaging in Kidney Transplantation: An Integrative Bulk and Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis
Woo Yeong Park(Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital,Korea)
15:00-15:10 Postpartum Graft Function According to Pre-Pregnancy Kidney Function and Proteinuria in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Jiyun Im(Asan Medical Center,Korea)
15:10-15:20 The Effect of Intravenous Iron Therapy and Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent Combination on Renal Transplant Outcomes: The INTERACT Randomized Controlled Trial
Hyun-Jeong Kim(Severance Hospital,Korea)
15:20-15:30 Surgical Complications and Risk Factors in 2,095 Cases of Pure Retroperitoneoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy: A 20-Year Experience
Toshihito Hirai(Tokyo Women's Medical University,Japan)