Women in Transplantation @ FOCiS 2026
Women in Transplantation (WIT), a Special Initiative of The Transplantation Society, is delighted to announce a Lunch Networking Event at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCiS) Meeting. This meeting will take place in San Francisco, CA, USA, at the Marriott Marquis, from June 9-12, 2026.
The session will take place on June 10, at 11:45 PDT. Dr. Elaine Reed will moderate, and Dr. Jane C. Tan will speak on the topic of "When Family and Career Demand Your Time and Attention". Panelists will include Qizhi Tang, Jonathan Maltzman, and Josh Fein.
Elaine Reed, USA
Jane C. Tan, USA
A board-certified internist and fellowship-trained nephrologist, Dr. Tan is currently medical director of the Adult Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program at Stanford Health Care. She is a professor of medicine at Stanford University in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, where she has been a faculty member since 2000. Dr. Tan’s clinical work and research focuses on frailty and access to kidney transplants. She led the creation and use of the Transplant and Readiness Assessment Clinic at Stanford Health Care. Through this clinic, Dr. Tan provides transplant opportunities for aging patients or those with complex medical conditions that may otherwise encounter barriers to transplant. This work led to dramatic increases in transplant volumes while maintaining excellent clinical outcomes.
Dr. Tan has published research in numerous academic journals. Her studies in living donor physiology have led to better education and improved counseling in donor selection and follow-up, while her investigation of aging kidneys has led to wider and more judicious use of older donor organs for transplantation. She is the associate editor of the American Journal of Transplantation and kidney transplant section editor for UpToDate®, a leading online clinical decision support tool.
Dr. Tan received her bachelor and master of science degrees in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. She received her medical and doctor of philosophy degrees from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, New York. She then completed her residency and fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
She is a fellow of the American Society of Transplantation and served on committees and advisory boards including the American Society of Transplantation and American Society of Nephrology.
Qizhi Tang, USA
Jonathan Maltzman, USA
Joshua Fein, USA
Women in Transplantation @ ISHLT 2026
Dr. Samantha Anthony
Dr. Sangeeta Bhorade
Dr. Mamatha Bhat
Dr. Navvy Kaur
Session Title: Utility of AI in Transplantation
On Thursday April 23rd at 18:45-19:45 local time, all registered for this event and attending ISHLT are invited to a special networking event, introduced by Dr. Samantha Anthony and Dr. Sangeeta Bhorade. The event will take place in Room 718A in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Speakers include: Dr. Mamatha Bhat, University of Toronto, and Dr. Navvy Kaur, Translational Medicine, Organ Health Medical Affairs, Natera; UCSF.
A discussion with Q&A will follow.
2026 Women in Transplantation Awards – Nominations Now Open!
2026-2028 WIT Research Grants for Research in Gender and Sex in Transplantation
Dr. Germaine Wong
Request for Applications Now Open!
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2026
We are delighted to announce that we will continue to offer a grant to faculty working in low or middle income countries. This grant will allow transplant professionals working in low and middle income countries to work with an experienced mentor from among the WIT membership to address an important question within their own unique context. We hope that this award will spur exciting international collaborations and build more research capacity in lower resource settings.
For the second year, we are delighted to announce that we will run the WIT Research Grant for Projects in Gender and Sex and SOT amongst Indigenous Populations.
Requests for Applications for all grants are now open and are being considered. Please note that we will accept only one mentee application per mentor, and only one application from any single administering institution (defined either by the hospital network or the university or academic institution. This will apply across all grants.
If a WIT mentor is required, this request must be made no less than 4 weeks prior to submission (no later than 4th March 2026).
If you have any further questions and for information on how to apply, please contact Katie Tait (WIT Manager) at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request more information.
We welcome all applications and look forward to an exciting competition!
Applications for the WIT Fellowship and LMIC Grant are now closed.
Application for the WIT Research Grant for Projects in Gender and Sex and SOT amongst Indigenous Populations is open till
SUNDAY MAY 31st.
Women in Transplantation: History of Reproductive Medicine
Announcement of 2025-2027 WIT Indigenous Research Grant Winner
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Dr. Johanna Birrell
Project Title:
Emory University of Sydney
Australia
Transplant Inequities: Knowledge and Access
Announcement of 2025-2027 WIT Fellowship and LMIC Research Grant Winners
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Dr. Annika Gompers
Project Title:
Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
Atlanta, USA
Examining Multilevel Determinants of Intersectional Gender and Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplant Access in the United States
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Dr. Khushboo Saxena
Project Title:
Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center - Institute of Transplantation Sciences
Ahmedabad, India
Developing and Testing Digital Tools to Expand Access to Kidney Transplantation: A Gender-Focused Approach
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National Medical Center
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