World Transplant Congress 2006: Briefing Schedule

Business Wire, July 24, 2006

BOSTON -- World Transplant Congress 2006:

Important New Data

EVENT:  PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR WORLD TRANSPLANT CONGRESS IN
        BOSTON

    MONDAY, JULY 24, 2006 - 9:00 am
                     DONATION AFTER CARDIAC DEATH
           Mr. Howard Nathan, Gift of Life, Philadelphia, PA
           Anthony D'Alessandro, MD, University of Wisconsin

    MONDAY, JULY 24, 2006 - 10:00 am
      NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION: CONDUCTING STUDY INVESTIGATING
        ATTITUDES OF TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS TOWARDS CANCER RISK
              John Davis, CEO, National Kidney Foundation
             E. Steve Woodle, MD, University of Cincinnati
                Edward Cole, MD, University of Toronto

    TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2006 - 10:15 am
         XENOTRANSPLANTION UPDATE - HOW CLOSE TO HUMAN TRIALS?
                David Sachs, MD, Harvard Medical School
                Megan Sykes MD, Harvard Medical School

    TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2006 - 4:00 pm
   AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRANSPLANTATION (AST) - Public Policy Issues

    WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2006 - 10:15 am
              COMMERCE IN ORGAN DONATION/MEDICAL TOURISM
  Arthur Matas, MD, University of Minnesota, Fairview Medical Center
      Hans Sollinger, MD, University of Wisconsin Medical Center

PLACE:  John B. Hynes Convention Center, Press Conference Room #108 -
        900 Boylston St., Boston, MA

DETAILS: Various Press Briefings throughout the week, on a variety
         of important new data.

The goal of this joint meeting, sponsored by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), the American Society of Transplantation (AST), and The Transplantation Society (TTS) is to expand and share new worldwide research and discoveries in the field. Sessions scheduled for WTC will educate, inform and create an arena to exchange new scientific and clinical information, and support an interchange of ideas focusing on transplantation care and management issues.

Visit www.wtc2006.org for a complete meeting schedule, key speakers, information, and meeting times. Please contact Press Director, Steven Schiff, for more information at 617-954-2823 or steve@schiffmarketing.com.