May 4, 2022
Join Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, and the JHLT Digital Media Editors for two interviews with authors from the May issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. You’ll hear about the scientific journey of each of these authors as well as more about the work they’re publishing this month.
First, the editors speak with
John Greenland, MD, PhD (pictured), from the
University of California San Francisco, who is the first author of
a paper entitled “Lung transplant
recipients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis have impaired
alloreactive immune responses.” Erika
Lease, MD, interviews Dr. Greenland about his PhD journey,
his dedication to research, and how he keeps clinical work from
outcompeting his research tasks. He even shares some pearls of
advice for aspiring physician-scientists before exploring his
study, which investigates the role of telomere dysfunction on
T-cell proliferation to donor antigens in patients who undergo lung
transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IDF).
Next, David
Schibilsky, MD, and Marty Tam, MD, are in
conversation with author Tamta Tkhilaishvili, MD,
PhD (pictured), from the University of Rostock, on her
study: “Bacteriophage therapy as
a treatment option for complex cardiovascular implant infection:
The German Heart Center Berlin experience.” Dr.
Tkhilaishvili shares her journey through an interdisciplinary PhD,
but also what it’s been like to earn a PhD in Germany without
knowing the German language. It’s a fascinating international and
multidisciplinary story! She also shares her work on treating
implanted cardiovascular device infections using bacteriophage
therapy, an innovative new management strategy.
Follow along in the May issue at www.jhltonline.org/current, or, if you’re an ISHLT member, log in at ishlt.org/journal-of-heart-lung-transplantation. Don’t already get the Journal and want to read along? Join the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation at www.ishlt.org for a free subscription, or subscribe today at www.jhltonline.org.
This episode of JHLT: The Podcast, but not the studies within, is sponsored by Bayer Pharmaceuticals.
