Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN

08/14/2026

At the Ajmera Transplant Centre Research Day 2026, clinicians, scientists, trainees, patient partners, and health professionals came together to showcase groundbreaking research, celebrate excellence, and strengthen collaborations that are helping shape the future of transplantation.

From innovative scientific presentations and poster sessions to recognizing outstanding achievements in research, teaching, mentorship, and patient care, the event highlighted the dedication of our entire transplant community.

Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to making the day such a success.

Read the full story: https://ow.ly/WkkM50ZzQ3l
Research at UHN

05/08/2026

Register now for 2026 ATC Research Day!

The Ajmera Transplant Centre is excited to announce its annual Research Day, to be held in person on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at the Transplant Innovation Centre.

The Ajmera Transplant Centre’s Annual Research Day is geared towards physicians, scientists, trainees, and other specialists who take care of transplant patients to highlight the latest research in solid-organ transplantation. The day will include an exciting lineup of speakers from basic, clinical, translational, and quality improvement research, as well as presentations from patient partners and trainees.

Link to register: https://events.myconferencesuite.com/TransplantEducationResearchDay2026

For questions, please contact [email protected]

05/08/2026

Register now for 2026 ATC Education Day

The Ajmera Transplant Centre is pleased to invite Ontario-based community health care providers to its Annual Education Day held virtually on Friday, June 5, 2026

The Ajmera Transplant Centre’s Annual Education Conference is a virtual program designed to deliver the latest updates and advancements in the care of solid-organ transplant patients.

This Education Day is designed to support health care professionals practicing in community settings across Ontario, providing practical, clinically relevant updates to enhance the care of pre- and post-transplant patients.

The program will be of interest to primary care family physicians, specialists, surgeons, fellows, residents, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and allied health professionals involved in transplant patient management within the community.

Key highlights:
1. To evaluate the role of frailty in determining transplant candidacy.
2. To explore strategies for optimizing frailty before and after transplantation.
3. Optimizing multi-disciplinary care across the transplant continuum, including coordination with primary care providers, and long-term management approaches aimed at improving post-transplant outcomes.

For more information and to register, please visit the Conference Registration Website: https://events.myconferencesuite.com/TransplantEducationResearchDay2026

The Centre for Living Organ Donation at UHN
Trillium Health Partners
Health Sciences North / Horizon Santé-Nord
Mackenzie Health
Humber River Health
Peterborough Regional Health Centre
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)
Hamilton Health Sciences

05/08/2026

Join us for the Indigenous Organ Health Summit 💚

This gathering brings together community, patients, healthcare providers, and advocates to connect, learn, and share stories about kidney and liver health, organ donation, and transplantation.

🗓 June 9, 2026
📍 Thunder Bay (in person) + virtual option
🍽 Lunch provided for in-person attendees
Shuttles available for patients

This is a space for conversation, connection, and Indigenous voices to lead the way.

Register now at givelifeuhn.eventbrite.ca
Let’s come together to support organ health in our communities.

05/08/2026

🚨 Exciting research shows how a “digital lung” could transform transplant care and speed up therapy development 👏

🚨 alert!

Researchers at the Toronto Lung Transplant Program at UHN’s Ajmera Transplant Centre have successfully created a digital twin of the human lung—a virtual model built using data from donor organs assessed outside the body.

By integrating physiology, imaging, and molecular data, this “digital lung” can accurately simulate lung function and predict treatment outcomes.

This research, led by Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, Dr. Andrew Sage, and Xuanzi Zhou, shows the potential of digital twins to transform medical research and accelerate therapy development.

🔗 Read more: https://www.uhnresearch.ca/news/5-04-2026/advancing-care-with-digital-lungs


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University Health Network | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Nature Biotechnology | U of T Medicine | UHN Foundation

05/08/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Bhat on her research supported by the Ontario Government’s $2.5M+ investment to advance liver transplant outcomes 👏

| The Ontario Government invested over $2.5 million in research projects led by UHN researchers through the Ontario Research Fund! 🎉 Funding will go towards improving liver transplant survival, understanding immune function and aging, enhancing safer mobility for older adults, reducing fall risk, advancing brain imaging, and accelerating drug discovery.

Read more about the UHN projects the ORF invested in > https://www.uhnresearch.ca/news/4-24-2026/fuelling-world-class-research

Congratulations to all recipients at UHN!
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University Health Network | Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research | Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN | Krembil Brain Institute | The KITE Research Institute

05/08/2026

Join the PSC community June 5–7 in Toronto for learning and connection with PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Canada. Register by June 1!

04/07/2026

This Green Shirt Day, we are sharing messages from our staff surrounding the importance of organ donation.

Meet Elena West, Registered Nurse and Transplant Coordinator of the Living Donor Liver Program:

"Being a liver donor transplant coordinator has allowed me to see firsthand how donors positively impact the lives of their family members, friends, loved ones, and even strangers. It's so important, register to be a donor today!"

Green Shirt Day Trillium Gift of Life Network University Health Network

04/07/2026

Meet our Ward Clerks on 6A and 7AB

Ward clerks are often the first people to be seen on the Transplant Units. They have a critical role in facilitating the smooth running of the inpatient units, including chart management, admission, discharge and transfer, answer phones, call bells and in person questions. This trusted team quietly keep things moving and flowing on the unit.

Green Shirt Day Trillium Gift of Life Network University Health Network

04/07/2026

This Green Shirt Day, we are sharing messages from our staff surrounding the importance of organ donation.

Meet Virginia Ko, Registered Practical Nurse on 7AB:

"Transplants save lives, restore health, and gives people hope for a second chance."

Green Shirt Day Trillium Gift of Life Network University Health Network