Malcolm MacConmara, M.D.

Assistant Professor Malcolm MacConmara, M.D., has been selected by the American Society for Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) to receive the 2019 Collaborative Scientist Grant for the study “Predicting Liver Transplant Outcomes Using Donor Genetics: Utility of HSD17B13 as a Novel Biomarker.”

According to the ASTS, “This study will establish the role of donor HSD17B13 as a biomarker for outcomes using livers with steatosis. The data will contribute clinically relevant information that will assist the transplant community to individualize and optimize post-transplant care.”

Dr. MacConmara shares this grant with Professor Helen Hobbs, M.D.