ISHLT 46th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
Wednesday, 22 April – Saturday, 25 April, 2026
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, ON Canada
Scientific Program
ISHLT2026 Final Program Now Available!
The final scientific program for the ISHLT 46th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions is now available! Visit the Online Program Viewer to explore newly added abstract sessions and learn more about the exciting sessions in store for you in Toronto.
ISHLT2026 Online Program ViewerAbstract sessions are available to browse, with abstracts embargoed until 1 March.
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Online Program Viewer
Search for sessions, speakers, or topics, making it easier than ever to view scientific content relevant to your interests.
Scientific Schedule at a Glance
A PDF overview of the scientific sessions available each day.
Program Planning Committee
Meet the group responsible for the selection of all of the Annual Meeting's scientific content.
Abstract Award Finalist Presentations
Three ISHLT Scientific Abstract Awards will be awarded during the ISHLT2026 Annual Meeting. Click the sessions below to learn more about the finalists for each award.
ISHLT2026: Early Career Scientist Award Finalist Presentations
Various Rooms
This award aims to recognize excellence in research in the field of basic and translational science with the goal of encouraging non-clinicians in the early stages of their careers to submit their work for presentation at the ISHLT Annual meeting.
This award aims to recognize excellence in research in the field of basic and translational science with the goal of encouraging non-clinicians in the early stages of their careers to submit their work for presentation at the ISHLT Annual meeting. Five finalists invited to present their abstract research at the Annual Meeting, and the registration fee will be waived for these finalists.
The winner will be announced after the Annual Meeting.
Award Finalists
Fei Yu Gao, BMSc
Toronto General Hosptial Research Institute
Toronto, ON Canada
Oral Session 15 | Thursday, 23 April 3:00 – 4:15 a.m. EDT
Abstract Title: Harnessing Lung-Kidney Crosstalk: A Novel Ex Vivo Platform for Donor Lung Rehabilitation
Jenny Yune, BSc
University Health Network
Toronto, ON Canada
Oral Session 15 | Thursday, 23 April 3:00 – 4:15 a.m. EDT
Abstract Title: Safe and Efficient Endothelial Gene Transfection Using Lipid Nanoparticles During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
Anna Alber, MSc
Marie Lannelongue Hospital
Le Plessis Robinson, France
Oral Session 18 | Thursday, 23 April 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. EDT
Abstract Title: Combined Hemofiltration and Hemadsorption Improves Cardiac Performance After Prolonged Ex Situ Perfusion
Ankita Burman, PhD
University of Toronto/UHN
Toronto, ON Canada
Oral Session 18 | Thursday, 23 April 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. EDT
Abstract Title: Transcriptomic Landscape of B Cells in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (CLAD): Intragraft B Cells Exhibit Upregulation of STAT1-Related Pathways
Ankita Burman, PhD
University of Toronto/UHN
Toronto, ON Canada
Oral Session 37 | Saturday, 25 April 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. EDT
Abstract Title: Expansion of a Club Cell Subset with Low Club Cell Secretory Protein (CCSP) and High Pro-Fibrotic Gene Expression in Lung Allograft Dysfunction
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