Transplant Infectious Diseases at UCLA studying immunologic vulnerability to infection in older patients #TxID #CMV #senescence #COVID19

Los Angeles, CA
Joined October 2012
This is such a wonderful reference for anyone interested in transplant ID! #TID #IDSky @IDWeekmtg @TxID_Fellows #MedEd
Just a reminder that transplantid.net gives you easy access to the 2019 guidelines from the AST @AST_info ID COP @AST_IDCOP published in @CliniTransplant @TxID_Fellows @ID_fellows transplantid.net/?guidelines…
7
32
5,607
Amazing video ! So impressed with the @IdBowl bugbowl creators! Can I play this when I walk into the hospital every day? @IDWeekmtg #idweek2026
1
3
399
Just wrote to my Senator to ask him to protect public health funding - hope everyone at #IDWeek2026 @IDWeekmtg does the same while we are here at our nation’s capital 🏛️🗣️📢
📢 Join the #IDWeek2026 call to action and tell Congress to block the White House's Office of Management and Budget from politicizing federal grants and to protect public health and research funding: bit.ly/4zNqTM0
1
8
415
Joanna Schaenman MD PhD retweeted
Congratulations Dr Robin Avery on delivering the Maxwell Finland Lecture @IDWeekmtg 2026! @IDSAInfo @ClevelandClinic @AST_IDCOP. @ClevelandClinic. A master clinician, brilliant researcher, and advocate for patients and trainees!
2
1
16
608
Join us at 8 am Friday to learn from the experts @RazonableMD and @KatesOlivia about candidate evaluation - should be a great discussion #TID #IDWeek2026 @IDWeekmtg @maricar_malinis
1
5
11
557
Great day for #TID and immunocompromised pts at #IDWeek2026 today: Stewardship 💊 , poster talks and walks, parasites 🪱, and culminating in challenging cases 🤔 , lots of great learning today ! @IDWeekmtg @ChongPearlie @maricar_malinis @dns_francisco @jonathanhandMD @i_am_jlum
2
18
681
ID clinical stars take on challenging cases at #IDWeek2026 Laila Woc-Colburn @davidvanduin @camwolfe representing #TID and my wonderful colleague at @DOM_UCLA Tara Vijayan! @IDWeekmtg
21
742
Don’t miss this talk from a true superstar in #TID Dr. Robin Avery @JHMed_ID who will be giving the Max Finland lecture on Viral Infection Challenges Thursday morning @IDSAInfo @IDSAMedEdCOP #IDWeek2026 🦠💊💪
4
2
15
571
Dr. Robin Avery gave a wonderful and inspiring talk covering many key viruses and recognizing the importance of personal interactions in the field #idweek2026 @IDWeekmtg
2
79
Ballroom ABC at 9:15 today ! 🦠💊☀️🌈 #IDWeek2016 @IDWeekmtg
45
So much great #TID content at #IDWeek2026 this year , and don’t forget the ICH COP meeting Thursday at 5:30 at the Marriott Marquis Salon 3&4. Thank you @maricar_malinis and @ChongPearlie for your leadership and for putting together this list of sessions to attend! 🤓
3
26
1,364
Join us at #IDWeek2026 Wednesday to learn about immune senescence, vaccination, and frailty in immunocompromised patients with a wonderful line up of speakers ! #TID @AST_IDCOP @maricar_malinis Al Shaw and Anoma Nellore ! @SarahTaimur #IDfellows @IDSAInfo
2
2
13
585
The young in biologic age speakers and moderators
14
Thanks to everyone who attended this session - and great discussion on immune senescence and frailty #IDWeek2026
1
88
Joanna Schaenman MD PhD retweeted
Join us at #IDWeek2026 Wednesday to learn about immune senescence, vaccination, and frailty in immunocompromised patients with a wonderful line up of speakers ! #TID @AST_IDCOP @maricar_malinis Al Shaw and Anoma Nellore ! @SarahTaimur #IDfellows @IDSAInfo
2
2
13
585
Very important work on effectiveness of RSV vaccine in SOT #TID @AST_IDCOP - similar to influenza data, important to see that although efficacy may be lower than in non-immunocompromised, vaccination still provides significant clinical benefit
🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 "Effectiveness of respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in solid organ transplant recipients in the United States," by Hasan et al buff.ly/HdpLJhq #RSV #Transplantation #SolidOrganTransplant #Vaccination @lanahasan94 @zyetmar
14
660
Yikes, new header on PubMed today 😐
147
Joanna Schaenman MD PhD retweeted
Vaccination and Safe Living Strategies for Solid Organ Transplant Candidates and Recipients: Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
3
4
474
The AST Donation Derby is ongoing! The IDCOP has officially named our virtual horse “Herd Immunity”! Donate now to support the IDCOP! #TxID access.myast.org/s/derby
1
2
213