
NACCCA Scientific Development Webinar Series - History of Transplantation Immunology: Ancient Legends to Modern Practice
Mon, Jun 26
|Zoom Webinar
Ahmed Mostafa, MD, Ph.D, D(ABHI), F(ACHI); Director, Technical Supervisor, and Clinical Consultant/Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory/St. Paul's Hospital--Saskatoon; Assistant Professor, Pathology and Lab Medicine/College of Medicine University of Saskatchewan


Time & Location
Jun 26, 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Zoom Webinar
About This Event
Dr. Ahmed Mostafa is a well-known medical expert with a specialization in transplant immunopathology and more than two decades of experience. He attained his medical degree from Cairo University and later completed his Ph.D. from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. He then pursued postdoctoral and clinical fellowship training in the field of histocompatibility and immunogenetics at the University of Calgary. Dr. Mostafa is a fellow of the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ACHI) and holds certification from the American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. Dr. Mostafa has numerous publications in prominent medical journals and has been recognized with various awards for his contributions to the field of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Pathology at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and serves as the Clinical Director and Consultant of the HLA laboratory at St Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon (Canada).
Outline:
Myth and legends about transplantation
History of transplantation
Evolution of Immunology
Transplant Immunology
Discovery of the MHC system
Development of transplant immunology in Saskatoon
Objective
Understand the historical milestones and key discoveries in the field of transplantation immunology
Evolution of the field of Immunogenetics
Recognize the impact of key advancements in transplantation immunology on clinical practice