Prof. Sykes discussed the immunological responses associated with organ transplantation and the promise of xenotransplantation. She spoke about how she has developed an approach that has been evaluated in clinical trials of non-myeloablative haploidentical HCT whose safety and efficacy has allowed for trials of HCT for the induction of organ allograft tolerance, allowing intentional achievement of tolerance in humans for the first time.
Prof. Sykes was introduced by the Vice Dean Prof.Dr. Ayşin Kale, Department of Anatomy, and the Q&A was moderated by Prof. Dr. Güher Saruhan-Direskeneli, Department of Physiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine.