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In today’s evolving educational landscape, not all knowledge fits neatly into a lecture slide. That’s where the ESOT Podcast steps in—bringing dynamic, conversational teaching to the forefront of transplant education. Originally initiated by the Young Professionals in Transplantation (YPT), the podcast has grown into an inclusive platform embraced across all levels of ESOT. This refreshed series will spotlight engaging discussions on complex, nuanced, or emerging topics in transplantation - subjects that benefit from informal, thought-provoking conversations. It aims to inspire and support the next generation of transplant professionals, especially during the formative stages of their careers.

Recent Episodes

August 2026 Issue: Editors´picks

In this August episode of the Transplant International Podcast, deputy Editor-in-chief Nina Pilat is joined by editorial fellow Delphine Kervella to discuss three new Transplant International articles. First, a Eurotransplant-wide analysis by Kofler and colleagues showing that around 16% of recovered donor organs are never transplanted, and arguing for clearer legal and ethical pathways to use these organs for research – work that has already contributed to a change in Austrian transplantatio...

23 MIN

July 2026 Issue: Editors´picks

In this July episode of the Transplant International Podcast Antonio Citro is joined by Emilien Seizilles de Mazancourt to discuss three new Transplant International articles. First, a large Finnish cohort study showing that long-term graft survival after HLA-incompatible kidney transplantation remains acceptable despite higher rejection risk. Second, a systematic review challenging the classic “sponge effect” theory of allosensitization after allograft nephrectomy, pointing instead to immuno...

20 MIN

ESOT Transplant Science Summer School Special – Where Education Meets Basic Science

In this special episode of the Transplant International podcast, we take listeners behind the scenes of the ESOT Transplant science Summer School – a new flagship educational event bringing together the next generation scientists of the transplant community. Join Nina Pilat, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Transplant International, as she sits down with Liset Pengel and Bill Scott, Chairs of the ESOT Education and Basic Science Committees, to look back at this year’s Transplant Science Summer Schoo...

26 MIN

June 2026 Issue: Editors´picks

In this June episode of the Transplant International Podcast, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Nina Pilat is joined by Editorial Fellow Antonio Citro to break down three papers from the latest issue, all pushing transplantation toward greater precision. First, they discuss a Norwegian study — also featured on the June cover — examining sex-related differences in the predictive value of PET-based metabolic tumour volume before liver transplantation for colorectal liver metastases. Next, they analyze a s...

20 MIN

From Transplant to Summit: How a Lung transplant recipient conquered Mount Aconcagua

In this special episode of the Transplant International podcast, we explore the extraordinary intersection of transplantation medicine and high-altitude mountaineering. Join Nina Pilat, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Transplant International, and Editorial Fellow Antonio Citro for an inspiring conversation with Jakob Muehlbacher, a general surgeon and avid mountaineer. Jakob shares firsthand insights from pioneering research conducted in the extreme conditions of America's highest peak. This episo...

36 MIN