HLAnne PhD

Account is a hot mess of HLA, immunogenetics, ABO, transplant, healthcare, laboratory medicine, education, politics, and YEG (she/her). Living kidney donor-2022

[HLAnne PhD @Halpingal]

Living kidney donation! A thread...I have been quiet about something for a while now but I think it’s time to spill the beans! Earlier this year I was a living kidney donor. #transplant #donation

[Alberta Transplant Institute @AB_OTDT]

Join us next Wednesday for a fantastic talk with Dr. Shannon Oliver, pediatric cardiologist at the @StolleryKids !

Register at: https://t.co/sE8oQqVXri

@UAlberta_FoMD
@UAlberta_ICU
@CVC_UAlberta
@HeartandStroke
@ISHLT
@UCalgaryMed
@CNTRP
@CanadasLifeline
@AHS_media

[Dr.Colleen Norris PhD 🇨🇦 @WomensHearts2]

This is incredibly important info (and their clinicians) for WOMEN with Heart Health issues particularly due to the increased prevalence of depression in women with heart events and Beta Blockers being part of evidence based medicine post MIs !!! @CWHHAlliance @abwomenshealth @HeartDocSharon @HeartandStroke
Antidepressants Plus Beta Blockers Equals Health Risks https://t.co/AZ6bpg7Xun https://t.co/AZ6bpg7Xun

[Rugby Canada @RugbyCanada]

FULL-TIME🇨🇦🛴

Canada wins 46-5 over Australia to move on to the Rugby World Cup SEMIFINALS!

#RugbyCA | #OneSquad | #RWC2025

[HLAnne PhD @Halpingal]

I’m honoured to moderate this ATI talk on Wednesday.

Register to learn more about antibodies in transplantation from Dr Stan Jordan.

[Alberta Transplant Institute @AB_OTDT]

We are very excited to host Dr. Stan Jordan for a virtual presentation!

Date: September 10, 2025
Time: 12-1 PM MT
Register here via Zoom:
https://t.co/VxUC2T1ywC

[Margaret E Atwood @MargaretAtwood]

Here's a piece of literature by me, suitable for seventeen-year-olds in Alberta schools, unlike -- we are told -- The Handmaid's Tale. (Sorry, kids; your Minister of Education thinks you are stupid babies.)

John and Mary were both very, very good children. They never picked their noses or had bowel movements or zits. They grew up and married each other, and produced five perfect children without ever having sex. Although they claimed to be Christian, they paid no attention to what Jesus actually said about the poor and the Good Samaritan and forgiving your enemies and such; instead, they practised selfish rapacious capitalism, because they worshipped Ayn Rand. (Though they ignored the scene in The Fountainhead where “welcomed rape” is advocated, because who wants to dwell, and also that would have involved sex and would de facto be pornographic. Well, it kind of is, eh?) Oh, and they never died, because who wants to dwell on, you know, death and corpses and yuk? So they lived happily ever after. But while they were doing that The Handmaid’s Tale came true and Danielle Smith found herself with a nice new blue dress but no job. The end.

[Dr. Brian Goldman @NightShiftMD]

RFK Jr is an evil man. He is a dangerous purveyor of health disinformation. If you believe him, you’re a fool. The damage he is doing to healthcare in the US and global public health is incalculable.

[HLAnne PhD @Halpingal]

Agree- very hard to understand non-HLA antibodies without defining positive thresholds and understanding false positive reactivity. Also, let’s look at female and pediatric populations next. Likely more complex. Other non-HLA assays completely lack necessary controls. #transplant

[Mayo Clinic Nephrology @MayoClinicNeph]

Testing controls demonstrates a high prevalence of non-HLA antibody positivity using pre-defined cutoff threshold in a bead-based assay using healthy control population @MayoTransplant

https://t.co/6s3bfovMPa

[Gil McGowan @gilmcgowan]

U of C economist @trevortombe demolishes separatist economic claims and points out that they seem to be planning to grab the pension savings of all Albertans. It’s not your money, separatists! #HandsOffOurPensions

[American Society of Transplantation (AST) @AST_info]

Available on YouTube!

Missed the live webinar? Check out "CD38-Targeting Agents Along With Costimulation Blockade in the New Era of Desensitization."

https://t.co/Z77W2nlEhj

[HLAnne PhD @Halpingal]

We’re moving backwards. #ABLeg

[Jayne the Joyfully Defiant Feminist @CalamityJayne4]

In Alberta, a 14 year old can consent to sex with an adult but can't read, "Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret." because it talks about periods.
#AbPoli

[HLAnne PhD @Halpingal]

This. Is. Awesome. Where do I sign?

[Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @LukaszukAB]

“Surprise, a pro-Canada team beat the separatists to an Alberta referendum.”

#ableg #cdnpoli #Forever Canadian
https://t.co/WfA7xcNCeW

[HLAnne PhD @Halpingal]

First time attending @CIC_ChemInst.
As an immunologist, I’m a little out of my element! But learning new things.
Looking forward to some glycan fun today. If you are attending #CSC2025 and want to connect the dots between glycans and transplantation, see you in room 106 today

[Alberta Transplant Institute @AB_OTDT]

If you missed yesterday's incredible session on Cell-Free DNA with Dr. James Lan, it is now available on our YouTube Channel! https://t.co/qt7cnKo8S3

[David A. Perchinsky @DavidAPerchinsk]

I'm one of the unfortunate (51 years young). Consider Sharing your Spare 💚💪 https://t.co/DnzD64BFsB

[Alberta Transplant Institute @AB_OTDT]

Mark your calendars and share! Dr. James Lan will be onsite in Edmonton for our June 4th ATI Seminar Series to discuss the emerging opportunities in Cell-Free DNA!

Register: https://t.co/R4bPreW5II
@UAlberta_FoMD @UAlberta_Pharm @ahs_apl @AHS_media @UAlberta_DoM @glyconet_nce

[HLAnne PhD @Halpingal]

❤️🇨🇦❤️

[Made In Canada @MadelnCanada]

Canadian Tire is proud to announce that HBC stripes is now part of the Canadian Tire family! Some things are just meant to stay Canadian ❤️🇨🇦

[Aaron @aasingleton17]

While the Premier is fanning the flames of separatism to score political points with her base, let's take a look at 10 of things she is trying to distract Albertans from. #ableg

Let's do this as a thread since we can't cover it all in one tweet 🧵

[Parksy @PfParks]

Albertans should be paying attention and be VERY concerned:
Govt is marching forward with privatizing all of our HC system.
Many many concerns w selling off hospitals to private for-profits:
🧵 1/12
https://t.co/hpso7HEweK

[HLAnne PhD @Halpingal]

@CNTRP @AST_info @WIT_TTS @CanadasLifeline @glyconet_nce @kidneycanada @nkf @ASNKidney @ASHIHQ

[HLAnne PhD @Halpingal]

This collaborative work highlights the use of a new ABO antibody detection tool to expand donor options for ABO-O and ABO-B #transplant patients. We already use a single antigen bead-based approach for HLA antibodies. The time is now for ABO-histocompatibility.
🅰️🅱️🆎🅾️

[American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant]

Take a moment to read "Multiplex bead immunoassay in ABO-A2-incompatible kidney transplantation" by Halpin et al., accompanied here by a visual abstract. This article is available to read in press: https://t.co/whzDNKb8DY
#kidneytransplantation
@halpingal @ljwestWest @cmhalf

[HLAnne PhD @Halpingal]

This publication reflects many years of development and validation. Stay tuned for more data showing the excellent reproducibility of this test, its application in other patient populations, and other organ recipient groups.
#Innovation #EquityInAccess #ABOincompatible