Media Interviews
Gusmano, Michael. Quoted. Interviewed by National Public Radio. Recipient of pig kidney transplant reaches a milestone. Heard on Morning Edition. January 30, 2025.
Gusmano, Michael and Maschke, Karen. Quoted. Interviewed by National Public Radio. A transplanted pig kidney offers a grandmother hope for life without dialysis. Morning Edition. December 17, 2024.
Gusmano, Michael. Interviewed by National Public Radio. Could Genetically Modified Pig Organs Save Patients Awaiting Organ Transplants? : Consider This from NPR : NPR. “In U.S., Over 100,000 Await Organ Transplants. Are Pig Organs The Solution?“ April 3, 2024.
Gusmano, Michael. Quoted. Interviewed by National Public Radio. First human transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney performed. Heard on All Things Considered. March 21, 2024.
Maschke, Karen. Quoted. In a first, surgeons successfully transplant a pig kidney into a man. NBC News. March 21, 2024.
Maschke, Karen. Quoted. Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants. AP. September 11, 2023. Picked up by STAT.
Maschke, Karen. Quoted. Organ Trafficking. Can the illicit trade be stopped? CQ Researcher. June 24, 2022; Volume 32, Issue 22, pp. 1-63. https://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2022062400
Maschke, Karen. Quoted. Death of Man Who Received a Pig-Heart Transplant Remains a Mystery. Wall Street Journal. June 22, 2022.
Maschke, Karen. Quoted. US man who got 1st pig heart transplant dies after 2 months. Associated Press (AP). March 9, 2022. Picked up by ABC News.
Gordon, Elisa. Quoted. Xenotransplant: Coming Soon? American Journal of Transplantation Report, April 4, 2022.
Maschke, Karen. Quoted. US researchers test pig-to-human transplant in donated body. Associated Press (AP). January 20, 2022. The article ran in dozens of print, TV, and radio media outlets around the world, including the Washington Post, Time, US News and World Report, MSN, CBS local news, Audacy.com
Maschke, Karen. Quoted. Pig-heart transplantation surgeons look to the next steps. The Lancet. January 20, 2022.
Maschke, Karen. Quoted. Pig heart transplant gives ex-con a second chance. But is it ethical? USA Today. January 19, 2022.
Maschke, Karen. Quoted. Patient in Groundbreaking Heart Transplant Has a Violent Criminal Record. New York Times. January 13, 2022.
Maschke, Karen. Quoted. Pig-Heart Transplant Jolts Doctors Confronting Lack of Organ Donors. Wall Street Journal. January 12, 2022.
Gusmano, Michael. Interviewed about the pig heart and pig kidney transplants. Sky News UK. January 11, 2022.
Maschke, Karen. Quoted. 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient. Associated Press (AP). January 10, 2022. The article ran in dozens of media outlets around the world, including Time, Newsweek, NY Daily News, LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, CNBC, and India.com.
Maschke, Karen. Quoted. Pig-to-human transplants come a step closer with new test. Associated Press (AP). October 20, 2021.
