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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
6:00 AM - 6:30 AM
US EDT
GenDx Tulip Run Registration, Warm Ups and Announcements
6:00 AM - 6:30 AM
US EDT
GenDx Tulip Run Registration, Warm Ups and Announcements
Location: Outside Portico
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
US EDT
GenDx Tulip Run
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
US EDT
GenDx Tulip Run
Location: Outside Portico
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
US EDT
Speaker Ready Room
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
US EDT
Speaker Ready Room
Location: Jacaranda
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
US EDT
ACHI Booth
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
US EDT
ACHI Booth
Location: Bottom of escalator
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
US EDT
Attendee Registration
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
US EDT
Attendee Registration
Location: Bottom of escalator
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
US EDT
Membership Booth
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
US EDT
Membership Booth
Location: Grand Cypress Foyer
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
US EDT
Membership Lounge
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
US EDT
Membership Lounge
Location: Exhibit Hall Entrance
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
US EDT
Keynote Address: A Systems Biology View of Complications in Organ Transplants
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
US EDT
Keynote Address: A Systems Biology View of Complications in Organ Transplants
Location: Grand Cypress D - F
Speaker:
Alexandre Loupy, MD, PhD
– INSERM & Université Paris Cité, Paris Transplant Group
Moderator:
Luis Hidalgo, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Alabama - Birmingham
Moderator:
Annette Jackson, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Duke University
CE: .15 CEC / 1 CME
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
US EDT
Laboratory Professionals Day
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
US EDT
Laboratory Professionals Day
Location: Poinciana D
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
US EDT
Coffee Break with Exhibits / Devyser Hall Highlight: Booth 116
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
US EDT
Coffee Break with Exhibits / Devyser Hall Highlight: Booth 116
Location: Windsong Ballroom
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
US EDT
STIC Awards
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
US EDT
STIC Awards
Location: Grand Cypress D - F
Speaker:
Harry Pickering, PhD
– UCLA
Speaker:
Christina Roark, PhD, F(ACHI)
– ClinImmune Center for Clinical Immunology
Speaker:
Livia Tran, M.S., B.S.
– Stanford Blood Center
Moderator:
Nicole Valenzuela, PhD, F(ACHI)
– NorDx / MaineHealth
Moderator:
Melody Zhang, MD, A(ACHI)
– Stanford University
CE: .25 CME
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
US EDT
Human Immunology Update
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
US EDT
Human Immunology Update
Location: Grand Cypress D - F
Speaker:
James M. Mathew, PhD (he/him/his)
– Northwestern University
CE: .25 CME
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
US EDT
Plenary II: Allograft Microvascular Inflammation beyond HLA-DSA: Deciphering the different immunological mechanisms driving injury and outcome
Speaker:
Maarten Naesens, MD PhD
– KU Leuven
Speaker:
Alexandre Loupy, MD, PhD
– INSERM & Université Paris Cité, Paris Transplant Group
Speaker:
Kieran Halloran, MD, MSc
– University of Alberta
Moderator:
Anat R. Tambur, DMD PhD D(ABHI)
– Northwestern University
Moderator:
Nicole Valenzuela, PhD, F(ACHI)
– NorDx / MaineHealth
CE: .23 CEC / 1.5 CME
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
US EDT
Plenary II: Allograft Microvascular Inflammation beyond HLA-DSA: Deciphering the different immunological mechanisms driving injury and outcome
Location: Grand Cypress D - F
Speaker:
Maarten Naesens, MD PhD
– KU Leuven
Speaker:
Alexandre Loupy, MD, PhD
– INSERM & Université Paris Cité, Paris Transplant Group
Speaker:
Kieran Halloran, MD, MSc
– University of Alberta
Moderator:
Anat R. Tambur, DMD PhD D(ABHI)
– Northwestern University
Moderator:
Nicole Valenzuela, PhD, F(ACHI)
– NorDx / MaineHealth
CE: .23 CEC / 1.5 CME
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
US EDT
Microvascular Inflammation after Kidney Transplantation – the story of a serial killer
Location: Grand Cypress D - F
Speaker:
Maarten Naesens, MD PhD
– KU Leuven
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
US EDT
MVI in Heart Transplant
Location: Grand Cypress D - F
Speaker:
Alexandre Loupy, MD, PhD
– INSERM & Université Paris Cité, Paris Transplant Group
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
US EDT
Rejection and Injury in the Lung Allograft
Location: Grand Cypress D - F
Speaker:
Kieran Halloran, MD, MSc
– University of Alberta
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
US EDT
ASHI Lunch
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
US EDT
ASHI Lunch
Location: Portico
12:40 PM - 1:35 PM
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CareDx: ABO Histocompatibility in Transplantation: Current Status, Unmet Needs, and Future Directions
12:40 PM - 1:35 PM
US EDT
CareDx: ABO Histocompatibility in Transplantation: Current Status, Unmet Needs, and Future Directions
Location: Grand Cypress D - F
Speaker:
Cathy Gebhart, MB(ASCP), PhD, F(ACHI)
– LifeLink Foundation
Speaker:
Esme Dijke, PhD, F(ACHI)
– Alberta Precision Laboratories
Speaker:
William Lane, MD, PhD, A(ACHI)
– Brigham and Women's Hospital
Moderator:
Curt Lind, BS
– CareDx Inc
1:40 PM - 2:35 PM
US EDT
GenDx: 20 Years of Advancing Transplantation, One Typing at a Time
1:40 PM - 2:35 PM
US EDT
GenDx: 20 Years of Advancing Transplantation, One Typing at a Time
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Maarten Penning, PhD
– GenDx
Speaker:
Eszter Lazar-Molnar, PhD
– University of Utah
Speaker:
James Lan, MD, FRCPC, D(ACHI)
– University of British Columbia
1:40 PM - 2:35 PM
US EDT
Werfen: New Frontiers in Transplantation: Driving Innovation to Transform Patient Care
1:40 PM - 2:35 PM
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Werfen: New Frontiers in Transplantation: Driving Innovation to Transform Patient Care
Location: Grand Cypress A - C
Speaker:
Dimitrios Monos
– CHOP
Speaker:
Attila Bérces
– Werfen
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
US EDT
Abstract IV: From Hot Beads to Green Labs: Next-Gen Solutions for Precision and Performance in Histocompatibility
Speaker:
Reut Hod Dvorai, PhD F(ACHI)
– SUNY Upstate Medical University
Speaker:
Rajesh Parmar, PhD
– UCLA Immunogenetics Center, University of California Los Angeles
Speaker:
Jacob Kinskey, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Speaker:
Alan Sanfilippo, PhD, F(ACHI)
– Piedmont Transplant Institute
Speaker:
Ty Chiaro, PhD
– University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Speaker:
Erin Gumpper, MLS (ASCP)
– Michigan Medicine
Speaker:
Colleen Mackey, MLS (ASCP)
– Michigan Medicine
Moderator:
Cathy Gebhart, MB(ASCP), PhD, F(ACHI)
– LifeLink Foundation
Moderator:
Dharmendra Jain, PhD, F(ACHI) (he/him/his)
– University of Utah
CE: .23 CEC / 1.5 CME
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
US EDT
Abstract IV: From Hot Beads to Green Labs: Next-Gen Solutions for Precision and Performance in Histocompatibility
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Reut Hod Dvorai, PhD F(ACHI)
– SUNY Upstate Medical University
Speaker:
Rajesh Parmar, PhD
– UCLA Immunogenetics Center, University of California Los Angeles
Speaker:
Jacob Kinskey, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Speaker:
Alan Sanfilippo, PhD, F(ACHI)
– Piedmont Transplant Institute
Speaker:
Ty Chiaro, PhD
– University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Speaker:
Erin Gumpper, MLS (ASCP)
– Michigan Medicine
Speaker:
Colleen Mackey, MLS (ASCP)
– Michigan Medicine
Moderator:
Cathy Gebhart, MB(ASCP), PhD, F(ACHI)
– LifeLink Foundation
Moderator:
Dharmendra Jain, PhD, F(ACHI) (he/him/his)
– University of Utah
CE: .23 CEC / 1.5 CME
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
US EDT
Moving Towards a Graded Proficiency Testing Survey for ABO Genotyping
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Reut Hod Dvorai, PhD F(ACHI)
– SUNY Upstate Medical University
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
US EDT
Optimized Full-Gene HLA Typing on the Oxford Nanopore Platform: High-Resolution, Phased Sequencing Across 11 Loci
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Rajesh Parmar, PhD
– UCLA Immunogenetics Center, University of California Los Angeles
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
US EDT
Increasing Rigor in Quality Control for HLA Antibody Screening at Houston Methodist Hospital
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Jacob Kinskey, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
US EDT
Next Generation Sequencing-Based Methods Yield Reduced Inter-Laboratory Variability Compared to Short Tandem Repeat-Based Methods in ASHI Engraftment Monitoring Proficiency Testing Results
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Alan Sanfilippo, PhD, F(ACHI)
– Piedmont Transplant Institute
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
US EDT
Hot Beads, Cool Stats: Extinguishing Non-Specific Reactivity with Principal Component Analysis and FBS
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Ty Chiaro, PhD
– University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
US EDT
Implementing Sustainable Practices in the Histocompatibility Laboratory at Michigan Medicine
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Erin Gumpper, MLS (ASCP)
– Michigan Medicine
Speaker:
Colleen Mackey, MLS (ASCP)
– Michigan Medicine
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
US EDT
Workshop 4: Virtual Crossmatch: Regulatory Updates, Long-Term Survival, and Allocation Efficiency
Speaker:
Kelley MK Hitchman, MS, PhD, F(ACHI)
– UT Health San Antonio
Speaker:
Sam Ho, PhD, F(ACHI), FADLM, FAST
– Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
Speaker:
David Pinelli, PhD, F(ACHI)
– Northwestern University
Moderator:
Annette Jackson, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Duke University
Moderator:
Rebecca Upchurch, MPA, MLT (ASCP)CM, CHS(ACHI)
– UChicago Medicine
CE: .23 CEC / 1.5 CME
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
US EDT
Workshop 4: Virtual Crossmatch: Regulatory Updates, Long-Term Survival, and Allocation Efficiency
Location: Grand Cypress A - C
Speaker:
Kelley MK Hitchman, MS, PhD, F(ACHI)
– UT Health San Antonio
Speaker:
Sam Ho, PhD, F(ACHI), FADLM, FAST
– Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
Speaker:
David Pinelli, PhD, F(ACHI)
– Northwestern University
Moderator:
Annette Jackson, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Duke University
Moderator:
Rebecca Upchurch, MPA, MLT (ASCP)CM, CHS(ACHI)
– UChicago Medicine
CE: .23 CEC / 1.5 CME
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
US EDT
Virtual Crossmatch: OPTN trends and examples of long-term practical application
Location: Grand Cypress A - C
Speaker:
Kelley MK Hitchman, MS, PhD, F(ACHI)
– UT Health San Antonio
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
US EDT
VXM based organ allocation - OPO perspective
Location: Grand Cypress A - C
Speaker:
Sam Ho, PhD, F(ACHI), FADLM, FAST
– Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
US EDT
Best Laboratory Practices to Support Virtual Crossmatching in Clinical Transplantation
Location: Grand Cypress A - C
Speaker:
David Pinelli, PhD, F(ACHI)
– Northwestern University
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
US EDT
Workshop 5: The Bioinformatics of Running an HLA Lab – It’s not for the faint of heart
Speaker:
Nicholas K. Brown, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Pennsylvania
Speaker:
Reut Hod Dvorai, PhD F(ACHI)
– SUNY Upstate Medical University
Moderator:
Martin Maiers, MS
– NMDP
Moderator:
Olga Timofeeva, PhD (she/her/hers)
– UCLA/DGSOM/UIC
CE: .23 CEC / 1.5 CME
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
US EDT
Workshop 5: The Bioinformatics of Running an HLA Lab – It’s not for the faint of heart
Location: Grand Cypress D - F
Speaker:
Nicholas K. Brown, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Pennsylvania
Speaker:
Reut Hod Dvorai, PhD F(ACHI)
– SUNY Upstate Medical University
Moderator:
Martin Maiers, MS
– NMDP
Moderator:
Olga Timofeeva, PhD (she/her/hers)
– UCLA/DGSOM/UIC
CE: .23 CEC / 1.5 CME
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
US EDT
Calculating HLA Mismatches: Measuring the accuracy of a foundational histocompatibility interpretation
Location: Grand Cypress D - F
Speaker:
Nicholas K. Brown, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Pennsylvania
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
US EDT
Handling PT Data, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Location: Grand Cypress D - F
Speaker:
Reut Hod Dvorai, PhD F(ACHI)
– SUNY Upstate Medical University
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
US EDT
Getting your Feet Wet with Accessing your Lab’s HLA Data – a hands-on tutorial
Location: Grand Cypress D - F
Speaker:
Nicholas K. Brown, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Pennsylvania
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
US EDT
Afternoon Break
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
US EDT
Coffee Break with Exhibits
Location: Windsong Ballroom
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
US EDT
Combined Forum
Speaker:
Idoia Gimferrer, MD, PhD, F(ACHI) (she/her/hers)
– BloodworksNW
Speaker:
Annette Jackson, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Duke University
Speaker:
Katie Mellon, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM (she/her/hers)
– Albany Medical College
Speaker:
Ahmed Mostafa, MD, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Saskatchwean
Speaker:
Ellie Saunders, CHT (she/her/hers)
– Southwest Immunodiagnostics
Speaker:
Rebecca Upchurch, MPA, MLT (ASCP)CM, CHS(ACHI)
– UChicago Medicine
Speaker:
Scott Krummey, MD, PhD, A(ACHI)
CE: .08 CEC /.5 CME
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
US EDT
Combined Forum
Location: Grand Cypress D - F
Speaker:
Idoia Gimferrer, MD, PhD, F(ACHI) (she/her/hers)
– BloodworksNW
Speaker:
Annette Jackson, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Duke University
Speaker:
Katie Mellon, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM (she/her/hers)
– Albany Medical College
Speaker:
Ahmed Mostafa, MD, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Saskatchwean
Speaker:
Ellie Saunders, CHT (she/her/hers)
– Southwest Immunodiagnostics
Speaker:
Rebecca Upchurch, MPA, MLT (ASCP)CM, CHS(ACHI)
– UChicago Medicine
Speaker:
Scott Krummey, MD, PhD, A(ACHI)
CE: .08 CEC /.5 CME
4:45 PM - 4:50 PM
US EDT
Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) Update
Speaker:
Annette Jackson, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Duke University
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
US EDT
The Curious Case of the Disappearing Allele - A Histodrama
Speaker:
Idoia Gimferrer, MD, PhD, F(ACHI) (she/her/hers)
– BloodworksNW
Speaker:
Katie Mellon, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM (she/her/hers)
– Albany Medical College
Speaker:
Ahmed Mostafa, MD, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Saskatchwean
Speaker:
Ellie Saunders, CHT (she/her/hers)
– Southwest Immunodiagnostics
Speaker:
Rebecca Upchurch, MPA, MLT (ASCP)CM, CHS(ACHI)
– UChicago Medicine
5:10 PM - 5:15 PM
US EDT
Discussion and Closing
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
US EDT
Directors Forum
Speaker:
Ahmed Mostafa, MD, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Saskatchwean
Speaker:
Chantale Lacelle, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Speaker:
Olga Timofeeva, PhD (she/her/hers)
– UCLA/DGSOM/UIC
Speaker:
Idoia Gimferrer, MD, PhD, F(ACHI) (she/her/hers)
– BloodworksNW
Speaker:
Sandra Rosen-Bronson, PhD F(ACHI) (she/her/hers)
– MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
CE: .23 CEC / 1.5 CME
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
US EDT
Directors Forum
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Ahmed Mostafa, MD, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Saskatchwean
Speaker:
Chantale Lacelle, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Speaker:
Olga Timofeeva, PhD (she/her/hers)
– UCLA/DGSOM/UIC
Speaker:
Idoia Gimferrer, MD, PhD, F(ACHI) (she/her/hers)
– BloodworksNW
Speaker:
Sandra Rosen-Bronson, PhD F(ACHI) (she/her/hers)
– MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
CE: .23 CEC / 1.5 CME
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM
US EDT
Introduction of Director Affairs Committee
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Ahmed Mostafa, MD, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Saskatchwean
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM
US EDT
DTRC / Portfolio Committee Update
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Chantale Lacelle, PhD, F(ACHI)
– University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM
US EDT
QAS Update / International vs. US Standards for Directors
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Olga Timofeeva, PhD (she/her/hers)
– UCLA/DGSOM/UIC
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM
US EDT
ACHI Update / Exam Activities
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Sandra Rosen-Bronson, PhD F(ACHI) (she/her/hers)
– MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
6:30 PM - 6:45 PM
US EDT
Announcements & Closing
Location: Grand Cypress G - I
Speaker:
Idoia Gimferrer, MD, PhD, F(ACHI) (she/her/hers)
– BloodworksNW
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
US EDT
Laboratory Professionals Forum
Speaker:
Katie Mellon, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM (she/her/hers)
– Albany Medical College
Speaker:
Ellie Saunders, CHT (she/her/hers)
– Southwest Immunodiagnostics
Speaker:
Rebecca Upchurch, MPA, MLT (ASCP)CM, CHS(ACHI)
– UChicago Medicine
CE: .23 CEC / 1.5 CME
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
US EDT
Laboratory Professionals Forum
Location: Grand Cypress A - C
Speaker:
Katie Mellon, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM (she/her/hers)
– Albany Medical College
Speaker:
Ellie Saunders, CHT (she/her/hers)
– Southwest Immunodiagnostics
Speaker:
Rebecca Upchurch, MPA, MLT (ASCP)CM, CHS(ACHI)
– UChicago Medicine
CE: .23 CEC / 1.5 CME
5:15 PM - 5:55 PM
US EDT
Laboratory Never Have I Ever
5:50 PM - 6:45 PM
US EDT
Donor / Recipient Experience
