August 2020
2020 ASHI ANNUAL MEETING
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, ASHI's in-person annual meeting in Anaheim, California is moving to a virtual platform. We thank you for your patience and understanding while we took the time to thoroughly evaluate the best option for our membership and for the Society.

Our goal remains to provide you with a top-notch scientific program, opportunities to network with your peers, and clinically relevant information that will help all of us to improve the quality of human life and health through the translation and implementation of scientific innovations to clinical practice.

In the coming weeks, the Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee will work diligently to transform our in-person meeting to a virtual platform. For now, please continue to save the dates!
OCTOBER 19-23, 2020

Thank you in advance for your continued support and stay tuned for details to come! #ASHI2020 #ASHIUnited #BeSafe
Partnerships and Collaborations
28th International Congress of The Transplantation Society
ICYMI: The Transplantation Society (TTS) is hosting a virtual annual meeting and the registration is FREE for allied health professionals through August 17th. Don't wait, register today!

Notification of removing typing transformation (MACD to G Group)
The Multiple Allele Codes (MAC) to G transformation function was implemented in response to clinicians' request to simplify HLA listing in MAC Service (MS). Subsequently, the action created confusion on the lab side when the allele code on the Lab report was converted to the HLA G group in MS. They couldn't find a solution to meet both needs, therefore NMDP has decided to remove this change.
FOCIS 2020 Annual Meeting
FOCIS has decided to convert the FOCIS 2020 Annual Meeting on October 28-31, 2020, from an in-person meeting to a fully virtual event and ASHI is still cosponsoring two symposia within this meeting.

Committee Corner
ASHI Mentor Program
The ASHI Mentor Program is dedicated to helping new HLA professionals advance in their careers. The Mentor Program is available to Technologists and new Directors in the field. Learn more about each program as well as instructions on how to sign up. 
Proficiency Testing
2020 AC-1 Survey
The AC-1 result submission deadline was Friday, July 31st. AC-1 results will be reviewed by the PT Committee and laboratories will be notified by email once the reports are completed.

2020 HT-1 Report
The reports for the HT-1 survey were released on July 20th and are available in the PT Lab Center. An email notification was sent to HT participants at the time of release.
 
2020 EMO-1 Report
The reports for the EMO-1 survey were released on July 21st and are available in the PT Lab Center. An email notification was sent to participating laboratories.
ASHI Spotlights
ABHI June Certificants
ASHI sends a warm congratulations to the June ABHI Certificants!

ASHI Member Spotlights
Check out a few of our featured members in a special edition of Member Spotlights! 
Don't Crowd the Pan!
ASHI Member Maria Warner from the HLA laboratory of Yale University School of Medicine published a cook book titled Don't Crowd the Pan! An article was written in the "It's Your Yale" university publication. All proceeds from cookbook sales were donated to Smilow Center for Translational Research.

Check out this month's Laboratory Luminaries!
Who inspired you in your career? Please describe this person’s influence on you and others and nominate him/her as a Laboratory Luminary so that their contributions and light can be shared with your fellow ASHI members! Submit Now