Full Schedule

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Run for Research

Location: Offsite

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Sleep-In for Research (not participating in Run)

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Speaker Ready Room

Location: 22

7:30 AM – 6:00 PM

Coat and Luggage Check

Location: Lobby

7:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Bookstore and AABB Central

Location: Exhibit Hall E

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

AM25-SN-07-L - Expanding CGT Access: The Role of Blood Centers in Last-Mile Delivery

Location: 20BC

Program Chair: – Cryoport

Speaker: – Vitalant

Speaker: – Gulf Coast Blood

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

AM25-SN-06-L - Optimization of Postpartum Hemorrhage Management in the Academic and Community Setting

Location: 31ABC

Program Chair: – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Speaker: – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Speaker: – Cambridge Health Alliance

Transfusion Service

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

AM25-SN-01-L - Oral Abstract Session

Location: 30CDE

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

AM25-SN-02-L - Oral Abstract Session

Location: 30AB

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

AM25-SN-05-L - Planning for Disease X: To Ensure a Safe and Sufficient Blood Supply During the Next Emerging Pathogen Event

Location: 33 ABC

Program Chair: – Canadian Blood Services

Speaker: – America's Blood Centers

Speaker: – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

AM25-SN-03-L - Tibor Greenwalt Memorial Award and Lectureship

Location: 20D

8:15 AM – 3:30 PM

AM25-SN-04-L - SBB Exam Prep

Location: 25ABC

9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Exhibit Hall

Location: Exhibit Hall F-G

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

AM25-SN-08-L - Plenary Oral Abstract Session

Location: 20BC

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Attendee Lunch

Location: Exhibit Hall F-G

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Biotherapies Sizzling Topics Luncheon

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

AM25-SN-17-L - CBC: Defining Novel Growth Opportunites for the Cord Blood Field: Lessons Learned & Pathways Forward

Location: 32AB

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

AM25-SN-12-L - Creating Effective Donor Recruitment Videos Through the Use of Co-Design with Community Partners

Location: 29ABCD

Speaker: – Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, University Medical City

Program Chair: – University of Nottingham

Speaker: – University of Nottingham

Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

AM25-SN-18-L - Ensuring Ethical and Regulatory Compliance in Donor Collections for Advanced Therapies

Location: 28BCDE

Speaker: – Blood Centers of America

Program Chair: – Bio Bridge Global

Speaker: – Bloodworks Northewest

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

AM25-SN-10-L - Implementation of Lab Automation with AI-Driven Software: Best Practices and Benefits

Location: 20BC

Program Chair: – BioBridge Global

Speaker: – QualTex Laboratories

Speaker: – Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

Instrumentation

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

AM25-SN-16-L - Oral Abstract Session

Location: 30CDE

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

AM25-SN-09-L - Oral Abstract Session

Location: 20A

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

AM25-SN-15-L - Oral Abstract Session

Location: 30AB

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

AM25-SN-11-L - Prehospital Transfusion: A Collaborative Approach to Implementing the New AABB Standards

Location: 31ABC

Program Chair: – Vitalant

Speaker: – South Texas Blood & Tissue

Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

AM25-SN-14-L - Unexplained Reactivity in Red Cell Antibody Identification: A Way Through

Location: 33 ABC

Speaker: – University of Pennsylvania, Division of Transfusion Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology

Speaker: – Complement Biology, Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center Enterprises

Program Chair: – American Red Cross-Michigan Region

Immunohematology and Genetic Testing (red cells, leukocytes and platelets)

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

AM25-SN-13-L - Update on the Use of Cryopreserved Platelets in Acute Surgical Settings

Location: 20D

Speaker: – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Speaker: – Johns Hopkins Hospital

Program Chair: – University of Minnesota

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

AM25-SN-19-L - CBC: Exploring the Unique Biology of Cord Blood and Birthing Tissues

Location: 32AB

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

AM25-SN-23-L - FcRN Inhibitors – a New Era for Transfusion Medicine?

Location: 20D

Program Chair: – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta+Emory University School of Medicine

Speaker: – Stanford University School of Medicine

Speaker: – University of California, Irvine

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

AM25-SN-20-L - Oral Abstract Session

Location: 30CDE

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

AM25-SN-21-L - Oral Abstract Session

Location: 30AB

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

AM25-SN-26-L - Pre-hospital Transfusion Case Studies

Location: 31ABC

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

AM25-SN-22-L - Should We Bring ABO Genotyping to Our Institution? Things to Know About Taking the Leap

Location: 33 ABC

Program Chair: – University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Speaker: – Brigham and Women's Hospital

Speaker: – New York Blood Center

Immunohematology and Genetic Testing (red cells, leukocytes and platelets)

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

AM25-SN-25-L - The Transformative Power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: From Blood Collectors to the Transfusion Service, a Vein to Vein Approach

Location: 20BC

Program Chair: – Johns Hopkins University

Speaker: – Vitalent

Speaker: – Johns Hopkins University

Information Technology and Informatics

3:45 PM – 6:00 PM

AM25-SN-24-L - Test Your Blood Bank Knowledge 2025 – Are You up for a Challenge?

Location: 25ABC

Program Chair: – Indiana University Health and UTMB

Speaker: – American Red Cross

Education/Developing Curriculum

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

AM25-SN-33-L - CBC: Evidence Based Communication in Cord Blood Donation and Banking

Location: 32AB

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

AM25-SN-29-L - Cold Truths: The Potential Hidden Impact of “Clinically Insignificant” Antibodies in Hypothermic Cardiac Surgery

Location: 33 ABC

Program Chair: – Mayo Clinic Florida

Speaker: – Mayo Clinic Rochester

Speaker: – AABB

Transfusion Service

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

AM25-SN-30-L - Ethical Dilemmas in Compensating Blood Donors: Navigating Global Health Perspectives

Location: 20A

Program Chair: – Department of Health Sciences, AT Still University

Speaker: – Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Speaker: – Macopharma

Public Health, Policy and Ethics

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

AM25-SN-34-L - Hemphill-Jordan Memorial Award and Lectureship

Location: 29ABCD

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Hospital-Based Blood Collectors Roundtable

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

AM25-SN-32-L - Oral Abstract Session

Location: 30CDE

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

AM25-SN-31-L - Oral Abstract Session

Location: 30AB

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

AM25-SN-27-L - Revolutionizing Donor Selection: Integrating AI, Omics Data, and Large-Scale Cohorts for Improved Cell Therapy Outcomes

Location: 20BC

Program Chair: – AABB

Speaker: – Cell Therapy Manufacturability Program

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

AM25-SN-28-L - When the Refrigerator Is Bare – Innovations from the Blood DESERT Coalition

Location: 20D

Program Chair: – Linda S Barnes Consulting

Speaker: – University Health Network

Speaker: – University of Alabama, Birmingham

Public Health, Policy and Ethics

6:15 PM – 7:30 PM

Research and Progress (RAPS)

Location: 33 ABC

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

AABB Volunteer Celebration: Recognize Our Volunteers & Learn How to Get Involved

Location: Marriott Marquis Marina