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Program Schedule

Program Schedule

  • Monday, October 27, 2025
  • 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM  PT
    REGISTRATION
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  PT
    Industry Workshop presented by Bio-Rad Laboratories
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  PT
    Industry Workshop presented by Cerus
  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM  PT
    Awards Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM  PT
    Business Development Meeting Room
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM  PT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM  PT
    VIP Lounge for Corporate Partners and Foundation Contributors
  • 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM  PT
    Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee Meeting
  • 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM  PT
    Bookstore and AABB Central
  • 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM  PT
    Coat and Luggage Check
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  PT
    CBC: Lightning Talks- The Future of Cord Blood: Bold Visions & Innovations
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  PT
    Iron Matters: Regulating the Metal That Makes Blood Red (Landsteiner-Alter Award and Lectureship)
  • 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM  PT
    Biotherapies Pavilion
  • 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM  PT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM  PT
    Headshot Studio
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM  PT
    AM25-MN-18-L - Oral Abstract Session - Advances in Cord Blood Therapy
    Program Chair: Colleen Delaney, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Seattle Children’s Therapeutics (SCTx); Clinical Cell Processing Laboratory (CCPL); Seattle Children’s Research Institute (SCRI); University of WA, Dep’t of Pediatrics; Fred Hutch Cancer Center
    Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / .45 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM  PT
    Science & Innovation Theater presented by Terumo
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  PT
    AABB/ASHI Symposium: Exploring Transplant Uncertainties/Conundrums in ABO
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  PT
    AABB’s Updated Platelet and Red Blood Cell Transfusion Guidelines
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  PT
    Blood Conservation in the OR: How to Create a Comprehensive Pediatric Patient Blood Management Program
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  PT
    Cell Therapy Lab Jeopardy!
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  PT
    Closing the Divide: Pathways to Engaging Underrepresented Communities in Blood Donation
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  PT
    Expanding Access, Ensuring Safety: Best Practices in Out-of-Hospital Transfusion
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  PT
    Lord of the Antibodies
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  PT
    AM25-MN-04-L - Oral Abstract Spotlight Session - Cutting Edge Insights into Blood Donations and Allocations
    Program Chair: Barry Siegfried, MD – American Red Cross
    Program Chair: Glenn Ramsey, MD (he/him/his) – Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
    Speaker: Daniela Hermelin, MD, CABP – ImpactLife
    Public Health, Policy and Ethics
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM  PT
    CBC: A New Era for Cord Blood - The National Cord Blood Network
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  PT
    Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  PT
    Lunch with Locals - NCABB: North Carolina Blood Bankers
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  PT
    Lunch with Locals: Indiana State Association of Blood Banks (ISABB)
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  PT
    Physicians Leadership Roundtable
  • 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM  PT
    Science & Innovation Theater presented by Terumo
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM  PT
    Annual Meeting Education Committee Meeting
  • 12:05 PM - 1:30 PM  PT
    Transfusion Medicine Coordinating Committee and John Elliott Memorial Award Meeting
  • 12:05 PM - 1:45 PM  PT
    Quality and Regulatory Subsection Meeting
  • 12:05 PM - 1:55 PM  PT
    Global Transfusion Forum Meeting
  • 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM  PT
    AM25-MN-1-TP - Curated Top Posters Tour: Novel Insights for Transfusion Practice
    Program Chair: Emily Storch – FDA/CBER
     CE: N/A
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM  PT
    AABB Transfusion Transmitted Diseases Committee Meeting
  • 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM  PT
    Final CT Jeopardy!
  • 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM  PT
    Beyond the Dish: Unlocking the Potential of Organoids
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  PT
    “I Want It That Way” - Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatric Transfusion Medicine
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  PT
    Advances in Labeling: Practical Applications of 2-D Data Matrix Symbols with ISBT 128
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  PT
    Advancing Cord Blood Utilization: Building Pathways for Innovation and Clinical Adoption
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  PT
    Donating for the Future: Bridging Generations and Communities for a Stronger Blood Supply
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  PT
    From Blueprint to Benchmark: A Journey Through AABB Standards Development and Accreditation
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  PT
    From Fellow to Faculty: Practical Insights for Trainees and Early Career Physicians
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  PT
    Uncovering New Blood Groups: Impacts in Transfusion and Beyond (Sally Frank Award and Lectureship)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  PT
    AM25-MN-19-L - Oral Abstract Session - Application of Novel Technology in Transfusion Medicine
    Program Chair: Thomas Binns, MD – Yale University School of Medicine
    Program Chair: Alexandra Jimenez – New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine
    Transfusion Service
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM  PT
    From Source to Submission: Proactive Sourcing Strategies for IND Success
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM  PT
    Ask the Standards
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM  PT
    Blood Bank IT: Compliance and Data Management Concepts
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM  PT
    Plasma Failure in Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM  PT
    The Top Nonconformances Stratified by Facility Size and Location. Where Do You Fit?
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM  PT
    Transfusing Safely and Wisely: Much Progress But Still Need to Do Better (Emily Cooley Memorial Award and Lectureship)
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM  PT
    Transfusion Medicine Education for Physicians: Ready-to-Use, Customizable, and Innovative Teaching Tools
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM  PT
    AM25-MN-20-L - Oral Abstract Session - New Variants in Kidd & ABO
    Program Chair: Gregory A. Denomme, PhD (he/him/his) – Grifols Laboratory Solutions
    Program Chair: Margaret A. Keller, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
    Immunohematology and Genetic Testing (red cells, leukocytes and platelets)
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM  PT
    AM25-MN-21-L - Oral Abstract Session - Hematology & Coagulation
    Program Chair: Cristina Figueroa Villalba, MD – Seattle Children’s
    Program Chair: Eric Salazar, MD, PhD – University of Texas Health San Antonio
    Hematology and Coagulation
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM  PT
    AM25-MN-40-L - COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in the Immunocompromised Patient
  • 3:45 PM - 6:00 PM  PT
    CBC: State of the Science Symposium – Striking a New Cord in the Evolution of Stem Cell Transplant (sponsored by Gamida Cell)
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM  PT
    A Tale of Twice-Annual Verification: Why Two Matter, and Who’s Looking?
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM  PT
    CABP Prep
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM  PT
    Computer Systems Under Attack: Cybersecurity Best Practices and Lessons Learned
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM  PT
    Crossmatch Incompatible Transfusions: How Collaboration Between Transfusion Services and Immunohematology Reference Laboratories Enhance Patient Safety
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM  PT
    Interactive Panel and Audience Discussion: Navigating Clinical, Professional, and Ethical ‘Sticky Wickets’ in Leukapheresis for Hyperleukocytosis
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM  PT
    Safety, Standards, and Sanity: Navigating Compliance in Emergent Blood Product Release
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM  PT
    Unlocking the Power of Extracellular Vesicles: From Intercellular Communication to Therapeutic Innovation
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM  PT
    AM25-MN-35-L - Oral Abstract Session - New Insights into Components, Storage, and Patient Outcomes
    Program Chair: Moritz Stolla – Bloodworks Northwest
    Program Chair: Eldad Hod – Columbia University
    Cell Biology, Immunology and Biochemistry (Basic and Preclinical Research)
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM  PT
    AM25-MN-36-L - Oral Abstract Session - Novel RHD Variants and Approaches to Overcoming Them
    Program Chair: Nalan Yurtsever, MD (she/her/hers) – Yale University School of Medicine
    Program Chair: Juliana Guarente – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
    Immunohematology and Genetic Testing (red cells, leukocytes and platelets)
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM  PT
    Research and Progress (RAPS): Organoids in Research and Biotherapies: Promise, Progress, and Challenges
  • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM  PT
    President's Reception