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  • Monday, October 26, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Inspector's Training Workshop
  • 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Featured Topic: Organs and Tissues on Demand: Bioengineering and Regenerative Medicine in Transplantation
    Speaker: Anthony Atala, MD – Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
    Speaker: Adam Feinberg, PhD – Carnegie Mellon University
    Speaker: Benjamin Freedman, PhD – University of Washington
    Speaker: Shuvo Roy, PhD – UC San Francisco
    Speaker: Peter Senior, MBBS PhD – Alberta Diabetes Institute
    Speaker: Doris Anita Taylor, PhD – Organamet Bio Inc.
    Moderator: Anne Halpin
    Moderator: Luis Hidalgo, PhD, F(ACHI) – University of Alabama - Birmingham
    Moderator: Cathi Murphey, PhD, HCLD/CC(ABB), A(ACHI) – SWID
    Moderator: Melissa Yeung, MD – Brigham & Women's Hospital
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    First Time Attendee and New Member Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Opening Session: The Knowledge Crisis: How Did We Get Here and What Can We Do?
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Welcome Reception
  • Tuesday, October 27, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Volunteer Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Service Awards
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Keynote Address: Transforming Transplantation: Advances in Xenogeneic and Stem Cell Therapies Through Genome Editing
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Morning Break/Poster Presentations
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Plenary 1: Alloimmune Responses after Solid Organ Transplantation: From immunopeptidome and viral mimicry to non-HLA genomics
    Speaker: Christian Larsen
    Speaker: Eric Spierings, PhD – University Medical Center Utrecht
    Speaker: Rainer Oberbauer, MD, PhD – Medical University of Vienna, AT
    Moderator: Elaine F. Reed, PhD – UCLA
  • 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    ASHI Lunch
  • 12:30 PM - 1:25 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch Symposium: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • 1:30 PM - 2:25 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch Symposium: Werfen
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Abstract 1: Clinical and Diagnostic Advances in Transplant Immune Assessment and Allograft Surveillance
    Speaker: Amy Zheng
    Speaker: Michelle Hickey, PhD, F(ACHI) – UCLA Immunogenetics Center
    Speaker: Tri Vu, PhD – Thermo Fisher
    Speaker: Rob Liwski, MD, PhD, FRCPC, F(ACHI) – Dalhousie University
    Speaker: Yuxin Yin, PhD – UCLA
    Speaker: Emmett Wong, MBBS, MMed (Int Med), MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edin), MCI, FAMS (Renal Medicine), FASN – National University of Singapore
    Moderator: Aleksandar Senev, MD, PhD, F(EBTI), F(ACHI) – Northwestern University
    Moderator: Crystal Usenko, PhD, F(ACHi) – Baylor Scott and White
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Abstract 2: Bioinformatics in Focus: From Curation to Clinical Insights
    Speaker: William Lane, MD, PhD, A(ACHI) – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Speaker: Vanessa W. Menard, MS, MLS (ASCP) – Tulane University School of Medicine
    Speaker: Steven Mack, PhD – UCSF
    Speaker: Keith McCullough, PhD – Arbor Research Collaborative for Health
    Speaker: Mohammad Awaji, PhD, FACHI – King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam
    Speaker: Mitchell Ellison, PhD – UPMC
    Moderator: Yan Li, PhD, F(ACHI) (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Moderator: Vikram Pattanayak
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Workshop 1: The Evolving Role of Molecular Diagnostics in Transplantation
    Speaker: John Friedewald, MD – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Speaker: Cathi Murphey, PhD, HCLD/CC(ABB), A(ACHI) – SWID
    Speaker: Amanda G. Blouin, MD, PhD, A(ACHI) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Moderator: Ina Skaljic, PhD, F(ACHI) – Rush University Medical Center
    Moderator: Cal Stone
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Cocktails & Compatibility
  • Wednesday, October 28, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    GenDx Tulip Run and Walk
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Rose Payne Award and Lecture
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Morning Break with Poster Presentations
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Plenary 2: Real World Implications of Deploying AI in Transplantation
  • 12:00 PM - 12:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    ASHI Lunch
  • 12:40 PM - 1:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch Symposium: CareDx
  • 1:40 PM - 2:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch Symposium: GenDx
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Abstract 3: HLA Antibodies, Eplets, and Mismatch: Translating Immunogenetics into Clinical Practice
    Speaker: Massimo Mangiola, PhD, A(ACHI) – NYU Langone Health
    Speaker: Emma Martin, B.S. – Duke University
    Speaker: Pawan Kumar Raghav, PhD – UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO (UCSF)
    Speaker: Paula Arnold, PhD, F(ACHI) – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Speaker: Alberto Cardoso Martins Lima, PhD – IGEN/AFIP
    Speaker: Franz Fenninger, PhD – Vancouver Coastal Health
    Moderator: Chantale Lacelle, PhD, F(ACHI) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Workshop 2: Approaches to Validation of In-house dd-cfDNA Testing and Considerations for Molecular Diagnostics
    Speaker: James Lan, MD, FRCP(C), D(ABHI) – University of British Columbia
    Speaker: Peter Jindra, PhD, F(ACHI) – Baylor College of Medicine
    Speaker: Kelley MK Hitchman, MS, PhD, F(ACHI) – UT Health San Antonio
    Moderator: Luis Hidalgo, PhD, F(ACHI) – University of Alabama - Birmingham
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Workshop 3: Joint Session with AABB - HLA Antibodies, Eplets, and Mismatch: Translating immunogenetics into clinical practice
  • 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Afternoon Break
  • 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Directors Forum
  • 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Laboratory Professionals Forum
  • 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Directors in Training Reception
  • 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Inspectors Reception
  • 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    International Reception
  • Thursday, October 29, 2026
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Women in Transplantation
  • 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    STIC Awards
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Paul I. Terasaki Award & Lecture / Bernard Amos Award & Lecture
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Morning Break
  • 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    HIM Update
    Speaker: James M. Mathew, PhD (he/him/his) – Northwestern University
  • 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Scholar Presentation 1
  • 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Scholar Presentation 2
  • 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Scholar Presentation 3: Novel Insight into Antigen-Antibody Interactions from the Development and Characterization of Novel Anti-HLA Monoclonal Antibodies
  • 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Scholar Presentation 4
  • 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM East Coast USA Time
    ASHI Lunch
  • 12:10 PM - 1:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch Symposium: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • 1:10 PM - 2:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Abstract 4: Rethinking the Bench: Innovation, Validation, and Bias Elimination in Transplant Diagnostics
    Speaker: Rob Liwski, MD, PhD, FRCPC, F(ACHI) – Dalhousie University
    Speaker: Idoia Gimferrer, MD, PhD, F(ACHI) – BloodworksNW
    Speaker: Olga Timofeeva, PhD – UCLA/DGSOM/UIC
    Speaker: Carrie Butler, PhD, F(ACHI) – UCLA
    Speaker: Dharmendra Jain, PhD, F(ACHI) – University of Utah
    Speaker: Adam McGivern – University of British Columbia
    Moderator: Sun-Mi Choi, MD/PhD – University of California, Los Angeles
    Moderator: Ketevan Gendzekhadze, PhD, F(ACHI) – City of Hope
  • 1:10 PM - 2:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Abstract 5: Integrative Modeling of Alloimmune Risk and Transplant Outcomes
    Speaker: Matthias Niemann, Dr – PIRCHE AG
    Speaker: Alyssa N. Paynter, BS – Tulane University
    Speaker: Keith McCullough, PhD – Arbor Research Collaborative for Health
    Speaker: Jar-How Lee, PhD, F(ACHI) – Terasaki Innovation Center
    Speaker: Nicholas Borcherding, MD/PhD – Washington University St Louis
    Speaker: Adil Bhat, PhD – University of California
    Moderator: Kim Wadsworth
  • 1:10 PM - 2:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Workshop 4: Beyond the Paradigm: Case-Based Insights into the Spectrum of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplantation
    Speaker: James Lan, MD, FRCP(C), D(ABHI) – University of British Columbia
    Speaker: Michael Mengel, MD – University of Alberta
    Speaker: Aleksandar Senev, MD, PhD, F(EBTI), F(ACHI) – Northwestern University
    Speaker: Melissa Yeung, MD – Brigham & Women's Hospital
    Moderator: Annette Jackson, PhD – Duke University
    Moderator: Carey Killion, BS, MT(ASCP), CHS(ACHI) – KSL Diagnostics
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Plenary 3: Breaking Barriers in Cellular Therapy and Transplantation: Expanding Access and Redefining Compatibility
    Speaker: Ephraim J. Fuchs, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Speaker: Marcos De Lima, MD – Ohio State University
    Speaker: Esteban Arrieta-Bolaños, PhD – University Hospital Essen
    Moderator: Maria Bettinotti, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Moderator: Alison J. Gareau, MSc, PhD, F(ACHI) – University of Madison, Wisconsin
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Practical Applications Featuring the International Scholar Award Winner
    Speaker: Heera Singh, M.Sc. – Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research
    Speaker: David Partlow, DCLS, F(ACHI) – Midwest Transplant Network
    Speaker: Yuxin Yin, PhD – UCLA
    Speaker: Katie Rozar, MPH, MLS, CHT – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Speaker: Min Li Yap, BSc (Hons) – Victorian Transplantation & Immunogenetics Services, Australian Red Cross LifeBlood
    Speaker: Zahra Kashi, PhD, HCLD – Kashi Clinical Laboratories
    Moderator: Ketevan Gendzekhadze, PhD, F(ACHI) – City of Hope
    Moderator: Vikram Pattanayak
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Workshop 5: Transplant Balancing Act: Navigating Infection and Rejection in the Era of the Microbiome
    Speaker: Camille Kotton, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Speaker: Maria-Luisa Alegre, MD, PhD – University of Chicago
    Speaker: Pamala Jacobson, PharmD – University of Minnesota
    Moderator: Franz Fenninger, PhD – Vancouver Coastal Health
    Moderator: Karen R. Sherwood, PhD, F(ACHI) – University Of British Columbia
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Workshop 6: Talking Shop: Quality Assurance, Control and Management Practices in the HLA Laboratory
    Speaker: June Jones, MS, CHS – Johns Hopkins University Immunogenetics Laboratory
    Speaker: Doreen Sese, CHS – NYU Langone | Transplant Institute
    Moderator: Christopher Garcia, BS, CHS – University of Texas Medical Branch
    Moderator: Bruce Young, MLT – St Josephs Healthcare Hamilton
  • 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Networking Reception
  • Friday, October 30, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    ASHI/CST Joint Session 4: Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Immunosuppression and Rejection Management
    Speaker: Mandy L. Ford, PhD – Emory University
    Speaker: Katharina A. Mayer, MD, PhD – Medical University of Vienna
    Moderator: Heloise Cardinal
    Moderator: Gerald P. Morris, MD, PhD, A(ACHI) – University of California San Diego
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    IHIWS 2026 Workshop Recap
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    ASHI/CST Joint Session 5: cfDNA Diagnostics Utility in the Era of "Liquid Biopsy". Promises and Challenges in Transplantation
    Speaker: Paul Kim, MD, MAS – UC San Diego
    Speaker: Nicole Valenzuela, PhD, F(ACHI) – NorDx / MaineHealth
    Moderator: Kelley MK Hitchman, MS, PhD, F(ACHI) – UT Health San Antonio
    Moderator: James Lan, MD, FRCP(C), D(ABHI) – University of British Columbia
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ASHI/CST Joint Session 6: Desensitization in Solid Organ Transplantation: From immunologic challenge to new opportunities
    Speaker: Annette Jackson, PhD – Duke University
    Speaker: Bob Montgomery
    Speaker: Chris Wiebe
    Moderator: John Gill
    Moderator: Cathi Murphey, PhD, HCLD/CC(ABB), A(ACHI) – SWID