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  • 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