Full Schedule

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Speaker Ready Room

Room: GWCC B310

12:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Satellite Registration

Room: Omni South Tower Hotel Lobby

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

Registration

Room: GWCC B206

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Foundation Research & Development Summit

Room: Omni-International Ballroom D

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST

New Assessor LIVE Session - INVITATION ONLY

Room: Omni-Sycamore

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Biotherapies Networking Reception

Room: Omni-International Ballroom ABC

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EST

President's Reception

Room: Omni-Room TBD

6:30 AM - 7:00 PM EST

Registration

Room: GWCC B206

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST

Speaker Ready Room

Room: GWCC B310

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST

T-shirt and Packet Pickup: Run for Research and Sleep-in for Research

Room: GWCC B2 Foyer

7:30 AM - 5:30 PM EST

Bookstore & AABB Central

Room: GWCC B2 Foyer

7:30 AM - 7:30 PM EST

Coat and Luggage Check

Room: GWCC B204

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Prophylactic Red Cell Matching for Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia

Room: GWCC B308-309

Speaker: – Brigham and Women's Hospital

Speaker: – Weill Cornell Medicine

Program Chair: – Mayo Clinic

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

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Implementing AABB Standards Pilot Study Model: From Gap Assessment to Sustainable Compliance in Transfusion Services

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Program Chair: – Faculty of Medicine Sousse Tunisia

Speaker: – Faculty of Medicine Sousse Tunisia

Speaker: – Head department Nephrology and Transplantation Sahloul Sousse Tunisia Hospital

Education/Developing Curriculum

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Disaster Preparation for a National Special Security Event: A Local Blood Center Perspective

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – Stanford Blood Center/Stanford University

Speaker: – Stanford Blood Center

Speaker: – Carter BloodCare

Speaker:

Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

How Low Can You Go? Defining Safe Lower-weight Boundaries for Pediatric Apheresis

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – Boston Children’s Hospital

Speaker: – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta+Emory University

Speaker: – Children's Hospital of Colorado

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

When TACO Isn’t on the Menu: Preventing Tacos and Finding the Reactions We’re Missing

Room: GWCC B405

Program Chair: – New York Blood Center Enterprises

Speaker: – Boston Medical Center, Boston University

Speaker: – Yale School of Medicine

Transfusion

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Cord Blood Connect - Clinical Outcomes of Cord Blood Transplantation in Non-Malignant Diseases

Room: GWCC B406

Co-Chair: – Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital

Cord Blood

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Oral Abstract 2

Room: GWCC B407

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Oral Abstract 1

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 1

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

AABB/THOR Welcome/Introduction - Foundations of Prehospital Transfusion Programs: Clinical, Operational, and Regulatory Overview

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair: – Vitalant

Speaker: – Vitalant

Speaker: – South Texas Blood & Tissue

Speaker:

Speaker: – Schaefer Consulting, LLC

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Oral Abstract 3

Room: GWCC B302-303

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Oral Abstract 4

Room: GWCC B304-305

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

From Science to Clinical Impact: Transforming Immunohematology and Transfusion Safety—A Latin American Perspective (Sally Frank Memorial Award)

Room: GWCC B308-309

Award Acceptance: – Hemocentro Unicamp

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Turning Apheresis Trash into Research Treasure: Building Cost‑effective Human Cell Resources for the Research and Biotech Communities

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Program Chair: – Boston Medical Center, Boston University

Speaker: – Brigham and Women's Hospital - Boston, MA

Speaker: – Versiti Blood Center, Medical College of Wisconsin

Tissue Banking and Management

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Audits That Matter: Redesigning Transfusion Safety Audits to Drive Bedside Practice Change Beyond Accreditation Compliance

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – ECU Health

Speaker: – Westchester Medical Center

Quality

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Navigating the Intersection: Collaborative Management of Complex Cases in Transfusion Medicine and Biotherapies

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – New York Blood Center Enterprises

Speaker: – Mayo Clinic

Speaker: – IASO, EUC Frankfurt Branch

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Who’s Next? Practical Strategies for Succession Planning in Blood Centers and Transfusion Services

Room: GWCC B405

Speaker: – Valley Children’s Hospital and Healthcare

Speaker: – Quality Focus, Leadership

Program Chair: – Quality Focus

Management

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Beyond Blood: Building High-impact Partnerships and Operational Diversification Avenue Between Blood Centers and Human Milk Banks

Room: GWCC B407

Program Chair: – Versiti

Speaker: – Carter BloodCare and Johns Hopkins

Speaker: – The Milk Bank

Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Evaluating and Providing Transfusion Support for Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): How the Blood Bank, the Bedside, and the Benchtop Can Boost Each Other When Patients' Lives Hang in the Balance

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 1

Program Chair: – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Speaker: – Weill Cornell Medicine

Speaker: – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Transfusion

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

AABB/THOR - Prehospital Transfusion Data Data Collection and Prehospital Transfusion of Special Patient Populations

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair: – Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department

Speaker: – Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department

Speaker:

Speaker: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Cord Blood Connect - Clinical Outcomes of Cord Blood Transplantation in Malignant Diseases

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – Fred Hutch

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

From Womb to Recovery: Navigating Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia

Room: GWCC B308-309

Program Chair: – Washington University in St. Louis

Speaker: – Washington University in St. Louis

Speaker: – American Red Cross

Transfusion

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Lord of the Antibodies – Return of the Tubes

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Speaker: – Versiti Blood Center of Illinois

Speaker: – Universidade de Sao Paulo and Fundacao Pro-Sangue

Program Chair: – Versiti

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

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

How Quickly Can We Build up the National Blood Supply? Measuring Shocks to the U.S. Blood Supply Through Real‑time Data and Case Studies on Disruption, Supply‑chain Stress, and System Recovery

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – Circulate

Speaker: – Circulate

Public Health, Policy and Ethics

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

The Transfusion Safety Officer and Nursing: The Importance of a Team Based Model for Advancing Transfusion Safety

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – UVA Health University Medical Center

Speaker: – UVA Health University Medical Center

Transfusion

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Sterility Testing for Section 361 HCT/Ps: Clarifying CGTP Expectations and the Role of CLIA Laboratories to Ensure Patient Safety and Compliance

Room: GWCC B405

Program Chair: – Vitalant

Speaker: – Hackensack University Medical Center

Speaker: – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Speaker: – National Institutes of Health

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Therapeutic Apheresis in Lower-middle-income Countries: Progress, Gaps, and Opportunities

Room: GWCC B407

Program Chair: – Children's Hospital of Colorado

Speaker: – Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Speaker: – Dept of Transfusion Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh India

Speaker: – Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Speaker: – Indus Hospital & Health Network, Pakistan

Therapeutic Apheresis

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Oral Abstract Spotlight 1

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 1

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

AABB/THOR Blood Supply/Plasma Expanded Use -Challenges and Advances in Prehospital Transfusion: Blood Supply and Expanded Role of Plasma

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair:

Speaker:

Speaker: – American Red Cross

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Cord Blood-Derived Therapies for Brain Disorders Across a Lifespan

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – Duke University

Speaker: – Monash University

Speaker: – Cellenkos

Cord Blood

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM EST

New Member and First Time Attendee Lunch

Room: GWCC B302-B303

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

A Roadmap for Immune Effector Cell Therapy in the Community Oncology Setting

Room: GWCC B308-309

Program Chair: – University of Nebraska Medical Center

Speaker: – Nebraska Medicine

Speaker: – The University of Michigan

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn in 2026: Still a Life-threatening Disease

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Program Chair: – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Speaker: – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Transfusion

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Ask the Standards

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – AABB

Speaker: – South Texas Blood & Tissue

Speaker: – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Aabb‑funded Data Innovations Transforming Blood Operations: Quantifiable Insights on Emerging Products, Shelf‑life, and Collection Site Types

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – Circulate

Speaker: – Circulate

Public Health, Policy and Ethics

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Microplastics, “Young Plasma,” and Longevity Clinics: A Transfusion Medicine Reality Check

Room: GWCC B405

Program Chair: – Mayo Clinic Arizona

Speaker: – University of California Irvine

Speaker: – University of California, Irvine

Therapeutic Apheresis

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Oral Abstract 6

Room: GWCC B407

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Oral Abstract 5

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 1

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

AABB/THOR Prehospital Transfusion EMS Models - Prehospital Program Models: EMS and Hospital Perspectives with Lessons Learned

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair: – Vitalant

Speaker: – Vitalant

Speaker:

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Cord Blood Connect - Crossover Opportunities in Cord Blood & Cellular Therapies

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Biotherapies Pavilion

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Headshot Lounge

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Opening Reception

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EST

AABB Volunteer Celebration: Recognizing Volunteers & Exploring Opportunities

Room: Omni-International Ballroom ABC

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EST

Solve It Scenarios in Cellular Therapy

Room: GWCC B302-303

Program Chair: – IASO, EUC Frankfurt Branch

Speaker: – Hackensack University Medical Center

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

6:30 AM - 6:30 PM EST

Registration

Room: GWCC B206

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EST

Run for Research

Room: Offsite

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EST

Sleep-in for Research (not Participating in Run)

Room: Offsite

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST

Speaker Ready Room

Room: GWCC B310

7:30 AM - 5:30 PM EST

Bookstore & AABB Central

Room: GWCC B2 Foyer

7:30 AM - 6:30 PM EST

Coat and Luggage Check

Room: GWCC B204

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Cord Blood Connect - To Be or Not To Be

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – 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

Cord Blood

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

How Understanding the Immune System Prevented the Transmission of AIDS by Blood Transfusion and Enabled the First Cell Therapy for Cancer (Landsteiner-Alter Memorial Award and Lectureship)

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Award Acceptance:

8:15 AM - 4:15 PM EST

SBB Exam Review

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 1

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM EST

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Biotherapies Pavilion

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Headshot Lounge

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM EST

AABB/THOR - Implementation of Cold Stored Platelets for Active Bleeding

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair:

Speaker:

Speaker: – Vitalant

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Cell Therapy Millionaire: A Game Show Experience Across the Vein-to-vein Continuum

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Moderator: – NMDP

Speaker: – NMDP

Speaker: – Vitalant

Speaker: – NIH/CC/DTM

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Beyond the Antibody Screen: Advanced Immunohematology Case Studies in Transfusion Laboratories

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – OneBlood, Inc

Speaker: – OneBlood

Speaker: – OneBlood, Inc.

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

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Potential Impact of the 2026 ASH Guidelines for Iron Deficiency on Blood Donation: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – Quest Diagnostics

Speaker: – Versiti Blood Research Institute

Speaker: – Vitalant

Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST

From Event Review to Predictive Safety: How Transfusion Safety Officers Use Data to Prevent the Next Transfusion Error

Room: GWCC B407

Program Chair: – ECU Health

Speaker: – Westchester Medical Center

Transfusion

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST

AI-powered Accreditation Readiness: An Adoptable Model for Automated Quality Plan Gap Analysis

Room: GWCC B308/309

Program Chair: – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Speaker: – Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)

Speaker: – ThinkTrends

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Promoting Equity in Transfusion Medicine: Practical Examples

Room: GWCC B302-B303

Program Chair: – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School

Moderator: – Vitalant Research Institute

Moderator: – Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Speaker: – American Red Cross

Speaker: – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School

Speaker: – Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

9:45 AM - 11:45 AM EST

Oral Abstract Spotlight 2

Room: GWCC B405

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST

Biotherapies Sizzling Topics Luncheon

Room: GWCC B302-B303

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST

Immunohematology Reference Laboratory Luncheon

Room: GWCC B304-B305

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST

Lunch in Exhibit Hall

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

Cerus Corporation Science & Innovation Workshop

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Oral Abstract 7

Room: GWCC B302-303

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Oral Abstract 8

Room: GWCC B304-305

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Manufacturing: An Evolving out of Body Experience

Room: GWCC B308-309

Program Chair: – University of Pennsylvania

Speaker: – Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Speaker: – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Complementary Models for Implementing 2025 Platelet Transfusion Guidance: Targeted Procedural Thresholds and Systemwide Real-time Triage

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Program Chair: – ECU Health

Speaker: – NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Patient Blood Management

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

The Future of Blood Donation: Why Diversifying the Donor Base Matters and How Every Organization Can Start

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – Vitalant

Speaker: – Vitalant

Education/Developing Curriculum

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Blood Bank Staffing in Tertiary Care Centers: Incorporating Workflow Efficiencies to Mitigate Staffing Shortages

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – Cleveland Clinic

Speaker: – Cleveland Clinic

Speaker: – University Hospitals of Cleveland Medical Center

Management

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

As the Experts Retire: Building a Smart LIS to Support Serologic Investigations and Precision Transfusion

Room: GWCC B405

Program Chair: – New York Blood Center Enterprises

Speaker: – Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Speaker: – New York Blood Center Enterprises

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

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

From Student to Physician-Scientist: Personal Stories that Inspired the Science (Emily Cooley Memorial Award Lecture)

Room: GWCC B407

Award Acceptance: – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

AABB/THOR - Are We Ready for Large Scale Combat Operations

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair:

Speaker:

Speaker: – American Red Cross

Speaker:

Speaker: – Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Cord Blood Connect - Barriers to Accessing Cord Blood Transplantation

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – National Cord Blood Network

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Oral Abstract 9

Room: GWCC B302-303

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Oral Abstract 10

Room: GWCC B304-305

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Establishing a Patient Blood Management Virtual Clinic: Enhancing Care, Expanding Access, and Driving Revenue

Room: GWCC B308-309

Program Chair: – Cleveland Clinic

Speaker: – Cleveland Clinic

Patient Blood Management

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Beyond Refractoriness: Rare Antibody Investigations in Platelet and Neutrophil Immunology

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Program Chair: – American Red Cross

Speaker: – American Red Cross

Speaker: – Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin

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

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) in Blood Collection, Storage, and Transfusion: Clinical, Laboratory, and Regulatory Perspectives for the Present and Future

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – US Army Institute of Surgical Research

Speaker: – US Army Institute of Surgical Research

Speaker: – Children’s Minnesota

Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Blood Use in Normothermic Machine Perfusion: Regulatory Gaps, Patient Safety Risks, and the Urgent Need for Standardized Practice

Room: GWCC B401-402

Speaker: – University of California, Irvine

Speaker: – Ochsner Medical Center

Program Chair: – McGovern Medical School

Transfusion

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Building Sustainable Blood Donation Systems in Resource-limited Settings: Addressing Challenges, Innovative Strategies for Donor Recruitment and Retention

Room: GWCC B405

Program Chair: – University of Rwanda/University of Calabar, Nigeria

Speaker: – University of Calabar, Nigeria

Speaker: – Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

AABB Assessor Town Hall

Room: GWCC B407

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

AABB/THOR Lessons from Ukraine

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Cord Blood Connect -Novel Applications of Cord Blood-Derived Therapies

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EST

Oral Abstract Spotlight 3

Room: GWCC B308-309

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EST

Therapeutic Apheresis at the Edge of Evidence: Winning the Indication, the Policy, and the Peer-to-peer

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – NMDP

Speaker: – Mayo Clinic Arizona

Speaker: – Mayo Clinic Florida

Speaker: – Mayo Clinic Arizona

Therapeutic Apheresis

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EST

ABO-incompatible HSCT in Practice: Graft Processing Decisions, Titer Thresholds, and Transfusion Management

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Speaker: – New York Blood Center Enterprises

Speaker: – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Speaker: – Hoxworth Blood Center/University of Cincinnati

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EST

Beyond the Bench: Transfusion Safety Officer–led Patient Advocacy Across a Nine-hospital Health System

Room: GWCC B405

Program Chair: – ECU Health

Patient Blood Management

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EST

Basic Science Research Workshop

Room: GWCC B407

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EST

Test Your Blood Bank Knowledge: The Ultimate Blood Bank Game 2026

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 1

Speaker: – OneBlood, Inc.

Speaker: – American Red Cross

Program Chair: – UTMB

Education/Developing Curriculum

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EST

AABB/THOR - Products on the Horizon

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair: – American Red Cross

Speaker: – American Red Cross

Speaker: – United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EST

Ask the FDA

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Program Chair: – AABB

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EST

Cord Blood Connect - Accelerating development and availability of Treatments for Ultra Rare Diseases

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – Duke University

6:00 PM - 7:15 PM EST

Research & Progress Session (RAPS) Topic TBD

Room: GWCC B312-313A

6:00 PM - 7:15 PM EST

Research & Progress Session (RAPS) - What is the Best Prehospital Blood Product Strategy for Severely Injured Patients?

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair:

Speaker:

Speaker: – Vitalant

Speaker: – Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department

6:30 AM - 6:30 PM EST

Registration

Room: GWCC B206

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EST

Bio-Rad Laboratories Industry Workshop

Room: GWCC B304-B305

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EST

Grifols Industry Workshop

Room: GWCC B302-B303

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Speaker Ready Room

Room: GWCC B310

7:30 AM - 5:30 PM EST

Bookstore & AABB Central

Room: GWCC B2 Foyer

7:30 AM - 7:15 PM EST

Coat and Luggage Check

Room: GWCC B204

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Bridging the Gap: Information Systems and Blood Bank Practice

Room: GWCC B308-309

Program Chair: – Kalidad Healthcare Consulting

Co-Chair: – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Speaker: – Johns Hopkins Hospital

Speaker: – Washington University in St Louis

Information Technology and Informatics

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Optimizing O-negative RBC Utilization: Methods & Impacts from a Hospital Blood Bank and National Blood Supplier

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Program Chair: – American Red Cross

Speaker: – Stanford University

Speaker: – American Red Cross

Inventories

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Evidence-informed Donor Deferral Practices for Cellular Starting Material: Findings from a Multi-center Survey

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – Vitalant

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Strict ABO Plasma/platelet Matching versus Selective Group AB and B Component Avoidance to Avoid Anaphylactic Transfusion Reactions Due to Alpha Gal Syndrome: The Experience of 3 Hospitals

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Speaker: – University of Rochester Medical Center

Speaker: – Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Transfusion

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Oral Abstract 11

Room: GWCC B405

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Cord Blood Connect - Cord Blood to Commercial Therapy: Approved Products and the Pipeline

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – 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

Cord Blood

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Oral Abstract 12

Room: GWCC B407

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

AABB/THOR - Are We Ready for Nuclear War and Radiologic Exposures?

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair:

Speaker:

8:15 AM - 3:00 PM EST

ICCBBA ISBT 128 Hands-on Learning Lab

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 1

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM EST

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Biotherapies Pavilion

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Headshot Lounge

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Making Every Unit Count: Using Immersive, Ai‑supported Training to Protect Blood Supply Resilience and Frontline Readiness

Room: GWCC B308-309

Speaker: – CGS Immersive

Program Chair: – CGS Immersive

Education/Developing Curriculum

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Plenary Oral Abstract Session

Room: GWCC B312-313A

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Taming the Tide: Turning Change Chaos into Coordination

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – Vitalant

Speaker: – Vitalant

Management

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST

The Changing Landscape of Conflict: Armed Services Blood Program Supporting the Warfighterthrough Partnerships and Blood Product Innovations

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair: – Defense Health Agency

Speaker: – Army

Speaker: – Air Force Medical Command

Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Cord Blood Connect - Cord Blood Connect Best Abstracts and Lightning Talks

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – 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

Speaker: – Duke University

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST

Lunch in Exhibit Hall

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Oral Abstract 14

Room: GWCC B302-303

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Oral Abstract 13

Room: GWCC B304-305

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Understanding Models of Transfusion Medicine

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Program Chair: – Brigham and Women's Hospital

Speaker: – Vitalant Research Institute

Speaker: – Bloodworks Northwest and University of Washington

Cell Biology, Immunology and Biochemistry (basic and preclinical research)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Your Patient Needs Rare Blood, Who Are You Going to Call?

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – American Red Cross

Speaker: – American Red Cross

Speaker: – Vitalant

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

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Qualifying a New System for Sterility and Microbial Detection of Biotherapies: Lessons Learned from the Trenches

Room: GWCC B405

Program Chair: – BioBridge Global

Speaker: – QualTex Laboratories

Speaker: – Dark Horse Consulting Group

Quality

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Cosmetic Transfusion Medicine: Clinical Promise, Regulatory Gaps, and Quality Challenges

Room: GWCC B407

Program Chair: – Weill Cornell Medicine

Speaker: – Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Speaker: – N/A

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

AABB/THOR - Debate on the Optimal Product for Fibrinogen Replacement

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair: – Weill Cornell Medicine

Speaker: – Weill Cornell Medicine

Speaker: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Maximizing Manufacturing Pipelines for Cord-blood Derived Therapies

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – Marcus Center for Cellular Cures, Duke School of Medicine

Speaker: – Marcus Center for Cellular Cures, Duke School of Medicine

Cord Blood

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Oral Abstract 15

Room: GWCC B302-303

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Oral Abstract 16

Room: GWCC B304-305

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Precision Transfusion Strategies to Enable Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

Room: GWCC B308-309

Program Chair: – Boston Children’s Hospital

Transfusion

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

The Four Seasons of Leadership: A Personal Journey (Hemphill-Jordan Leadership Award - 2025 Recipient)

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Award Acceptance: – NIH/CC/DTM

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

From Documentation Burden to Decision Support: Artificial Intelligence Tools for Transfusion Safety Officer and Patient Blood Management Productivity

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – ECU Health

Information Technology and Informatics

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Choose Your Own Adventure: Abo-solutely Puzzling

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – New York Blood Center Enterprises

Speaker: – New York Blood Center Enterprises

Speaker: – The Johns Hopkins Hospital

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

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

AABB Accreditation - Soft Skills in Assessments

Room: GWCC B407

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

AABB/THOR - Post Partum Hemorrhage

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair: – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Speaker: – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Speaker:

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Cord Blood Connect - Cord Blood Banking Across Borders: Supply Chain Resilience, Collection Materials, and SoHO Implications

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – IASO Maternity Hospital

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

How Would You Answer the Question “What Good Will This Transfusion Do Me?” (Tibor Greenwalt Memorial Award)

Room: GWCC B302-303

Award Acceptance: – University of Oxford

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

Oral Abstract 17

Room: GWCC B304-305

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

Turning the Page on Paper: How Processes Can Become Electronic to Improve Your Workflow

Room: GWCC B308-309

Program Chair: – American Red Cross

Speaker: – New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine

Speaker: – American Red Cross

Information Technology and Informatics

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

Bridging Global Immunohematology Expertise Through Distance Learning: Sustainable Blood Banking and Transfusion Education for Low- and Middle-resource Countries

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Program Chair: – University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Speaker: – RUSH University

Speaker: – Legacy Health - LabCorp

Education/Developing Curriculum

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

Validation for Beginners

Room: GWCC B313-314

Speaker: – Kalidad Healthcare Consulting

Program Chair: – Werfen

Speaker: – Werfen

Quality

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

Blood Products Immune Mediators

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – Emory University

Speaker: – Emory University

Speaker: – Vitalant Research Institute

Cell Biology, Immunology and Biochemistry (basic and preclinical research)

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

The Next Frontier: Advances in Car-t & Gene Therapy

Room: GWCC B405

Program Chair: – Hackensack University Medical Center

Speaker: – University of Minnesota Medical School

Speaker: – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

Four Decades, One Mission: Redefining Quality for Safe Blood in India & Greater Asia (Hemphill-Jordan Leadership Award - 2026 Recipient)

Room: GWCC B407

Award Acceptance:

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

Novel Therapeutics for TTP

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 1

Program Chair: – The University of Kansas Medical Center

Speaker: – University of Vermont Medical Center

Speaker: – University of Kansas Medical Center

Hematology and Coagulation

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

AABB/THOR - Hemostasis and Transfusion Management in Cardiac Surgery and ECMO: Evidence, Controversies, and Emerging Strategies

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair: – Seattle Children's

Speaker: – Seattle Children's

Speaker: – Seattle Children’s

Speaker: – Weill Cornell Medicine

Speaker: – Department of Anesthesiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Closing Celebration

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3