Full Schedule

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