July 2020
Partnerships and Collaborations
The Role of the HLA Laboratory in Transplantation Webinar
ASHI member and former ASHI President, Dr. Deborah Crowe, will be giving a presentation to  NATCO members  on September 17 at 2PM ET. You can attend this webinar for free by registering using the promo code, "HLA Webinar 2020-ASHI Attendee". Read More
Mexico City Workshop on Immunogenetics and Molecular Genetics
The Fundacion Comparte Vida, A.C. is hosting the XXXIX Didactic Workshop on Immunogenetics and the XXXV Didactic Course on Molecular Genetics on September 21-25, 2020 virtually and in person in Mexico City, Mexico. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, special pricing will be offered to students.
18th International HLA & Immunogenetics Workshop
The fourth newsletter of the 18th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop (IHIWS) was released. Check out information on various aspects of the workshop including updates on the organization, project highlights, and component updates of the 18th IHIWS . Read More
Committee Corner
ASHI Webinars
Did you miss one of our highly attended webinars? No worries! They're all available on ASHI University so get caught up now! Look out for announcements about upcoming webinars.

ASHI on the Hill
With the November elections fast approaching and Congress’ work continuing to be driven by the need to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to provide an overview of significant federal policy making activity over the next few months.

Volunteers Needed
The ASHI University subcommittee is looking for managers to oversee the following volumes:

1.     Basic Immunology
2.     HLA Assays with Viable Cells
3.     Clinical Applications

ASHI Quarterly
The first quarter 2020 issue of the ASHI Quarterly is available on the ASHI website.

Looking for CE credits?  Read the ASHI Quarterly  and then take the  ASHI Quarterly Quiz on ASHI U !
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ASHI Mentor Program
The ASHI Mentor Program is dedicated to helping new HLA professionals advance in their careers. The Mentor Program is available to Technologists and new Directors in the field. Learn more about each program as well as instructions on how to sign up. 

Technologists' Virtual Happy Hour
The ASHI Technologists' Affairs Committee invites you to a virtual happy hour on Thursday, July 30th at 4 PM ET. Registration is open to the first 100 participants. Don't miss out, register today!

Our happy hour is tiki-themed, so feel free to decorate your office or personal space, or download a tiki-themed virtual background to use during this happy hour zoom!

Human Immunology
A journal's impact factor measures the importance or rank of a journal by calculating the frequency of its articles being cited by other articles in a given time period. ASHI is proud to announce that  Human Immunology 's impact factor has increased from 2.202 to 2.412 in 2019 for items published in the journal in the prior two years. This is the highest the impact factor has been since 2011! In addition, the journal's CiteScore rose from 3.6 to 3.9. 

Congratulations to the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Amy Hahn, and her editorial team who work diligently to continuously produce this high-quality publication that is the flagship scientific publication of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics.
Proficiency Testing
2020 AC-1 Survey
The deadline for AC-1 survey results is Friday, July 31 st. Results must be saved and submitted to be considered for grading.

2020 EMO-1 Report
The EMO-1 survey results are in the process of being reviewed. An email notification will be sent to EMO participants once the report is complete.

2020 HT-1 Report
A glitch in the HT software contributed to the HT-1 report being delayed longer than usual. Email notifications will be sent to participating laboratories once the HT-1 report is available.

ASHI Spotlights
ASHI Member Spotlights

Check out a few of our featured members in a special edition of Member Spotlights! 

Check out this month's Laboratory Luminaries!
W ho inspired you in your career?  Please describe this person’s influence on you and others and nominate him/her as a Laboratory Luminary, so that their contributions and light can be shared with your fellow ASHI members! Submit Now