October 2020
ASHI 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting
OCTOBER 19-21, 2020

Standing by ASHI’s mission to be an international society of professionals dedicated to advancing the science, education and application of immunogenetics and transplant immunology, the ASHI Board of Directors voted unanimously to provide free registration worldwide. Here is a list of the societies that have signed up thus far:

  • Brazil Association of Histocompatibility (ABH)
  • Asia-Pacific Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Association (APHIA)
  • Arabian Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenomics (ARSHI)
  • British Society for Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (BSHI)
  • European Federation for Immunogenetics (EFI)
  • Hong Kong Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (HKSHI)
  • Indian Society For Histocompatibility And Immunogenetics (ISHI)
  • Japanese Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (JSHI)
  • Taiwan Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (TSHI)

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New ASHI Website
That's right! The ASHI website is getting a makeover. With this new design, we've made it easier to navigate the website, access your member benefits, and freshen the overall look and content on our site.

Click here to tell us what you love about being an ASHI member. We'd love to use your feedback on the new site!

The new site will be released later this month, so stay tuned!
Committee Corner
Proficiency Testing
2020 AC-2 Survey
The AC-2 survey is scheduled to ship on Tuesday, October 6th. The result submission deadline for this survey is Friday, November 13th.
 
2020 HT-2 Survey
The HT-2 survey shipped on September 1st and September 15th. The deadline for this survey has been extended by two weeks. The new deadline for the HT-2 survey is Friday, October 23rd. HT-2 results not submitted by the deadline will not be accepted.

2020 AC-1 Report
The AC-1 report is in the next stage of completion. Participating laboratories will be notified by email once the Summary report and Performance reports are finalized.

2020 VXM-1 Report
The Virtual Crossmatch (VXM-1) educational challenge data is in the process of being analyzed. The VXM-1 report will be published following the release of the AC-1 report.
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. Learn More
ASHI Spotlights
ASHI Member Spotlight
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Laboratory Luminary
Who 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