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ASHI membership renewal opened on September 1st, while ACHI certification renewals are already underway. Each serves a unique purpose, and it's important to stay current with both to maintain your benefits and credentials.
Renew early for a chance to win! Renew your ASHI membership or ACHI certification fees before October 31st and you will be automatically entered into an exclusive raffle for one (1) registration to the Clinical Informatics Workshop being held February 23-24, 2026 at Tulane University (New Orleans, LA). You could be one of only 25 participants who will learn how to better leverage informatics in their daily work!
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ASHI Membership
Renewing your membership is easy!
Click here for renewal instructions.
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ACHI Certification
Renewing your ACHI certification timely is vital to ensure you maintain professional credibility, stay aligned with the ASHI Standards, and to show your commitment to continuing education.
Renew ACHI Certification
| | Just in time for membership renewal season—and the upcoming holidays—you can give the gift of an ASHI membership to a colleague or peer. Or, let someone know that an ASHI membership is at the top of your wish list! | | ASHI-U: Spanish Translations | | |
To better serve our international members, ASHI-U modules are now being translated into Spanish, making educational resources more accessible worldwide and expanding ASHI’s global reach. The following modules are already available on ASHI-U:
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1.03 Building Blocks of Life (replacing Introduction to HLA – A Workbook for Beginners)
- 1.04 Cells and Tissues of the Immune System
Additional translated modules are in progress and will be released soon.
| | Partnerships & Collaborations | | | Asian Transplantation Week (ATW 2025) | | |
November 20 - 22, 2025
Seoul, Korea
Hosted by:
The Korean Society for Transplantation (KST)
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| Maximize your Visibility with ASHI Quarterly! | | |
E&M Consulting, Inc. invites you to have your brand noticed in the ASHI Quarterly Magazine. This exclusive advertising benefit ensures visibility with a highly engaged audience—your fellow members—while reinforcing your presence in the industry.
With digital distribution to ASHI members and a trusted readership, this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss. Let E&M's expert team help you create visually appealing ads that are aligned with your branding and marketing goals.
To review the ad rates/options, please visit: 2025 Media Kit
To sign up online, please visit: ASHI Quarterly Magazine
If you have any questions or want to advertise, please contact an E&M sales associate at 800-572-0011 ext. 0104 or advertising@eandmsales.com.
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Role of MMDx, dd-cfDNA, and DSA in the Management of Transplant Patients
Friday, September 19th at 12:00 pm ET
Hosted by the Educational Initiatives Committee
| This webinar will focus on the Molecular Microscope® Diagnostic System (MMDx) and its integration with donor-derived cell-free DNA (ddcfDNA) and donor-specific antibodies (DSA) in transplant patient management. Participants will learn about the molecular phenotyping of transplant biopsies and explore how these three diagnostic tools work together as a comprehensive approach to transplant monitoring and care. | | ASHI Proficiency Testing (PT) | | | | |
2025 EMO-2 Survey
The EMO-2 survey is scheduled to ship this month on Wednesday, September 10th.
2025 PT Ordering
The PT ordering site will hopefully be available by the end of September. Labs will be notified by email once the date has been finalized. If your lab is a regular subscriber, you may notice a new question related to the ABO graded survey as part of the ordering process. If you have any questions about this new survey or about the ordering process, email chartman@ashi-hla.org. Or, if your lab is new to ASHI, contact Cheryl Hartman for more info as you consider your PT options for 2025.
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2025 Last 2 Shipments (next month)
HT-2 shipment: October 1, 2025 (Wednesday prior to ASHI Annual Meeting)
AC-2 shipment: October 29, 2025
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Labs All Around the World - We Want YOU!
The Communications, Engagement and Marketing Committee (CEMC) is putting together a special “Laboratories All Around the World” video to showcase at the ASHI 51st Annual Meeting and we need your photos and videos to make it shine! Submit your clips by Monday, September 15th to be part of this exciting celebration of our global community. Don’t wait! Send your submissions now to info@ashi-hla.org and be part of the spotlight!
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| Innovation in Practice and Protection | | | | Technology transfer and commercialization expert Dr. Kelly Parsons discusses the current state of patents and diagnostic assays, highlighting key considerations for protecting intellectual property and translating scientific discoveries into practical applications on this episode of ASHI's Coffee & Compatibility podcast. Listen now or watch here. | | Research Funding Opportunities | | The Science and Technology Initiatives Committee (STIC) is pleased to continue highlighting a key initiative aimed at promoting relevant external research funding opportunities within the ASHI community. Highlighted grants will span all eligible career levels, as well as basic, translational, and clinical science. Click here to view the opportunities! | | Beware of Unauthorized ASHI Annual Meeting Hotel Solicitations | | |
ASHI has secured guaranteed special room rates at the official Headquarters hotel: the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort. To ensure the safety and security of your personal information and travel arrangements, please be aware of unauthorized third parties claiming to offer housing accommodations.
If you are contacted by phone, email, or any other method by a company or individual offering to book hotel rooms on behalf of ASHI, do not share any personal or payment information. These are scams. ASHI has not authorized any third-party companies or agents to contact attendees regarding hotel reservations.
To protect yourself and ensure a secure transaction, ASHI strongly encourages all attendees to make hotel reservations exclusively through the official links provided on the Annual Meeting website or through official ASHI communications. ASHI is not responsible for any bookings made outside of the official room block.
| Important Information about Electronic CLIA Certificates - Transition to Paperless | | |
CMS is improving the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program by switching to electronic fee coupons and CLIA certificates. To take full advantage of these improvements, laboratories and providers that perform laboratory testing have until March 1, 2026, to switch to CMS email notifications and begin receiving electronic CLIA fee coupons and certificates. With this switch, CMS is moving to a completely electronic system. After this date, paper fee coupons and paper CLIA certificates will no longer be available.
By switching to electronic notifications, your laboratory will get:
- Email notifications from CMS
- Electronic fee coupons*
- Electronic CLIA certificate - no more waiting for it to come in the mail*
*This does not apply to CLIA-exempt states or state licensure.
To switch, you can contact your Accreditation Organization, if you’re an accredited laboratory. If your laboratory uses ASHI for CLIA purposes, please contact Melissa Weeks to complete this task: MWeeks@ashi-hla.org
| | Educational Initiatives Committee Webinar | | The latest Educational Initiatives Committee Webinar features Joseph M. Ladowski, MD, PhD, a physician-scientist specializing in xenotransplantation research, presenting on the MHC Matchmaker, a tool comparing amino acid differences between donor–recipient pairs across species. Attendees will learn about advances in xenotransplantation, the role of pig MHC in graft outcomes, and how the algorithm can improve cross-species MHC comparisons. Watch the webinar now on ASHI-U. | | We’re always looking for great content from our members! If you have an interesting article, fun lab photos, team highlights, conference snapshots, member milestones, or educational tips to share, we want to hear from you! Submit your content via our Social Media Request Form. All submissions are subject to review and approval. Please note that ASHI reserves the right to deny any request without notice. Let’s showcase the amazing work happening in our community! | | | | |
Where are they now?
J. Marilyn MacQueen Rising Star Award Winner
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"Every test we run...contributes to someone's chance at a successful transplant..."
Check out our featured spotlight on the first J. Marilyn MacQueen Rising Star Award recipient, Dr. Christina Bishop! Read More
| | Would you like to be featured as our next ASHI Member or Volunteer Spotlight? Click the links below to answer a few questions about your member/volunteer experience. For more information, or if you would like to nominate someone to be highlighted as our next spotlight, contact Cathy Landolt at clandolt@ashi-hla.org. | | Honoring a Colleague in Our Field - Virgil Butler | | We were saddened to hear of the passing of Virgil Butler - a friend, colleague, and partner within our community. Virgil was an HLA tech and worked at both the Farmington Red Cross and UCSF under the late Carl Grumet. He worked as a vendor at C-6 Diagnostics, PelFreeze, Biotest, Nextran, and finally Innogenetics. As a dedicated member of the histocompatibility and immunogenetics community, Virgil brought not only expertise and innovation, but also warmth, generosity, and a genuine spirit of collaboration. He will be remembered with gratitude and respect, and his absence will be deeply felt across our community. Click here to read Virgil's obituary. | | | | |
