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At ASHI 2026, explore the One Lambda™ portfolio of transplant diagnostics solutions and discover scientific innovation, education, and technologies designed to support evolving HLA laboratory needs
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Monday, Oct. 26 | 8:00 AM–12:00 PM | Room 511A
Pre-ASHI Workshop: AllType Rapid Plus Workflow Overview
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Monday, Oct. 26 | 1:30–4:00 PM | Room 511A
Pre-ASHI Workshop: Intelligent Transplant Lab: Connecting Data, AI, Infrastructure
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Tuesday, Oct. 27 | 12:30–1:25 PM | Room 517A
Redefining Histocompatibility: Faster HLA Typing, Deeper Antibody Insights
Wednesday, Oct. 28 | 12:40–1:35 PM | Room 517A
Modernizing the HLA Laboratory through Platform Innovation
ASHI 2026 — 52nd Annual Meeting | Booth 311
Dates: October 26–30, 2026
Venue: Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Morning Pre-ASHI Workshop
Experience an end-to-end HLA typing workflow
See the AllType™ Rapid Plus Assay workflow in action, from genomic DNA amplification and library preparation through sequencing and data analysis.
Get a pre-release look at TypeStream™ Visual Software 3.3 and its new user interface, enhanced functionality, and new features.
Pre-ASHI: AllType Rapid Plus Workflow Overview
Date: Monday, October 26, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM–12:00 PM
Location: Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511A
Moderated by:
Maureen Montgomery, CHS (ASHI), MB (ASCP)
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Afternoon Pre-ASHI Workshop
Explore the intelligent transplant laboratory
Join an interactive executive roundtable to explore how connected software, data, AI, and infrastructure may help address evolving transplant laboratory needs.
Exchange perspectives on current challenges, emerging trends, and opportunities for greater connectivity and efficiency.
Intelligent Transplant Lab: Connecting Data, AI, Infrastructure
Date: Monday, October 26, 2026
Time: 1:30–4:00 PM
Location: Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511A
Presented by:
Haz Mesadi
Sr. Director, Transplant Software & Solutions
Susie Brown
Sr. Manager, Software Engineering
Nancy Sprauve
Sr. Manager, Software Product Strategy
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Space is limited. Register to reserve your seat.
User Group Meeting 1 | Gain new perspectives on HLA typing and antibody analysis
Explore two areas of evolving HLA laboratory practice in one session: how expanded HLA-DQ insights can be applied to antibody analyses to enhance interpretation and characterization workflows, and how an updated HLA typing workflow may help laboratories reduce time to results.
Hear from leading HLA professionals and gain the perspective of demo users with experience using the updated AllType™ Rapid Plus Assay for Oxford Nanopore Technologies™ sequencing, including its improved workflow and reduced time to results.
Redefining Histocompatibility: Faster HLA Typing, Deeper Ab Insights
Date: Tuesday, October 27
Time: 12:30–1:25 PM
Location: Room 517A
Moderator:
Karen Sherwood, PhD
Director, British Columbian Provincial Transplant Immunology Laboratory at Vancouver General Hospital
Featured speakers
Rebecca Sosa, PhD, F(ACHI)
Assistant Clinical Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA
Chang Liu, MD, PhD, A(ACHI)
Director, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Fellowship, WashU Medicine
Learning Objectives
- Explore laboratory experience with an antibody detection product that contains expanded HLA-DQ coverage.
- Gain clinical laboratory experience and subject-matter expertise to support scientific exchange and education regarding HLA antibody detection and interpretation.
- Explore experience evaluating an LRS prototype, including concordance, locus balance, allele balance, overall TAT, and overall experience.
User Group Meeting 2 | Explore new approaches to the modern HLA laboratory
As HLA laboratory needs evolve, high-resolution genotyping and automation provide new opportunities to rethink laboratory workflows.
Hear perspectives on incorporating high-quality, high-resolution genotyping and gene copy number detection across HLA genes using the One Lambda™ HybriType™ NGS Hybrid Capture Assay, as well as how the One Lambda™ HLA PRO™ can help evolving HLA laboratories improve efficiency and workflow flexibility.
Modernizing the HLA Laboratory through Platform Innovation
Date: Wednesday, October 28
Time: 12:40–1:35 PM
Location: Room 517A
Moderator:
Robert Liwski, MD, PhD, FRCPC, A(ACHI)
Head, Division of Hematopathology; Medical Director of HLA Laboratory; Medical Director of Diagnostic Flow Cytometry; Professor of Pathology
Dalhousie University
Featured speakers
Arianne Mankey, CHS(ACHI)
HLA Clinical Lab Operations Manager, Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics Laboratory, Stanford Blood Center
Smit Shah, CLS, MLS(ASCP)CM, CHT(ACHI)
Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Stanford Blood Center
Mandy Flannery O'Leary, MD, MPH
Director of Pathology Informatics, Moffitt Cancer Center
Learning Objectives
- Understand considerations, needs, and challenges that lead to the evaluation and adoption of HybriType™ for NGS-based HLA typing.
- Explore how automation has enhanced laboratory operations and workflows, with a focus on antibody testing.
- Discuss the future of automation and its impact on laboratory efficiency and beyond.
AllType™ Rapid Plus Assay
Explore an updated HLA typing assay for Oxford Nanopore Technologies™ sequencing designed around an improved workflow and reduced time to results. See the end-to-end workflow during the Pre-ASHI Workshop and hear perspectives from demo users during User Group Meeting 1.
TypeStream™ Visual Software 3.3
Get a pre-release look at NGS analysis software supporting HLA typing and AllType Rapid Plus data analysis. During the Pre-ASHI Workshop, see the new user interface, enhanced functionality, and new features demonstrated as part of the AllType Rapid Plus data-analysis workflow.
One Lambda™ HybriType™ NGS Hybrid Capture Assay
Explore high-quality, high-resolution genotyping with gene copy number detection across HLA genes and learn about incorporating these capabilities into evolving HLA laboratory workflows.
One Lambda™ HLA PRO™
Explore laboratory automation designed to support busy, evolving HLA laboratories by improving efficiency and workflow flexibility.
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
AllType™ Rapid Plus Assay and TypeStream™ Visual Software 3.3 are pre-release products and are not currently commercially available.
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