Establishing a Genotyping Lab in Your Institution
Program Code: 9118-TC
Saturday, October 24, 2009
2:00 PM to 5:30 PM (ET)

MODERATOR
JoAnn Moulds, PhD, MT(ASCP)SBB, LifeShare Blood Centers
Katrina Billingsley, MT(ASCP)SBB, LifeShare Blood Centers

SPEAKERS
Neil D. Avent, PhD, University of Plymouth
JoAnn Moulds, PhD, MT(ASCP)SBB, LifeShare Blood Centers
Ghazala Hashmi, PhD, BioArray Solutions, an Immucor Company
Brad Pietz, MS, MBA, BloodCenter of Wisconsin
Rebecca Thomas, MT(ASCP)SBB, Memorial Blood Centers

DESCRIPTION
For several years you've heard about the advantages vs. disadvantages of blood group genotyping. Your center is now considering doing genotyping but needs help getting started. This program will present the pros and cons of current available technology including slide, bead-chip and fluidic microarrays. The speakers will discuss the "how to" of establishing a genotyping lab as well as the new AABB Standards for molecular testing. The lectures will be followed by a question- and- answer period.