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Pediatric transplant champions Melissa McQueen and Jennifer Lau share their experiences as transplant recipient caregivers and weigh in on needed improvements to the national system. Important Links: BARE: www.bareinc.orgTransplant Families: www.transplantfamilies.orgChildren’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA): www.cota.org#PediatricTransplant #TransplantFamilies #OrganTransplant #TransplantJourney #CoffeeAndCompatibility

Dr. Anthony Atala, a father of regenerative medicine and featured speaker at the upcoming 52nd ASHI Annual Meeting, joins Coffee & Compatibility to talk about the present and future of ex vivo organ generation for transplantation.

Listen in as Coffee & Compatibility welcomes Dr. Giuliano Testa, TIME Magazine Top 100 honoree and leader of the first uterus transplant medical team in the United States. Dr. Testa shares the progress of uterus transplantation, the emotional stories of the subsequent live births made possible by this groundbreaking technology, and the immunological insights this fascinating area of transplantation could uncover.

Join us on Coffee & Compatibility as Dr. Medhat Askar discusses the urgent need to investigate the role of HLA in cell therapy and how laboratories can support this rapidly growing treatment strategy. The conversation also highlights ongoing global efforts to advance transplantation and cell therapy initiatives.Learn more about The Transplantation Society’s activities during the World Health Assembly here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/medhataskar_the-transplantation-society-advances-the-activity-7464104308314173440-J-Kn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABF2FhwB2SQa9yztxvbubR246ItZX1ub52kCoffee & Compatibility is the official podcast of ASHI, featuring discussions on current topics, expert insights, and emerging trends in transplantation, histocompatibility, and immunogenetics.#CoffeeAndCompatibility #ASHIHLA #CellTherapy #HLA #Transplantation #Immunogenetics #Histocompatibility #TransplantImmunology #StemCellTherapy #LaboratoryMedicine #HealthcareEducation #MedicalPodcast #HLAResearch #CellularTherapy #TransplantScience

Part 2 of our series honoring early HLA pioneers! Wendy Leong joins the podcast as we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Rose Payne.

Dr. Alberto Cardoso Martins Lima shares how advances in therapeutics are changing the way we think about HSCT donor selection.AFDT LINK: https://amfdt.swoogo.com/histocompatability2026/home

Mr. Ricardo Ordonez honors the legacy of Dr. Paul Terasaki in this special episode of Coffee & Compatibility#PaulTerasaki #RicardoOrdonez #CoffeeAndCompatibility #HLA #Transplantation #Histocompatibility #Immunogenetics #TransplantScience #Legacy #MedicalPodcast #OrganTransplant #HealthcareHeroes #SciencePodcast #Immunology

Dr. Michael Cooper, Chief of Transplantation at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Chair of the Board of Directors for Donate Life America, shares his perspective on recent media coverage, its impact on the organ donor registry, and what the media is missing about organ transplantation.

Join Coffee & Compatibility’s special guest, Dr. Jackie O’Leary, to learn about the implications of anti-HLA allosensitization in liver graft injury and how HLA laboratories could be playing a larger role.

This week, OPO CEO Kevin Myer, provides Coffee & Compatibility an update on “Project Matador” and on the utilization of drone technology in transplant allocation logistics for organs and samples.

Dr. Macey Levan — NYU transplant researcher, former OPTN Board Executive Committee member, living kidney donor, and national transplantation leader — joins C&C for a special live episode at the 51st Annual ASHI Meeting in Orlando, FL, to talk all things transplant “modernization” and the state of xenotransplantation.🔔 Subscribe to our channel for more expert discussions, insights into innovation, and practical tips on patents, diagnostics, and technology commercialization. Stay updated with the latest trends in science and intellectual property!Tip: Click the CC button, then Settings → Subtitles → Auto-translate to watch with captions in Spanish or other languages.Hashtags:#Innovation #TechnologyTransfer #Commercialization #Patents #DiagnosticAssays #IntellectualProperty #IPProtection #ScientificInnovation #ResearchToMarket #TechInnovation #StartupScience #BiotechInnovation #TranslationalResearch #ScienceEntrepreneurship #LabToMarket

Discover how collaboration can strengthen our field! Join special guest Dr. Debby Basu as she shares the latest American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) projects and initiatives designed to support and empower the clinical laboratory workforce — including opportunities that could directly benefit you.

Technology transfer and commercialization expert Dr. Kelly Parsons discusses the current state of patents and diagnostic assays. Learn essential strategies for protecting intellectual property, navigating patent processes, and translating scientific discoveries into real-world applications. Whether you’re a researcher, entrepreneur, or innovator, this discussion offers valuable insights into bridging the gap between the lab and the market.

Dr. Chris Wiebe shares his expertise in use of HLA eplet mismatch load in estimating immunologic risk in transplantation. We cover considerations of de novo HLA-DSA formation, donor selection, impacts on post-transplant monitoring protocols, as well as immunosuppression.

Whether you work in an HLA lab or rely on one for clinical services or care, you won’t want to miss this episode of Coffee & Compatibility! James Robinson, founder of the bioinformation IPD-IMGT/HLA Database, joins us to share how this essential tool evolved into a global resource with over 74,000 submissions, 42,000+ alleles, and nearly 20 new entries every day!