Basic and Specialist Histocompatibility Course Agendas
April 11-13, 2026
| Name | Date | Time | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | |
| Reception | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Name | Date | Time | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 7:00 AM - 7:55 AM | |
| Welcome | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM | Michael Gautreaux, Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
| Pre-Analytic, Analytic and Post-Analytic Systems | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | John Gerlach, Michigan State University |
| Basic Immunology | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | John Gerlach, Michigan State University |
| Break | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | |
| Basic Immunogentics | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | Michael Gautreaux, Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
| Transplant Immunology | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Kelley Hitchman, University of Texas Health San Antonio |
| Lunch | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | |
| Molecular Genetics | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | Michael Gautreaux, Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
| Molecular HLA Typing | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Michael Gautreaux, Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
| Break | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | |
| Hematopoeitic Stem Cell Transplantation | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Robert Liwski, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II HSC |
| Typing and Genotyping Challenges, Cases & Troubleshooting | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Michael Gautreaux, Wake Forest University Health Sciences Kelley Hitchman, University of Texas Health San Antonio Robert Liwski, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II HSC Arianne Mankey, Stanford Blood Center |
| Breakfast | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM | |
| Announcements | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM | Michael Gautreaux, Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
| Regulatory Compliance | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Arianne Mankey, Stanford Blood Center |
| Laboratory Safety and Risk Management | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | |
| Basic Bioinformatics | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Nicholas Brown, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
| Break | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | |
| Flo Cytometry & Luminex Antibody Testing | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | |
| Overview: Solid Organ Transplantation | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Michael Gautreaux, Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
| Lunch | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| Crossmatching for Solid Organ Transplant | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | |
| Alleles, Epitopes, Genotypes, & Disease Associations | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | John Gerlach, Michigan State University |
| Break | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| Antibody Testing and Crossmatching Challenges, Cases, & Troubleshooting | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Kelley Hitchman, University of Texas Health San Antonio Robert Liwski, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II HSC John Gerlach, Michigan State University |
| Breakfast | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 7:00 AM - 7:55 AM | |
| Announcements | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM | |
| QAPI | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Elaine O'Shields, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center HLA/ Immunogenetics and Immunodiagnostics |
| Laboratory Accreditation | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Arianne Mankey, Stanford Blood Center |
| Break | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | |
| CHA/CHT Examinations Session | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM | |
| Evaluation/ Closing Remarks | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Name | Date | Time | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM | |
| Welcome | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 7:50 AM - 8:00 AM | Michael Gautreaux, Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
| Introduction to Transplant Immunology | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Michael Gautreaux, Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
| Innate Immunity | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Kelley Hitchman, University of Texas Health San Antonio |
| Adaptive Immunity | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Michael Gautreaux, Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
| Break | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | |
| Genetic Concepts Applicable to Immunogenetics- Part 1 | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | Loren Gragert, Tulane Cancer Center |
| Lunch | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| Genetic Concepts Applicable to Immunogenetics- Part 2 | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Loren Gragert, Tulane Cancer Center |
| Break | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | |
| Molecular Biology | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM | Peter Lalli, Carolinas Pathology Group |
| Molecular Basis of Allorecognition | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM | Kelley Hitchman, University of Texas Health San Antonio |
| Breakfast | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | |
| Immunoregulation and Tolerance | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Kelley Hitchman, University of Texas Health San Antonio |
| Basic Bioinformatics | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM | Nicholas Brown, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
| MHC Genetics Part 1 | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | Michael Gautreaux, Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
| Break | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| Chimerism | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Peter Lalli, Carolinas Pathology Group |
| DNA Based HLA Typing Methods | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Chang Liu, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Lunch | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
| Next Generation Sequencing | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Chang Liu, Washington University in St. Louis |
| HLA Informatics | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | Loren Gragert, Tulane Cancer Center |
| Break | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | |
| Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | Peter Lalli, Carolinas Pathology Group |
| Typing Case Studies | Monday, April 13, 2026 | 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| Breakfast | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | |
| HLA Diss. Assoc & Pharmacogenomics | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | John Gerlach, Michigan State University |
| ABO Basics and Blood Bank Issues | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Robert Liwski, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II HSC |
| Break | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | |
| MHC Genetics Part II | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | Michael Gautreaux, Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
| Laboratory Management | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Arianne Mankey, Stanford Blood Center |
| Lunch | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | |
| Laboratory Accreditation | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | Arianne Mankey, Stanford Blood Center |
| Break | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | |
| Implementing an Effective QA Program | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM | Arianne Mankey, Stanford Blood Center |
| Transition to ACHI Tutorial Sessions | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | |
| Optional: Tutorials for ACHIU Exams CHS & Dipl. | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | |
| Tutorials for ACHI Exams CHS & Dipl. | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM | |
| Breakfast | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | |
| Solid Phase Assay Basics | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Annette Jackson, Duke University Clinical Transplantation Immunology Lab |
| Optimizing Solid Phase Assays | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Robert Liwski, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II HSC |
| Break | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | |
| Antibodies: Mechanisms of Action and New Tools | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Annette Jackson, Duke University Clinical Transplantation Immunology Lab |
| Basic Principles of Flow Cytometry | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | Robert Liwski, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II HSC |
| Lunch | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| Advanced Flow Cytometry | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | Robert Liwski, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II HSC |
| Break | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | |
| Epitope Analysis for Interpreting HLA Antibody Results | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM | |
| Antibody/Crossmatch Case Studies | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| Breakfast | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | |
| Antibody Issues | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Annette Jackson, Duke University Clinical Transplantation Immunology Lab |
| Break | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM | |
| Transplanting The Sensitized Patient | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Annette Jackson, Duke University Clinical Transplantation Immunology Lab |
| Solid Organ Transplant Immunology Part 1 | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | James Lan, Vancouver General Hospital |
| Lunch | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| Solid Organ Transplant immunology Part 2 | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM | James Lan, Vancouver General Hospital |
| Break | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM | |
| Clinical Intervention in Transplantation | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | James Lan, Vancouver General Hospital |
| Emerging Technologies in the HLA Lab | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | |
| Closing Remarks, Certificates, & Evaluations | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM |