The AATB Annual Meeting brings together the most talented and knowledgeable individuals in the tissue banking field for valuable networking, training, and collaborative opportunities that cannot be found elsewhere. Participate in this event to exhibit your products and services, connect with attendees on a personal level, and share your expertise. Don't miss the chance to sponsor and showcase your offerings at the 2023 AATB Annual Meeting - sign up now!

Developed collaboratively by organizations representing the fields of donation and death investigation, this guide is packed with valuable information and best practices for donation professionals to support medicolegal partners on shared cases. Plus, join our free Donation and Death Investigation Webinar Series to gain even more insight and strategies to navigate complex cases with confidence. Don't miss this opportunity to boost your knowledge and professional skills.

The AATB biennial election for 2023-2025 Board of Governors Officers and At-Large Governors opens June 1. To be eligible to participate in the upcoming election, you must become an AATB member prior to May 18. You are eligible to vote if you are an individual member, emeritus member, or an employee of an AATB-accredited institution who has a membership portal account with AATB. To verify you are an active member in a member class eligible to vote, please check your "Membership Type" in the AATB Portal.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 AATB Achievement Awards. The annual AATB Achievement Awards are a great opportunity to honor exceptional individuals within the tissue banking community. The awards to be presented include the Jeanne C. Mowe Distinguished Service Award, the George W. Hyatt Memorial Award, and the Kenneth W. Sell Memorial Award. To learn more about each award, the submission criteria, and how to submit your nomination, please visit our website. The deadline for all nominations is May 31, 2023. Join us in celebrating excellence in tissue banking by nominating deserving individuals.

The FDA has published the “Recommendations for Evaluating Donor Eligibility Using Individual Risk-Based Questions to Reduce the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission by Blood and Blood Products” Guidance for Industry, along with the “Implementation of Acceptable Full-Length and Abbreviated Donor History Questionnaires and Accompanying Materials for Use in Screening Donor of Blood and Blood Components” Guidance for Industry. This new approach eliminates screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM) and women who have sex with MSM, which previously required a 12-month deferral. FDA now recommends assessing donor eligibility using the same individual risk-based questions relevant to HIV risk for every donor regardless of sex or gender.

Cureus
Since 1931, there have been only 21 cases of endometrial tissue perforating the mucosa of the sigmoid colon. A more recent case was successfully treated with surgery.

MIT News
Engineers at MIT have designed “smart” sutures that hold tissue in place while detecting inflammation and releasing medication.

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences developed an organoid model that acts like human tissue, allowing scientists to study human microglia (hMG) in living tissue for the first time.

Medgadget
A new wearable ultrasound patch has been created by researchers at the University of California San Diego. The patch is able to detect stiffness as deep as 4 cm below the skin’s surface.

National Institute of Standards and Technology
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) paired with the FDA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a way to count live cells in a 3D scaffold.

Join us September 17-20 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD, for the 2023 AATB Annual Meeting. Registration opens in June.

Whether you're a scientific mastermind or an administrative superstar, we want to hear from you! AATB is seeking submissions in both categories, giving you a chance to highlight your contributions to tissue banking across all disciplines. Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your groundbreaking tissue banking research at the 2023 Annual Meeting! With a prime location in the stunning National Harbor, MD, this year's event is the perfect platform to gain recognition and acclaim for your hard work. The deadline for abstract submissions is May 26, so submit your work today!

Forensic pathologist Dr. Kim Collins joins #AATB on May 24 to discuss physical assessments such as malignant and benign skin lesions and sexually transmitted diseases and infections.

Join AATB and Grace Bolton, CEO and Founder of QVEX Consulting, LLC, on May 31 for an overview of the critical elements to consider to ensure that a process being implemented can produce allografts that are processed consistently while meeting predetermined specifications.

Denver, Colorado: Donor Alliance is hiring a Tissue Recovery Coordinator in Denver! The Tissue Recovery Coordinator (TRC) is responsible for several aspects within the non-clinical and clinical recovery process within the guidelines of Donor Alliance.

Omaha, Nebraska: Join our mission and help give the most precious gift of all...life! We are seeking a Tissue Services Manager to oversee our Tissue Services team. This position will be reporting to our Director of Tissue and Communication Services and be a valuable member of our Leadership team.

Nashville, Tennessee: This position will require staff to approach patients for participation in research protocols, obtain consent and biofluids for CHTN Donating Tissue for research and Investigator driven protocols (VUMC internal investigators).