Coffee & Compatibility

Organ allocation expert Larry Suplee joins Coffee & Compatibility to discuss the strengths of the U.S. organ allocation system and explore future improvements.  

Trailblazer Donna Phelan shares her journey in HLA including moments of special connection with ASHI’s mission, groundbreaking advances in technology, and paving the way for technologist leadership in ASHI!

Kicking off a celebration of ASHI’s 50th anniversary, the podcast welcomes Dr. Carolyn Hurley for a conversation about the history and future of ASHI.

Coffee & Compatibility jumps into 2024 with Dr. Robert Liwski, who will give best practices advice on ruling spurious reactivity out of your antibody detection assays. This is your opportunity to up your antibody data accuracy game in 2024!

Patrick Wells-O’Brien joins the podcast to discuss a new law in Michigan designed to grow the organ donor registry and how you can initiate similar legislation in your state.

Our special guest, transplant pharmacist, Dr. Reed Hall, joins us to honor the memory of transplant patient advocate, Amy Silverstein, and do discuss her concerns regarding the need for innovation in immunosuppressing transplant patients.

Dr. Cathy Gebhart and Cordy Kudika explain what ASHI is doing to attract lab professionals, engage students, and spark greater interest in histocompatibility and immunogenetics as a career!

Drs. Cathi Murphey and Michael Gautreaux join the show and share their unique perspectives on dual HLA typing for deceased donors

Join Kelley, Eric, and Jeremy as they share stories and discuss the exciting networking opportunities at the ASHI Annual Meeting!

An interview with Drs. Sharoni Jacobs and James Lu, from Helix, Inc. on the role of Omic technologies in modern medicine and the future opportunities it opens for the ASHI community.

What do medical residents already know about HLA when they rotate through our labs and what do they hope to gain? Dr. Shasta Theodore, a pathology resident, shares her perspective as she begins her histocompatibility lab rotation.

Dr. Maria Bettinotti stresses the importance of HLA consultation for optimal clinical service to bone marrow and hematopoietic stem cell transplant programs. Join us to learn more about “best practices” in BMT/HSCT HLA testing and clinical consultation.

Step into the world of event planning magic with this episode featuring ASHI Meeting Manager, Stephanie Ritter. Learn more about the engaging workshops, networking receptions, and how this year's ASHI Annual Meeting is an event you don't want to miss!

The Chair and past-Chair of the UNOS/OPTN Lung Committee, Dr. Erika Lease and Dr. Marie Budev, join Coffee & Compatibility to discuss the innovative changes in the new deceased donor lung allocation model in the United States. Join us to learn about the advances and challenges in lung allocation.

The podcast team hosts Phillip Fisher for a discussion on creative continuing education opportunities that can advance your career.

Dr. James Lan joins Coffee & Compatibility to continue the discussion on equity and innovation in solid organ transplantation. Register for the 2023 ASHI Annual Meeting by clicking here: https://2023.ashi-hla.org/registration

On this episode, we talked with Mr. John Sadowski, the Lead Technologist at UPMC for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS). Mr. Sadowski performed beta testing of the Oxford Nanopore System for HLA sequencing and he walks us through how nanopore sequencing works and names the advantages and disadvantages compared to other sequencing methods.

Dr. Loren Gragert discusses recent and future data tools developed to enhance and optimize solid organ transplant offer assessments and tools on the horizon, as well as the system updates that will be vital to their future applications.

In this episode, we interview Sharon Adams about her career in HLA, overcoming common challenges faced by technologists, and her advice for the next generation.

This episode of Coffee & Compatibility is dedicated to Tyler Douglas Weeks, son of ASHI's Accreditation Manager, Melissa Weeks, who passed away on April 5, 2023. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to the  1p36 deletion syndrome association  in Tyler’s memory.  It's Medical Laboratory's Professionals Week! Click here to learn more about how you can celebrate with...

We introduce our new co-host, Mr. Jeremy Sherrill! In an interview with Bioinformatician Dr. Abeer Madouly, we discuss the evolving role of race, ethnicity, and ancestry in the field of immunogenetics. Dr. Madouly discusses how and why they are used in HLA genotyping now and in the future. We also answer a question from listener regarding CHS testing in our newest segment, The Tea.

In this episode, we dive into the considerations behind choosing HLA-matched vs. haplo-identical HSCT donors and the clinical innovations that are driving increases in haplo-identical HSCT. 

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Sam Ho for a discussion on how virtual crossmatch is being utilized in different laboratory models in the U.S. and how requests for federal regulatory changes and organ allocation models are impacting its future application.

Discussion on the development of Machine Learning approaches and advancements within the ML/AI technology towards application with transplantation.

Check out this live recording of Coffee & Compatibility from the 2022 ASHI Annual Meeting. Podcast hosts Drs. Eric Weimer and Kelley Hitchman interview ASHI's CEO Ms. Katherine Giovetsis, Dr. Peter Lalli, Dr. Luis Hidalgo, and Ms. Carey Killion.