AABB News Articles

Run for Research to Support The AABB Foundation

The Run for Research event offers an exciting opportunity to support early-career investigators and raise awareness for critical research initiatives that advance the blood and biotherapies field.

3 min read |Open Access |AABB Foundation: Shaping the Industry

Cultivating Connections at the 2025 AABB Annual Meeting

AABB is excited to offer a plethora of connection opportunities to attendees at the 2025 AABB Annual Meeting to foster collaboration and promote the exchange of ideas among blood and biotherapies professionals.

3 min read |Open Access |Annual Meeting

AABB Encourages Early-Career Professionals to Take Advantage Of Mentoring Program

AABB encourages early-career professionals or those new to the field to take advantage of the AABB Mentoring Program.

2 min read |Members Only |Membership Focus

Advancing Apheresis: Inside the Fourth Edition with Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Winters, MD

AABB News spoke to Jeffrey Winters, MD, editor-in-chief of the Apheresis Principles and Practice, 4th edition (Volume 3) about the editing process and what readers can expect from the latest release.

5 min read |Open Access |High Priority

In Conversation with James Taylor, MD: How Howard University is Transforming Sickle Cell Treatment

In this month's "In Conversation" interview, James G. Taylor VI, MD, discusses Howard University's groundbreaking sickle cell wellness center—the first of its kind in Washington, D.C.

7 min read |Members Only |In Conversation

Of Note: AABB Announces Virtual and In-Person Blood and Biotherapies Career Fair

Of Note: News stories from the field.

4 min read |Members Only |Of Note

Stretching vs. Mobility: Understanding the Difference

Understanding the difference between stretching and mobility can help you build a smarter, more balanced training routine.

4 min read |Members Only |Be Well

AABB Encourages Early-Career Professionals to Take Advantage of Mentoring Program

AABB encourages early-career professionals or those new to the field to take advantage of the AABB Mentoring Program.

2 min read |Members Only |Membership Focus

Honoring Excellence: Meet the 2025 AABB Award Recipients

AABB is excited to celebrate this year’s recipients of our community’s prestigious awards.

17 min read |Open Access |High Priority

The Growing Impact of AABB Accreditation in the Middle East

Asawari Bapat, MBBS, DPB, PGDHHM, CABP(H), spoke to AABB News about the international credibility of AABB accreditation and why it is becoming increasingly important for facilities throughout the Middle East.

8 min read |Open Access |Feature

Of Note: In Memoriam: Sherrill J. Slichter, MD

Of Note: News stories from the field.

5 min read |Members Only |Of Note

The Critical Role of Safety and Accreditation

This issue of AABB News explores the critical role of safety and accreditation in the blood and biotherapies field.

2 min read |Members Only |President’s Message

AABB Foundation Congratulates Scholar Recipients

AABB and the AABB Foundation are pleased to announce the 2025 AABB Foundation Scholars.

8 min read |Members Only |AABB Foundation: Shaping the Industry

Aseptic Technique: 6 Common Myths (and the Facts That Could Save Your Lab)

Book Review: Aseptic Technique: Safe and Sterile Biological Processing. Matthew Wilgo, CABP(H), discusses the most widespread myths about aseptic technique — and the facts behind them.

4 min read |Open Access |High Priority

Meet an AABB Assessor: Josie Pippert

In this interview, Josie Pippert provides some insight on her background, her experience in the AABB Assessor Program and her favorite aspect of the AABB Assessor Program.

4 min read |Open Access |In the Field

4 Reasons the AABB Exhibit Hall Should Be on Your 2025 Must-Visit List

CEO David Green, Vitalant, shares four reasons attendees must visit the Exhibit Hall at the 2025 AABB Annual Meeting.

3 min read |Open Access |Annual Meeting

The Benefits of Lifelong Learning on Mental Agility

Lifelong learning is far more than a hobby—it’s a proven strategy for maintaining and enhancing mental agility.

4 min read |Members Only |Be Well

AABB's New Prehospital Transfusion Standards Designed to Advance Transfusion Safety in Novel Settings

The latest edition introduces new concepts for prehospital transfusions, while updating content from the 2018 Standards for Out-of-Hospital Transfusion Administration Services.

6 min read |Open Access |Feature

Historic Milestone: Hamad Medical Corporation Achieves AABB Accreditation Across Qatar

Hamad Medical Corporation’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology has successfully achieved AABB accreditation for all its facilities in Qatar.

3 min read |Open Access |In the Field