In this month's "In Conversation" interview, Abiola Okubanjo, BSc, ACA, explores how storytelling campaigns can increase blood donation in underrepresented communities.
11 min read |Open Access |In Conversation
Rim Abdallah, MD, discusses the importance of diversifying the donor pool to improve patient safety and ensure the long-term stability of the blood supply.
11 min read |Open Access |White Coats
After a life-threatening procedure, longtime O-negative donor Jaime Singh gains a new perspective on the power of blood donation.
4 min read |Open Access |Feature
The newest available data continues to show that the change from a time-based deferral for MSM and other risk behaviors to IDA has had little impact on the residual risk of HIV and hepatitis B.
6 min read |Members Only |Feature
Of Note: News stories from the field.
4 min read |Members Only |Of Note
"By developing ourselves, we can provide optimal blood and blood products to our patients when and where they need it."
2 min read |Members Only |Membership Focus
The 2025 ASBP Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Karen Royster, reflects on her decades-long career and unwavering commitment to quality assurance.
8 min read |Open Access |Feature
Using the SMART framework is one of the most reliable ways to turn New Year’s hopes into real, measurable progress.
5 min read |Members Only |Be Well
Jeff McCullough, MD, was recognized at the 2025 AABB Annual Meeting for the longest consecutive attendance. He spoke with AABB News about what inspires him to attend year after year.
7 min read |Open Access |In Conversation
The 2025 AABB Annual Meeting offered something for every facet of the blood and biotherapies community. Here are 10 memorable moments from this year’s event.
4 min read |Open Access |Annual Meeting
Photos of the 2025 AABB Annual Meeting
1 min read |Open Access |Annual Meeting
Of Note: News stories from the field.
4 min read |Members Only |Of Note
This roundup features key sessions that explored emerging technologies, evolving donor trends and policies, clinical practice updates and technological advancements and innovations shaping the field.
3 min read |Open Access |Annual Meeting.jpg?sfvrsn=de424d2a_1)
The AABB Foundation events held during the 2025 Annual Meeting offered attendees a chance to experience the Foundation’s mission of advancing innovative research.
5 min read |Members Only |AABB Foundation: Shaping the Industry
AABB News caught up with world-renowned scientist Tomas Ganz, MD, PhD, to discuss his research journey, including his discoveries of the iron-regulatory hormones hepcidin and erythroferrone.
6 min read |Open Access |Annual Meeting
For Demet Hazal Gomak, CLS, MLS(ASCP)CM SBBCM, the AABB Annual Meeting feels like a transfusion medicine Disneyland, an event that surpasses expectations in every way.
5 min read |Open Access |Insider's View
In his first President's message, Jose Cancelas, MD, PhD, CABP, shares his goals with the AABB community.
4 min read |Open Access |President’s Message
The Top Poster Awards showcased cutting-edge research onsite in San Diego. The six posters featured in this issue reflect the field’s ongoing commitment to evidence-based practices that benefit patients and blood centers.
9 min read |Open Access |Feature
First-time attendees Monike A. M. Oliveira, MS; and Chelsea Perkins, MLS (ASCP)CM, share their experiences and memorable moments in San Diego.
4 min read |Open Access |Insider's View
AABB Social Media Champs recount their AABB Annual Meeting experience.
7 min read |Open Access |Social Media
Transfusion is AABB’s scholarly, peer-reviewed monthly journal, publishing the latest on technological advances, clinical research and controversial issues related to transfusion medicine, blood banking, biotherapies and tissue transplantation. Access of Transfusion is free to all AABB members.
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