NYBCe made a strong impact at the AABB 2026 Annual Meeting, with faculty and staff contributing to educational sessions, oral presentations, scientific posters, and leadership activities. We are proud to showcase the scholarship, innovation, and expertise of our colleagues featured below.
Oral Abstract Presentations
Copy Number Analysis for Accurate Array-Based Detection of Mi(a+) GYP(B-A-B) Hybrid Alleles
Presenting Author: Aaron Gottschalk, PhD, Technical Director, National Center for Blood Group Genomics
Top Poster Awards
Investigation of JK Typing Discrepancies Reveals Three Novel Alleles
Presenting Author: Brad Pfaltzgraff, Manager, National Center for Blood Group Genomics
Serology and in Silico Predictions of Novel ABO, KEL and GYPB Alleles with Non-coding Variants
Presenting Author: Mohammad Alam, Lead Technologist, NYBC Genomics Laboratory
Other NYBCe Posters
Anti-Jra in 2 Perinatal Patients Led to Discovery of 2 Novel Null Alleles
Presenting Author: June Fuertes, Supervisor, NYBC Genomics Laboratory
Three Novel Missense Variants Associated with Weakened D Expression
Presenting Author: Anthony Huang, Molecular Technologist, NYBC Genomics Laboratory
Four Novel RHCE Alleles Identified Through Testing Discrepancies
Presenting Author: Siba Saker, MD, past NYBC Transfusion Medicine Fellow
Insights From Isohemagglutinin Titers
Presenting Author: Maisee Her, Manager, Immunohematology Reference Laboratory, Memorial Blood Centers
Comparison of the Performance of Two Platforms Used to Perform Donor Antibody Screening in a Blood Center Setting
Presenting Author: Christian Gjonaj, Research Assistant, LFKRI
Bridging Internal Operations and Client Transparency: Development and Early Implementation of a Dual-Platform Documentation System in Apheresis Services
Presenting Author: Rawlinson Isaac, Vice President, Comprehensive Cell Solutions
Operational Analytics of Perioperative Autotransfusion Workflow Delays
Presenting Author: Jeanette Michael, Manager, Perioperative Autologous Transfusion Operations
Association of Platelet Kinetics During G-CSF Mobilization with Peripheral Blood CD34+ Counts in Healthy HPC Donors
Presenting Author: Demi Wu, Manager, Clinical Trials