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ScienceDaily
Early-stage clinical trials show that adult stem cell transplants can safely restore significant vision improvements in patients with advanced dry age-related macular degeneration, offering hope for a future regenerative treatment.

University of Rochester
Researchers are investigating how mechanical signals and the extracellular matrix guide tissue and organ development, aiming to uncover principles that could advance understanding of developmental diseases and regenerative medicine.

European Medical Journal
A new AI model called CGS-Net, designed to mimic pathologists’ visual workflow, significantly improves breast cancer tissue analysis by combining cell-level detail with contextual architecture, promising faster and more accurate diagnoses without replacing human judgment.

YaleNews
Yale researchers have created a machine learning-based imaging technique that reveals hidden cellular connections linking aging and disease, offering new insights into human health.

Stanford Medicine
Stanford researchers successfully cured or prevented Type 1 diabetes in mice by using a gentle blood stem cell and pancreatic islet transplant that resets the immune system, paving the way for potential treatments for autoimmune diseases and organ transplants in humans.

Curious how non-traditional referrals can expand donation opportunities? Join us on December 3 for “Non-Traditional Referrals: Creating New Opportunities for Donation.” In this session, we’ll clarify what defines a non-traditional referral and why these cases are becoming increasingly important. You will gain an inside look at the processes, training approaches, and real-world challenges involved in partnering with diverse agencies across six states. We’ll wrap up with an interactive Q&A. Reserve your spot today and come ready with your questions and insights for this dynamic conversation.
Target Audience: This webinar is for tissue banking professionals across the donation, recovery, processing, and distribution continuum.

In today’s fast-paced world, trainers are expected to juggle teaching alongside their everyday roles, but are they truly set up to succeed? Join us on December 17 for “Training and Support: Employee Retention.” This webinar will explore what makes a strong trainer support program, how to design effective lessons, and how to meet learners where they are. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to strengthen both trainers and trainees, ensuring a lasting impact. Register today to secure your place in this session!
Target Audience: This webinar is for training professionals, education coordinators, supervisors, and team leads in tissue banking and related fields who are responsible for developing, mentoring, or supporting staff.

St. Louis, Missouri: Performs specimen processing and routine testing on blood and other specimens which requires a knowledge and understanding of quality control, basic instrument maintenance, and procedure methodologies and reference ranges. Demonstrates good laboratory practices.

Bellevue, Washington: The Manager, Tissue Recovery (TRM) works closely with the Director, Tissue Donation Services (TDS) to continually increase tissue donation and maintain acceptable rates of tissues recovered per donor. The TRM plays a primary role in training of TDS staff, serves as a key liaison between LifeCenter Northwest (LCNW) and our affiliated processing programs, and in addition to assigned supervisory responsibilities, may be available and serve as a subject matter expert on cases.

Indianapolis, Indiana: This position is for a Technical Specialist in the Donor Screening laboratory and Immunology and Serology Laboratory in the Department of Pathology and Lab services (Indianapolis). It is a salaried position for Mon-Fri day shift. Occasional rotation onto other shifts for training purposes or other technical duties may be required. The Technical Specialist is responsible for providing technical oversight and quality control for all the serology, NAT and microbiology testing in the DSL.