On August 15, a thorough review of Monkeypox Virus geared toward the tissue banking community (Physicians Council Provides Information on Monkeypox Virus (MPXV)), including a discussion of testing considerations, was published by AATB.

The Annual Meeting begins next week, Monday, September 19 – Thursday, September 22, at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, TX.

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Join us Sept. 19-22 at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas, for the 2022 AATB Annual Meeting. After two years of virtual conferences, we can't wait to see you!

Fierce Biotech
It is believed to be rare, but the FDA has discovered cancers linked to scar tissue and fluid around breast implants.

The Hill
Mutations in the genes EGFR and KRAS can be found in normal lung tissue due to aging, but more cancers appear when those mutations are exposed to air pollution.

Medical News Today
Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) can stimulate brain tissue and increase activity.

Endpoints News
Kevan Shokat is working with his group and Charly Craik to engineer T cell engagers. The goal is for the targeted drugs to create antigens that can guide immune attacks on tumors.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
This September, join patients, advocates, and providers in raising awareness and fighting myths about sickle cell disease.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest, we discussed emergency and contingency planning with representatives from two tissue and organ recovery organizations. Join us September 28 for part two as we discuss lessons learned and how emergency plans have evolved operations and information technologies.

On October 5, AATB is joined by speakers from multiple tissue processors to review common challenges faced between tissue processors and recovery organizations. We will evaluate challenges in information sharing between processors on multi-tissue donors and recovery organizations.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Miracles In Sight seeks energetic, compassionate individuals for remote Donor Center Coordinator positions in our 24 / 7 Donor Call Center.

Waltham, Massachusetts: Looking for meaningful work, great benefits, and a place to belong? As a Tissue Donation Coordinator, the work you do will help guide donor families through the tissue donation process that can lead to impacting countless individuals.

Burlington, Massachusetts: Overview: Train tissue recovery partners on the recovery of cardiovascular allograft tissue and be the main point of contact for assigned recovery partners. Position is an integral part of maintaining and building recovery partner relationships.