All AATB members are invited to join a Council. The eight AATB Councils represent the viewpoints of the various disciplines that relate to tissue recovery, processing, storage, distribution, transplantation, research, and education. Learn more and express your interest in joining on the AATB Website.

New Atlas
Tropoelastin, a protein precursor, is found naturally in human bodies and produces elastin to help tissues have stretchy properties. Injecting tropoelastin into heart walls was found to reduce heart scar tissue size and become more elastic.

Photonics
Mid-infrared (MIR) imaging allows for high-speed imaging at high definition. Each pixel in the video frame contains full spectral information in tissue.

WDBJ7
Mohs surgery is a process that allows physicians to preserve tissue by taking a large sample, including the roots of cancerous tissue, and only surgically removing additional tissue if it appears cancerous tissue may still be present.

Nutraceutical Business Review
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is rich in mitochondria. When increased BAT activity takes place, it can slow the development of high cholesterol.

Labiotech.eu
Researchers look to animals, insects, and more, like jellyfish and spiders, to create biomaterials for potential tissue regeneration.

Dr. Anna McDonald from Birth Tissue Recovery, LLC, joins AATB on January 25 for a presentation discussing the process of placental pathologic examination and the implications of genitourinary-related infectious diseases (GC/CL, HSV, HPV) as they relate to birth tissue donation.

Join AATB and Corinne Bell with the Anatomy Gifts Registry on February 1 to discuss several pertinent conditions for which non-transplant anatomic donation organizations screen, such as tuberculosis, CJD, radiation exposure, and other relevant diseases.

Nationwide: The Accreditation Inspector shall be responsible for assessing activities, via record review and on-site observation, performed by tissue transplant and/or non-transplant establishments seeking accreditation with the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB).

Tysons Corner, Virginia: The Billing and Administrative Manager is responsible for managing accounts payable and accounts receivable, as well as the day-to-day operations of the AATB national office.

Nationwide: The Director of Standards is responsible for managing the activities of the AATB Standards Department. This includes providing support and guidance to the AATB Standards Committee and associated work groups.