The FDA’s Office of Therapeutic Products (formerly known as Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT)) has issued revised Standard Operating Policies and Procedures (SOPP) for the Tissue Reference Group (TRG), effective 2-27-23. Revisions include an updated list of information used to evaluate submissions and changes reflecting the “2023 CBER Reorganization.”

The Donate Life America Clinical Partners Outreach Committee is looking for feedback from those in the clinical field to identify the needs of clinical partners in promoting organ, eye and tissue donation (including living organ donation and birth tissue). Please complete the below survey to share your input on best practices and suggestions. All those who complete a survey and provide contact information will be entered to win one of several prizes. The survey closes March 31, 2023.

Join us September 17-20 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD, for the 2023 AATB Annual Meeting. Registration opens in June.

AATB's call for session proposals is an opportunity for AATB members to contribute their ideas for topics and speakers to the 2023 AATB Annual Meeting. The deadline for proposals is Friday, May 5, 2023. Submit your idea today!

The 2023 AATB Annual Meeting in National Harbor, MD, will provide an opportunity for members to showcase their work in support of tissue banking across all disciplines. AATB is seeking submissions in both the scientific and administrative categories. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 26, 2023. Submit your abstract today!

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Women with dense breast tissue have a higher risk of breast cancer, leading the FDA to require mammogram facilities to tell a patient if dense breast tissue is found.

News-Medical.Net
Researchers have found that a new ultrasound method can help measure the level of tension in human tissue.

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According to a new study, those who followed the MIND diet (Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) had a fewer beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain – a hallmark sign for Alzheimer’s.

ScienceDaily
Androgens may help treat certain kinds of breast cancer.

Dr. Margaret Warner, Injury Epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, joins AATB on March 22 to take a deep dive into mortality statistics, cause and manner of death, overdose rates, and pediatric mortality data.

Corinne Bell, Executive Director, Chief Operations Officer, and Treasurer of the Anatomy Gifts Registry, joins AATB on March 29 for a webinar detailing the relationships between NADOs and Tissue Banks, including referring cases to one another in case of deferral or sharing cases and where the organizations differ in terms of criteria for exclusion, inclusion, and deferrals.

Bellevue, Washington: The Tissue Recovery Coordinator IV (TRC IV) works closely with the Tissue Resource Manager (TRM) and Director of Tissue Donation Services (TDS) to continually increase tissue donation and maintain acceptable rates of tissues recovered per donor.

Falls Church, Virginia: Under the general direction of the Regional Supervisor, Tissue Recovery, and in accordance with protocols, policies and procedures established by the organization, AATB, FDA, processor SOPs, and other federal, state, and local regulations and/or guidelines, the Surgical Specialist 1 will perform a variety of duties associated with the surgical recovery of specific tissues, which include corneas, split thickness, and full thickness skin for transplantation and/or research purposes.

Denver, Colorado: Donor Alliance is hiring a Tissue Recovery Coordinator in Denver! The Tissue Recovery Coordinator (TRC) is responsible for several aspects within the non-clinical and clinical recovery process within the guidelines of Donor Alliance.