2023 AMLI Annual Meeting
Scientific Lecture Program

Friday, August 11 to Monday, August 14, 2023

This meeting will be held in-person in Seattle, Washington

The Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists is approved as a provider of continuing education
programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program.

Friday, August 11, 2023

7:00-8:15
Breakfast Seminar
Title and speaker to be announced

PLENARY SESSION 1
Immunodeficiency Updates
Chairs: Roshini Sarah Abraham, Ph.D., D(ABMLI), Nationwide Children’s Hospital and
Hemant Joshi, Ph.D., Mount Sinai Hospital

8:35
Harmonization Efforts in Reporting and Nomenclature in Newborn Screening for SCID
Amy Gaviglio, M.S., CGC, Connetics Consulting/APHL/CDC

9:15
Updates in the Inborn Errors of Immunity (Immunodeficiencies and Immune Dysregulation)
Eric J. Allenspach, M.D., Ph.D., Seattle Children’s Research Institute

10:30
Functional Validation of Immunologically Relevant Variants
Sam Chiang, Ph.D., Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and University of Cincinnati

11:15
A Clinical Perspective on Diagnostic Challenges in the Inborn Errors of Immunity
Karin Chen, M.D., University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital

12:00-1:30
Luncheon Seminar hosted by EUROIMMUN US
Title and speaker to be announced

PLENARY SESSION 2
Emerging Vector-Borne Infections: Pathogens, Climate and What is Being Done
to Combat Them
Chair: John Schmitz, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
Caleb Cornaby, Ph.D, MB(ASCP), CHT(ACHI), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2:00
Emerging Tick-Borne Infections in the United States
Ross M. Boyce, M.D., M.Sc., University of North Carolina School of Medicine (Virtual)

2:45
Emerging Arboviral Infections in the United States
Speaker to be announced

3:30
The Impact of Climate Change on Vector-Borne Infections
Kristie L. Ebi, Ph.D., MPH, University of Washington

4:15
The Growing Challenge of Vector-Borne Diseases and the U.S. Plan to Address the Challenge
Aaron C. Brault, Ph.D., U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Saturday, August 12, 2023

PLENARY SESSION 3
Precision Medicine in Autoimmunity:  Challenges, Opportunities and Motivation
Chairs:  Anne Tebo, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic and Mark H. Wener, M.D., UW Medical Center – Roosevelt

8:30
Challenges and Opportunities in Proficiency Testing for Autoimmune Serologic Tests
Susan L. Fink, M.D., Ph.D., University of Washington

9:15
The Role of Autoantibodies in the Diagnosis and Prognostication of Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Christopher L. Bowlus, M.D., University of California, Davis

10:30
The Properties of Anti-DNA Antibodies in Normal and Aberrant Immunity
David Pisetsky, M.D., Ph.D., Duke University Medical Center and VA Medical Center

11:15
Rheumatoid Arthritis Autoantibodies in the Laboratory and in Clinical Practice:  A North European Perspective
Johan Rönnelid, M.D., Ph.D., Uppsalla University Hospital

12:00-1:30
Luncheon Seminar hosted by WERFEN
Title to be announced
Lisa Christopher-Stine, M.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

2:00
NETER AWARD LECTURE
Title and speaker to be announced

Sunday, August 13, 2023

PLENARY SESSION 4
The Renaissance of Complements and Complement Therapeutics
Chairs:  Ashley Frazer-Abel, Ph.D., Exsera BioLabs, University of Colorado School of Medicine and
Vijayalakshmi Nandakumar, Ph.D., DABCC, University of Utah School of Medicine

8:30
Tipping the Balance: Role of Complements in Disease and Therapy
Vijayalakshmi Nandakumar, Ph.D., DABCC, University of Utah School of Medicine

9:15
Looking at the Glomeruli Through the Eyes of the Complement System
Abbal Koirala, M.D., University of Washington and UW-Harborview Medical Center

10:30
Defining the Complement Rheostat in Inflammatory (Liver) Diseases
Rebecca L. McCullough, Ph.D., Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

11:15
Challenges and Future of Complement Testing
Ashley Frazer-Abel, Ph.D., D(ABMLI), Exsera BioLabs, University of Colorado School of Medicine

12:00-1:30
Luncheon Seminar hosted by THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Title and speaker to be announced

Monday, August 14, 2023

7:00-8:15
Breakfast Seminar  hosted by THE BINDING SITE
Title and speaker to be announced

PLENARY SESSION 5
Methods, LDT and Regulation
Chairs: Lusia Sepiashvili, Ph.D., The Hospital for Sick Children,
Abdulrahman Saadalla, M.B., B.Ch., University of Utah, and
Maria Alice V. Willrich, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic

8:30
FDA Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests – A Whirlwind Tour
Shannon A. Bennett, M.S., MBA, Mayo Clinic

9:15
Laboratory Developed Tests in AMC’s – Medical Practice or Medical Device?
Eric Q. Konnick, M.D., M.S., University of Washington

10:30
Uncovering the Depths of the Human Proteome:
Antibody-based Technologies for Ultrasensitive Multiplexed Protein
Detection and Quantification
Vanthany Kulasingam, Ph.D., FCACB, University Health Network and University of Toronto

11:15
CyTOF Applications for Clinical Immunology:  Maximizing your Sample Potential
Caroline Duault, PharmD, Ph.D., Stanford University School of Medicine

12:00 noon
Conclusion of Meeting