American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics

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American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Formation1972
TypeScientific society
Location
  • 1120 Route 73, Suite 200 Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
President
Medhat Askar
Websitewww.ashi-hla.org

The American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics is a scientific society that was established in 1972.[1] It is responsible for accrediting HLA typing laboratories internationally to maintain the quality standards for histocompatibility testing between donors and recipients, with UNOS and NMDP utilizing its service to inspect and determine whether laboratories complied to industrial practices.[2] They also published the first CWD (common and well documented) allele list, encouraging researchers to compare genetic differences between populations.[3] The society sponsors the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (formerly the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics), and offers 5 levels of certification.[4] The medical journal Human Immunology is published by Elsevier on behalf of the society.

Awards[edit]

The society also sponsors several awards in recognition of accomplishments and contributions to the field of histocompatibility and immunogenetics, including:[5]

  • Bernard Amos Distinguished Scientist Award
  • Distinguished Service Award
  • J. Marilyn MacQueen Rising Star Award (formerly ASHI/SEOPF J. Marilyn MacQueen Award)
  • Outstanding Technologist Award
  • Paul I. Terasaki Clinical Science Award
  • Rose Payne Award
  • Scholar Awards & International Scholar Award
  • Travel Fund Award
  • Young Investigator Awards

References[edit]

  1. ^ "American Society for Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics". NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  2. ^ "Acrobat Accessibility Report" (PDF). optn.transplant.hrsa.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  3. ^ He, Jun; Li, Yang; Bao, Xiaojing; Qiu, Qiaocheng; Yuan, Xiaoni; Xu, Chao; Shen, Jiehong; Hou, Jianquan (January 2012). "Common and well-documented (CWD) alleles of human leukocyte antigen-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, and -DQB1 loci for the Chinese Han population do not quite correlate with the ASHI CWD alleles". Human Immunology. 73 (1): 61–66. doi:10.1016/j.humimm.2011.06.005. PMID 21712058.
  4. ^ "ACHI - American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics". www.ashi-hla.org.
  5. ^ "Awards - American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics". www.ashi-hla.org. Retrieved 2020-04-09.

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