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Good morning, ASCLS! I wanted to make everyone aware of two exciting opportunities to volunteer with the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute.  CLSI is requesting nominations for volunteers to serve on the Expert Panel for Evaluation Protocols ...

I was looking for a good reference or text book on the current methodologies in HLA typing. Preferably one that gives a good overview of the different methodologies used in LR, IR, and HR typing. ------------------------------ Chad C. McMillan, M.Sc. ...

I was obviously not into the details of the build with Beaker and the automation line but I know that shared specimens can be dealt with and we literally use the automation line to not only perform chemistry and immunochem testing, but also to sort specimens ...

Rick, Thank you for replying. How have you managed things like shared tubes or have you built your LIS to assure you have separate bar codes for these instances? Have you had to change the way specimens are submitted to account for things like ...