Coffee & Compatibility

Coffee & Compatibility

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Coffee & Compatibility episodes

  • Innovation in U.S. lung allocation

    The Chair and past-Chair of the UNOS/OPTN Lung Committee, Dr. Erika Lease and Dr. Marie Budev, join Coffee & Compatibility to discuss the innovative changes in the new deceased donor lung allocation model in the United States. Join us to learn about the advances and challenges in lung allocation.

    37 min
  • Next-generation sequencing (NGS) with Mr. John Sadowski

    On this episode, we talked with Mr. John Sadowski, the Lead Technologist at UPMC for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS). Mr.
    Sadowski performed beta testing of the Oxford Nanopore System for HLA sequencing and he walks us through how nanopore sequencing works and names the advantages and disadvantages compared to other sequencing methods.

    22 min
  • Carving your path through ASHI: An interview with Dr. Nicholas Brown

    This episode of Coffee & Compatibility is dedicated to Tyler Douglas Weeks, son of ASHI's Accreditation Manager, Melissa Weeks, who passed away on April 5, 2023. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to the 1p36 deletion syndrome association in Tyler’s memory. 

    It's Medical Laboratory's Professionals Week! Click here to learn more about how you can celebrate with ASHI, and win prizes! On this episode we discuss how Dr. Nicholas Brown has made his way within ASHI. Dr. Brown discusses how he went from Fellow to Director, his leadership experience at ASHI, and balancing volunteer commitments. On our newest segment "The Tea", we answer a listener's questions on NMDP's organ allocation system.


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    45 min
  • Race, Ethnicity, Ancestry, and how they impact HLA Genotyping

    We introduce our new co-host, Mr. Jeremy Sherrill! In an interview with Bioinformatician Dr. Abeer Madouly, we discuss the evolving role of race, ethnicity, and ancestry in the field of immunogenetics. Dr. Madouly discusses how and why they are used in HLA genotyping now and in the future. We also answer a question from listener regarding CHS testing in our newest segment, The Tea.


    36 min

About Coffee & Compatibility

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Coffee and Compatibility is a monthly Podcast discussing current topics and expert opinions relating to transplantation, histocompatibility and immunogenetics. The podcast will include personal…

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