AAB Associate Member Section

Announcing the Carleen Van Siclen Scholarship Fund

AAB is proud to announce the Carleen Van Siclen Scholarship Fund established in honor of the late Carleen Van Siclen who passed away on September 11, 2025, after a courageous battle with ALS. Carleen was 62 years old.

Carleen's life was one of strength, commitment, faith, and lasting impact. Her legacy lives on not only in her family but in the countless students and colleagues whose lives she touched through her work in the field of medical laboratory science education.

For more information and to apply:

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A quick note: Our office will be closed Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day. We'll resume normal business hours on Tuesday, September 8th.

Wishing everyone a restful and well-deserved holiday weekend!

AAB David Birenbaum Scholarship Fund 2027 Scholarship Applications Now Open!

The American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB) is now accepting applications for scholarships from the David Birenbaum Scholarship Fund.

Scholarship awards are available to eligible AAB members and members of the AAB Associate Member Section, as well as their spouses, dependents, and grandchildren. Awards may be applied toward study in any academic discipline.

📅Application Deadline: May 4, 2027

For more information: https://www.aab.org/aab/Scholarship_Program.asp

AAB continues to update its ABB/PEER Approved Continuing Education Programs page. Click the link for more information on dates and times for future programs:

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The Strategy for Summer 2026 Influenza Surveillance has been published and emphasizes that surveillance for seasonal influenza viruses and monitoring for novel influenza A virus infections, including Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5), remain critical during the summer months. The strategy includes continued influenza testing, preferably by RT-PCR, for persons with compatible illness, especially those with relevant animal or raw animal product exposures and severely ill hospitalized patients.

Because influenza A(H5) testing should only be performed when clinical, epidemiologic, or public health response criteria are met, laboratories should follow the recommended diagnostic testing algorithm and avoid unnecessary or out-of-sequence subtyping. Deviations from recommended workflows may increase the likelihood of false-positive results and unnecessary public health investigations and response activities.

For any positive or inconclusive influenza A(H5) result or a result indicating a novel influenza virus, please immediately notify respective State Public Health Departments. Specimens will most likely be requested by the State Public Health Laboratory or CDC for additional testing and virologic characterization.

Maintaining adherence to recommended influenza testing practices remains critical to supporting routine influenza surveillance, early detection of novel influenza cases and public health response activities.
https://aphl.org/docs/default-source/infectious-diseases-documents/respiratory/summer-2026-influenza-surveillance-guidance-final.pdf

The office will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of the holiday. We will resume normal office hours Monday, July 6. Have a safe holiday weekend!

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