2026 CRB Symposium & Workshop May 5-8 • Las Vegas (Summerlin), Nevada JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa
Preliminary Schedule of Events As of April 20, 2026 v1.1
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Time
Pre–Conference Events
7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Conference Registration
Valencia Ballroom
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB) Meeting
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB) Certification Examination
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
AAB Board of Registry (ABOR) Certification Examination
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
CRB Workshop:
Murcia Grand Ballroom ABCDE Cataluna Room
Beyond the Standard: Advances in Testicular and Ovarian Tissue Preservation and Cryobiology – A Hands-On Workshop
Marquis
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Time
AAB Conference – MolDx Symposium Cataluna Room
CRB Symposium – “Looking Back and Moving Forward” Grand Ballroom CDE
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Conference Registration
Valencia Ballroom
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Valencia Ballroom
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Housekeeping and Celebration of 30 Years of CRB and 70 Years of AAB
8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Currently Available MolDx Technologies
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
MolDx Testing for Infectious Diseases
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Break sponsored by Noblegen Cryogenics
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
MolDx Testing Challenges in Public Health Laboratories
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Melanie Clemmer, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB) Roya Pedram, Ph.D., HCLD/TS(ABB) Mark Pandori, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB)
Cataluna Room Cataluna Room
IVF: The Way It Was
Michael Vernon, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB-Ret)
History of CRB
Brooks Keel, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB-Ret)
Grand Ballroom CDE Grand Ballroom CDE Grand Ballroom CDE Valencia Ballroom
Leah Gillis, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB)
Cataluna Room Page 1
Progress, Partnership and Purpose: The Road Ahead for CRB Matthew Hudnall, M.Sc., TS(ABB) Grand Ballroom CDE Getting it Right: ART Laboratory Coding Melanie Clemmer, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB)
Grand Ballroom CDE