70th AAB Educational Conference – MolDx Symposium • 30th CRB Symposium & Workshop May 5-8, 2026 • Las Vegas (Summerlin), Nevada JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa
Preliminary Schedule of Events As of February 2, 2026 v3.3
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: Beyond the Standard: Advances in Testicular and Ovarian Tissue Preservation and Cryobiology – A Hands-On Workshop Marquis
Grand Ballroom CDE Grand Ballroom AB
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Time
AAB Conference – MolDx Symposium
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 Technologies
IVF: The Way It Was
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Infectious Disease Testing
History of CRB
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Public Health Testing Challenges
Melanie Clemmer, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB) Speaker to be Determined
Michael Vernon, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB-Ret)
Speaker to be Determined
Brooks Keel, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB-Ret)
Valencia Ballroom Progress, Partnership and Purpose: The Road Ahead for CRB
Speaker to be Determined
Matthew Hudnall, M.Sc., TS(ABB)
Getting it Right: ART Laboratory Coding
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Melanie Clemmer, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB)
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