Annual Conference

ASCLS-NY hosts an annual conference with PACE credit available. The location typically rotates between upstate and downstate locations. Our annual business meeting and the spring Board meeting are held in conjunction with our seminar.

The 2025 seminar will be held on May 30 at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. You can register here

We hope to see you there!

Event Details

2025 ASCLS-NY SPRING SEMINAR

Friday, May 30, 2025

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
106 New Scotland Ave Albany, NY 12208

Schedule at a Glance

8:00 – 8:45

Check in, walk-in registration, and continental breakfast

Gozzo Student Center - Panther's Den

8:45 - 9:00

Welcome

Tracey Graney, ASCLS-NY President

Gozzo Student Center - SC201

9:00 - 10:30

1.5 PACE Credit

Opening Keynote: Social Determinants of Health: What Laboratory Professionals Should Know

Kyle B. Riding PhD., MLS(ASCP)^CM

Gozzo Student Center - SC201

10:30 - 10:45

Break

Gozzo Student Center - Rite Aid Lounge

10:45 - 11:45

1.0 PACE Credit

Is it Aspergillus or Histoplasma? A case for improving interdepartmental communication and collaboration

Jennifer Bowling, PhD, D(ABMM), MPH, CPH(NBPHE), MLS(ASCP)^CM

Gozzo Student Center - SC201

Application of Urine Drug Testing Methodologies in Substance Abuse Treatment Settings: Current Practices and Challenges

Patrice Y. Ohouo, MLS(ASCP), PhD, NRCC-TC

Gozzo Student Center - SC202

11:45 - 1:00

Lunch, Awards, and Scholarships

Gozzo Student Center - Food Court/Cafeteria

1:00 - 2:00

1.0 PACE Credit

Searching for a horcrux:  A microbiologist’s role in solving foodborne outbreaks

Kelcey Harper, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CM

Gozzo Student Center - SC201

Interesting Cases in Hematology

Kathleen Finnegan MS MASCP MLS(ASCP)SH^CM

Gozzo Student Center - SC202

2:00 – 3:00

1.0 PACE Credit

Massive Transfusion Case while Managing Blood Inventory During Shortages

Shannon Lyons, MLS(ASCP)^CM

Jayme Anderson, MS, MLS(ASCP)

Gozzo Student Center - SC201

Clinical Flow Cytometry: the basics and its use in the diagnosis of T cell lymphomas

Anita Parmigiani, PhD

Gozzo Student Center - SC202

3:15 - 4:15

ASCLS-NY Business Meeting

Gozzo Student Center - Conference Room Panther's Den

Registration Info

Online registration for the in-person 2025 Spring Seminar is open.

Walk-in registrations will be accepted but pre-registration is preferred to ensure the correct number of lunches.

Use the link below to register for the webinar. Members need to log in; non-members will create a guest account.

2025 Spring Seminar Registration

Seminar Fees:

ASCLS Member $60.00

Non-member $70.00

ASCLS Member Walk-ins $70.00

Non-member Walk-ins $80.00

ASCLS Emeritus Members $10.00

ASCLS Student Members $20.00

Student Non-members $25.00

Early Bird Special: Save $5 by registering by May 9. (no early bird for student or emeritus)

*ACPHS alumni receive member pricing

Please join us at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for the 2025 ASCLS NY Spring Seminar!

Click here for campus map

For registration purposes, payments may be made via card using PayPal. If this is not a viable option, please select that you are using an alternative payment method. We will accept cash, venmo, and checks made out to ASCLS New York at the registration table on the day of the event. If you are attending and planning on being compensated through your work organization, invoices can be generated upon request.

If you have any dietary restrictions we should be made aware of, please reach out at asclsnysocial@gmail.com

Hotel Information:

Hilton Garden

62 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY

518-396-3500

Marriott Albany

189 Wolf Rd, Albany NY

518-458-8444

Homewood Suites Albany

216 Wolf Rd, Albany NY

518-438-4300

Renaissance Albany Hotel

144 State St, Albany NY

518-992-2500