Clinical Histocompatibility Informatics Workshop

Dates: January 6-7,  2025

Location: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 

Venue: Diboll Auditorium in Tidewater Building

Lodging: The Jung Hotel & Residences 1500 Canal Street #1500, New Orleans, LA 70112

About the Workshop

This workshop will provide an introduction to HLA informatics. Designed for HLA professionals of all roles who are new to or interested in learning more about HLA informatics. Sessions will include hands-on projects to work with real-world HLA data from clinical histocompatibility lab information systems and transplant registry datasets. Presentations are on cutting-edge tools from leading immunogenetics researchers and histocompatibility informatics developers. Participants will be expected to bring a laptop computer to engage with and complete the projects in real time. Programming skills are not required; beginner-level resources and hands-on assistance will be provided.

Registration

Registration for this meeting is at capacity. 

Here are the confirmed faculty: 

Continuing Education

ACHI Continuing Education Credits will be offered to attendees. More information to come.  

Workshop Program

A full, detailed program will be available soon. The workshop is scheduled to begin at 8:30AM CST on Monday, January 6th. The final session will conclude at 3:00PM CST on Tuesday, January 7th. Click the link below to access the program outline.

1. Is there parking available at Tulane University? 

Yes, free parking is available to attendees. Please request parking validation at the on-site Registration desk. 

2. Do I have to contact the hotel to make accommodations? 

There is no need to contact the hotel. We will make your hotel reservations based on the selection made on your registration. Once registration closes, registrants will receive hotel confirmations and other important housing information. 

3. Registration is full but I'd like to register if someone decides not to attend after registration closes. Is there a wait list? 

Yes, click here to be added to the waitlist. If additional workshop seats become available, we will contact names on the waiting list in the order in which we receive them.