Scientific Program

Monday, 14 April, 2014

20:00-22:00

Welcome Reception in Metropol Palace Hotel

Dr. Snezana Srzentic Jovanovic / Dr. Bernhard Küenburg

Tuesday, 15 April, 2014

09:00-11:00

Visiting Blood Transfusion Institute Belgrade - Immunogenetics Laboratory

Introduction of HLA lab
FluoroBeads Isolation Reagent Demo – T/B-cell isolation
Luminex 200 – the technology behind
Lambda Jet Dispenser- a fast way to dispense

11:30-13:00

Lunch in the Metropol Palace Hotel Restaurant.

The meeting takes place in the Nikola Tesla Conference Room, Metropol Palace Hotel.

13:00-13:10

Biomedica company presentation – Dr. Bernhard Küenburg (Biomedica CEO)

13:10-15:00

Country/ Laboratory presentations

Blood Transfusion Institute of Serbia, Belgrade–Department for Tissue typing
Mr.Sci Biol Ruzica Simonovic Konjikusic
Clinical Center Sarajevo-Immunology Department
Dr. Lamija Zečević
Clinical Center Tuzla
Dr.Nijaz Tihić
Institute for Transfusiology Medicine FBiH
Sanela Šišić
Blood Bank Service Novi Sad
Dr. Svetlana Vojvodic
Blood Bank Service Nis
Dr. Sanja Zivkovic Djordjevic
Institute for Immunology under the Medical Faculty in Skopje
Ass. Dr. Aleksandar Petlickovski
JZO Clinic for Transfusion Medicine
Prof. Dr.Kocho Dimitrovski
Clinical Hospital Centre Rebro, Zagreb, Department for Tissue typing
Doc.dr.sc. Renata Žunec
Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek,Department for Molecular Diagnostic and Tissue typing
Dr.sc. Saška Marczi

15:00-15:30

Antibody screening and Molecular Typing in Bucharest - Dr. Monica Dutescu

15:30-15:45

Coffee Break

15:45-16:45

Case Study Session - Antibodies

16:45-17:15

The neonatal Fc receptor – a non-classical MHC I - Prof. Dr. Petru Chianga

20:00-23:00

Group Dinner in Metropol Palace Hotel Restaurant

Wednesday, 16 April, 2014

09:00-10:00

New products at One Lambda Part of Thermo Fischer: FlexMap3D, ConsenSys,
CwD, C1q, AmbiStrips - Dr. Bedrich Prokupek

10:00-11:30

Case Study Session – Molecular

11:30-13:00

Lunch in the hotel

13:00-14:00

Current state of HLA antibody testing for assessing the risk of antibody
mediated rejection– Dr. Bedrich Prokupek

14:00-15:00

Open Discussion Session - Antibodies

Post-transplant monitoring strategies
Highly sensitized patients
Complement-fixing antibodies / DSA screening
Luminex technology in Ab screening: standardization and cut-offs

15:00-15:15

Coffee Break

15:15-17:00

Open Discussion Session – Molecular

Bone Marrow donor typing strategies
Ambiguities- next step (SSP, SBT)
Technical hints in Labtype/Labscreen analysis
Serology typing vs. molecular typing

17:00

End of the meeting