2026 Program Agenda
Thursday, 28 May 2026
7:30 AM–5:00 PM | Registration Desk Open
7:30 AM–8:30 AM | Breakfast (included with registration)
8:30 AM–8:40 AM | Welcome
Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD (ACLPS 2026 Local Host)
8:40 AM–10:10 AM |Managing the Bleeder
Moderator: Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD
Melissa Cushing, MD (Weill Cornell Medicine
Sunny Lou, MD, PhD (WashU Medicine)
Lindsay Bazydlo, PhD (University of Virginia)
10:10 AM–10:40 AM |Networking Break
10:40 AM–12:00 PM | Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Laboratory Medicine
Moderator: Mark Zaydman, MD, PhD
Nicholas Spies, MD (University of Utah)
Rebekah Dumm, PhD (WashU Medicine)
Lee Schroeder, MD, PhD (University of Michigan)
Thomas Durant, MD (Yale School of Medicine)
12:00 PM–1:00 PM | Lunch (included with registration)
ACLPS Executive Council Lunch (restricted)
1:00 PM–2:30 PM | Clinical Laboratories at the Front Lines of Public Health
Moderator: Melanie Yarbrough, PhD
Sarah Riley, PhD (Saint Louis University)
David Peaper, MD, PhD (Yale School of Medicine)
Laura Marks, MD, PhD (WashU Medicine)
2:30 PM–3:00 PM | Networking Break
3:00 PM–3:40 PM | Young Investigator Grant Award Presentations
Moderator: Amit Gokhale, MD (Education Committee Chair)
Jack Wu, PhD (Mayo Clinic)
Mariam Youssef, MD (NYU Langone Health)
3:40 PM–4:20 PM | Junior Faculty Abstract Award Presentations
Moderator: Tiffany Thomas, PhD (Young Investigator Program Director)
To be announced
To be announced
5:00 PM–7:00 PM | Opening Reception and Poster Presentations
Gateway Terrace, Hyatt Regency rooftop (hors d’oeuvres and drinks included with registration)
Friday, 29 May 2026
7:30 AM–5:00 PM | Registration Desk Open
7:30 AM–8:30 AM | Breakfast (included in registration)
8:30 AM–10:00 AM | Oral Abstract Presentations, Session I
10:00 AM–10:30 AM | Networking Break
10:30 AM–12:00 PM | Oral Abstract Presentations, Session II
12:00 PM–1:30 PM | ACLPS 2026 Business Meeting with Lunch (included with registration)
1:30 PM–2:30 PM | Personalized Laboratory Medicine
Moderator: Cara Shirai, PhD
Sindhu Cherian, MD (University of Washington)
Andrew Hughes, MD, PhD (WashU Medicine)
2:30 PM–3:00 PM | Networking Break
3:00 PM–4:00 PM | Emerging Laboratory Biomarkers of Disease
Moderator: Bijal Parikh, PhD
Suzanne Schindler, MD, PhD (WashU Medicine)
Christina Lockwood, PhD (University of Washington)
4:00 PM–5:00 PM | Ernest Cotlove Award Presentation and Lecture
Moderators: Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD and Christopher Farnsworth, PhD (ACLPS 2026 Local Co-Hosts)
Ann Gronowski, PhD (WashU Medicine)
5:30 PM–9:15 PM | Shuttle to/from City Museum (closes at 10:00)
Playground attire encouraged!
6:00 PM–7:00 PM | Cocktail Hour at City Museum (included with registration)
7:00 PM–8:00 PM | ACLPS 2026 Awards Banquet at City Museum (included with registration)
Saturday, 30 MAY 2026
7:30 AM–11:00 AM | Registration Desk Open
7:30 AM–8:30 AM | Breakfast (included with registration)
ACLPS Executive Council Breakfast (restricted)
8:30 AM–9:30 AM | Ellis Benson Award Presentation and Lecture
Moderator: Jonathan Genzen, MD, PhD (Nominating and Awards Committee Chair)
Alexander Greninger, MD, PhD (University of Washington)
9:30 AM–10:45 AM | Things We Do For No Reason: Cases in Laboratory Stewardship
Moderator: Christopher Farnsworth, PhD
Robert Mahoney, MD (WashU Medicine)
Geoffrey Baird, MD, PhD (University of Washington)
Robin Chamberland, PhD (Saint Louis University)
T. Scott Isbell, PhD (Saint Louis University)
Cara Shirai, PhD (WashU Medicine)
10:45 AM–11:00 AM | Conclusion and Farewell: Explore Saint Louis!
Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD (ACLPS 2026 Local Host)