LSCLS

ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS are headed to St. Louis, June 28–July 2, and YOUR research could be part of the Joint Annual Meeting Poster Showcase! 🌟

Posters are presented digitally, and in‑person authors can join live poster competitions.

Share your research, process improvement projects, and case studies with peers from across the nation.

All accepted primary poster presenters will receive $100 off registration.

Submit your abstracts by March 21!

Association of Genetic Technologists

2026 JAM is coming up quickly!

If you are interested in joining the ASCLS Political Action Committee (PAC), here are some amazing benefits to doing so!

If you have any questions regarding PAC or the Joint Annual Meeting (JAM), please reach out to Judy Garic at [email protected]

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Sign up by March 16 if you are interested in having your voice be heard and be part of the ASCLS national committee! This is a wonderful opportunity to become more involved and let your ideas be heard.

Hey ASCLS friends! 👋

If you’ve ever thought about getting more involved, now’s the perfect time. National committees are forming for the 2026-27 Society year, which starts in July.

We're looking for professionals just like you—new voices, experienced voices, and everyone in between.

📅 Sign up by March 16

Learn more and find the right committee for you: https://ascls.org/

Ever thought about how mindfulness could improve your work in the ?

Join us on February 26 at 1 PM ET for The Mindful Medical Laboratorian, a live webinar with Kerry Toups, MS, MLS(ASCP).

✨ Learn how mindfulness can reduce errors
✨ Create your own personal maintenance plan
✨ Explore mindful transitions between work and home

Free for ASCLS members. Earn P.A.C.E. credit.

🎄Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays🎄

Salute to all nurses, doctors, medical technologists, and healthcare professionals spending Christmas on duty instead of at home with their families. While many are gathered around dinner tables, exchanging gifts and laughter, you’re walking hospital halls, checking monitors, running tests, answering calls, and making critical decisions that cannot wait for the holidays.

Christmas in healthcare looks different. It’s quiet moments at the nurses’ station, steady hands in the lab, long hours in wards, and silent sacrifices that most people will never see. You miss family photos, late-night reunions, and the simple comfort of being home—all so patients can have another chance, another breath, another tomorrow.

Your work may not come with applause or wrapped presents, but it carries something far greater: trust, responsibility, and lives depending on you. Today, and every day, your dedication reminds the world what true service looks like. Thank you for showing up when it matters most. 🎄🏥