Volunteer Opportunities | Mark Your Calendar for the 2025 Labvocate Symposium | Save the Date for the Next Emerging Laboratory Managers Collaborative Conference (ELMC2) | New Online ASCLS Store | CDC OneLab Free Webinar | New Off the Bench Podcast Episode | and More
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Volunteer Opportunities
Developing and Ascending Professional Committee Members
ASCLS is looking for Developing and Ascending Professionals who wish to provide their creativity, energy, and passion to our mission. Opportunities to serve in volunteer leadership positions for ASCLS are now open for the Society year that runs until July 2026.
ASCLS has opportunities for Developing and Ascending Professional members to serve on a variety of national committees. Learn more.
Diversity Advocacy Council Councilors-At-Large
As a volunteer-driven group, the ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council (DAC) needs passionate members like you to succeed.
Councilors-At-Large assist the DAC officers to fulfill the charges of the DAC. Learn more.
Clinical Laboratory Science Journal Manuscript Reviewer
The Clinical Laboratory Science Journal Editorial Board is soliciting applications for individuals to serve as reviewers for manuscripts submitted for publication.
Reviewers will receive training from the Editorial Board and acknowledgement for completed reviews on an annual basis.
Qualifications
- Graduate degree: Doctoral degree or Master’s degree in a specific science related to clinical laboratory science.
- Evidence of publication within the last 10 years (2015 to present) as first author in a peer-reviewed publication.
To Apply, Submit:
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- An article published in a peer-reviewed publication within the last 10 years in pdf format.
- List your first and second areas of scientific expertise. Identify your expertise in scientific topics related to clinical laboratory science (e.g., hematology, hemostasis, clinical chemistry, molecular diagnostics, clinical microbiology, immunohematology, education, laboratory management, quality improvement, research methods, public health).
Please send your information to Editor-in-Chief Catherine Otto at clsedtior@ascls.org.
Mark Your Calendar for the 2025 Labvocate Symposium
October 20-21, 2025 | Alexandria, VA | Virtual
Registration opens August 1
The annual Labvocate Symposium (formerly called the Laboratory Legislative Symposium) gives you the chance to come together with medical laboratory professionals from six laboratory organizations and make our concerns known inside Congress.
The Labvocate Symposium provides a great education on the how-tos of lobbying. Attendees are coached on presentation techniques so you can effectively talk to your congressional representatives during appointments. You’ll also learn all the important details about the legislative policies affecting our profession so you can labvocate with confidence.
You will come away from the two-day event with first-hand knowledge of the political system in action and inspiration that you can make a difference.
Again this year, all ASCLS Developing Professional members get free virtual attendance to the Labvocate Symposium.
This year’s event will be held October 20-21 at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia. In-person and virtual attendee options are available.
Save the Date for the Next Emerging Laboratory Managers Collaborative Conference (ELMC2)
November 14-15, 2025 | Virtual
Registration opens August 1
The Emerging Laboratory Managers Collaborative Conference (ELMC2) is designed specifically for medical laboratory professionals to help you prepare for and thrive in management roles.
ELMC2 was previously held in January and has moved to November. It provides two days of virtual programming (live and streamed for up to 30 days after the live event), up to 20 hours of P.A.C.E.® credit, networking events, access to an attendees-only online community, and follow up programming expected to take place 6-12 weeks after the conclusion of the virtual conference, as well as special meet-ups at the ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting next July.
Get real-world advice from experienced medical laboratory leaders to help you solve your stickiest problems.
Seeking Session Proposals Focused on Laboratory Management
The ELMC2 Steering Committee is currently accepting session proposals for the November 2025 program.
The committee is looking for topics related to medical laboratory personnel/human resources, financial management, workplace culture, infomatics and automation, operations, legal and ethics, and compliance. All sessions are 60 minutes and virtual, presented via Zoom. Submit your proposals by August 1.
New Online ASCLS Store
We are excited to offer a new online ASCLS Store where you can purchase ASCLS-themed items:
- Socks
- Beaker mug
- Notebook
Stay tuned as we add more items to the store, and let us know if you have suggestions for new products.
CDC OneLabTM
Free Webinar: Regulatory Updates and Resources for Packing and Shipping Dangerous Goods Trainers
Wednesday, July 23, 12 pm ET
Are you responsible for packing and shipping dangerous goods, or training others to do so? Join the CDC OneLab Network for an engaging session focused on Division 6.2 Infectious Substances and dry ice, emphasizing compliance, training qualifications, and the necessary steps to access CDC training materials, along with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2025 regulatory updates.
This one-hour virtual webinar is suitable for individuals who have participated in a CDC Packing and Shipping Training-of-Trainer cohort or are a laboratory safety officer, laboratory trainer, or interested in becoming an instructor in packing and shipping Division 6.2 Infectious Substances and dry ice.
About OneLab
CDC’s OneLab initiative provides opportunities for education and training, as well as a space for collaboration between clinical, public health, individuals who perform or coordinate testing at non-laboratory sites, and CDC laboratory education and training professionals. They provide free training courses, job aides and resources, links to webinar recordings, and much more.
The OneLab Rapid Education and Capacity-building Hub (REACH) is a laboratory education and training learning management system specifically designed and tailored for the needs of clinical and public health laboratory professionals. OneLab REACH supports the laboratory community by providing relevant and timely education and training resources.
CDC’s OneLab Network provides opportunities for education and training, as well as a space for collaboration between clinical, public health, individuals who perform or coordinate testing at non-laboratory sites, and CDC laboratory education and training professionals.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Laboratory Systems is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.
OneLab™ and OneLab REACH™ are registered trademarks of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
New Off the Bench Podcast Episode
Subscribe to the Off the Bench Podcast for discussions on scientific and not-so-scientific ideas in laboratory medicine. New episodes drop the last Friday of each month.
The June 27 episode highlighted federal policy and the future of the lab. Hosts Sophia Chandrasekar and Doryan Redding talked with ASCLS Executive Vice President Jim Flanigan and longtime federal lobbyist Patrick Cooney to unpack the rapidly evolving landscape of federal policy and what it means for the clinical laboratory workforce and the patients we serve.
Subscribe to the podcast through Apple Podcasts , Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Latest Jobs
Associate/Full Professor and Chair – Laboratory Sciences & Primary Care
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – School of Health Professions
Lubbock, Texas
Director, Hospital Laboratory Services
Tampa General Hospital
Spring Hill. Florida
Medical Laboratory Scientist II
AdventHealth East Orlando
Orlando, Florida
See more job openings on the ASCLS Career Center.
Local Events
ASCLS Region V Fall Symposium
October 9-10
Sioux Falls, South Dakota