2025 Andrology & Embryology and General Knowledge Review Courses
September 5-7, 2025
Embassy Suites DFW Airport North
Grapevine, Texas
The A&E and General Knowledge Review Courses returns in-person for the first time since 2017! The course is ideal to study and prepare for ABB and ABOR certification examinations, earn continuing education credits, and enhance your knowledge.
Organized by the American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB) and the AAB College of Reproductive Biology (CRB) to help individuals prepare for certification examinations, including the American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB) certification examinations for Directors and Technical Supervisors in the disciplines of andrology, embryology and general knowledge. The Andrology & Embryology and General Knowledge Review Courses are also an excellent review for individuals entering the field or for those who need a refresher course.
An impressive faculty of leading experts in the fields of reproductive biology and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) has been assembled for this course.
Topics include:
- General laboratory administration, including the CLIA ’88 regulations, quality control/quality assurance, patient test management, OSHA regulations, FDA regulations, general laboratory safety, and laboratory and personnel management.
- An overview of male and female reproductive physiology covering topics from the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, gametogenesis, fertilization and embryo biology
- Semen analysis, advanced diagnostic testing in andrology, sperm preparation and cryopreservation for ART, and the male contribution to the embryo and offspring.
- Basic assisted reproductive technologies, including assessment of gametes, zygotes and embryos, culture media preparation, quality control testing, gamete and embryo cryopreservation, and micromanipulation.
- Reproductive genetics
For more information, contact the AAB by email: aab@aab.org or telephone: (314)241-1445.
Preliminary Schedule of Events
(times tentative and subject to change)
Friday, Sept. 5
Saturday, Sept. 6
Sunday, Sept. 7
Hotel Accommodations
AAB's 2025 Andrology & Embryology and General Knowledge Review Courses are being held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Grapevine DFW Airport North, 2401 Bass Pro Drive, Grapevine, TX 76051, located two miles from DFW International Airport.
Make your hotel reservations as soon as possible ONLINE or by calling the Embassy Suites – Outdoor World at (972)724-2600, option #1, and ask for rooms reserved for the A&E Review Course 2025. The room rate is $179.00 per night, single or double occupancy, plus applicable taxes (currently 13%) plus a state cost recovery fee of 0.975%.
Individuals who reserve a room at the Embassy Suites will also receive a fully cooked-to-order breakfast including a buffet of hot and cold items plus a reception each evening.
August 13, 2025, is the deadline date for guaranteed room availability. Reservations received after August 13, 2025, will be accepted on a space available basis.
Important: The Hilton also operates an Embassy Suites DFW Airport South on West Airport Freeway in Irving, Texas. If you travel to the hotel by Lyft, taxi, or Uber, be sure to tell your driver your destination is the Embassy Suites by Hilton Grapevine DFW North, 2401 Bass Pro Drive, Grapevine, TX 76051.
Click here for more information and reservations.
Registration
Register by August 15th for early discount pricing.
Faculty
Ricardo Pimenta Bertolla, D.V.M., Ph.D., HCLD(ABB)
Wayne State University, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Detroit, Michigan
Melanie Clemmer, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB)
WVU Center for Reproductive Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
Joseph Conaghan, Ph.D., HCLD/ELD/CC(ABB)
CCRM Fertility, San Francisco, California
Marina O. Gvakharia, M.D., Ph.D., HCLD/ELD(ABB)
Palo Alto Medical Foundation, San Jose, California
Dolores J. Lamb, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB)
University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
Scott Lundy, M.D., Ph.D., HCLD(ABB)
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Richard T. Scott, M.D., HCLD/ALD(ABB)
Foundation for Embryonic Competence, Sunset, South Carolina
Nicki Winston, Ph.D., HCLD/CC/ALD(ABB)
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
