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COVID-19 Resources, Updates, and Events

Find links to key resources and updates regarding COVID-19 guidance, as well as information about events and on-demand recordings.

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Testing and Treatment Resources

Testing Resources

ASCP 2021 Comprehensive National COVID-19 Testing and Support Strategy 

ASCP 2020 National COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing and Support Strategy 

ASCP COVID-19 Recommendations - NEW! Recommendations added April 5, 2021 

FDA Policy for Diagnostic Tests for Coronavirus Disease-2019 During the Public Health Emergency

FDA FAQs on Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2

FDA Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) In Vitro Diagnostics Emergency Use Authorizations 

SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests webpage (FDA)

CDC COVID-19 Information for Laboratories webpage

CDC Testing Strategies for SARS-CoV-2 webpage

CDC Serology Testing for COVID-19 webpage

CDC Guidance on Postmortem Specimen Collection From Deceased Persons with Known or Suspected COVID-19 

CDC Interim Guidance for Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2 

CDC Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Testing 

CDC Interim Guidance for Use of Pooling Procedures in SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic, Screening, and Surveillance Testing 

CDC Guidance for Reporting SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing Results

ASCP Survey Data - Laboratory Staffing During COVID-19 Pandemic  

CDC Laboratory Training - Includes laboratory trainings relevant to COVID-19

Care and Treatment Resources

Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19

FDA Guidance Document - Investigational COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma: Guidance for Industry

COVIDPlasma.org - Includes information on the rapidly evolving therapy of COVID-19 convalescent plasma

Testing and Treatment Updates

CDC LOCS Laboratory Alert: Changes to CDC RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 Testing (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Laboratory Alert, reposted on ASCP News)

CDC LOCS Lab Alert: FDA Revokes EUA for Curative SARS-CoV-2 Assay (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Alert)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: CDC Classifies SARS-CoV-2 Variant B.1.617.2 (Delta) a Variant of Concern (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory

CDC LOCS Lab Alert: Stop Using Innova SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Qualitative Test (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Alert

Update: SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests  (FDA update)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: CDC Updates Testing Strategies for SARS-CoV-2 Web Page (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: New Guidance for Reporting SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing Results (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Update: CMS Posts FAQ for Reporting Sequencing Results for SARS-CoV-2 Variants (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Update)

Biden COVID-19 Strategy Includes Key Elements of ASCP National Testing Strategy, and New Workforce Initiative (ASCP News)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes New Web Pages on Genomic Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Variants (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: CMS Updates CLIA Surveyor Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Test Result Reporting (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: FDA Updates Reporting Guidance, Authorizes Update to IFU for CDC Influenza SARS-CoV-2 Multiplex Assay (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Alert: FDA Issues Safety Letter about Genetic Variants of SARS-CoV-2 and False Negative Results with Molecular Tests (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Alert)

CDC LOCS Lab Alert: FDA Issues Safety Letter about Genetic Variants of SARS-CoV-2 and False Negative Results with Molecular Tests (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Alert)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: FDA Authorizes Pooling for the CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Diagnostic Panel (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

COVID-19 Update: FDA Updates Antigen Template for Test Developers (FDA bulletin)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes New Web Page on Point-of-Care Testing for COVID-19 (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Alert: FDA Suspends Review of EUA Requests for Laboratory-Developed Tests for SARS-CoV-2 (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Alert)

CMS Releases New Tools to Streamline Certification for Labs Testing for COVID-19 (CMS press release)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: LOINC In-Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Codes for SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Tests (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Update: New Clarification on Guidelines for Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Update)

CDC LOCS Laboratory Update: CMS Publishes New CLIA FAQs (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Laboratory Update)

CDC LOCS Laboratory Alert: FDA Issues Safety Letter about Thermo Fisher Scientific TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Laboratory Alert)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: New COVID-19 Antigen Testing Guidance (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Update: FDA Issues COVID-19 Testing and Policy Updates  (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Update)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: CDC Releases New Test Pooling Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues First Emergency Authorization for Sample Pooling in Diagnostic Testing (FDA news release)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: FDA Amends Instructions for Use of CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Update: FDA Updates Frequently Asked Questions about Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Update)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: CDC Multiplex Assay Receives Authorization from FDA (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Update: FDA and CMS Update on Pooling for Diagnostic and Surveillance Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Update)

Experts Identify Steps to Expand and Improve Antibody Tests in COVID-19 Response (NIH news release)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: FDA Posts Information from Independent Evaluations of COVID-19 Serological Tests (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: CDC Releases Interim Guidance for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Antibody Testing CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Provides Promised Transparency for Antibody Tests (FDA news release)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: CDC Posts New Information about Serology Testing for COVID-19 (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

Antibody Test Oversight and Use for COVID-19 (FDA fact sheet)

FDA Voices: Insight into FDA’s Revised Policy on Antibody Tests: Prioritizing Access and Accuracy (FDA Voices - Perspectives From FDA Leadership and Experts)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: CMS Issues Additional Guidance on SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory Testing (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

American Society for Clinical Pathology Urges Creation of National Pandemic Testing Task Force (ASCP News)

ASCP National Test Strategy Included in Legislation Passed by Senate (ASCP News)

Important Information on the Use of Serological (Antibody) Tests for COVID-19 - Letter to Health Care Providers (FDA letter to health care providers)

CDC LOCS Lab Update: COVID-19 Laboratory Testing and Reporting Q&As and Specimen Collection Guidance (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Update)

The American Society for Clinical Pathology Calls on the Federal Government to Develop a National COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing and Support Strategy (ASCP News)

CDC LOCS Lab Update: FDA Clarifies CLIA-waived Status for Point-of-Care SARS-CoV-2 Tests Under Emergency Use Authorizations (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Update)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Provides Updated Guidance to Address the Urgent Need for Blood During the Pandemic (FDA statement) Read an ASCP News story on this topic here.

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Laboratory Guidance During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (CMS memorandum)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Provides More Regulatory Relief During Outbreak, Continues to Help Expedite Availability of Diagnostics (FDA statement)

Hologic’s Molecular Test for the Novel Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization (Hologic press release)

Roche’s Cobas SARS-CoV-2 Test Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization (Roche press release)

Laboratory Preparedness, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and Safety Resources

CDC Preparing and Supporting Laboratories Responding to COVID-19 webpage

CDC COVID-19 Infection Control and PPE Guidelines

CDC COVID-19 Healthcare Professionals: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers – Includes information related to transmission and waste management

SHEA (The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) COVID-19 FAQ – Includes information regarding how a person under investigation for COVID-19 should be managed, specifically as it relates to phlebotomy and the laboratory

CDC Laboratory Job Aids – Features laboratory preparedness and safety job aids relevant to COVID-19, including a video job aid about safely donning and doffing PPE.

CDC Laboratory Training – Includes laboratory preparedness, PPE, and safety laboratory trainings relevant to COVID-19.

Laboratory Preparedness, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and Safety Updates

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes New General Laboratory Safety Guidance (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Alert: DOT Issues Safety Notice for Transportation of COVID-19 Diagnostic Samples (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Alert)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: CDC Updates Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines and Questions & Answers (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Alert: Molecular Transport Media (MTM) and Cyanide Gas (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Alert)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: CDC Posts Updated Point-of-Care Testing Biosafety Guidelines for COVID-19 (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

The Joint Commission Statement on Universal Masking of Staff, Patients, and Visitors in Health Care Settings (The Joint Commission statement)

NIH Study Validates Decontamination Methods for Re-use of N95 Respirators (NIH media advisory)

Joint Commission Statement on Use of Face Masks Brought From Home (The Joint Commission statement)

"Shortages of Personal Protective Equipment in the COVID-19 Pandemic” (post from The Joint Commission Leading Hospital Improvement blog)

"Managing Critical Shortages of Personal Protective Equipment" (post from The Joint Commission On Infection Prevention & Control blog)

Clinical Collections

CDC COVID-19 Information for Laboratories webpage

CDC Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) webpage – Links to recent LOCS communications relating to COVID-19

CDC Information for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19) webpage

CDC Preparing and Supporting Laboratories Responding to COVID-19 webpage

FDA COVID-19 webpage

CMS Current Emergencies webpage

WHO COVID-19 webpage - Includes situation reports and Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan

WHO EPI-WIN (Information Network for Epidemics)

The Joint Commission COVID-19 webpage - Includes a section specific to laboratory services

Other Clinical Resources

Free Course on Pandemic Preparedness

Pathologists Overseas COVID Testing Dashboard

UW Medicine COVID-19 Resource Site

Jennifer Kasten, MD, MSc, MSc, FASCP, Facebook page - Ongoing analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic provided by Dr. Kasten via her Facebook page

Payments & Reporting Resources

Payment and Reporting Resources

CMS Current Emergencies webpage 

CDC Reporting Lab Data webpage

LOINC In Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Test Code Mapping Tool for SARS-CoV-2 Tests

Data and Dashboards

CDC COVID Data Tracker

Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard

Payment and Reporting Updates

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: Guidance for LOINC In-Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Code Selection for Laboratories Using Laboratory-Developed Tests (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: Update on COVID-19 Laboratory Reporting Requirements (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: Updated LOINC In-Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Test Code Mapping for SARS-CoV-2 Test Results (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: HHS Issues New CARES Act Guidance (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

HHS Announces New Laboratory Data Reporting Guidance for COVID-19 Testing (HHS press release)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: New COVID-19 Data Tracker Website for Laboratories (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

COVID-19: Modified Ordering Requirements for Laboratory Billing (MLN Connects - Official CMS News from the Medicare Learning Network® (MLN))

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: Updated LOINC In Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Test Code Mapping for SARS-CoV-2 Test Results (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CDC LOCS Lab Advisory: New LOINC In-Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Test Code Mapping for SARS-CoV-2 Test Results (CDC LOCS (Laboratory Outreach Communication System) Lab Advisory)

CMS Increases Medicare Payment for High-Production Coronavirus Lab Tests (CMS press release)

Trump Administration Provides Financial Relief for Medicare Providers (CMS press release)

CMS Open Payments COVID-19 Announcement (CMS FAQs)

CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19 (CMS press release)

Career Resources

ASCP Career Center

The ASCP Career Center provides the most up-to-date job opportunities as well a place where jobseekers can set up a job profile that employers can find.


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ASCP Mentorship Program

The ASCP Mentorship Program connects ASCP members for professional guidance and support. The mentorship program connects individuals with specific skills and experience (mentors) with individuals looking to grow in their careers by learning from others (mentees).

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Data on Laboratory Staffing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

View the results of a recent ASCP survey to learn more about changes in testing, staffing, and retention of laboratory professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Free Course on Burnout

During this challenging time, ASCP is offering free access to an ASCP Leadership Institute course on burnout prevention, management, and resources.

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Grant Resources

National Institutes of Health Funding Announcements and Notices of Special Interest

Funding Announcements

Mobile Health Solutions to rectify digital inequality in communities affected by drug addiction (R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-DA-22-001)

Emergency Award: RADx-UP - Social, Ethical, and Behavioral Implications (SEBI) Research on Disparities in COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and Vulnerable Populations (U01 Clinical Trials Optional) (RFA-OD-21-009)

Emergency Awards: Community-engaged COVID-19 Testing Interventions among Underserved and Vulnerable Populations – RADx-UP Phase II (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-OD-21-008)

Emergency Award: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research on COVID-19 Consortium (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-21-213)

NIH: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and Consequences of Alcohol Use (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AA-21-003)

NIH: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and Consequences of Alcohol Use (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AA-21-002)

NIH: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and Consequences of Alcohol Use (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AA-21-004)

NIH: Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) Initiative for COVID-19

Notices of Special Interest

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Competitive Revision and Administrative Supplements to Existing NICHD HIV Grants and Cooperative Agreements to Understand HIV Health Impacts of COVID-19 (NOT-HD-21-037)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Promoting Vaccine Access, Acceptance and Uptake among Children, Adolescents, Pregnant and Lactating Women, and Persons with Disabilities (NOT-HD-21-038)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) HIV/AIDS in the Era of COVID-19: When Pandemics Collide (NOT-AI-21-057)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to NIMHD Awards for Research on HIV/AIDS in Populations that Experience Health Disparities (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-MD-21-020)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) Announcing the Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (NOT-DA-21-041)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): COVID-19 Related School Disruptions Impact on Mental Health, Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Development of Children (NOT-MH-21-225)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Emergency Competitive Revisions for the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program to Address COVID-19 Public Health Needs (NOT-TR-21-022)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Neurological and Neurocognitive Sequelae from SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 in Aging and Age-Related Neurodegeneration (NOT-AG-21-016)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions for Modeling Research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the Causative Virus SARS-CoV-2 (NOT-GM-21-019)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Long-Term Neurocognitive Consequences of COVID-19 in Individuals Living with HIV and Substance Use Disorders (NOT-DA-21-018)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements for the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program to Address COVID-19 Public Health Needs (NOT-TR-21-017)

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and Consequences of Alcohol Use (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) NOT-AA-21-003)

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and Consequences of Alcohol Use (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) (NOT-AA-21-001)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Telehealth Strategies for Individuals with HIV and Substance Use Disorders (NOT-DA-21-019)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Medical Consequences of Smoking and Vaping Drugs of Abuse in Individuals with HIV and COVID-19 (NOT-DA-21-017)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Complement in Basic Immunology (CIBI) (NOT-AI-21-008)

Notice of Special Interest: Promoting Research on COVID-19 and Rheumatic, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NOT-AR-21-012)

Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements for COVID-19 Impacted NIMH Research (NOT-MH-21-120)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Effects of smoking and vaping on the risk and outcome of COVID19 infection (NOT-DA-20-084)

Notice of Special Interest: Emerging Viral Infections and their Impact on the Male and Female Reproductive Tract (NOT-HD-20-021)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): The Influence of Host Resilience on Heterogeneity of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome/Acute Lung Injury (ARDS/ALI) (NOT-HL-20-814)

Notice Announcing the Availability of Common Data Elements for Research Related to the Public Health Emergency caused by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (NOT-MH-20-061)

Notice of Information: Contributing to the Global COVID-19 Crisis Response by Allowing Some NCI- supported Projects to be Redirected to COVID-19-related Research During the Crisis (NOT-CA-20-054)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Emergency Competitive Revisions to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Tissue Chips Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (NOT-TR-20-017)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements for Tissue Chips Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (NOT-TR-20-016)

Funding Announcements from Other Federal Agencies

NSF: Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Phase I: Development Grants

NSF: Trans-Atlantic Platform Recovery, Renewal, and Resilience in a Post-Pandemic World (T-AP RRR)

FDA: Pediatric and Perinatal COVID-19 Registry (U18) Clinical Trials Optional

ED: Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) for Institutions of Higher Education that Meet the Criteria for the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) Assistance

ED: Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) for Institutions of Higher Education that Meet the Criteria for the Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Program Assistance

Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)

CDC: Conducting Research to Inform Pandemic Response and Recovery of Emergency-Affected Populations by Determining Public Health Needs, Improving Methods, and Integrating Services to Mitigate Morbidity and Mortality

NSF: Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

NSF: Dear Colleague Letter: Provisioning Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to Further Research on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

DOE: Invitation for COVID-19 Scientific Questions (DOE Resources)

Funding Announcements from NGOs

Pan American Health Organization: COVID-19 Prevention Call

Non-federal Grant Announcements

XPRIZE Health & Pandemic Alliance

Amazon Web Services: Diagnostic Development Initiative (DDI)

UCB Community Health Fund

School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network: COVID-19 Student Support Recovery Grant

Start Small LLC/Foundation: Jack Dorsey Public Fund

COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund (CETF): Outpatient Trials for Repurposed Drugs

Stop the Spread

Global Innovation Fund: COVID-19 Response

Pfizer: COVID-19 General Research Grants

King Badouin Foundation: Sofina COVID Solidarity Fund

Boehringer lngelheim: IIS Program

Innovations for Poverty Action: Peace & Recovery Program: COVID-19 Off-Cycle Funding

Biogen Foundation: COVID-19 Response

Draper Richards Kaplan: Covid-19 Urgent Response Initiative

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health

Amgen Foundation: COVID-19 Relief Support

Fast Grants: Fast Funding for COVID-19 Science

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

Open Road Alliance

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome and Mastercard: COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator

Events & Recordings

ASCP Virtual Town Hall Series

In these uncertain times ASCP wants to ensure that all pathologists and laboratory professionals have the resources needed to take a leading role on the medical team. To help you through the challenges you are facing, ASCP has launched a new Virtual Town Hall Series. This series will address the main concerns affecting the laboratory team during this crisis and beyond. Visit the ASCP Virtual Town Hall Series webpage to access past town hall recordings and find information on upcoming town halls.

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Inside the Lab Podcast

Inside the Lab is ASCP’s podcast focusing on current topics, such as COVID-19, showcasing the everyday laboratory professional and pathologist. The podcast’s goal is to generate thought-provoking discussions about topics relevant to the field of pathology and laboratory medicine.

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Other Upcoming Events

FDA Virtual Town Hall Series - Immediately in Effect Guidance on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Diagnostic Tests (virtual events, on-demand presentations and transcripts)

CDC Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Calls (virtual events, on-demand transcripts and recordings)

CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls (virtual events, on-demand transcripts and recordings)

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