The Latin American Association of Tissue Banks congratulates Dr. Marisa Herson Romo on receiving the 2025 WUTBA Award; the highest global recognition given to tissue donation, banking, and transplant professionals.
The WUTBA Award is presented by the World Union of Tissue Bank Associations (WUTA), which includes the tissue bank associations of the USA (AATB); Latin America (ALABAT); the European Association of Tissue and Cell Banks (EACTB); the Asia-Pacific Association of Tissue Banks; and the Australian Association of Tissue Banks.
The distinction was awarded for Dr. Herson's commitment to and dedication to tissue donation, transplant, and banking programs, which she has worked on and promoted in Latin America, Australia, and in global organizations such as WUTBA and the WHO. She was a founding member of ALABAT in 2002.
Dr. Marisa Herson
is awarded the WUTBA Award 2025, in its second Edition.
RELEVANT INFORMATION
News
European Commission, conference on Legislative evaluation of blood, tissues and cells. see here
Global Observatoty on Donation and Transplantation Guide Lines and Documents
WUTBA Interview about the VIII Congress of the Latin American Association of Tissue Banks in Mexico 2022.
President Dr. Francisco Martínez Flores.
Click here.
Meetings and Events
The Center for Family, Bioethics, and Society Studies, more information coming soon.
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ALABAT CONGRESS
The first WUTBA award was presented at the IX ALABAT Congress, to see the note click here.
IX ALABAT Congress 2024, click here
VIII Congress of the Latin American Association of Tissue Banks
Mexico, 2022.
