Congratulations to
Laura Staller, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM
Laura Staller, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM is a medical laboratory scientist (MLS) in Minneapolis, MN, and oversees the cryopreservation service at NMDP (formerly Be The Match/National Marrow Donor Program). She holds a Master of Healthcare Administration from Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions. Ms. Staller received her bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science from North Dakota State University and completed her MLS internship at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, IA. She began her career in the Immunohematology Reference Laboratory at Bonfils Blood Center in Denver, CO. As the department training specialist, she trained medical fellows and Specialist in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine (SBB) students on the high complexity testing of the laboratory. Her strong interest in blood centers led to her St. Paul, MN, and the Donor Testing Laboratory at Memorial Blood Centers, where she oversaw a team of skilled technicians in a high-volume infectious disease laboratory. She is now focused on cellular therapies at NMDP, where she collaborates with Cellular Therapy Laboratories to extend their cryopreservation and specialty processing capabilities to transplant centers. Ms. Staller chairs NMDP’s Women’s Employee Resource Group, is a committee member of the eLearning Committee of AABBx and serves as Secretary of the ASCP Minnesota Chapter.