URMC / Pathology & Laboratory Medicine / Read Our Blog / July 2016 July 2016 The Lifesaving Work of the Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine Unit Have you ever wondered what happens to blood donations when they are taken to a hospital? Tia Labarge Wins 2016 Rising Star Award from ASHI Congratulations to Tia Labarge, who has received the 2016 Rising Star Award from the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI).