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The breadth of our research was showcased at our first research day away in November 2023. We welcomed collaborators from RCSI, TU-Dublin, St. James’s Hospital and Trinity College Dublin. Well done to everyone who presented. Check out our website for presentations and recording from the day.

Dr Veena Chawan presenting Nov 2023

Presentations

Session 1 - It's all about platelets . . .

Introducing Platelet function to standard Quality assessment	Alice Lorusso
Platelet derived extracellular vesicles	Yajhitha R. Chintala
Disorganization of platelet microtubule cytoskeleton during cold storage	Veena Chawan
ABO blood group - a biological function after all	James O'Donnell

Session 2 - Inside the labs . . .

Irish blood Donors: An expanding role in public health surveillance	Dermot Coyne
Iron management in Irish Blood Donors	Allison Waters
Mitigating serological testing interference following anti-CD47 Magrolimab therapy	Julie Long
Immune reconstitution following cellular therapy	Hayley Foy-Stones
HLA variation in ANCA-vasculitis	Orla Ryan
Blood & Tissue Establishments – An Expanding Role in Advanced Therapeutics	Aisling Horan

Session 3 - Patients and partnerships . . .

The Rapid Expansion of the Haemoglobinopathy Patient Population in Ireland: Impact upon St. James’s Hospital Transfusion Services	Diarmaid O'Donghaile
Global Health - Transfusion in Low & Middle Income countries	Moira Keogh