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Julio A Aguirre-Ghiso Alberto Toso Yan Xiaojing William G. Finn Afua Mensah Scott A. Armstrong Richard Oscar Francis Jose Javier Bravo Cordero Steven J Burakoff Arek Z. Dudek Balkrishna Jahagirdar Dan J. Schneider Dr. David Saunders Bamlaku Enawgaw Dylan Zylla Muhammad Yasin Tipu Mr. Máté SZILASSY Mr. Roberto MARCOS Mr. Brian CONIBERE Mr. Julio FREYRE View MoreConnie Westhoff
Executive Scientific Director
Complement Biology
Complement Biology, New York Blood Center
United States of America
"The primary focus of the laboratory is to improve transfusion practice through the use of genomics to bring personalized medicine to the field with a focus on patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The discovery that patients with SCD have increase RH genetic diversity has led to our current studies to address alloimmunization by implementing genetic matching. A second focus is on the production of cultured RBCs (cRBCs) from stem and iPS cells, which hold the promise of revolutionizing the existing RBC supply system, however the number of cells and the cost of production remain major road blocks. Our goal is to generate clinically useful rare reagent cRBCs to improve and expedite patient workups. This lays the foundation for the future by providing clinically useful products that require relatively small amounts achievable with today’s technology."
Blood Group Genomics