R&D blog
With this series of blogs, we bring you an insight into the research that NHS Blood and Transplant are working on to improve patient and donor care.
Oxford-led study makes recommendations for blood transfusion services during pandemic
Professor Simon Stanworth is an NHSBT Consultant Haematologist, Principal Investigator at the John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust), and honorary senior clinical lecturer at the University of Oxford.
Modern day alchemy: In Vitro-Derived Platelets
Mr Souradip Mookerjee is an MB/PhD student in Dr Cedric Ghevaert’s Lab at the University of Cambridge, working on the translational research of making platelets from stem cells.
Blood, bombs, and bugs; business continuity matters.
Dr Heidi Doughty, Consultant in Transfusion Medicine (NHSBT); Dr Fateha Chowdhury, Consultant Haematologist in Transfusion Medicine (NHSBT & Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust); and Tom Cowdrey, Head of Business Continuity at NHSBT.
Haemovigilance: Q&A with Paula Bolton-Maggs
Paula Bolton-Maggs is an Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester and retired former Medical Director of SHOT.
Lab grown red blood cells enable new malaria research
Dr Tim Satchwell is a Senior Research Associate working within the Toye Group as part of the NHSBT & University of Bristol NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit.
Tranexamic acid to prevent bleeding in adults with blood cancers (TREATT)
TREATT is a trial assessing whether tranexamic acid can reduce bleeding in adults with blood cancers. Dr Lise Estcourt - Consultant Haematologist and Director of NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit explains in more detail.
PlaNeT-2/MATISSE
Platelet transfusion trial to benefit babies in the future
NHS Blood and Transplant partners with Kortical to deliver innovative project
NHSBT is partnering with Kortical to deliver an innovative planning platform for the management of the complex blood supply chain.
Engineering red blood cells
Mr Joseph Hawksworth is a Research Associate based at the University of Bristol
Questions, questions and yet more questions
Mr Jonathan Dixey is the Laboratory Manager of the Protein Development and Production Unit (PDPU) which is part of the International Blood Group Reference Laboratory (IBGRL), based at Filton, Bristol.