The American Red Cross has a dedicated team of scientists whose goal is to conduct basic and applied research concerning platelet and red cell physiology, storage and function, both independently and through collaboration with others. Our sponsored research assists companies with licensing studies for new blood products, new storage containers, platelet and red cell additive solutions, leukoreduction, irradiation, frozen blood, cell processing and washing, anaerobic storage, and pathogen inactivation.
Senior Director, Transfusion Innovation
Research Scientist-Manager - Radiation Safety Officer - Co-Principal Investigator for Research
Getz TM, Turgeon A, Wagner SJ. Sodium citrate contributes to the platelet storage lesion. Transfusion 2019;59:2103-12.
Vostal JG, Gelderman MP, Skripchenko A, Xu F, Ying L, Ryan J, Cheng C, Whitley P, Wellington M, Sawyers S Handley S, Wagner SJ. Temperature cycling during platelet storage improves in vivo recovery and survival in healthy volunteers. Transfusion 2018;58:25-33.