Contact Information
Email: Bethany.Brown2@redcross.org
Phone: (501) 472-8511
Research Interests:
- Translational research in transfusion medicine
- Safety of blood/mononuclear cell donors
- Recovery and survival of blood cells
- Pathogen reduction of blood products
- Lyophilization of blood therapies
Contact Information
Email: Lauren.Crowder@redcross.org
Phone: (240) 314-3403
Research Interests:
- Epidemiology and temporal trends of transfusion-transmissible infections
- Conduct of blood donor health and safety studies
- Assessment of the transfusion-transmissibility of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- Translational health and policy research in the blood industry
Contact Information
Email: Michelle.Dabay@redcross.org
Phone: (240) 314-3489
Research Interests:
- Develop and evaluate new technologies, devices, and procedures prior to operational release to American Red Cross Blood Services regions
- Work with manufacturers to test new products and devices, and perform clinical studies in support of FDA licensure
- Perform in vitro research studies for the enhancement of the safety and quality of blood products
Contact Information
Email: Roger.Dodd@redcross.org
Phone: (240) 447-4547
Research Interests:
- Epidemiology of transfusion-transmitted infections
- Establishment and management of blood safety measures
- International aspects of blood safety
- Emerging infectious agents
Contact Information
Email: Jamel.Groves@redcross.org
Phone: (301) 795-4739
Research Interests:
- Comparison of variations in donor demographics and testing methodology
- Quantitative research methods
- Using statistical analyses to summarize trends and develop and format modeling inputs
- Applying concepts and techniques of epidemiology, statistics, and decision analysis to enhance blood safety
Contact Information
Email: Margaret.Keller@redcross.org
Phone: (215) 451-4907
Research Interests:
- Donor and patient testing for red blood cell and platelet antigens
- Evaluation of new genotyping platforms and reagents using highly characterized samples of both common and rare blood group antigen types
Dr. Keller and her team have extensive experience in developing genotyping assays for human blood group antigens. They have worked with manufacturers to perform alpha and beta testing of new assays and testing platforms. Dr Keller’s laboratory houses a large collection of well-characterized DNA samples, including those from individuals with rare alleles and/or blood group antigen phenotypes.
Contact Information
Email: Ed.Notari@redcross.org
Phone: (240) 314-3526
Research Interests:
- Surveillance of transfusion-transmissible agents in donor populations
- Complex data integration and analyses for blood safety research
- Analysis of donor cohorts using novel epidemiologic methods
Contact Information
Email: mary.philogene@redcross.org
Phone: (215) 451-7310
Research Interests:
- Investigating the role of HLA antigens and disease susceptibility
- Improving HLA matching algorithm for Transplant and transfusion support
- Investigating the role of HLA and non-HLA antibodies in transplant rejection
Contact Information
Email: Paula.Saa@redcross.org
Phone: (301) 795-4750
Research Interests:
- Screening methods for the detection of bloodborne pathogens, including emerging and reemerging agents and the prevention of transfusion transmissible infections
- Pathogen reduction technologies for the treatment of blood and its derivatives
- Extracellular vesicles (EVs) and their role in pathogen dissemination and the potential applications of platelet-derived EVs in regenerative medicine
- Molecular mechanisms of prion replication and neurodegeneration
- Novel prion diagnostics to enable the pre-symptomatic detection of infectious prions in blood
Contact Information
Email: Bryan.Spencer@redcross.org
Phone: (781) 320-3920
Research Interests:
- Iron depletion in blood donors
- Infectious risks of transfusion
- Risk analysis modeling related to blood safety and availability
Contact Information
Email: Susan.Stramer@redcross.org
Phone: (301) 343-8249
Research Interests:
- Studying infectious diseases in blood and their methods for detection and surveillance
- Quantifying residual risks in blood recipients and reducing such risks by testing and pathogen inactivation
- Monitoring the blood donation population for on-going infectious disease risks including those from emerging infectious diseases
- Studying methods for the health and well-being of our donors and recipients
Contact Information
Email: Laura.Tonnetti@redcross.org
Phone: (240) 314-3534
Research Interests:
- Prevention of transfusion-transmitted infections with focus on Babesia and other blood-borne parasites
- Monitoring of emerging agents and screening interventions
- Evaluation of pathogen reduction technologies treatment for the inactivation of parasites
Contact Information
Email: Pam.Whitley@redcross.org
Phone: (757) 446-7720
Research Interests:
- Perform preliminary research/evaluation of new technology related to improving the quality and efficiency of blood storage, collection and processing
- Collaborate with industry leading manufacturers and perform clinical trials in support of FDA licensure of blood component technologies, drugs, and devices.
- Perform platelet and red cell in vivo radiolabeling studies for FDA licensing approval
Contact Information
Email: Pampee.Young@redcross.org
Phone: (615) 717-7488
Research Interests:
- Safety of blood/mononuclear cell donors
- Recipient complications of transfusion
- Therapeutic apheresis
- Blood center operations and quality
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