Red Cell Special Interest Group
Red Cell Physiology / Function
Day: Wednesday | Time: 13:15 - 14:45
Session Coordinators:
Lesley Bruce & Vanja Crew
Speakers:
Red cell temperature sensitive mechanisms: relevance for blood flow control during hyperthermia.
José González-Alonso, Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London
1315_wed_alsh1_jos+®_gonz+ílez-alonso.pdf
Cation leakage from Red Cells (CARED) study of Familial Pseudohyperkalaemia
Helen New, Consultant in Paediatric Transfusion Medicine, NHSBT, London
Presentation Unavailable
Blood group antigen matching influence on gestational outcomes (AMIGO) study.
Mike Murphy, NHSBT, Oxford University Hospitals and University of Oxford
Intended Audience:
Biomedical Scientists and trainees working in hospital transfusion departments, UK Blood Services, and associated services.
Research scientists involved in basic research work.
Clinicians who prescribe blood components in haematology, surgery, intensive care, obstetrics and trauma settings
Transfusion practitioners
Anyone in the wider scientific community who is interested in the red cell research carried out in the UK.
Learning Objectives:
1) To learn about red cell temperature sensitive mechanisms and blood flow
2) to learn the latest developments of the CARED study of Familial Pseudohyperkalaemia
3) to learn about the influence of blood group antigen matching on gestational outcomes
Brief Description:
The second session of this year's Red Cell SIG is themed ' Red cell physiology/function' and will enable participants to learn about the function of the red cell membrane. Its role in transporting nutrients, waste products and gases, allowing gas exchange, red cell metabolism etc to proceed, and its role in red cell deformability and effect on blood flow. To understand the molecular basis of the different blood groups and their importance in transfusion medicine.
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