Red Cell: Disease modification of red cells
Special Interest Group - 2 of 3
Day: Wednesday | Time: 13:15 - 14:45
Session Coordinators:
Lesley Bruce & Vanja Crew
Speakers:
The erythrocyte runs out of breath in sepsis: sepsis, hypoxia and erythrocyte dysfunction
Can Ince, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Exploring erythrocytes as blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease
Elizabeta Mukaetova-Ladinska, Institute of Neuroscience Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester
The sticky problem of malaria: investigating red cell rosetting receptors in Plasmodium falciparum
Fiona McQuaid, Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh
Intended Audience
Biomedical scientists and trainees working in hospital transfusion departments; UK Blood Services and associated services; research scientists involved in red cell and/or 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 current red cell research carried out in the UK.
Learning Objectives
1) Learning about the mechanisms involved in sepsis-induced hypoxia and red cell pathophysiology
2) Understanding of the biomarkers for dementia diagnosis and the potential use of red cells' morphology and membrane proteins as promising blood biomarkers for dementia;
3) Learning about the rosetting of red cells in malaria through the novel research focusing on Plasmodium falciparum receptors.
Brief Description
The second session of this year's Red Cell SIG will concentrate on the mechanisms of red cell involvement in disease. With a theme of 'Disease modification of red cells', this session will familiarise participants with the effect that three diverse diseases have on red cells; i.e.sepsis, Alzheimer's disease and malaria.
Session Tags
Improving Patient Outcomes
Diagnostics, Science & Technology
Education
