Blood Research
The following are a listing of blood research projects:
Biochemistry & Vascular Biology
- Vascular-Based Biomarkers For Evaluation of Biological Product Safety and Efficacy
Felice D'Agnillo, PhD
Cellular Hematology
- Ex Vivo Stored Blood Component Safety and Quality: Evaluation of Novel Methods for Pathogen Reduction and Functional Regulation in Blood Components
C.D. Atreya, PhD - Investigation of Potential Toxic Effects of Engineered Nanoparticles and Biologic Microparticles in Blood and Their Biomarker Applications
Jan Simak, PhD
Molecular Virology
- Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Infectivity in Blood and Other Biologicals: Strategies for Detection, Decontamination and Removal
Luisa Gregori, PhD - Improving Safety of the Blood Supply from Transmission of HIV/AIDS and Other Emerging Retroviral, Blood Borne Viral and Biodefense Agents by Development of Sensitive Diagnostic Tools and Investigations of Disease Pathogenesis
Indira Hewlett, PhD - Diagnosis and Pathogenesis of Hepatitis Viruses That Impact the Safety of Blood and Related Products
David R. McGivern, PhD
Emerging Pathogens
- Keeping Blood and Blood Products Safe by Developing Tests for Malaria and Other Parasites and Helping to Develop Malaria Vaccine
Sanjai Kumar, PhD - Studies to Evaluate Blood Safety: Risk of Transmission of Parasites such as Trypanosoma cruzi through Blood Transfusion
Alain Debrabant, PhD - Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Hepatitis A Virus and Other Biodefense Agents
Gerardo Kaplan, PhD - Improving the Safety of Blood and Blood Related Products by Reducing the Risk of Transfusion-Transmission of Leishmania Parasites
Hira Nakhasi, PhD - Reducing Threats to the Blood Supply from West Nile Virus, Dengue Virus, and Chikungunya Virus Through Development of Detection Tools and Studies of Genetic Evolution and Pathogenesis
Maria Rios, PhD