Institute for Transfusion Medicine
Director: | Prof. Dr. med. Peter Horn |
E-Mail: | |
Office: | Blood Donation/Immunehematology: Angelina Giorgio |
Phone: | +49 (0) 201-723-1550 oder -4200 |
Fax: | +49 (0) 201-723-5945 oder -5906 |
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Focus areas
- Blood donation services and cell processing
- Immuno-hematological specialized laboratory
- Transplant diagnostics
Fields of Research
- Hematopoetic differentiation of pluripotent stem cells (iPS and ESC)
- Developmental biology of somatic stem cells
- Immune genetics and transplant immunology
- Optimization of donor selection for stem cell transplants
- GMP compliant development of cellular therapeutic agents
Staff
The Institute employs 7 physicians, including 5 specialists in transfusion medicine and specialists in medical quality management and computer science in medicine, as well as one biologist. We offer continued medical education programs for those wishing to specialize in transfusion medicine, laboratory medicine (18 months), immune genetics, and computer science in medicine.