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Today, Puget Sound Blood Center research continues to focus on critical areas for innovation and to improve patient care. Among the research projects taking place right now at the Blood Center:
- Four groundbreaking studies over the next five years, the result of a prestigious $10.3 million grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health.
- Development of a screening process for transplant patients that will increase matching accuracy, save precious time and lead to more successful organ transplants.
- Establishing a genomic laboratory that will be among the first to improve blood and tissue typing, and further enhance the possibilities for successful transfusions and transplantations.
- Seeking cures for bleeding and clotting disorders by researching biochemical structures and genetics of plasma proteins.
- Improving platelet therapies for cancer patients.
- Pioneering advances in storing and processing umbilical cord blood used to treat children with many life-threatening illnesses, such as leukemia and aplastic anemia.
- Correcting blood disorders with the use of gene transfer therapy.
Blood research saves lives. Puget Sound Blood Center is committed to advancing transfusion medicine through research, working to enhance patients’ lives and to discover tomorrow’s cures.
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