What we don't know yet, because the data sets have mostly been
collected on blood cells, is which will turn out to be better in terms of predictive power for disease risk.
Not exact matches
T
cells are
collected from the patient's
blood and genetically engineered to express
cell - surface proteins called CARs, which recognize specific molecules found
on the surface of cancer
cells.
Blood was
collected on weeks 1, 2, 4, and 6 to assess virus - specific T
cell expansion and contraction.
Our physicians and scientists are working
on a number of initiatives, including
collecting blood and bone marrow from patients to better understand the causes of bone marrow failure syndromes and MDS; exploring possible genetic factors that guide medical care;
collecting blood and bone marrow to identify specific proteins that are faulty and how these defects relate to clinical complications and outcomes; and clinical trials to improve stem
cell transplants for disorders such as dyskeratosis congenita.
Dr. Lanteri now serves as Director Scientific Affairs at Cerus Corporation while remaining an Affiliate Investigator at BSRI, participating in ongoing research with the REDS - III group of investigators
on: i) Zika virus persistence using samples
collected longitudinally from ZIKV - infected donors and ii) the red
blood cell storage lesion through the RBC - Omics project.