OBJECTIVES:
• List three features of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome.
• Describe the differences in type I and type II CD36 deficiency.
• Describe the platelet transfusion therapies available for patients with alloantibody to CD36.
Kelly received her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology (yeah, she knows, what the heck was she thinking. She could have been an astrophysicist!), but she was unable to find a job. As luck would have it this was during the late 80’s when the Med Tech shortage was at its peak. As she needed to pay the rent, she applied for a position at the local blood center. They were desperate…they saw she was breathing had a pulse…so they offered her a job. The rest is history. So after getting her BB(ASCP), SBB (ASCP) and 35 years in the Blood Bank industry at Heartland Blood Center(Chicago), Bonfils Blood Center (Denver), ARUP (Salt Lake Ctiy), Community Blood Center in Kansas City; Kelly finally has arrived…here…at HAABB.