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OptiBlood RESEARCH TEAM

Led by Assoc Prof Lin Fung
​PhD, GradDipMngt, BAppSc (MedLabSc)

OptiBlood is a team of dedicated researchers from a wide range of clinical backgrounds interested in optimising outcomes for patients in collaboration with partners.
Team members
Professor Michelle Chew (MBBS, PhD, EDIC, EDAIC)
​Associate Professor Suzanne Broadbent (PhD(ExSc), BExSc Hons, Bed, AEP ESSA)
Dr Alison Craswell (PhD, BA (InfMgt), GradDipMid, BNurs)
Dr Rebecca Donkin (PhD, GC Ed, BSc, DipMedLabSc)
Dr Mingzhong Wang (PhD, M.Eng, B.Eng)
Dr Jean-Paul Tung (PhD, BSc)
Dr Mary Kynn (PhD, BAppSci (AppMath) (Hons), BMmSt)
Professor Marianne Wallis (PhD, GradCertHigherEd., BSc(Hons), RN, FACN)
Dr Sarah Bajan (PhD MSic)
Dr Tanja Windegger (PhD, BSc Hons (Biomed). AssoDegMedLabSc)
​Dr Bronwyn Pearse (PhD, RN, MClinPrac) 
Geoff Simon (BAppSci (Med Lab Sci), GradCertMgt)
Gillian Puckerigde (BNurs, GradDipNurs-Trauma)
Leon Cavalli (B ICT, EMBA)
Fraser Morris (BBioMedSc)
Partners and Collaborators
TPCH Blood Management Committee – Chair Dr Marc Ziegenfuss

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​Recent Team Publications:

• Fung, Y. L., C. K. Lee, S. Y. Kwon, Y. Soedarmono, M. Satake, R. Alcantara and R. Donkin (2022). "The contribution and potential of older blood donors in Asia Pacific regions." Transfus Med 32(1): 71-76.
• Tung, J. P., S. Chiaretti, M. M. Dean, A. J. Sultana, M. C. Reade and Y. L. Fung (2022). "Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI): Potential pathways of development, strategies for prevention and treatment, and future research directions." Blood Rev: 100926.
• Simon, G. I., A. Craswell, O. Thom and Y. L. Fung (2021). "Unplanned blood use within 24 hours of emergency department presentation: A cohort study in an ageing population." Emergency Medicine Australasia.
• Windegger, T. M., J. English, H. Weston, K. Morwood, M. Kynn, P. Scuffham and Y. L. Fung (2021). "Longitudinal study of intravenous versus subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy in haematological malignancy." Asian Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology 17: 546-554.

OptiBlood research operates out of the University of the Sunshine Coast

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The OptiBlood research team is a not-for profit group and is not affiliated with any organisations of a similar name.