Clinical Transfusion Symposium
Further details coming soon
Rob Weinkove is Clinical Director at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research (MIMR), a Consultant Haematologist at Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, and Honorary Professor at the University of Auckland. After studying medicine at the University of Cambridge and Kings College London, he trained in clinical haematology in London and in Hannover, and undertook a PhD in immunology at the University of Otago.
Professor Weinkove leads a clinical and translational chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell programme at the Malaghan Institute. He was Principal Investigator of ENABLE-1 (NCT04049513), a phase 1 trial of a new third generation CAR T-cell therapy for B-cell lymphomas - a national phase 2 study, ENABLE-2, is now enrolling. He provides clinical oversight for GMP-grade lentiviral vector and Cocoon automated CAR T-cell manufacturing under Medsafe license. He is an active member of the Australasian Leukaemia & Lymphoma Group, where he contributes to clinical trials and binational guidance in the fields of B-cell malignancies and prevention of infection in the immunocompromised.
Dr Elizabeth Dunn FANZCA is an anaesthetist at Te Toka Tumai Auckland. She is clinical lead for Patient Blood Management and chairs the Hospital Transfusion Committee. With family hailing from the beautiful Cook Islands, she has a passion for Pacific and Māori health. She is the current president of Pasifika Anaesthesia in Aotearoa and has just returned to work as a visiting specialist at Rarotonga Hospital.
Danielle Davies is a Registered Nurse with the Collections Team at the New Zealand Blood Service (Christchurch). In addition to her employment, Danielle is a post-graduate student at Victoria University of Wellington and recently submitted her Master's thesis entitled Participation in the New Zealand Blood Service: The case of Filipino blood donors. Her research was inspired by observations of Filipino donors at her local blood centre, which included distinct social patterns of donation. The study used a mixed methods approach to examine Filipino blood donors in New Zealand, comparing participation rates with national demographics and exploring motivations and experiences across institutional contexts.