Haematology
Wednesday, 15 October 2008 13:30 - 15:00, Auditorium
| Chair | Stephen Valentine |
The Enigma of HbH: Unravelling the Complexity of the Globin Clusters
Jeremy is a clinical and laboratory haematologist whose special interests include haemostatic disorders of infancy and childhood, haemoglobinopathy diagnosis, and neonatal haematology. He trained at Royal Children’s Hospital, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, and Pathology Queensland Central Laboratory in Brisbane. In 2007 he was the recipient of the Baxter Bioscience Haemostasis Fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. |
Genetics of Thalassaemia and Haemoglobinopathy (Multicultural Melbourne)
Kerryn Weekes had over 20 years experience in pædiatric and general hæmatology laboratories in Australia and overseas before moving into diagnostic molecular hæmatology. She is now Scientist-in-Charge at Monash Medical Centre's Clinical Genetics Laboratory, the Victorian reference centre for both thalassæmia and hæmophilia A molecular testing. |
Investigation of Rare Haemoglobin Variants
Louis C Meyepa is senior scientist overseering the Special Haematology Department at Monash Medical Centre Victoria.He has a Master's degree in Medical Science and has more than 15 years' experience in the investigation of haemoglobinopathies. He collaborates closely with the Clinical Genetics Department to enhance diagnosis of these complex disorders. |