Kelly’s research focuses on improving blood component quality and manufacturing efficiencies and extending the shelf-life of blood components.
Kelly received her PhD in Phytochemistry and Pharmacology and Graduate Certificate in Research Management from Southern Cross University, and previously worked at Southern Cross Plant Science screening for bioactive compounds.
Awards
- Deans Merit Award (2000)
- Harold Gunson Fellowship Award (2016)
- Australian New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion travel grant (2012)
Member
- Supervises and mentors junior research staff and students
- Peer reviewer for Vox Sanguinis
Key publications
Increasing the time-to-freezing for clinical apheresis plasma meets quality specifications
2023
Vox Sanguinis
118:993-996
Red cells manufactured from lipaemic whole blood donations: Do they have higher haemolysis?
2022
Vox Sanguinis
117:1351-1359
Gamma-irradiation of deglycerolized red cells does not significantly affect in vitro quality
2015
Vox Sanguinis
109:231-238.
Red blood cell in vitro quality and function is maintained after S-303 pathogen inactivation treatment
2014
Transfusion
54:1798-1807
Understanding the effects of gamma-irradiation on potassium levels in red cell concentrates stored in SAG-M for neonatal red cell transfusion
2015
Vox Sanguinis
108:141-150