Program

There's a lot more to blood donation than you might expect — and we research every part of it.

There are around 80 people involved in Lifeblood research, grouped by the research themes listed below.

Lifeblood research is funded by Australian Governments along with competitive academic grants from the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council, among others. You can learn more about our research governance here.

Population health, donor research and cellular therapies

Enhancing knowledge of donor diversity and behaviours, identifying data pertinent to public health outcomes, and supporting the advancement of cell therapy research in Australia.

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Product development and transfusion studies

We’re looking for new ways to advance blood product quality and safety, and developing new blood products for better patient outcomes.

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Expert professional support

We support our researchers with advice on statistics, ethics, communications and more.

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Strategy, communication and molecular development

We’re thinking long term, engaging audiences and translating genetic code into new understanding.

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Biostatistics and epidemiology

Through collaboration and specialised expertise, we help transform health data into evidence that makes a difference.

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R&D Leadership Team

Guiding our research program and team members to help drive best-practice in Australia and internationally.

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Research beyond blood

Transplantation and immunogenetics

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Milk

Find out more about milk research

Innovation

Find out more about innovation

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