Robert
I began donating in 1990 when my daughter Sarah was born. She was born with congenital heart disease. After a few surgeries and a heart transplant, she is doing very well and living in North Carolina. Donating blood is vital...
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Donors Earn their Wings: Meet our Choose Your Getaway Winners
By Kristin Stankus, Digital community and social media specialist The summer of 2014 was a thrilling time for donors and staff at Stanford Blood Center (SBC) as we launched a brand new campaign called Choose Your Getaway. Summers are full...
Enjoy a Last Bit of Summer at the BeWell Blood Drive & BBQ
By Kristin Stankus, Digital Community and Social Media Specialist As the new school year kicks off, Stanford Blood Center (SBC) encourages students and staff on campus to start the year off right by doing something great for the community! On...
Summer Cinemania
As summer comes to a close, we look forward to students returning to school, eager to get back into the spirit of saving lives by hosting blood drives at their high school or college campus. But first, we have one...
Donation Frequency Programs: Four Seasons & Ten Times
By Julie Peachey Four Seasons Club Are you on track to earn your Four Seasons T-shirt this year? It’s simple. All donors who give blood at least four times in a calendar year will have the option to order a...
The research being conducted in our labs
More than a blood bank, Stanford Blood Center hosts sophisticated research labs on the frontlines of fighting the most serious diseases affecting us today. Here, we provide an overview of the research being conducted in our labs. Viral Immunology Lab...
Neighbors in the community
By Deanna Bolio There’s a lot of talk about high school and college mobile drives here at Stanford Blood Center, and for good reason, but community blood drives are also a vital part of blood collections. Some community drives are...
Introducing Jacqueline Shen, heading SBC’s Information Service’s team
By Julie Peachey We are pleased to welcome our new technology leader, Jacqueline Shen, who comes to us from Tyco International after 17 years as the IT director for their global organization. She joined Stanford Blood Center in December and...
SBC welcomes Dr. Elizabeth Trachtenberg
By Dayna Kerecman Myers Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is honored to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Trachtenberg on board as a new Professor of Pathology and Co-Director of SBC’s Histocompatibility, Immunogenetics, and Disease Profiling Laboratory. Ensuring a successful bone marrow or organ...
Cafe Scientifique, up next: Mental health improvements through early detection & treatment
Steven Adelsheim, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, spoke at our Café Scientifique series this past Thursday, November 21. This past Thursday at Café Scientifique, Dr. Adelsheim, a child/adolescent and adult psychiatrist, shared...