AUT - Holly Perry

Holly Perry

Programme Leader, Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science

Phone: 921 9999 Ext 8033

Email: hperry@aut.ac.nz

Physical Address:
School of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
WS Block
24 St Paul Street
Auckland City

Postal Address:
Biotechnology Research Institute
Private Bag 92006
Auckland 1142
New Zealand
(Mail No C-47)

Qualifications:

MAppSc(Hons) AUT, Dip MLT, RMedT, MNZIMLS

Teaching Areas:

Blood Transfusion

Research areas:

Blood Transfusion

Research Summary:

Currently I am leading a small group of students, collaborating with New Zealand Blood Service on a variety of Transfusion research projects. My prior (industrial) experience was in the field of paternity testing and HLA typing for transplantation matching, with a particular emphasis on DNA technologies. I am the convenor of the Transfusion Science Special Interest Group, an industry group under the auspices of the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science.

Current Research Projects:

Core temperature studies on blood bags removed from refrigerated storage

Publications:

2008 Z.H. Fadheel, H.E. Perry, R.A. Henderson. Comparison of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage rate in the general population with the health-worker population. NZJ Medical Laboratory Science 2008, 62(1): 4-6

2007 H.E. Perry, R.A. Franklin, S.J. Bray, M.K. Lo, L.A.C. Svensson, S.M. Henry. A novel study of association between Neisseria gonorrhoeae and the human carbohydrate blood groups. Immunohematol 2007;3 (23):100-4

Awards:

2003 Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion Poster prize, Annual Scientific Meeting, Christchurch, 19th -22nd October