OSHC2025 - Session 1: Donors and Blood Donations

Session 1: Donors and Blood Donations

Tracks

Plenary Hall

Thursday, October 9, 2025

9:20 AM - 10:30 AM

Details

This session will address key topics related to blood donation and collection, including global challenges in maintaining blood supply, innovative approaches to donor recruitment, and insights into voluntary blood donation in Saudi Arabia. It will provide an overview of current issues and developments in the field, considering the challenges that are faced in different countries in the region.

Speaker

Prof. Lin Fung

Professor of Medical Laboratory Science

University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Global challenges to blood collection

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

Biography

Lin FUNG is the Professor of Medical Laboratory Science at University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) in Queensland, Australia. She lectures into Haematology, Blood Banking and Transfusion Science, and leads the OptiBlood Research team at UniSC. Lin is currently supervising 4 PhD and 1 MSc transfusion related projects while also conducting her own research looking into Donors & Donation Practices in Asia. Her research interests include TRALI, cryo-preserved and refrigerated platelets, blood management, and donors & donation practices. She is an active ISBT member and has been the Chair of the Granulocyte Immunobiology Working Party, Regional Director of Western Pacific, Vice-President and is presently the ISBT President-Elect.