Cryobiology

What we do

The Cryobiology laboratory is a stem cell processing laboratory, preparing clinical grade haemopoietic (bone marrow or peripheral blood) stem cells for transplant. The Laboratory supports the National Adult Stem Cell Transplant Programme based in St James Hospital treating Leukemia and related disorders. Approximately 100 Transplants are carried out annually. The Tissue Establishment is part of a network of hospitals carrying out stem cell transplant. Stem cells are imported from abroad and exported world wide for stem cell transplantation.

The Laboratory is a GMP Tissue Establishment and is licensed by the Irish Medicines Board to process cells under the EU tissue directive.

Contact Details

Postal Address:
Cryobiology Laboratory Stem Cell Facility, 
National Blood Center,
St. James Hospital, 
Dublin 8

Phone:  (01) 416 2707 or (01) 428 4460
Fax: (01) 410 2705

 Title Name Phone Email 
Chief Medical Scientist Dr. Nicola Gardiner  (01) 416 2707 ngardiner@stjames.ie
Quality Manager  Marie Foley   (01) 428 4179  mjsfoley@stjames.ie

Consultants


Consultant Speciality (directorate) Email Telephone & fax
Dr. P. Browne Haematology (HOPE) brownesec@stjames.ie Tel: (01) 416 2166
Fax: (01) 410 3428
Nurse liaison: Tel:
Dr. E. Conneally Haematologist (HOPE) conneallysec@stjames.ie Tel: (01) 416 2167
Fax: (01) 410 3428 / 416 2248
Nurse liaison: Tel:
Dr. Catherine Flynn

Haematologist (HOPE)

 flynnsec@stjames.ie Tel: (01) 410 3991
Fax:
Nurse liaison: Tel:
Dr. Elisabeth Vandenberghe Haematology (HOPE) vandenberghesec@stjames.ie Tel: (01) 410 3546
Fax:
Nurse liaison: Tel:

Referral Procedures

A patient requiring referral to the Laboratory for processing must be referred through the haematology clinical team.


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