Professor Martin L Olsson

The Regional Blood Center, Lund University Hospital, Sweden
Martin Olsson is a Professor of Transfusion Medicine at Lund University, Lund, Sweden and a Visiting Associate Professor/Lecturer at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. He received his medical degree and PhD at Lund University. His main clinical and research interests are in the molecular genetics of red cell surface markers with a special emphasis on carbohydrate histo-blood group systems and blood typing. His scientific contributions have focused on clarifying the correlation between red cell phenotypes and the underlying genetic polymorphisms, as well as glycosyltransferase function in different blood groups. He is also interested in pathogen-related aspects of blood group antigens and different mechanisms of protection against hemolysis, including exoglycosidase-treated red cells for ABO-universal transfusion. Dr. Olsson serves as Associate Editor of Transfusion Medicine and is a member of the Editorial Board of Transfusion. His awards include the Jean Julliard Prize from the International Society of Blood Transfusion, the Race and Sanger Award from the British Blood Transfusion Society, the Fernstrِm Prize at Lund University and the Hain Foundation Prize