Support Research by Donating White Blood Cells
Participants Needed for White Blood Cell (WBC) Apheresis Collections
What is a WBC Apheresis Collection?
It is similar to a platelet collection but has a longer collection time (~4 hours)
and is a two-arm procedure. Two options for participation in this study are outlined below:
WBC Apheresis Collection (With Medication)
Participants must:
- Be a healthy adult between 18 and 40 years of age
- Weigh at least 130 pounds
- Be free from heart, lung, kidney or liver disease, blood disorders, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or a cancer history.
- Be willing to come to the Blood Center for multiple visits including:
- A screening visit to review the study consent.
- Four medication visits to receive an injection to increase circulating white blood cells.
- These medications have been safely used in healthy donors and are generally well tolerated
- 1-2 WBC apheresis collections
Standard WBC Apheresis (No Medication)
Participants must:
- Be a healthy adult between 18 and 65 years of age
- Weigh at least 130 pounds
- Meet regular blood donor criteria
- Be willing to come to the Blood Center for:
- A screening visit to review the study consent.
- WBC apheresis collection
Apply to Participate
Questions about participant’s rights, contact 866-680-2906.
Deferred Due to Travel?
Stanford Blood Center donors travel frequently, often to exotic destinations. Unfortunately, many donors return from their trips to learn that their travel has made them ineligible to continue to donate blood for transfusion purposes. The timeframe for travel deferral may be a year or in many cases, indefinite (See stanfordbloodcenter.org/travel). If travel has affected your eligibility to donate blood, you may be interested in donating blood for research — an important way for you to continue to contribute.
We hope to see many of our donors who have been unable to donate because of travel return to the Blood Center as research donors. Research blood donations count toward your donation total, and continue to qualify you for donor recognition and events at Stanford Blood Center.
All research blood units are drawn by appointment at one of our four donor centers, located in Dublin, Menlo Park, Mountain View, and Campbell (and sometimes even on mobile blood drives). If you are interested in our Research Donor Program, please call Customer Relations at 650-724-2997 or email us at sbc-clients@stanford.edu.