Srinagar, March 20 -- The Department of Blood Transfusion & Immunohematology (BT & IH), SKIMS, conducted a Grand Round Meeting on "Stem Cell Harvest by Apheresis:

Experience at Blood Transfusion Centre.

The session highlighted the Department's experience in peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collection, emphasizing its role in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for patients with hematological disorders.

The discussion also highlighted the increasing demand for stem cell therapy,

ongoing research to optimize collection efficiency.

Director SKIMS Prof. M Ashraf Ganie said the services highlighted and deliberated in grand round is unique to SKIMS, gives a wider perspective on vital clinical & specialised practices in SKIMS. H...