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• The Ernest Witebsky Memorial LectureRed but Not Dead: Not a Hapless Sac of Hemoglobin, T.J. GreenwaltInfectious Agents and Their Removal from Blood and Blood ComponentsViral Contamination of Blood Components and Approaches for Reduction of Infectivity, R.Y. DoddReducing the Infectivity of Blood Components-What we Have Learned, L.I. Friedman, R.R. Stromberg, and S.J. WagnerPhotodynamic Virus Inactivation of Blood Components, H. Mohr, B. Lambrecht, and A. SelzLeukocyte Filtration Mechanisms: Factors Influencing the Removal of Infectious Agents from Red Cell Concentrates, I. Steneker, R.N.I. Pietersz, and H.W. ReesinkUse of Leukodepletion Filters for the Removal of Bacteria, W. DzikTransfusion-Transmitted Cytomegalovirus Infection, R.A. BowdenTesting for Infectious AgentsExisting Problems in the Testing for Infectious Diseases, K. SazamaTesting Blood Donors for HIV: Current Controversies, M.P. BuschHepatitis Testing, C. BiancoBacterial Contamination of Blood Products and the Value of Pre-tranfusion Testing, M.A. BlajchmanAllotypesWhat is Important on the Red Blood Cell Surface, P. TippettFunctional Factors in the Red Cell Membrane: Interactions Between the Membrane and Its Underlying Skeleton, D.J. Anstee, N.J. Hemming, and M.J.A. TannerHot Spots in the Red Cell Membrane: Molecular Aspects of Some Red Cell Antigens, G. DanielsBlood Group Antigens as Tumor Markers, Parasitic/Bacterial/Viral Receptors, and Their Association with Immunologically Important Proteins, G. GarrattyThe Role of the Lymphocyte in an Immune Response, K. Balakrishman and L.E. AdamsNeutrophil Antigens, from Bench to Bedside, A.E.G. Kr. Von dem Borne, M. de Haas, D. Roos, C.H.E. Homburg, and C.E. van der SchootAnti-idiotypes to HLA and Their Role in Transplantation, E. ReedImmunological Effects of Blood TransfusionImmunologic Effects of Blood Transfusion, P.I. TartterTransfusion Reactions: The Changing Priorities, H. PerkinsBlood Transfusion, Blood Storage, and Immunomodulation, M.S. Mincheff and H.T. MerymanThe Tumor Growth-Promoting Effect of Allogeneic Blood Transfusions, M.A. Blajchman and J.O. BordinThe Rose of Cytokines in Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions, R.D. DavenportThe Rose of Cykines and Adhesive Molecules in Febrile Non-hemolytic Transfusion Reactions, E.L. SnyderNeonatal Anemia: Pathophysiology and Treatment, R.G. StraussQuality of Platelet Concentrates, J.D. Sweeney, S. Holme, and A. HeatonThe Quality of Red Blood Cells, W.A.L. HeatonGrowth Factors and Cord Blood Stem and Progenitor Cells, H.E. BroxmeyerThe Development and Use of Oxygen-Carrying Blood Substitutes, R.A. DrackerNovel Cellular Therapies, H.G. KleinTransfusion StrategiesTransfusion Strategies: Opportunities for Improvement, J.E. MenitoveTransfusion-Associated Graft-Versus-Host Disease and the Irradiation of Blood Components, R.J. DaveyAutologous Blood Transfusion: Evaluation of an Alternative Strategy in Reducing Exposure to Allogeneic Blood Transfusion, S. QutaishatHematopoietic Stem Cells: Form - Method - Characteristics, R.A. DrakerUses of Intravenous Gammaglobulin in Immune Hematologic Disease, J.B. Bussel and T.P. Szatrowski