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Stephine Whiteside

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Biography

Stephine Whiteside is a lecturer in Healthcare Sciences at the University of Manchester, specialising in Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics.  She has held Health and Care Professions Council registration as a Clinical Scientist in Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics since 2013. Her teaching focus is the MSc Clinical Science course at the UoM. She is unit lead for the Fundamental Principles of Histocompatibility and Immmunogenetics and the Stem Cells, Solid Organ Transplantation and Transfusion  Units and co-lead for the Introduction to Blood Sciences Unit. Stephine also contributes to teaching and assessment on the MBChB and MSc Clinical Immunology programmes. She is passionate about education of the healthcare scientist workforce of the future

Stephine's research interests include the role of antibodies directed against non-human leukocyte antigens in solid organ transplantation.

She actively engages with the wider histocompatibility and immunogenetics community through membership with the British Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Education/Academic qualification

Master in Science, Immunology and Immunogenetics

Bachelor of Biomedical science, Biomedical Science with Industrial Experience

Royal College of Pathologists Part I Examinations in Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics

Areas of expertise

  • Q Science (General)
  • Transplantation
  • Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
  • Transplantation Immunology
  • Healthcare Professional Training
  • Healthcare Sciences
  • Clinical Science

Keywords

  • Transplantation
  • Immunology
  • Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics
  • Stem Cells
  • NHS
  • Scientist Training Programme
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Healthcare Education
  • Healthcare Sciences
  • Healthcare Professional Training
  • Clinical Science