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Contact Details

Email
holly.perry@otago.ac.nz
Position
Lecturer
Department
Department of Pathology (Dunedin)
Qualifications
PhD MSc MPhil
Research summary
Immunogenetics, transfusion science, educational research
Teaching
Holly teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate levels of Medical Laboratory Science
Memberships
  • New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science
  • Editorial Board, New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science journal

Research

The focus of Holly’s research is improvement in diagnostic laboratory assays in transfusion science and immunogenetics.

Using a red cell surface attachment technology known as Kode™, Holly has designed a new assay for quantification of ABO antibodies for patients undergoing kidney transplantation and re-visited stability of complement in stored samples.

Holly collaborates with the Kode Biotech research team at Auckland University of Technology, with recent research focused on an assay to detect antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and an educational tool to teach identification of red cell antibodies using novel cell panels.

Additional details

Dr Perry trained as a medical laboratory scientist and was in charge of a human transplantation immunogenetics laboratory before moving into academia. She completed her Masters and PhD at Auckland University of Technology. Holly has 20 years of experience of, and a love for teaching Transfusion Science in the Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science. In 2022, Holly moved to the University of Otago to join the medical laboratory science team.

Publications

Adriaansen, M. J., Morison, I. M., & Perry, H. E. (2024). Discrepancies between two D-dimer assays and impact on clinical decisions: A retrospective analysis of samples tested in community- and hospital-based laboratories in Auckland. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1589), 12-19. Retrieved from https://nzmj.org.nz/

Loschmann, T. M., Patel, M., Garrett, N. K. G., & Perry, H. E. (2023). Comparison of tube and column agglutination technique for the quantification of blood group antibody anti-D by titration. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 77(1), 24-27.

Perry, H., & Henry, S. M. (2022). Simulated RBC antibody identification training panels created using SARS-CoV-2 kodecytes and immune plasma. Transfusion, 62(8), 1630-1635. doi: 10.1111/trf.17004

Nagappan, R., Flegel, W. A., Srivastava, K., Williams, E. C., Ryzhov, I., Tuzikov, A., … Perry, H., … Henry, S. M. (2021). COVID-19 antibody screening with SARS-CoV-2 red cell kodecytes using routine serologic diagnostic platforms. Transfusion, 61(4), 1171-1180. doi: 10.1111/trf.16327

Perry, H. E., Ryzhov, I., Galanina, O., Bovin, N. V., & Henry, S. M. (2020). Incidence in plasma of low level antibodies against three xenotransplantation and immunotherapeutic glycan antigens. AIMS Allergy & Immunology, 4(4), 75-87. doi: 10.3934/Allergy.2020007

Adriaansen, M. J., Morison, I. M., & Perry, H. E. (2024). Discrepancies between two D-dimer assays and impact on clinical decisions: A retrospective analysis of samples tested in community- and hospital-based laboratories in Auckland. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1589), 12-19. Retrieved from https://nzmj.org.nz/

Journal - Research Article

Loschmann, T. M., Patel, M., Garrett, N. K. G., & Perry, H. E. (2023). Comparison of tube and column agglutination technique for the quantification of blood group antibody anti-D by titration. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 77(1), 24-27.

Journal - Research Article

Perry, H., & Henry, S. M. (2022). Simulated RBC antibody identification training panels created using SARS-CoV-2 kodecytes and immune plasma. Transfusion, 62(8), 1630-1635. doi: 10.1111/trf.17004

Journal - Research Article

Nagappan, R., Flegel, W. A., Srivastava, K., Williams, E. C., Ryzhov, I., Tuzikov, A., … Perry, H., … Henry, S. M. (2021). COVID-19 antibody screening with SARS-CoV-2 red cell kodecytes using routine serologic diagnostic platforms. Transfusion, 61(4), 1171-1180. doi: 10.1111/trf.16327

Journal - Research Article

Perry, H. E., Ryzhov, I., Galanina, O., Bovin, N. V., & Henry, S. M. (2020). Incidence in plasma of low level antibodies against three xenotransplantation and immunotherapeutic glycan antigens. AIMS Allergy & Immunology, 4(4), 75-87. doi: 10.3934/Allergy.2020007

Journal - Research Article

Perry, H., Bovin, N., & Henry, S. (2019). A standardized kodecyte method to quantify ABO antibodies in undiluted plasma of patients before ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation. Transfusion, 59(6), 2131-2140. doi: 10.1111/trf.15247

Journal - Research Article

Ryzhov, I. M., Tuzikov, A. B., Perry, H., Korchagina, E. Y., & Bovin, N. V. (2019). Blood group O→A transformation by chemical ligation of erythrocytes. ChemBioChem, 20(2), 131-133. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201800289

Journal - Research Article

Perry, H., Bovin, N., & Henry, S. (2016). Antibody complement–mediated hemolytic studies with kodecytes reveal that human complement utilized in the classical pathway is more stable than generally accepted. Transfusion, 56(10), 2495-2501. doi: 10.1111/trf.13719

Journal - Research Article

Perry, H., & Henry, S. (2015). Training students in serologic reaction grading increased perceptions of self-efficacy and ability to recognize serologic reactions but decreased grading accuracy. Transfusion, 55(6), 1572-1579. doi: 10.1111/trf.12985

Journal - Research Article

Adriaansen, M. J., & Perry, H. E. (2013). Validation of column agglutination technology for blood group alloantibody titration. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 67(3), 92-96.

Journal - Research Article

Perry, H. E., Prasad, P., Kirwan, S., & Huang, Y. Q. (2010). Core temperature changes in resuspended red blood cells (RBCs) and pediatric RBCs removed from refrigerated storage. Transfusion, 50(1), 174-177. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02384.x

Journal - Research Article

Fadheel, Z. H., Perry, H. E., & Henderson, R. A. (2008). Comparison of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage rate in the general population with the health-worker population. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 62(1), 4-6.

Journal - Research Article

Perry, H. E., Franklin, R. A., Bray, S. J., Lo, M. K., Svensson, L. A. C., & Henry, S. M. (2007). A novel study of association between Neisseria gonorrhoeae and the human carbohydrate blood groups. Immunohematology, 23(3), 100-104. doi: 10.21307/immunohematology-2019-327

Journal - Research Article

Henry, S., Perry, H., Roberts, M., & Woodfield, G. (1994). HLA class I gene, antigen and haplotype frequencies in New Zealand Maori and Europeans. New Zealand Medical Journal, 107(975), 119-121.

Journal - Research Article

Solanki, B., Cameron, R., Matheson, D., Perry, W., & Perry, H. (2020). Production and disappearance of multiple red cell alloantibodies in a patientwith pure red cell aplasia: A case study. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 74(2), 140-143. [Case Study].

Journal - Research Other

Adriaansen, M. J., Perry, W. N. C., Perry, H. E., & Steel, R. C. (2017). Binary male-female laboratory reference ranges do not reflect reality for transgender individuals on sex-hormone therapy. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 71(3), 101-105. [Commentary].

Journal - Research Other

Perry, H. E., & Henriques, P. R. (2001). A social audit of BMLS clinical experience. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 55(1), 3-4.

Journal - Research Other

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