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'''History: '''The Blood Processing Laboratory was a key component of the Voluntary Blood Donor Service organized by the Red Cross in the province of New Brunswick. Several laboratories in the Department of Biology were serviced and equipped using funds provided by the Government and the University Senate, while the program itself was overseen by Professor Argue and Dr. Hoar.
'''History: '''The Blood Processing Laboratory was a key component of the Voluntary Blood Donor Service organized by the Red Cross in the province of New Brunswick. Several laboratories in the Department of Biology were serviced and equipped using funds provided by the Government and the University Senate. The program was directed by Professor Argue and Dr. Hoar, and Miss Frances Crocker, a graduate of UNB, was in charge of the technical phases carried out in the laboratory. 


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The laboratory received  and tested blood donations from bleeding clinics in Saint John, Fredericton, and Moncton before processing the blood to pooled serum.   was established by the Red Cross in 1941 as a blood-processing laboratory on UNB's Fredericton campus. Many UNB women volunteered at the lab as part of their war effort, and one [[Early Women Faculty at UNB|faculty member]]
The laboratory received  and tested blood donations from bleeding clinics in Saint John, Fredericton, and Moncton before processing the blood to pooled serum. Many women associated with UNB volunteered their services assembling bleeding sets, sharpening needles, washing bottles and rubber tubing, etc. 


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*''Up the Hill'''', ''Organizations, 1942.


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Revision as of 13:50, 16 July 2014

Name: Blood Processing Laboratory

Previous/other names: 1941

Prominent date(s) of activity:

History: The Blood Processing Laboratory was a key component of the Voluntary Blood Donor Service organized by the Red Cross in the province of New Brunswick. Several laboratories in the Department of Biology were serviced and equipped using funds provided by the Government and the University Senate. The program was directed by Professor Argue and Dr. Hoar, and Miss Frances Crocker, a graduate of UNB, was in charge of the technical phases carried out in the laboratory. 

Activities:

The laboratory received  and tested blood donations from bleeding clinics in Saint John, Fredericton, and Moncton before processing the blood to pooled serum. Many women associated with UNB volunteered their services assembling bleeding sets, sharpening needles, washing bottles and rubber tubing, etc. 

Note(s):

Source(s):

  • Up the Hill'Organizations, 1942.


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