Donor Testing Lab

The Donor Testing Lab at Stanford Blood Center performs all required testing for blood products intended for transfusion, as well as supporting infectious disease and immunohematology needs for blood, bone marrow, living organ, and organ & tissue testing.

SBC In-House Donor Test Menu

DONOR CATEGORIES

  • Blood
  • Bone marrow
  • Living organ
  • Organ & Tissue

LOGISTICS & OPERATING MODEL

  • 24/7 operations
  • STAT TAT: 6–8 hours
  • Profiles can be customized per testing partner
  • Additional send-out testing available upon request

SEROLOGY

  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
  • Anti-HBC Total Antibody
  • Anti-HBC IgM
  • Anti-HCV
  • HIV Antigen / Antibody Combo
  • Anti-HTLV I / II
  • Chagas Antibody
  • CMV Total Antibody
  • Syphilis Antibody (Treponemal Assay)
  • Syphilis RPR (Non-Treponemal)
  • West Nile Virus IgM
  • Epstein-Barr Virus IgG
  • Toxoplasma IgG
  • Strongyloides IgG
  • Coccidioides IgG
  • Coccidioides IgM

NUCLEIC ACID TESTING

  • HIV 1&2 / HCV / HBV
  • West Nile Virus

IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY

  • ABO/Rh
  • Anti-A1
  • Antibody Screen
  • ABO Antibody Titer IgM / IgG
  • Phenotyping

MISCELLANEOUS

  • HbA1C
  • Hemoglobin S
  • Total Cholesterol

Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL) Testing

Services include:

  • ABO/Rh Discrepancy work-up
  • Complex Antibody Identification
  • Positive DAT Antibody Identification
  • Warm Autoantibody work-up
  • Antibody Titration (including prenatal titers)
  • RBC Phenotype

Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Testing

SBC offers a full-service donor testing model built around speed, consistency, efficiency, and transplant-specific workflow needs.

Comprehensive Donor ID Testing

Serology, NAT, reference, and confirmatory tests

Blood Grouping and Immunohematology Support

ABO/Rh, Anti-A1, and antibody screening

Configurable OPO Profiles

Standardized build with configurable elements and add-ons

Electronic Ordering + Reporting

Electronic orders and results management

Quality, Compliance, Documentation

Robust quality systems, change control, validation, and verification materials

Onboarding + Transition Support

Structured implementation, confirm workflows, and support go-live readiness

Transfusable Blood Products Manufacturing

SBC’s Manufacturing Laboratory processes and stores blood components in a regulated, controlled environment to ensure quality and compliance. Our QC Lab ensures the efficacy of manufactured blood products. Routine and specialized products include:

Red Blood Cells (RBCs)

  • 100% leukoreduced
  • Irradiated RBCs
  • Genotyped antigen-specific units

Platelets by Apheresis

  • Pathogen reduced
  • HLA typed
  • Pooled Cryoprecipitate
  • Pathogen reduced and pooled
  • AHF

Plasma

  • Cryoreduced
  • Fresh
  • Frozen
  • Liquid transfusable
  • COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma (CCP)
  • Granulocytes

Distribution support

Our team collaborates with MDs, transfusion services, and research partners to ensure timely delivery and a sustainable blood supply.