Medical and Scientific Lead, Red Cell Genomics
Canadian Blood Services
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Montemayor Garcia earned her MD degree in Monterrey, Mexico, and she holds a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas. She is board-certified in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, and Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine by the American Board of Pathology. She completed her clinical and research Transfusion Medicine fellowship at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2017, and she subsequently joined the NIH Clinical Center staff as an Assistant Clinical Investigator in the Department of Transfusion Medicine. Dr. Montemayor joined Canadian Blood Services' staff in August 2020.
Dr. Montemayor’s main clinical and research interest is the application of genomics and bioinformatics into the field of immunohematology. At the NIH, she developed an open-source software that translates Next Generation Sequencing into a precise, extended RBC and platelet phenotype. Dr. Montemayor has presented her research at various international forums, and she is currently the medical and scientific lead of the Blood Group Genomics Development program at Canadian Blood Services.
Dr. Montemayor is also interested in promoting safe transfusion practices in developing countries, through organizations like AABB and Health Volunteers Overseas. She is an active AABB member and currently holds an At-Large AABB Board of Directors position. She was previously an elected member of the AABB Cellular Therapy Section Coordinating Committee (CTSCC) and served as Leader of the AABB Spanish Language Subsection (SLS). Most recently, Dr. Montemayor has served as the Chair of the AABB Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) Task Force, leading the creation of the first AABB DEIA Action Plan in 2022.
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