Planning News Team Univ. OU-COM is hosting a drive at the Ohio University Convocation Center Lobby on Monday, January 22 from 12 noon to 7 p.m. for the university campus and the public.
Participants can also donate whole blood for the local blood supply at the same time.
To make an appointment, call 593-9572. We are encouraging minorities to come to the Convo on January 22 to learn more about marrow and blood stem cell donation. Because the characteristics that determine whether a patient and donor match are inherited, the most likely match is with a sibling. They must rely on volunteer marrow and stem cell donors. Although it is possible for a minority patient to match a donor from any racial or ethnic group, the most likely match is from someone with a similar ethnic background.