{"id":90,"date":"2026-04-12T18:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloodspeed.org\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:56:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:56:01","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bloodspeed.org\/index.php\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pawel Swietach<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Professor of Physiology, University of Oxford<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leads research in red blood cell physiology and oxygen transport. His work has defined the mechanisms governing oxygen exchange in red blood cells and established the scientific foundation for BloodSpeed. Pawel leads the translation of this research into a clinically deployable diagnostic platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Piotr Korczyk<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leads the development of microfluidic systems underpinning BloodSpeed. His expertise in fluid dynamics and microscale engineering enables precise control of oxygen environments required to quantify red cell oxygen exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Slawomir Jakielka<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Engineering and instrumentation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leads on the design and development of the BloodSpeed imaging  platform. His work focuses on integrating hardware components into a robust and scalable system suitable for laboratory and clinical environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Slawomir Blonski<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specialises in computational modelling and fluidics. He develops quantitative frameworks to design microfluidics that enable fast oxygen changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sanja Brolih<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>University of Oxford<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expertise in rare anaemias. Academic lead on commercialising diagnostic methods and devices and working with healthcare professionals, investors, and commercial partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Julija Rabcuka<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>University of Oxford<\/em> (2022-2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researcher on red blood cell function in clinical and transfusion contexts. Her work has demonstrated how storage and metabolic changes affect oxygen-release kinetics and their implications for transfusion outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Barbara Stobba<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Polish Academy of Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contributes to experimental development and validation of BloodSpeed. Her work supports optimisation of measurement protocols and ensures reproducibility across different sample types and settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Richard Siow<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>King&#8217;s College London<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facilitates commercialization and clinical translation. Currently Industry Partnerships lead at the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre at King\u2019s College London and Director of Ageing Research at King\u2019s (ARK).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pawel Swietach Professor of Physiology, University of Oxford Leads research in red blood cell physiology and oxygen transport. His work has defined the mechanisms governing oxygen exchange in red blood cells and established the scientific foundation for BloodSpeed. Pawel leads the translation of this research into a clinically deployable diagnostic platform. 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