HSANZ Free Communications 10: Navigating inborn errors to autoimmunity
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HSANZ
| Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| 505 |
Speaker
Mr Andrew Gray
Medical`
Sobi
Sustained long-term real-world effectiveness and safety of pegcetacoplan in patients with PNH: ongoing COMPLETE Phase 4 study
10:30 AM - 10:45 AMBiography
Dr Hsu is a haematologist from Liverpool Hospital, where he is Director of Therapeutic Apheresis and Clinical Lead of Immune Haematology. He is a Conjoint Senior Lecturer at UNSW and the current president of THANZ. His clinical interests are in immune haematology, complementopathies and thrombotic microangiopathies.
Prof Graham Lieschke
Group Leader
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute / Royal Melbourne Hospital / Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Diamond Blackfan anaemia resulting from polyadenylation variants
10:45 AM - 11:00 AMBiography
Prof Graham Lieschke is a consultant Haematologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. He leads a research group at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute at Monash University, using zebrafish models of haematopoietic disease to study blood cell development.
Dr Danny Hsu
Staff Specialist
Liverpool Hospital
Evaluating a novel FcRn blocking monoclonal antibody as a preventive strategy in red cell alloimmunised pregnancies at risk of severe HDFN
11:00 AM - 11:15 AMBiography
Dr Danny Hsu is a consultant clinical and laboratory haematologist based at Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, and current President of THANZ. He is Director of Immune Haematology and Director of Obstetric Haematology, with clinical and research interests spanning thrombosis, haemostasis, immune haematology, complement-mediated disorders, PNH, aHUS and ITP. Dr Hsu is an active clinical researcher, educator, and mentor.
Dr Hasna Tokhi
Paediatric Haematologist
The Royal Children's Hospital
Initial Reflections following the introduction of Newborn screening for Sickle Cell disease in an Australian population (September 2025-May 2026): A retrospective review of implementation and clinical utility.
11:15 AM - 11:30 AMBiography
Dr. Hasna Tokhi is a Paediatric Haematologist. As part of her training, she completed a fellowship at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust London, focusing on sickle cell disease and thalassaemia.
Mr Kyle Cavanagh
Medical Student
Australian National University
Insufficient erythropoiesis drives early mortality in warm autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
11:30 AM - 11:45 AMBiography
Kyle Cavanagh is a second-year medical student at the Australian National University with research interests in hematology and clinical outcomes research. He is presenting research conducted at Canberra Hospital under the supervision of A/Prof Phil Choi, investigating mortality and risk stratification in warm autoimmune haemolytic anaemia.
Dr Evan Zhang
Haematology Advanced Trainee
Prince of Wales Hospital
Endocrinopathy in transfusion-dependent thalassaemia: A retrospective cohort analysis from an Australian Tertiary Referral Centre
11:45 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Dr Evan Zhang is an advanced trainee in haematology in Sydney as well as conjoint associate lecturer at the University of New South Wales. He has a strong interest in non-malignant haematology, specifically outcomes of transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients.
Dr Austin Kulasekararaj
Consultant Haematologist
King's College Hospital
Chairperson
Biography
Consultant Haematologist, King’s College Hospital, London, UK
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, King’s College London, London, UK
Clinical Interests: Aplastic anaemia (AA) and bone marrow failure syndromes, PNH, MDS and myeloid malignancies. Leads the King’s National Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria service and National AA referral centre @ King’s.
Translational Research: Molecular/immunological pathogenesis of MDS and aplastic anaemia, particular focus on overlap disorders. Bloodwise foundation and British Society of Haematology (BSH) senior clinical research fellow.
Clinical Trials: Passionate about delivery of clinical trials. Current National/Global Coordinating Investigator for a number of early/late phase clinical trials. Current drive is to bring novel therapies for PNH, AA, TP53 mutated myeloid neoplasms and improvement of thrombocytopenia.
Scienticific advisor/Patron for patient advocacy group (MDS UK) and member of the MDS NCRN working group. Secretary of the EBMT Severe Aplastic Anaemia Working Party. Vice-Chair of ASH Scientific Committee on Bone Marrow Failure. Chair of the MDS Special Interest Group (SIG) of BSH. Co-Chair of UK VEXNET (VEXAS National MDT panel). Vice Chair EHA Specialised Working Group on Genetic Predisposition to Blood Cancer (Rare diseases)
Associate Editor of British Journal of Haematology and eJHaem. Editorial Board Member of Haematologica.
Authored/co-authored over 220 articles in peer-reviwed journals and has contributed to book chapters in major textbooks.
Assoc Prof Nalini Pati
Consultant Haematologist
Canberra Hospital
Chairperson
Biography
A/Prof Nalini Pati is a senior consultant Haematologist working in Canberra Hospital and affiliated with Australian National University and University of Canberra. He is the past recipient of Royal Australasian college of Physician Gold Medal for the work in Rural Australia. Dr Pati has special interest in leukaemia and lymphoma.
