Kerrie has been a long-standing member of the Cytometry scientists’ community for over 26 years working in Flow Cytometry and Cell Therapy research and clinical laboratories. Currently she oversees the Cell Therapy and Flow Cytometry Laboratory at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH). The Cell Therapy and Flow Cytometry Laboratory performs all the diagnostic haematology flow cytometry for the RCH. She was instrumental in implementing MRD testing at RCH in 2011. In 2015 the laboratory met the requirements for approval to perform Children’s Oncology Group (COG) MRD testing for B-ALL patients.

Louisa Stone works as a laboratory and clinical haematologist at Te Toka Tumai Auckland Hospital. Since completing her haematology training, she has developed a special interest in flow cytometry and in particular, measurable residual disease analysis, under the mentorship of the late Dr Edward Theakston. Louisa works predominantly at LabPlus which provides regional services for flow cytometry, and national MRD analysis for a range of haematologic malignancies, including B-ALL (COG accreditation), AML, CLL and myeloma.

Siobhan Cross is a paediatric haematologist who trained in New Zealand, England and Australia before taking up a consultant post in Christchurch in 2010. She works in both non-malignant and malignant haematology and oncology. She has published and presented on familial cancer syndromes, cancer registries and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. She is a past chair of the ANZCHOG leukaemia/lymphoma group.