Marion E. Reid

Marion Elizabeth Reid (born 1944) is a British scientist specialising in immunohematology and author based in Bristol. She has worked in both the United Kingdom and the United States. She holds a Master of Science (MSc) in clinical science from San Francisco State University.

Career Reid directed the Laboratory of Immunohematology at the New York Blood Center, where she led the transition from serologic methods for characterizing red cell antigens and antibodies to a combination of serology and DNA-based genotyping of blood group antigens. She published hundreds of articles and was described by reviewers as a "scientist and world-renowned immunohematologist". Her laboratory identified novel blood group antigens and alleles in several different ethnic groups. She holds a patent for a DNA-based method to identify compatible donors for patients requiring blood transfusions.

Personal life Reid lives in Clifton, Bristol.

Reid's retirement hobby of green woodworking makes her a bodger.

Select publications Bloody Brilliant! A History of Blood Groups and Blood Groupers (with Steven R. Pierce), AABB Press, 2016. The Blood Group Antigen Factsbook, 3rd ed., Academic Press, 2012. The Discovery and Significance of the Blood Groups (with Ian Shine), SBB Books, 2012

Non-scientific

Awards AABB's Bernard Fantus Lifetime Achievement Medal, 2024 James Blundell Award, British Blood Transfusion Society, 2014 AABB's Emily Cooley Memorial Award, 2012 Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Plymouth, 2011 International Woman in Transfusion Award, 2006