Olga Martinez

Olga Martinez is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of Western Australia (UWA), affiliated with the UWA Medical School. Her research focuses on immunogenetics, molecular biology, and transplantation medicine, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals. She specializes in HLA genotyping, genetic variation analysis, and diagnostic assays for transplant compatibility. Dr. Martinez has collaborated internationally on projects involving HLA haplotypes and SNP analysis. She has supervised two academic works and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals like HLA. Her research addresses challenges in high-resolution genotyping and clinical applications of immunological assays.

• Expertise: Allele analysis, Major Histocompatibility Complex, HLA typing, genetic diagnostics
• Key Collaborations: 18th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop

Her work emphasizes translational research, bridging genetic analysis with clinical transplantation outcomes. Recent studies include validation of nanopore sequencing for HLA genotyping and C3d-binding assays for sensitized transplant recipients.