Blood
Celebrating young researchers: A look back at CBR Research Day 2024
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Canadian Blood Services’ partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is helping to train the next generation of researchers in transfusion science. Each year, CBR’s Research Day provides an opportunity for CBR Summer Studentship Program participants to share their research projects with their peers and other labs while practicing presentation skills through short talks and poster presentations. Read about event highlights in this blog written by students from this year’s cohort.
Canadian Blood Services discovery research lab contributes to new knowledge on neutrophils
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Canadian Blood Services’ senior scientist, Dr. Donald R. Branch and his lab have recently contributed to the discovery of new information about the regulation of neutrophils – a type of immune cell in blood that fights infections. These results have been published in the high-impact scientific journal, Nature, and add to our understanding of inflammation.
Driving excellence: The Centre for Blood Research and Canadian Blood Services renew collaboration to advance blood science education and training
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Canadian Blood Services’ partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) has been renewed to 2027 to continue training the next generation of researchers in transfusion science.
CSTM 2024: Reflections from Canadian Blood Services trainees, part 2
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Canadian Blood Services research trainee Poojan Joshi reflects on her experience attending the Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine annual conference and Canadian Blood Services’ Research Day in Saskatoon last month.
CSTM 2024: Reflections from Canadian Blood Services trainees, part 1
Tuesday, July 09, 2024
Canadian Blood Services research trainees reflect on the 2024 Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) conference and their experience as planning committee members for Canadian Blood Services’ Research Day.
12th annual Norman Bethune Symposium showcases breadth of ongoing research
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
The Centre for Blood Research (CBR) Norman Bethune Symposium gathers scientists, clinicians, healthcare professionals, and trainees to discuss advancements in the field of blood research. The 12th Annual event, held in April 2024, consisted of expert talks on thalassemia, thrombocytopenia, sickle cell disease, and other bleeding disorders, demonstrating the breadth of ongoing research.
ORBCoN recaps the 19th Annual Transfusion Medicine Educational Symposium and Workshop
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Since 2007, the Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network (ORBCoN) and Canadian Blood Services have partnered in hosting an annual Transfusion Medicine Education Symposium and Workshop for transfusion health-care professionals with the primary objective of providing best practice information on blood transfusion to healthcare staff in community and rural hospitals across Ontario. In this blog, Valérie Rhéaume of ORBCoN provides a summary of the most recent event, held in April 2024.
Canadian Blood Services researcher studies potential treatment for sickle cell disease
Thursday, June 13, 2024
A new kind of proposed treatment for sickle cell disease—one that removes the need for a compatible donor—is being studied by Dr. Harinad Maganti, a scientist at Canadian Blood Services.
Sickle cell disease and the need for blood from African, Caribbean and Black communities
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Community-based research highlights the priorities and barriers to blood donation of African, Caribbean and Black communities to helps to show a path towards a greater ability to meet the needs of patients, including those with sickle cell disease
Canadian Blood Services supports development of updated clinical guideline on transfusion for hemoglobinopathies
Friday, June 07, 2024
Since 2018, Canadian Blood Services has supported the development of evidence-based guidelines on red blood cell transfusion in patients with hemoglobinopathies through its work with the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines (ICTMG). Hemoglobinopathies include sickle cell disease, thalassemia and other conditions that affect the structure, chemistry, or production of red blood cells. This blog describes recent efforts to update the ICTMG’s hemoglobinopathies guideline.
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