Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: systematic reviews and meta-analyses Morgan RL, Ashoorion V, Cuker A, Begum H, Ross S, Martinez N, Chong BH, Linkins LA, Warkentin TE, Wiercioch W, Nieuwlaat R, Schünemann H, Santesso N 2020 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
Tantalum-containing meso-porous glass fibres for hemostatic applications Nagrath M, Rahimnejad Yazdi A, Rafferty A, Daly D, Rahman SU, Gallant RC, Ni H, Arany PR, Towler MR 2021 Mater Today Commun View Researchers Basic research
Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus Strain CBS2016-05, Isolated from Contaminated Platelet Concentrates in Canada Yousuf B, Flint A, Weedmark K, Pagotto F, Ramirez-Arcos S, Hotopp JCD 2021 Microbiol Resour Announc View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Survey of blood centre readiness regarding removal of DEHP from blood bag sets: The BEST Collaborative Study Razatos A, Acker JP, de Korte D, Bégué S, Noorman F, Doyle B, Zia M, Min K, The Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Peptide-Modified Surfaces for Binding Carbamylated Proteins from Plasma Ma Y, Hadjesfandiari N, Doschak M, Devine D, Tonelli M, Unsworth L 2021 Langmuir View Researchers Basic research
A systematic review of the association between anti-?-2 glycoprotein I antibodies and APS manifestations Jiang D, Lim W, Crowther M, Garcia D 2021 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
International survey of strategies to mitigate transfusion-transmitted Trypanosoma cruzi in non-endemic countries, 2016–2018 Crowder LA, Wendel S, Bloch EM, O'Brien SF, Delage G, Sauleda S, Leiby DA, for the WP-TTID Subgroup on Parasites 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Convalescent plasma for adults with acute COVID-19 respiratory illness (CONCOR-1): study protocol for an international, multicentre, randomized, open-label trial Bégin P, Callum J, Heddle NM, Cook R, Zeller MP, Tinmouth A, Fergusson DA, Cushing MM, Glesby MJ, Chassé M, Devine DV, Robitalle N, Bazin R, Shehata N, Finzi A, McGeer A, Scales DC, Schwartz L, Turgeon AF, Zarychanski R, Daneman N, Carl R, Amorim L, Gabe C, Ellis M, Sachais BS, Loftsgard KC, Jamula E, Carruthers J, Duncan J, Lucier K, Li N, Liu Y, Armali C, Kron A, Modi D, Auclair M-C, Cerro S, Avram M, Arnold DM 2021 Trials View Researchers Clinical research
(NZW × BXSB) F1 male mice: An unusual, severe and fatal mouse model of lupus erythematosus Almizraq RJ, Frias Boligan K, Loriamini M, McKerlie C, Branch DR 2022 Front Immunol View Researchers Basic research
Genome-wide association study of platelet factor 4/heparin antibodies in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Giles JB, Steiner HE, Rollin J, Shaffer CM, Momozawa Y, Mushiroda T, Inai C, Selleng K, Thiele T, Pouplard C, Heddle NM, Kubo M, Miller EC, Martinez KL, Phillips EJ, Warkentin TE, Gruel Y, Greinacher A, Roden DM, Karnes JH 2022 Blood Adv View Researchers Basic research
A synthetic globotriaosylceramide analogue inhibits HIV-1 infection in vitro by two mechanisms Harrison AL, Olsson ML, Jones RB, Ramkumar S, Sakac D, Binnington B, Henry S, Lingwood CA, Branch DR 2010 Glycoconj J View Researchers Basic research
Alleviation of gram-negative bacterial lung inflammation by targeting HECTD2 Kapur R, Semple JW 2016 Ann Transl Med View Researchers Basic research
Antibody specific for the glycophorin A complex mediates intravenous immune globulin-resistant anemia in a murine model Chen X, Ghaffar H, Jen CC, Lazarus AH 2014 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Blood Group Antigen Matching Influence on Gestational Outcomes (AMIGO) study Delaney M, Wikman A, van de Watering L, Schonewille H, Verdoes JP, Emery SP, Murphy MF, Staves J, Flach S, Arnold DM, Kaufman RM, Ziman A, Harm SK, Fung M, Eppes CS, Dunbar NM, Buser A, Meyer E, Savoia H, Abeysinghe P, Heddle N, Tinmouth A, Traore AN, Yazer MH, for the Best Collaborative 2017 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Characterization of SHP-1 protein tyrosine phosphatase transcripts, protein isoforms and phosphatase activity in epithelial cancer cells Evren S, Wan S, Ma XZ, Fahim S, Mody N, Sakac D, Jin T, Branch DR 2013 Genomics View Researchers Basic research
Dengue virus persists and replicates during storage of platelet and red blood cell units Sutherland MR, Simon AY, Serrano K, Schubert P, Acker JP, Pryzdial ELG 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Encapsulation of factor IX-engineered mesenchymal stem cells in fibrinogen-alginate microcapsules enhances their viability and transgene secretion Sayyar B, Dodd M, Wen J, Ma S, Marquez-Curtis L, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Hortelano G 2012 J Tissue Eng View Researchers Basic research
Evidence for a novel mechanism independent of myocardial iron in beta-thalassemia cardiac pathogenesis Stoyanova E, Cloutier G, Felfly H, Lemsaddek W, Ah-Son N, Trudel M 2012 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
Fibronectin-Alginate microcapsules improve cell viability and protein secretion of encapsulated Factor IX-engineered human mesenchymal stromal cells Sayyar B, Dodd M, Marquez-Curtis L, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Hortelano G 2014 Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol View Researchers Basic research
Immunocamouflage: The biophysical basis of immunoprotection by grafted methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) (mPEG) Le Y, Scott MD 2010 Acta Biomater View Researchers Basic research
Increasing efficiency in protein-protein coupling: subunit-directed acetylation and phase-directed CuAAC ("click coupling") in the formation of hemoglobin bis-tetramers Wang A, Kluger R 2014 Biochemistry View Researchers Basic research
Mitochondrial damage-associated molecular patterns in blood transfusion products Marcoux G, Boilard E 2017 ISBT Sci Ser View Researchers Basic research
Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Mechanisms in Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Zufferey A, Kapur R, Semple J 2017 J Clin Med View Researchers Basic research
Platelet microparticles are internalized in neutrophils via the concerted activity of 12-lipoxygenase and secreted phospholipase A2-IIA Duchez AC, Boudreau LH, Naika GS, Bollinger J, Belleannee C, Cloutier N, Laffont B, Mendoza-Villarroel RE, Levesque T, Rollet-Labelle E, Rousseau M, Allaeys I, Tremblay JJ, Poubelle PE, Lambeau G, Pouliot M, Provost P, Soulet D, Gelb MH, Boilard E 2015 PNAS View Researchers Basic research
Quality of red blood cells washed using an automated cell processor with and without irradiation Hansen AL, Turner TR, Yi QL, Acker JP 2014 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Reply to: Short-Term versus Long-Term Blood Storage Heddle N 2017 N Engl J Med View Researchers Other
TAILS N-terminomics of human platelets reveals pervasive metalloproteinase-dependent proteolytic processing in storage Prudova A, Serrano K, Eckhard U, Fortelny N, Devine DV, Overall CM 2014 Blood View Researchers Basic research
The fibrinogen but not the Factor VIII content of transfused plasma determines its effectiveness at reducing bleeding in coagulopathic mice Eltringham-Smith LJ, Lei X, Reheman A, Lambourne MD, Pryzdial EL, Ni H, Sheffield WP 2014 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
The size-dependent efficacy and biocompatibility of hyperbranched polyglycerol in peritoneal dialysis Du C, Mendelson AA, Guan Q, Chapanian R, Chafeeva I, da Roza G, Kizhakkedathu JN 2014 Biomaterials View Researchers Basic research
Using simulation to evaluate a blood supply network in the Canadian maritime provinces Blake J, Hardy M 2013 J Enterp Inf Manag View Researchers New or improved product or process
Concentré de recherche : Une façon nouvelle d'évaluer la qualité des globules rouges Acker J 2018 Blood.ca website View Researchers Clinical research
Fibronectin modulates formation of PF4/heparin complexes and is a potential factor for reducing risk of developing HIT Krauel K, Preuße P, Warkentin TE, Trabhardt C, Brandt S, Jensch I, Mandelkow M, Hammer E, Hammerschmidt S, Greinacher A 2018 Blood View Researchers Basic research
The sensitivity and specificity of platelet autoantibody testing in immune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of a diagnostic test Vrbensky JR, Moore JE, Arnold DM, Smith JW, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2019 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Assessing the Vascular Deformability of Erythrocytes and Leukocytes: From Micropipettes to Microfluidics Scott M, Mathews K, Ma H 2019 Current and Future Aspects of Nanomedicine View Researchers Basic research
Deformability based sorting of stored red blood cells reveals donor-dependent aging curves Islamzada E, Matthews K, Guo Q, Santoso AT, Duffy SP, Scott MD, Ma H 2020 Lab Chip View Researchers Basic research
The impact of age and sex on first-time donor return behavior Masser BM, Wright S, Germain M, Grégoire Y, Goldman M, O'Brien SF, Kamel H, Bravo M, Merz EM, van den Hurk K, Prinsze F, Takanashi M, Wilder Z, Shaz B, Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
A Canadian perspective on the use and preparation of cryopreserved red cell concentrates Turner TR, Acker JP 2020 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers New or improved product or process
Control of data variations in intravital microscopy thrombosis models Lei X, MacKeigan DT, Ni H 2020 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) World Impact Survey (I-WISh): Impact of ITP on health-related quality of life Cooper N, Kruse A, Kruse C, Watson S, Morgan M, Provan D, Ghanima W, Arnold DM, Tomiyama Y, Santoro C, Michel M, Laborde S, Lovrencic B, Hou M, Bailey T, Taylor-Stokes G, Haenig J, Bussel JB 2021 Am J Hematol View Researchers Clinical research
Editorial on Thaler et al. long-term follow-up after successful treatment of vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia. Thromb Res 2021 in press Warkentin TE, Pai M 2021 Thromb Res View Researchers Clinical research
Complete Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus CI/BAC/25/13/W, Isolated from Contaminated Platelet Concentrates in England Paredes C, Chi SI, Flint A, Weedmark K, McDonald C, Bearne J, Ramirez-Arcos S, Pagotto F 2021 Microbiol Resour Announc View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Response to ‘Adverse cardiac outcomes in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors’ Leong D, Hillis C, Aghel N, Pond G, Seow H 2021 Heart View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion of a platelet pool contaminated with exotoxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus: a case report Chi SI, Kumaran D, Zeller M, Ramirez-Arcos S 2021 Ann Blood View Researchers Clinical research
Comparison of single subject and population-based pharmacokinetics for optimizing prophylaxis with simoctocog alfa in patients with haemophilia A Astermark J, Olsson A, Chelle P, Täckström K, Walger M, Magnusson M, Iorio A 2021 Haemophilia View Researchers Clinical research
Complement contributions to COVID-19 Conway EM, Pryzdial ELG 2022 Curr Opin Hematol View Researchers Basic research
Data for assessing red blood cell deformability from microscopy images using deep learning Lamoureux ES, Islamzada E, Wiens MVJ, Matthews K, Duffy SP, Ma H 2023 Data Brief View Researchers New or improved product or process
Evolving policies for donors with diabetes: The Canadian experience Miller O, Caffrey N, O'Brien SF, Goldman M 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Assessing the quality of stored red blood cells using handheld Spatially Offset Raman spectroscopy with multisource correlation analysis Vardaki MZ, Georg Schulze H, Serrano K, Blades MW, Devine DV, F. B. Turner R 2022 Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol View Researchers New or improved product or process
Acid sphingomyelinase mediates murine acute lung injury following transfusion of aged platelets McVey MJ, Kim M, Tabuchi A, Srbely V, Japtok L, Arenz C, Rotstein O, Kleuser B, Semple JW, Kuebler WM 2017 Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol View Researchers Basic research
Alzheimer Disease in a Mouse Model: MR Imaging–guided Focused Ultrasound Targeted to the Hippocampus Opens the Blood-Brain Barrier and Improves Pathologic Abnormalities and Behavior Burgess A, Dubey S, Yeung S, Hough O, Eterman N, Aubert I, Hynynen K 2014 Radiology View Researchers Basic research