Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Microfluidic deformability analysis of the red cell storage lesion Matthews K, Myrand-Lapierre M-E, Ang RR, Duffy SP, Scott MD, Ma H 2015 J Biomech View Researchers New or improved product or process
Myasthenia gravis treated with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Bryant A, Atkins H, Pringle C, Allan D, Anstee G, Bence-Bruckler I, Hamelin L, Hodgins M, Hopkins HS, Huebsch L, McDiarmid S, Sabloff M, Sheppard D, Tay J, Bredeson C 2016 JAMA Neurol View Researchers Clinical research
Plasma and cryoprecipitate for transfusion Stanworth SJ, Tinmouth AT 2016 Rossi's Principles of Transfusion Medicine View Researchers Basic research
Polymeric Nanoparticle-Mediated Silencing of CD44 Receptor in CD34+ Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells Gul-Uluda H, Valencia-Serna J, Kucharski C, Marquez-Curtis LA, Jiang X, Larratt L, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Uluda H 2014 Leukemia Res View Researchers Basic research
RhD Specific Antibodies Are Not Detectable in HLA-DRB1(*)1501 Mice Challenged with Human RhD Positive Erythrocytes Bernardo L, Denomme GA, Shah K, Lazarus AH 2014 Adv Hematol View Researchers Basic research
Severe platelet desialylation in a patient with glycoprotein Ib/IX antibody-mediated immune thrombocytopenia and fatal pulmonary hemorrhage Li J, Callum JL, Lin Y, Zhou Y, Zhu G, Ni H 2014 Haematologica View Researchers Clinical research
Thymic-derived tolerizing dendritic cells are upregulated in the spleen upon treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin in a murine model of immune thrombocytopenia Kapur R, Aslam R, Kim M, Guo L, Ni H, Segel GB, Semple JW 2016 Platelets View Researchers Basic research
45 - Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia Kaplan C, Bertrand G, Ni H 2019 Platelets (Fourth Edition) View Researchers New or improved product or process
Red blood cell antibody-induced anemia causes differential degrees of tissue hypoxia in kidney and brain Mistry N, Mazer CD, Sled JG, Lazarus AH, Cahill LS, Solish M, Zhou Y-Q, Romanova N, Hare AGM, Doctor A, Fisher JA, Brunt KR, Simpson JA, Hare GMT 2018 Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol View Researchers Basic research
Evaluation of a hydrogel-based diagnostic approach for the point-of-care based detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Perera S, Taheri A, Khan N, Parti R, Stefura S, Skiba P, Acker J, Martin I, Kusalik A, Dillon J-A 2018 Antibiotics View Researchers New or improved product or process
Translating red cell "omics" into new perspectives in transfusion medicine: mining the gems in the data mountains Spitalnik SL, Devine DV 2019 Transfusion View Researchers Other
Enhancing the pro-inflammatory anti-cancer T cell response via biomanufactured, secretome-based, immunotherapeutics Yang X, Kang N, Toyofuku WM, Scott MD 2018 Immunobiology View Researchers Basic research
Concentré de recherche: Améliorer les analyses de qualité réalisées sur les cellules souches destinées à la greffe Pineault N 2020 Blood.ca website View Researchers New or improved product or process
Gay and bisexual men’s views on reforming blood donation policy in Canada: a qualitative study Grace D, Gaspar M, Lessard D, Klassen B, Brennan DJ, Adam BD, Jollimore J, Lachowsky NJ, Hart TA 2019 BMC Public Health View Researchers Other
Transfusion of Uncrossmatched Group O Erythrocyte-containing Products Does Not Interfere with Most ABO Typings Yazer MH, Spinella PC, Doyle L, Kaufman RM, Dunn R, Hess JR, Filho LA, Fontaine M, Gathof B, Jackson B, Murphy MF, Pasion J, Raval JS, Rosinski K, Seheult J, Shih AW, Sperry J, Staves J, Tuott EE, Ziman A, Triulzi DJ, Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2020 Anesthesiology View Researchers Clinical research
Biological Modulation of the Treg:Teff Ratio: From Immunosuppression to Immunoactivation Yang X, Scott M 2020 Immunosupression View Researchers Basic research
Differential red blood cell age fractionation and Band?3 phosphorylation distinguish two different subtypes of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia Bloch EM, Branch HA, Sakac D, Leger RM, Branch DR 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
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
Disulfide linked pyrazole derivatives inhibit phagocytosis of opsonized blood cells Purohit MK, Scovell I, Neschadim A, Katsman Y, Branch DR, Kotra LP 2013 Bioorg Med Chem Lett View Researchers Basic research
Effects of methoxypoly (Ethylene glycol) mediated immunocamouflage on leukocyte surface marker detection, cell conjugation, activation and alloproliferation Kyluik-Price DL, Scott MD 2016 Biomaterials 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