Our Funded Research Projects

Updated September 2023

Title Principal Investigator / Supervisor Program Project Start Date Project End Date Total $ Awarded Sort descending
University of Toronto QUEST Research Program Principal Investigator: CALLUM, Jeannie

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee:
Transfusion Medicine Research Program Support Award $1,290,733.50
McMaster Centre for Transfusion Research Principal Investigator: ARNOLD, Donald

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee:
Transfusion Medicine Research Program Support Award $1,303,333.50
Pediatric Transfusion Camp Principal Investigator: LIEBERMAN, Lani

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LIN, Yulia, CALLUM, Jeannie, WALSH, Catherine, CHARGÉ, Sophie, WILLIAMS, Suzanne, FARONI, David, MEMA, Briseida, LACROIX, Jacque, LAU, Wendy, ROBITAILLE, Nancy, FINAN, Emer, HUME, Heather, HASPEL, Richard, ATKINSON, Adelle, SCOLNIK, Dennis
BloodTechNet Award Program $10,500.00
Characterization of the role of MSI2 in human hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal Principal Investigator: HOPE, Kristin

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: RENTAS, Stefan
Graduate Fellowship Program $100,000.00
Developing a Canadian policy on the responsible use of umbilical cord blood for proven indications in regenerative therapy Principal Investigator: ALLAN, David

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HUTTON, Brian, CAULFIELD, Timothy
Kenneth J. Fyke Award Program $100,000.00
MRI guided focused ultrasound facilitated IVIg immunotherapy as a therapeutic approach for Alzheimer's disease Principal Investigator: AUBERT, Isabelle

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DUBEY, Sonam
Graduate Fellowship Program $100,000.00
The pan-Canadian immunoglobulin database: Enabling utilization reporting and personalized treatment using data mining techniques for immunoglobulin Principal Investigator: LI, Na

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DOWN, Douglas, CHIANG, Fei, LEE, Joon, HEDDLE, Nancy, ARNOLD, Donald, CALLUM, Jeannie, SIDHU, Davinder, BARTY, Rebecca
Kenneth J. Fyke Award Program $100,000.00
The in vivo effects of liposome treatment on minimizing membrance injury in rat red blood cells during hypothermic storage Principal Investigator: HOLOVATI, Jelena

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: da SILVIERA CAVALCANTE, Luciana
Graduate Fellowship Program $100,000.00
Identification of protein biomarkers for red cell quality Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHEN, Deborah
Graduate Fellowship Program $100,000.00
Development of a small molecule-based stem and progenitor expansion protocol to accelerate engraftment after cord blood transplantation Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MANESIA, Javed
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program $101,200.00
Short and long-term clinical effects of blood donor characteristics in transfusion recipients Principal Investigator: FERGUSSON, Dean

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ACKER, Jason P., CHASSÉ, Michael, ENGLISH, Shane, FORSTER, Alan, KNOLL, Greg, McINTYRE, Lauralyn A., SHEHATA, Nadine , van WALRAVEN, Carl, WILSON, Kumanan , TINMOUTH, Alan T.
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program $103,806.00
Study of the mechanisms implicated in platelets microparticle internalization by blood cells Principal Investigator: BOILARD, Eric

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MARCOUX, Genevieve
Graduate Fellowship Program $104,000.00
Impact of storage on the function of cord blood hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: JAHAN, Suria
Graduate Fellowship Program $104,000.00
Improving pathogen inactivation: the dengue virus-induced platelet proteome Principal Investigator: PRYZDIAL, Ed

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TEGEGN, Tseday Zewdu
Graduate Fellowship Program $104,000.00
Platelet desialylation: novel mechanism of platelet clearance and immune tolerance Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LI, June
Graduate Fellowship Program $104,000.00
Recombinant Fc multimers to replace IVIG Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LEWIS, Bonnie
Graduate Fellowship Program $104,000.00
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee Principal Investigator: SHIH, Andrew

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TAPLEY, Laura
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award $105,000.00
Role of Fc receptors in antibody-mediated immune suppression Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BERNARDO REYES, Lidice
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program $106,200.00
Mechanism of anti-D-like antibody-mediated amelioration of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: YU, Xiaojie (Ben)
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program $106,200.00
Understanding IVIg mechanism(s) of action in alleviating immune platelet destruction and thrombocytopenia Principal Investigator: SEMPLE, John

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KAPUR, Ricky
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program $106,200.00
Options for increasing plasma supply in Canada: A health economic preference and modelling study Principal Investigator: HOLLOWAY, Kelly

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KENNEDY, Kevin
CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship $108,500.00
Leveraging equity-focused implementation science to evaluate and support the re-integration of men who have sex with men into the blood donation system Principal Investigator: GOLDMAN, Mindy

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: VESNAVER, Elisabeth
CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship $108,500.00
Replacement of IVIg by small molecule inhibitors of phagocytosis Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LORIAMINI, Melika
Graduate Fellowship Program $112,333.00
Synthesis and live cell imaging of ice recrystallization inhibitors in red blood cells Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MCMUNN, Leah
Graduate Fellowship Program $112,333.00
Deformability based cell sorting enabling quality control of stored red blood cells Principal Investigator: MA, Hongshen

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ISLAMZADA, Emel
Graduate Fellowship Program $112,333.00
Investigating the mechanism of anti-CD44 antibody amelioration of IVIg-treatable disease Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NORRIS, Peter
Graduate Fellowship Program $112,333.33
Investigating a new class of small molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors for red blood cell cryopreservation Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: AMPAW, Anna
Graduate Fellowship Program $112,333.33
Evaluation and improvement of cold stored platelets Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ZHAO, Hanqi (Wayne)
Graduate Fellowship Program $112,333.33
New solution for cord blood unit preservation Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KAUSHAL, Richa
Graduate Fellowship Program $116,500.00
New platform for targeted gene editing of hematopoietic stem cells for cellular
therapy
Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MAGANTI, Harinad
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program $120,000.00
Development of porcine equivalent RCC and plasma units for translatable ex vivo organ perfusion research Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: FREED, Darren
Intramural Research Grant Program $121,834.00
Donor factors and product quality Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: YAZDANBAKHSH, Mahsa
Graduate Fellowship Program $122,000.00
Transcriptome analyses of Staphylococcus aureus grown in platelet concentrates with focus on virulence Principal Investigator: RAMIREZ-ARCOS, Sandra

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DA SILVA PAREDES, Carina
Graduate Fellowship Program $122,000.00
Assessing acceptability, understanding and effectiveness of alternative screening questions for current donors Principal Investigator: FISHER, William

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HAW, Jennie, GOLDMAN, Mindy, FOSTER, Terrie, O'BRIEN, Sheila, HOFKIRCHNER, Alexander
MSM Plasma Program $129,400.00
Examining the relationship between repeated blood donations in female donors on maternal/neonatal outcomes: a cohort study Principal Investigator: TINMOUTH, Alan

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHASSE, Michael, FERGUSSON, Dean A., GOLDMAN, Mindy R., O'BRIEN, Sheila F., SPRAGUE, Ann, van WALRAVEN, Carl, WALKER, Mark C., WILSON, Kumanan
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program $135,657.00
Understanding brain death: a multipurpose educational video aimed to a diverse public and professional audience Principal Investigator: SHEMIE, Sam

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee:
Small Project Funding Program $14,000.00
Neonatal outcomes after transfusion of ABO non-identical blood (Neo-ABO) Principal Investigator: SOLH, Ziad

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HEDDLE, Nancy, COOK, Richard J., FUSCH, Christoph
Small Project Funding Program $14,988.68
Myocardial Ischemia and Transfusion. The MINT rollover trial Principal Investigator: HEBERT, Paul

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CARSON, Jeffrey L., DEVEREAUX, Philip J., EIKELBOOM, John W., FERGUSSON, Dean A., GOODMAN, Shaun G. , MCALISTER, Finlay A. , TINMOUTH, Alan T.
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program $140,210.00
Data sharing with CBMTG registry Principal Investigator: ALLAN, David

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PAULSON, Kristjan
Small Project Funding Program $15,000.00
Incidence of intracranial hemorrhage in pediatric oncology patients Principal Investigator: WEBERT, Kathryn

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee:
Small Project Funding Program $15,000.00
Red cell genotyping using buccal swab DNA Principal Investigator: BERARDI, Philip

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GOLDMAN, Mindy R., HANNON, Judith, CLARKE, Gwen, LIWSKI, Robert
Small Project Funding Program $15,000.00
Pre-transfusion furosemide for TACO Principal Investigator: SKEATE, Robert

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CALLUM, Jeannie
Small Project Funding Program $15,000.00
ROTEM-guided transfusion protocols - impact on the manufacturer Principal Investigator: TRUDEAU, Jacqueline

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PETRASZKO, Tanya, LI, Cecilia
Small Project Funding Program $15,000.00
Use of red blood cell antigen genotyping to assess RhD diversity in sickle cell disease patients Principal Investigator: SHIH, Andrew

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BERARDI, Philip, CLARKE, Gwen, HANNON, Judith, HEDDLE, Nancy, VERHOVSEK, Madeleine
Small Project Funding Program $15,000.00
Demonstration of genetic blood group transition in patients undergoing ABO-mismatched hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by peripheral blood quantitative polymerase chain reaction targeting the ABO locus Principal Investigator: SHIH, Andrew

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LAZO-LANGER, Alejandro, D'SOUZA, David, CALLUM, Jeannie, LEUNG, Eric, CHIN-YEE, Ian
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program $15,990.00
Identifying biomarkers for Staphylococcus aureus contamination of platelet component Principal Investigator: RAMIREZ-ARCOS, Sandra

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHI, Sylvia Ighem
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program $150,000.00
DNA aptamers for detection of red blood cells destined for rapid post-transfusion clearance Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DONKOR, David
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program $150,000.00
Legal and policy strategies to optimize organ donation in Alberta Principal Investigator: TOEWS, Maeghan

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee:
James Kreppner Fellowship Program $150,000.00
Organ donation in Canada: Engaging with stakeholders and proposing solutions to current legal and ethical challenges Principal Investigator: GRUBEN, Vanessa

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee:
James Kreppner Fellowship Program $150,000.00
Novel detection strategies for new platelet ligands and anti-platelet antibodies Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NEVES, Miguel
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program $150,000.00