Our Funded Research Projects
Updated April 2024
| Title Sort descending | Principal Investigator / Supervisor | Program | Project Start Date | Project End Date | Total $ Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A clinical comparison of cold-stored and room temperature-stored allogeneic platelet transfusions in bleeding adult cardiac surgery patients - A randomized multicentre pilot study (PLTS-1 study) | Principal Investigator: BARTOSZKO, Justyna Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CALLUM, Jeannie, DEVINE, Dana, KARKOUTI, Keyvan, KAHR, Walter, MCVEY, Mark, PEER, Miki, RAO, Vivek, ABRAHAMYAN, Lusine, LIEBERMAN, Lani, MEWHORT, Holly |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 242617.0 | ||
| A Framework for Accelerated Synthesis of Trial Evidence – FAST Evidence - to assess efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cells and convalescent plasma for COVID-19 | Principal Investigator: ALLAN, David Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TINMOUTH, Alan, FERGUSSON, Dean, LALU, Manoj |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 25000.0 | ||
| A longitudinal analysis of behavioural and biological risk among men who have sex with men in metro Vancouver | Principal Investigator: LACHOWSKY, Nathan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HOGG, Robert, MOORE, David, ROTH, Eric, ARMSTRONG, Heather |
MSM Research Grant Program | 50000.0 | ||
| A machine learning based framework to analyze blood product transactional data for reducing discards | Principal Investigator: CHENG, Calvino Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ABIDI, Syed Sibte Raza, BLAKE, John, LIWSKI, Robert, QUINN, Jason, ABUSHAREKH, Ashraf, ABIDI, Samina, XIANG, Richard |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 29950.0 | ||
| A multifaceted intervention to optimize red blood cell transfusion practice in two provinces | Principal Investigator: WEBERT, Kathryn Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NAHIRNIAK, Susan, CALLUM, Jeannie, LIN, Yulia, ZELLER, Michelle |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 332942.0 | ||
| A novel clot-dissolving agent derived from clotting factor Va | Principal Investigator: PRYZDIAL, Ed Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LEE, Frank |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 39500.0 | ||
| A program to minimize preventable and inappropriate blood product transfusions in liver surgery | Principal Investigator: MARTEL, Guillaume Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BAKER, Laura, TINMOUTH, Alan, SAIDENBERG, Elianna, WHERRETT, Christopher, WORKNEH, Aklile |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 20000.0 | ||
| A Simulation Model to Inform Best Practices for Inventory Management of Group O Negative Red Blood Cells | Principal Investigator: RUTHERFORD, Alexander Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BLAKE, John, SHIH, Andrew, MORRISON, Douglas, SAREMI, Alireza |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 29500.0 | ||
| A study to understand C1 esterase inhibitor distribution and patterns of use in Canada | Principal Investigator: ARNOLD, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HEDDLE, Nancy, KEITH, Paul, WASERMAN, SUSAN, WEBERT, Kathryn, NING, Shuoyan, SHIH, Andrew, MORRISON, Doug, YAN, Matthew |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 29858.6 | ||
| ACB and MSM - it's not an oxymoron: A research project that explores the importance of ACB people in MSM blood donation research | Principal Investigator: DRYDEN, OmiSoore Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LEE, Woo Jin Edward, NELSON, LaRon, MARSHALL, Zack, MBUAGBAW, Lawrence |
MSM Research Grant Program | 410000.0 | ||
| Addressing racial disparity in blood, stem cell, and organ and tissue donor pools | Principal Investigator: FINGRUT, Warren Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: OKONOFUA, Sylvia, YAN, Matthew, KHANDELWAL, Aditi, PENDERGRAST, Jacob, LEEIES, Murdoch, TINGA, Biba, HAW, Jennie, JAGELAVICIUTE, Gabriela, ROSENFELD, Aaron, KHANOLKAR, Rutvij, SEGALL, Romy, BELLINI, Jonathan, MORAKINYO, Tobi, AGYEPONG, Revée |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 34150.0 | ||
| Allowing MSM to donate in the context of pathogen reduction of blood components: mathematical modeling of the risk of HIV, HBV and HCV transmission through transfusion | Principal Investigator: LEWIN, Antoine Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GERMAIN, Marc, DELAGE, Gilles, ROBILLARD, Pierre, GRÉGOIRE, Yves, WILLIAM, Fraser |
MSM Research Grant Program | 39618.0 | ||
| An evaluation of learner perspectives and outcomes following completion of the transfusion medicine area of focused competence | Principal Investigator: TSENG, Eric Kuo Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ZELLER, Michelle |
Qualitative Education Funding | 9875.0 | ||
| An innovative digital strategy for dissemination of Choosing Wisely Canada guidelines in transfusion medicine | Principal Investigator: CAMPBELL, Clinton Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LABRECQUE, Suzanne, LABELLE, Peter, AL-JEDANI, Hanadi, SADEK, Irene, KAHWASH, Eiad |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 25000.0 | ||
| An interactive virtual tour of blood product manufacturing at Canadian Blood Services | Principal Investigator: BODNAR, Melanie Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHARGÉ, Sophie, YAN, Mathew, ABE, Tricia, TORDON, Bryan, CLARKE, Gwen |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 20000.0 | ||
| Anemia-induced bleeding in thrombocytopenic patients with blood cancer | Principal Investigator: ARNOLD, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MODI, Dimpy |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 70000.0 | ||
| Aneurysmal SubArachnoid Hemorrhage - Red blood cell transfusion And outcome (SAHaRA): a pilot randomized controlled trial | Principal Investigator: ENGLISH, Shane Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: McINTYRE, Lauralyn A. , ALGIRD, Almunder , BOUTIN, Amélie , CHASSE, Michael , DOWLATSHAHI, Dariush , FERGUSSON, Dean A. , GRIESDALE, Donald , KRAMER, Andreas H. , LAUZIER, François , LUM, Cheemun , MARSHALL, Shawn C. , PAGLIARELLO, Giuseppe , SINCLAIR, John , TINMOUTH, Alan T. , TURGEON, Alexis F. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 157172.0 | ||
| Anti-GPIb mediated thrombocytopenia: implications for IVIG and other therapies | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: XU, Miao |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
| Anti-GPIb- and anti-GPIIbIIIa- mediated immune thrombocytopenia: Mechanisms and actions of intravenous IgG (IVIG) and alternative therapies | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LAZARUS, Alan, BRANCH, Donald |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 412010.3 | ||
| Anti-RBC monoclonal antibodies as a replacement for IVIg and anti-D in ITP | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BRANCH, Donald, DUNN, Shannon |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 400000.0 | ||
| Antibodies to CD44 as a potential replacement for IVIg in ITP | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SEMPLE, John W., SHEFFIELD, William |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 300000.0 | ||
| Applying educational tools of knowledge translation to reduce the inappropriate use of plasma in Ontario: a collaboration between Canadian Blood Services and Ontario hospitals | Principal Investigator: SOLH, Ziad Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SKEATE, Robert, BERTA, Donna, CALLUM, Jeannie, LIMA, Ana, ZELLER, Michelle, ELAHIE, Allahna, HEDDLE, Nancy, THOMPSON, Troy, TINMOUTH, Alan, SHEHATA, Nadine, ILAGAN, Cesario |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 7200.0 | ||
| Are cervical cancer brachytherapy outcomes associated with pre-brachytherapy hemoglobin values and transfusion practice? An observational study comparing two academic centres. | Principal Investigator: SOLH, Ziad Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LAZO-LANGER, Alejandro, D'SOUZA, David, CALLUM, Jeannie, LEUNG, Eric, CHIN-YEE, Ian |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 27669.5 | ||
| 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 | 129400.0 | ||
| Assessing alternative Canadian Blood Services blood donor deferral screening policies for men who have sex with men | Principal Investigator: BRENNAN, David Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ADAM, Barry, HART, Trevor, LACHOWSKY, Nathan, GRACE, Daniel |
MSM Research Grant Program | 60000.0 | ||
| Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of a plasma donation program for gbMSM in Montréal from the point of view of cis and trans gbMSM, volunteers from Héma-Québec, current donors, and plasma product recipients | Principal Investigator: OTIS, Joanne Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GERMAIN, Marc, HAW, Jennie, MONTEITH, Kenneth, MYHAL, Geneviève, PRESSEAU, Justin, PIRNAT, Bojan, LAPIERRE, Don |
MSM Plasma Program | 390970.0 | ||
| Assessing the impact of donor manufacturing characteristics on survival of transfused red blood cells | Principal Investigator: TINMOUTH, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ACKER, Jason, FERGUSSON, Dean, CHASSÉ, Michaël |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 90935.0 | ||
| Assessing the relationship between red blood cell deformability and transfusion lifetime | Principal Investigator: MA, Hongshen Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LAMOUREUX, Erik |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
| Assessing unintentional creation of bias against MSM as a function of exposure to blood donor screening questionnaire and assessing sexual behaviour risk factors of those successfully passing blood donor screening | Principal Investigator: FISHER, William Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
MSM Research Grant Program | 56000.0 | ||
| Assessment of fluorinated ice crystallization inhibitors: cryopreservation of hematopoietic stem cells and red blood cells | Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BRIARD, Jennie |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 96000.0 | ||
| Assessment of the quality of granulocyte concentrates to optimise their use in transfusion therapy | Principal Investigator: FERNANDES, Maria Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GIRARD, Melissa, BRANCH, Donald |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
| Attitudes, behaviours, and acceptability related to current and future blood donation policy: A qualitative study of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal | Principal Investigator: GRACE, Daniel Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HART, Trevor, LAMBERT, Gilles, COX, Joseph , ADAM, Barry , BRENNAN, David , LACHOWSKY, Nathan, MOORE, David |
MSM Research Grant Program | 60000.0 | ||
| Awareness and understanding of apheresis plasma donation and effectiveness of alternative donor screening questions for diverse gbMSM and trans populations | Principal Investigator: GAHAGAN, Jacqueline Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HAW, Jennie, LACHOWSKY, Nathan, DRYDEN, OmiSoore, MANNING, Eli, FOSTER, Terrie, O'BRIEN, Sheila, HACHETTE, Todd, MULLOWNEY, Mike |
MSM Plasma Program | 200500.0 | ||
| Better blood transfusion - Phase two | Principal Investigator: O'REILLY, Clare Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PARKE, Graham, MORRISON, Douglas, CHIPPERFIELD, Kate, EVELEIGH, Shari, WILSON, Sophie |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 5250.0 | ||
| Biomarkers in patients with anemia-induced thrombocytopenic bleeding (BAIT): A pilot study | Principal Investigator: ARNOLD, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: WEBERT, Kathryn, LIAW, Patricia, BERG, Tobias, HEDDLE, Nancy |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 200000.0 | ||
| Blood and stem cell donation for men who have sex with men in Canada: A toolkit for healthcare professionals | Principal Investigator: FINGRUT, Warren Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GOLDMAN, Mindy, SHIH, Andrew, ELMOAZZEN, Heidi, ALLAN, David, PETRASZKO, Tanya, YAN, Matthew, COUPAL, Dylan, SEGALL, Romy, CHOWDHURY, Fuad, CAI, Helen, KUMAR, Shamini Vijaya, TRAADE, Daniel, ROSENFELD, Aaron, KAVEH, Farrokhi |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 20000.0 | ||
| Blood product demand forecast modeling using clinical predictors | Principal Investigator: DOWN, Douglas Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BLAKE, John , TRIFUNOV, Rick, COURTNEY, Thomas, HEDDLE, Nancy, CHIANG, Fei, LI, Na |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
| Blood utilization epidemiological profile to evaluate appropriate use (BLUE) | Principal Investigator: ZELLER, Michelle Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ARNOLD, Donald, WEBERT, Kathryn, HEDDLE, Nancy, NING, Shuoyan, BARTY, Rebecca |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 29964.0 | ||
| Can pre-operative anemia be timely identified and optimized in patients awaiting primary arthroplasty surgery? A randomized clinical trial | Principal Investigator: GRAMMATOPOULOS, George Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: FERGUSSON, Dean, RAMSAY, Tim, TINMOUTH, Alan, GAGNE, Sylvain, MACK, Johnathan, BELZILE, Etienne, BEALE, Paul, THAVORN, Kednapa, TOUCHIE, Donna, GERMAIN, Genevieve, LAROCHE, Vincent |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 276081.0 | ||
| Canadian cord blood banking: Legal and policy responses | Principal Investigator: CAULFIELD, Timothy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MURDOCH, Blake, MARCON, Alessandro |
James Kreppner Award Program | 50000.0 | ||
| Canadians’ attitudes and opinions regarding cardiac donation after cardiocirculatory death: A mixed-methods study | Principal Investigator: BALL, Ian Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: WEISS, Matt, D'ARAGON, Fred, PARSONS LEIGH, Jenna, HONARMAND, Kimia, BASMAJI, John, SIBBALD, Robert |
Kenneth J. Fyke Award Program | 95929.0 | ||
| CD71 Erythroid Cells, RBC Clearance and Sepsis in Donor - Recipient Sex- Mismatched Transfusion | Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LI, Wenhui |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 70000.0 | ||
| Cellular therapy to improve CD4+ T-Cell responses in humanized mice infected with HIV-1: adoptive transfer of CD4+ T-cells lacking s-Src activity | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: McCARTHY, Stephen |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 96000.0 | ||
| Characterization of the hematopoietic reconstitution enhancing activity of osteoblasts derived from human mesenchymal stromal cells | Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CAMPBELL, Pearl , GARNIER, Alain |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 320504.0 | ||
| 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 | 100000.0 | ||
| Clot-targeting the novel thrombolytic activity of recombinant factor X | Principal Investigator: PRYZDIAL, Ed Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HAO, Lihua |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 164200.0 | ||
| Code sepsis: defining and translating optimal resuscitation and care for children with septic shock | Principal Investigator: PARKER, Melissa Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership New Investigator Program | 300000.0 | ||
| Cold- versus room-temperature storage of platelets for bleeding in hematologic malignancy trials (CoVeRTS-HM Trial) | Principal Investigator: MACK, Johnathan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TINMOUTH, Alan, FERGUSSON, Dean, SABLOFF, Mitchell |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 26385.0 | ||
| Controlling coagulopathy and bleeding in a mouse model of hemorrhagic shock | Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NAZY, Ishac |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 274854.0 | ||
| COVID-19 vaccination refusal and access to transplantation: an ethical conundrum. A legal analysis and a qualitative study with key stakeholders | Principal Investigator: FORTIN, Marie-Chantal Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHANDLER, Jennifer, GILL, Justin, GOLDBERG, Aviva, GRUBEN, Vanessa |
James Kreppner Award Program | 49952.0 |