Our Funded Research Projects
Updated April 2024
| Title | Principal Investigator / Supervisor | Program Sort descending | Project Start Date | Project End Date | Total $ Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improving the cryostorage of blood products using novel small molecule cryoprotectants | Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ACKER, Jason P. , ALLAN, David S. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 384180.0 | ||
| Release, delivery and cell programming effects of platelet microparticles and microRNAs | Principal Investigator: PROVOST, Patrick Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BOILARD, Eric |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 427422.0 | ||
| Polymer-based manufacturing tolerogenic miRNA-based therapeutics | Principal Investigator: SCOTT, Mark Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HORWITZ, Marc S. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 491125.0 | ||
| Small molecule inhibitors of phagocytosis as replacement therapy for IVIG | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KOTRA, Lakshmi, P. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 230000.0 | ||
| Microfluidic devices to measure the deformability of stored red blood cells | Principal Investigator: MA, Hongshen Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SCOTT, Mark D. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 398301.0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Development of novel blood vessel and organ sealants for blood conservation in surgical practice | Principal Investigator: BROOKS, Don Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DU, Caigan , HSIANG, York N. , KIZHAKKEDATHU, Jayachandran N. , KO, Frank K. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 240996.0 | ||
| Understanding transcriptional and epigenetic control by Gfi1b towards the development of a therapy for sickle cell disease | Principal Investigator: TRUDEL, Marie Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MOROY, Tarik |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 453132.0 | ||
| 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 | 140210.0 | ||
| Platelet microRNAs during storage under blood bank conditions | Principal Investigator: PROVOST, Patrick Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HITZLER, Walter |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 349548.0 | ||
| Pathogenesis and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia: Are there fundamental differences between anti-GPlba- and anti-GPllbllla-mediated thrombocytopenia? | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 378529.0 | ||
| Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: novel mechanisms and therapeutic approaches | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 471393.0 | ||
| Transfusion of red cells in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: The TRIST Study | Principal Investigator: TAY, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ALLAN, David S. , COYLE, Douglas A. , FERGUSSON, Dean A. , TINMOUTH, Alan T. , WALKER, Irwin R |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 340817.0 | ||
| Mechanisms of antibody-independent transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) | Principal Investigator: KUEBLER, Wolfgang Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SEMPLE, John W. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 328712.0 | ||
| Novel mechanisms of platelet aggregation: Roles of non-classical beta-3 integrin ligands and fibronectin in thrombosis and hemostasis | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 398871.0 | ||
| Transfusion-related Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection among allogeneic stem cell transplant pediatric recipients: A multicenter prospective cohort study (TREASuRE Study) | Principal Investigator: TROTTIER, Helen Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ALFIERI, Carolina , BUTEAU, Chantal , DUVAL, Michel , LACROIX, Jacques , ROBITAILLE, Nancy , SPINELLA, Philip , TUCCI, Marisa |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 519766.0 | ||
| 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 | 103806.0 | ||
| Expanding treatment options for inflammatory bowel disease: A novel mechanism of antibody-based immunotherapy | Principal Investigator: SLY, Laura Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HORWITZ, Marc, BRESSLER, Brian, RASSEKH, Rod, TURVEY, Stuart |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 408540.6 | ||
| Tranexamic acid versus placebo to reduce perioperative blood transfusion in patients undergoing major liver resection: a pilot randomized controlled trial | Principal Investigator: KARANICOLAS, Paul Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GUYATT, Gordon H. , CHAUDHURY, Prosanto K. , DIXON, Elijah , LIN, Yulia , McCLUSKEY, Stuart A. , PORTER, Geoffrey A. , TARSHIS, Jordan , WEI, Alice C. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 248319.0 | ||
| Exploratory analyses to determine if method of donor blood processing affects outcome in transfused recipients | Principal Investigator: HEDDLE, Nancy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ACKER, Jason P. , ARNOLD, Donald M. , COOK, Richard J. , EIKELBOOM, John W. , O'BRIEN, Sheila F. , WEBERT, Kathryn E. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 159878.0 | ||
| Understanding host mechanisms responsible for immune platelet destruction and thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: SEMPLE, John Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 406003.0 | ||
| 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 | 135657.0 | ||
| 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 | 108500.0 | ||
| Process evaluation of the Canadian Blood Services' cord blood bank: managerial and donor perspectives | Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HAW, Jennie |
CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship | 46500.0 | ||
| 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 | 108500.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: LAU, Wendy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TORDON, Bryan |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: LAU, Wendy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: VANDERMEULEN, Heather |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: SHIH, Andrew Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TAPLEY, Laura |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 105000.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: ZELLER, Michelle Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GABARIN, Nadia |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: LIN, Yulia Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ARYA, Sumedha |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: LIN, Yulia Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ROTIN, Lianne |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: LIN, Yulia Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: RAZA, Sheharyar |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | 104000.0 | ||
| Synthesis of carbohydrate derivatives for the improvement of red blood cell storage | Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MEYER, Julia |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 79500.0 | ||
| 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 | 122000.0 | ||
| Fc receptor blockade related to fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TAWHIDI, Zoya |
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 | ||
| 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 | 112333.3 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Perioperative transfusion threshold : A population-based observational study | Principal Investigator: FERGUSSON, Dean Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: VERRET, Michael |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
| Small molecule inhibitors of phagocytosis to replace intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TONG, Tik Nga (Cindy) |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
| 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 | 112333.3 | ||
| Identification of protein biomarkers for red cell quality | Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHEN, Deborah |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 100000.0 | ||
| Donor factors and product quality | Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: YAZDANBAKHSH, Mahsa |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 122000.0 | ||
| Recombinant Fc multimers to replace IVIG | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LEWIS, Bonnie |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 104000.0 | ||
| Evaluation and improvement of cold stored platelets | Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ZHAO, Hanqi (Wayne) |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 112333.3 | ||
| 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 | 100000.0 | ||
| Mechanisms of anti-αIIb mediated miscarriage in fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHEN, Zi Yan |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
| 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 | 104000.0 |