Our Funded Research Projects

Updated September 2023

Title Sort descending Principal Investigator / Supervisor Program Project Start Date Project End Date Total $ Awarded
Plasma versus plasma protein concentrate transfusion for coagulopathic control Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NI, Heyu
Intramural Research Grant Program $224,417.00
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
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 $349,548.00
Podcast for FNAIT and ICTMG red cell specifications for hemoglobinopathies guidelines Principal Investigator: SHEHATA, Nadine

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee:
BloodTechNet Award Program $6,200.00
Polyhemoglobin catalase superoxide dismutase carbonic anhydrase: a novel soluble biotherapeutic with no cardiac toxicity for hemorrhagic shock and other uses Principal Investigator: CHANG, Thomas

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee:
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program $224,520.00
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 $491,125.00
Pre-transfusion furosemide for TACO Principal Investigator: SKEATE, Robert

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CALLUM, Jeannie
Small Project Funding Program $15,000.00
PREMISE: Point-of-care hemoglobin accuracy and transfusion outcomes in non-cardiac surgery Principal Investigator: MARTEL, Guillaume

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TINMOUTH, Alan, FERGUSSON, Dean, MCISAAC, Daniel, SHAW, Julie, RAMSAY, Tim, PRESSEAU, Justin, WHERRETT, Christopher, CARRIER, François-Martin, SEELY, Andrew, BRYSON, Gregory
Intramural Research Grant Program $392,974.00
Preservation of red blood cells by the novel isochoric oil-sealing supercooling system Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ZHAO, Yuanheng
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program $167,000.00
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 $46,500.00
Prospective observational study of organ deceased donor management in 3 ICUs - a pilot study (the DONATE pilot study) Principal Investigator: MEADE, Maureen

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: D'ARAGON, Frederick, RIBIC, Christine, SHARPE, Michael, BALL, Ian, WILLIAMSON, David, DHANANI, Sonny, HANNA, Steven
Kenneth J. Fyke Award Program $89,555.08
Rapid verification variant D phenotype by genotyping in a regional laboratory Principal Investigator: BERARDI, Philip

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: FUNG KEE FUNG, Karen, GIULIVI, Antonio, NEURATH, Doris, CLARKE, Gwen
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program $30,000.00
RBC hemolysis and cellular effector mechanisms (RHANCEM) Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CSERTI-GAZDEWICH, Christine, PENDERGRAST,Jacob, CALLUM, Jeannie, YI, Qilong
Intramural Research Grant Program $399,927.25
Recombinant Fc multimers to replace IVIG Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LEWIS, Bonnie
Graduate Fellowship Program $104,000.00
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
Reducing IVIG usage by developing novel prophylaxis therapies against FNAIT Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PASMAN, Yfke
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program $165,000.00
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 $427,422.00
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
Replacing plasma-derived C1 Esterase inhibitor Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SIVANANTHAN, Sangavi
Graduate Fellowship Program $70,000.00
Residual risk of transfusion-transmitted cytomegalovirus infection: incidence and pathogenesis Principal Investigator: PREIKSAITIS, Jutta

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: O'BRIEN, Sheila F., FEARON, Margaret, NAHIRNIAK, Susan
Intramural Research Grant Program $260,451.00
Revisiting the universal donor: Does exposure to O blood products affect patient outcomes? Principal Investigator: ARNOLD, Donald

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ACKER, Jason, BUCKSTEIN, Rena, CALLUM, Jeannie, COOK, Richard, HEDDLE, Nancy, SOLH, Ziad, WEBERT, Kathryn, BARTY, Rebecca, LEBER, Brian, LALIT, Saini
Intramural Research Grant Program $378,364.97
Role of blood component manufacturing on microvesicle-induced transfusion-related immune modulation Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HOLOVATI, Jelena, BRANCH, Donald, ZHANG, Haibo
Intramural Research Grant Program $250,660.00
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
Role of skin disinfection and buffy coat platelet production on residual bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates and cord blood stem cells Principal Investigator: RAMIREZ-ARCOS, Sandra

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TAHA, Mariam
Graduate Fellowship Program $92,000.00
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
Sex Now 2018: A national survey on blood donation and undiagnosed blood borne infections Principal Investigator: LACHOWSKY, Nathan

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TRUSSLER, Terry, GILBERT, Mark, SALWAY, Travis, JOLLIMORE, Jody, HAM, David, LOFTUS, Patrick, OLIVER, Brent, HANSEN, Brian, VISSER, Floyd, BRENNAN, David, GRACE, Daniel, OTIS, Joanne, LEBOUCHÉ, Bertrand, NUMER, Matthew, SAXTON, Peter
MSM Research Grant Program $421,719.00
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
Small molecule drug development of phagocytosis inhibitors Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KOTRA, Lakshmi, P.
Intramural Research Grant Program $428,468.40
Small molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors as cryo-additives for red blood cell cryopreservation Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: POISSON, Jessica
Graduate Fellowship Program $82,000.00
Small molecule inhibitors of phagocytosis Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KOTRA, Lakshmi P.
Intramural Research Grant Program $399,130.00
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 $230,000.00
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 $52,000.00
Social media for knowledge translation and education 3 (SoMe-KTE3): Transfusion, thrombosis, and hemostasis Principal Investigator: SHIH, Andrew

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHAN, Teresa, DE WIT, Kristin, BHAGIRATH, Vinai, YEH, Calvin, CASTELLUCI, Lana, ELAHIE, Allahna, HEDDLE, Nancy, THOMA, Brent
BloodTechNet Award Program $30,000.00
Stem Cell Transplantation Multimedia Toolkit Principal Investigator: FINGRUT, Warren

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ALLAN, David, MESSNER, Hans, PETRASZKO, Tanya, ZUCCHET, Alyssa, DONNELLY, Sarah, HAMM, Taylor, THATCHER, Alicia, LADD, Aedan, CHAN, Sam, SUPPIAH, Roopa, WINQUIST, Lauren, LAU, Janny, PIETROBAN, Adam, LONDON, Sydney, COLES, Jenna
BloodTechNet Award Program $2,000.00
Studies on the development of biocompatible antimicrobial platelet storage devices Principal Investigator: BROOKS, Don

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HADJESFANDIARI, Narges
Graduate Fellowship Program $96,000.00
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
Studying and alleviating the effects of platelet microparticles induced by pathogen reduction of platelet concentrates Principal Investigator: PROVOST, Patrick

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LAUGIER, Jonathan
Graduate Fellowship Program $52,000.00
Support of HLA laboratory directors in-training for rotations in specialized laboratories Principal Investigator: WAGNER, Eric

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KEOWN, Paul, LIWSKI, Robert, CAMPBELL, Patricia, BERKA, Noureddine, WANG, Jinguo, MOSTAFA, Ahmed, CHEE-LOONG, Saw, RICHARD, Lucie, CHARGÉ, Sophie, DHARSEE, Fatima
BloodTechNet Award Program $8,490.00
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
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 $79,500.00
TAD-POL (Transfusion-Associated-Dyspnea: Prospective observation and laboratory assessment) Principal Investigator: CSERTI-GAZDEWICH, Christine

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BRANCH, Donald, LAZARUS, Alan, CALLUM, Jeannie, LIN, Yulia, PENDERGRAST, Jacob, LIEBERMAN, Lani, SHEHATA, Nadine, PAVENSKI, Katerina, SKEATE, Robert
Intramural Research Grant Program $278,027.45
The Calgary Plasma Study: feasibility of implementing source plasma donation with alternative screening eligibility criteria for men who have sex with men Principal Investigator: PRESSEAU, Justin

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GOLDMAN, Mindy, O'BRIEN, Sheila, MACPHERSON, Paul, OTIS, Joanne, FOSTER, Terrie, VESNAVER, Elisabeth, GERMAIN, Marc, ROSSER, Andrew, LAPIERRE, Don, HILL, Nolan
MSM Plasma Program $399,875.00
The Canadian National Transplant Research Program: increasing donating and improving transplantation outcomes Principal Investigator: WEST, Lori

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee:
Transplantation Research Program $250,000.00
The Centre for Blood Research Principal Investigator: CONWAY, Ed

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee:
Program Support Award for Canadian Transfusion Medicine and Science Research Program $776,229.00
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
The mechanism of action of monoclonal antibody blends in the potential replacement of anti-D in HDFN Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CRUZ-LEAL, Yoelys
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program $165,000.00
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 role of stakeholder trust in OTDT policy change: public and professional attitudes to ante-mortem interventions in organ donation Principal Investigator: CHANDLER, Jennifer

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: McKAY, Lindsey
James Kreppner Award Program $50,000.00
The Stem Cell Club: educating medical and nursing students to develop professional skills Principal Investigator: FINGRUT, Warren

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee:
BloodTechNet Award Program $24,458.00
The use of antibody-mediated immune suppression as a model in the development of a replacement for RhD prophylaxis in haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee:
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program $620,822.00