Our Funded Research Projects
Updated April 2024
| Title | Principal Investigator / Supervisor | Program | Project Start Date | Project End Date Sort ascending | Total $ Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study of Whole Blood In Frontline Trauma-2 (SWIFT-2) | Principal Investigator: BECKETT, Andrew Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SINGH, Kanwal |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 20500.0 | ||
| Optimizing Pre-Chemotherapy Anemia in Gynecologic Oncology (OPRA-2): A quality improvement initiative | Principal Investigator: VICUS, Danielle Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SPÉNARD, Elisabeth, LIN, Yulia, KHANDELWAL, Aditi, TANO, Ruby, JADUNANDAN, Saudia, KNIGHT, Dawn |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
| 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 | 100000.0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| IN-TRUST: Using a transfusion database to explore the immune-modulatory impacts of blood transfusion and the clinical impacts of blood processing changes | Principal Investigator: NING, Shuoyan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ARNOLD, Donald, ZELLER, Michelle, ACKER, Jason, LI, Na, HEDDLE, Nancy, HILLIS, Christopher, ROCHWERG, Bram, SYED, Summer |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 270352.1 | ||
| Evaluating unintentional warming of glycerolized red cell concentrates | Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CLARKE, Gwen, TURNER, Tracy, OLAFSON, Carly, MYKHAILOVA, Olga |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 25000.0 | ||
| Modulation of biofilm formation, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance by Staphylococcus aureus during platelet storage | Principal Investigator: RAMIREZ-ARCOS, Sandra Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SAD, Subash, MAH, Thien-Fah |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 323252.6 | ||
| IVIG utilization and its impact on platelet count in pregnant women with moderate thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: KHALIFE, Roy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TINMOUTH, Alan, EL-CHAAR, Darine, MACK, Jonathan, KAROVITCH, Alan, FERGUSSON, Dean, WEBERT, Kathryn |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 22217.3 | ||
| Establishing national best practices for out-of-hospital blood transfusion: A collaboration of the Canadian Prehospital and Transport Transfusion (CAN-PATT) network | Principal Investigator: NOLAN, Brodie Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TROJANOWSKI, Jan, SHIH, Andrew, GREENE, Adam, EVANS, Rob, MULVEY, Jamin, CHANG, Eddie, NAHIRNIAK, Susan, PEARSON, Dallas, PROKOPCHUK-GAUK, Oksana, MARTIN, Doug, MUSUKA, Charles, SEIDL, Cindy, PEDDLE, Michael, LIN, Yulia, SMITH, Justin, MACDONALD, Scott, RICHARDS, Lindsay, FARRELL, Michael, KHANDELWAL, Aditi, CALLUM, Jeannie |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
| 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 | 392974.0 | ||
| Fc receptors and IVIg in ITP | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CSERTI-GAZDEWICH, Christine, LIN, Yulia, CALLUM, Jeannie, SHOLZBERG, Michelle, NI, Heyu |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 432000.0 | ||
| Mechanisms of erythrocyte antibody-mediated immune suppression | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NI, Heyu, SEMPLE, John |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 400000.0 | ||
| New solution for cord blood unit preservation | Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KAUSHAL, Richa |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 116500.0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Plasma transfusion or plasma protein product infusion in a murine model of trauma | Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PRYZDIAL, Edward |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 257414.8 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Small molecule drug development of phagocytosis inhibitors | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KOTRA, Lakshmi, P. |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 428468.4 | ||
| New cryosolution for stem cell-based therapeutics | Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BEN, Robert, HARPER, Marie-Ellen, CHAKRABORTY, Nilay |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 180000.0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Perioperative transfusion threshold : A population-based observational study | Principal Investigator: FERGUSSON, Dean Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: VERRET, Michael |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
| 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 | 112333.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: LAU, Wendy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: VANDERMEULEN, Heather |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | 10500.0 | ||
| Development of a drug to replace IVIg, and ADCC as cause for unexplained hemolysis post-transfusion | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ALMIZRAQ, Ruqayyah |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 165000.0 | ||
| 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 | 8490.0 | ||
| 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 | 399875.0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| McMaster Centre for Transfusion Research | Principal Investigator: ARNOLD, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Transfusion Medicine Research Program Support Award | 1303333.5 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| University of Toronto QUEST Research Program | Principal Investigator: CALLUM, Jeannie Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Transfusion Medicine Research Program Support Award | 1290733.5 | ||
| 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 | 15990.0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Reducing IVIG usage by developing novel prophylaxis therapies against FNAIT | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PASMAN, Yfke |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 165000.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: LAU, Wendy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TORDON, Bryan |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 | ||
| Measurement of heavy metals in donor blood in Canada | Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SERRANO, Katherine, LEVIN, Elena, MURPHY, Michael, BARAKAUSKAS, Vilte, HADJESFAMDOARI, Narges, ARRIETA, Angele, RICHARDSON-SANCHEZ, Tomas |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 29971.0 | ||
| 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 | 120000.0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Understanding general population impact and opportunities from changes to blood donation deferral screening and criteria for men who have sex with men | Principal Investigator: LACHOWSKY, Nathan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BRENNAN, David, CARD, Kiffer, DRYDEN, OmiSoore, GASPAR, Mark, GILBERT, Mark, GRACE, Daniel, KNIGHT, Rodney, LEBOUCHÉ, Bertrand, MORGAN, Jeffrey, SALWAY, Travis |
MSM Research Grant Program | 310000.0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Evaluating the role of donor characteristics and blood component manufacturing on the quality of red cell concentrates | Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BRANCH, Donald, CLARKE, Gwen, NAHIRNIAK, Susan |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 398382.8 | ||
| 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 | 278027.5 | ||
| Development of a small molecule cocktail for the expansion of cord blood stem cells | Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BLAKE, John, AUDET, Julie |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 237600.0 | ||
| Identification of mechanisms leading to antibody independent RBC hemolysis | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: FRIAS BOLIGAN, Kayluz |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 150000.0 | ||
| Evaluation and improvement of cold stored platelets | Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ZHAO, Hanqi (Wayne) |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 112333.3 | ||
| 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 |