Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia Klok FA, Pai M, Huisman MV, Makris M 2022 Lancet Haematol View Researchers Clinical research
Immunohematology testing using umbilical cord blood: review of the literature, survey of practice and guidance development Hajjaj OI, Clarke G, Lieberman L, Canadian Obstetrical Pediatric Transfusion Network 2022 Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The recipe for TACO: A narrative review on the pathophysiology and potential mitigation strategies of transfusion-associated circulatory overload Bulle EB, Klanderman RB, Pendergrast J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Callum J, Vlaar APJ 2022 Blood Rev View Health care providers Clinical research
Structurally Modified Bioactive Peptide Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Lentiviral Particles Expression Bhullar KS, Nael MA, Elokely KM, Drews SJ, Wu J 2022 Pharmaceutics View Researchers Basic research
Venous thromboembolism in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: an 11-year population-based nested case-control study in Canada Ding Z, Sherlock M, Chan AKC, Zachos M 2022 Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis View Researchers Clinical research
Assessing unintentional creation of bias against men who have sex with men as a function of exposure to blood donor screening questionnaire: A national randomized controlled trial Hofkirchner A, Kohut T, O'Brien SF, Fisher WA 2022 Transfusion View Researchers MSM research
Research partnerships between blood services and public health authorities: An international, cross-sectional survey Lewin A, Osiowy C, Erikstrup C, Custer B, Renaud C, Tiberghien P, Russell A, Lieshout-Krikke R, O'Brien SF, the Surveillance Risk Assessment Policy Sub-group of the ISBT Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
FAQ : Information destinée aux professionnels de la santé concernant les plaquettes à teneur réduite en agents pathogènes Ning S, Tordon B, Zeller M, Anani W 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Tips, tricks, and thoughts on the future of prehospital blood transfusions Yazer MH, Beckett A, Corley J, Devine DV, Studer NM, Taylor AL, Ward KR, Cap AP 2022 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Ex vivo enzymatic treatment converts blood type A donor lungs into universal blood type lungs Wang A, Ribeiro RVP, Ali A, Brambate E, Abdelnour-Berchtold E, Michaelsen V, Zhang Y, Rahfeld P, Moon H, Gokhale H, Gazzalle A, Pal P, Liu M, Waddell TK, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Tinckam K, Kizhakkedathu JN, West L, Keshavjee S, Withers SG, Cypel M 2022 Sci Transl Med View Researchers Clinical research
Epidemiology, diagnosis and management of neonatal thrombosis: a single-center cohort study Paes B, Chan AKC, Shaik M, Patel D, Bhatt MD 2022 Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis View Health care providers Clinical research
Sexual risk behavior questions: Understanding and mitigating donor discomfort Haw J, Woo H, Kohut T, Fisher W 2022 Transfusion View Blood operators MSM research
Mixing study to diagnose heparin-resistance caused by functional antithrombin deficiency Bahabri A, Moffat KA, Carlino SA, Chan AKC, Bhatt MD 2022 Int J Lab Hematol View Researchers Basic research
Filamin A regulates caspase-3 cleavage in platelets in a protein kinase C (PKC)-dependent manner De Silva E, Devine DV, Jan E, Roskelley CD, Kim H 2022 Biochem J View Researchers Basic research
Model of Acute Liver Failure in an Isolated Perfused Porcine Liver—Challenges and Lessons Learned Hefler J, Hatami S, Thiesen A, Olafson C, Durand K, Acker J, Karvellas CJ, Bigam DL, Freed DH, Shapiro AMJ 2022 Biomedicines View Researchers New or improved product or process
Chapitre 10. Les réactions transfusionnelles Laureano M, Khandelwal A, Yan M 2022 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Estimating SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in Canadian Blood Donors, April 2020 to March 2021: Improving Accuracy with Multiple Assays Tuite AR, Fisman D, Abe KT, Rathod B, Pasculescu A, Colwill K, Gingras A-C, Yi Q-L, O’Brien SF, Drews SJ, Pride DT 2022 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Basic research
Coagulation and complement: Key innate defense participants in a seamless web Pryzdial ELG, Leatherdale A, Conway EM 2022 Front Immunol View Researchers Basic research
Current challenges of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 seroprevalence studies among blood donors: A scoping review Saeed S, Uzicanin S, Lewin A, Lieshout-Krikke R, Faddy H, Erikstrup C, Osiowy C, Seed CR, Steele WR, Davison K, Custer B, O'Brien SF, Assessment SR, Policy Sub-group of the Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: Evaluating infusion pump safety for red blood cell transfusions Wolfe A 2022 Blood.ca website View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Impact of product platelet count reduction on platelet demand in Canada Devine DV 2022 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Risk factors for neonatal thrombosis: A retrospective study conducted in a single Canadian intensive care unit Bhatia K, Solanki S, Paes B, Chan AKC, Bhatt MD 2022 Pediatr Blood Cancer View Researchers Clinical research
Mitapivat versus Placebo for Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Al-Samkari H, Galactéros F, Glenthøj A, Rothman JA, Andres O, Grace RF, Morado-Arias M, Layton DM, Onodera K, Verhovsek M, Barcellini W, Chonat S, Judge MP, Zagadailov E, Xu R, Hawkins P, Beynon V, Gheuens S, van Beers EJ 2022 N Engl J Med View Researchers Clinical research
Chemokines IP-10/CXCL10 and IL-8/CXCL8 are potential novel biomarkers of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia Branch DR, Leger RM, Sakac d, Yi Q, Duong T, Yeung RSM, Binnington B, Bloch EM 2022 Blood Adv View Researchers Basic research
Directive no 343 réaffirmée : Prédiction du génotype RHD fœtal par test prénatal non invasif de routine Johnson J-A, MacDonald K, Clarke G, Skoll A 2022 J Obstet Gynaecol Can View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Rapid potency assessment of autologous peripheral blood stem cells by intracellular flow cytometry: the PBSC-IL-3-pSTAT5 assay Simard C, Fournier D, Pineault N, Trépanier P 2022 Cytotherapy View Researchers New or improved product or process
Retention of hemostatic and immunological properties of frozen plasma and COVID-19 convalescent apheresis fresh-frozen plasma produced and freeze-dried in Canada Sheffield WP, Bhakta V, Howell A, Jenkins C, Serrano K, Johnson N, Lin Y-CJ, Colwill K, Rathod B, Greenberg B, Gingras A-C, Evans DH, Flaumenhaft E, Beckett A, Drews SJ, Devine DV 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Comparison of Neutrophil Function in Granulocyte Concentrates From Prednisone- and G-CSF-Treated Donors: Effect of Stimulant, Leukapheresis and Storage Murru A, Allard M-È, Paré G, Vaillancourt M, Boyer L, Cayer M-P, Vitry J, Landry P, Labrecque M-M, Robitaille N, Branch DR, Girard M, Fernandes MJ 2022 Front Med View Researchers Basic research
Comparative 6-Month Wild-Type and Delta-Variant Antibody Levels and Surrogate Neutralization for Adults Vaccinated with BNT162b2 versus mRNA-1273 Grunau B, Golding L, Prusinkiewicz MA, Asamoah-Boaheng M, Armour R, Marquez AC, Jassem AN, Barakauskas V, O’Brien SF, Drews SJ, Haig S, Lavoie PM, Goldfarb DM 2022 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Clinical research
The impact of donor ferritin testing on blood availability in Canada Blake JT, O'Brien SF, Goldman M 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Preservation and Storage of Cells for Therapy: Current Applications and Protocols Acker JP, Bondarovych M, Brunotte R, Buriak IA, Fuller BJ, Glasmacher B, Goltsev AM, Gregor J, Gryshkov O, Herrity K, Honegrová B, Hunt CJ, Jandová M, Johnstone BH, Kilbride P, Lánská M, Mann J, Měřička P, Musall KG, Mutsenko V, Mykhailova O, Petrenko Y, Radocha J, Sherry AM, Stacey GN, Štěrba L, Vokurková D, William N, Woods EJ 2022 Cell Engineering and Regeneration View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
FAQ: Donor high titre isohemagglutinin (anti-A/anti-B) testing at Canadian Blood Services Bodnar M, Bienz M, Clarke G 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
International guidelines regarding the role of IVIG in the management of Rh- and ABO-mediated haemolytic disease of the newborn Lieberman L, Lopriore E, Baker JM, Bercovitz RS, Christensen RD, Crighton G, Delaney M, Goel R, Hendrickson JE, Keir A, Landry D, La Rocca U, Lemyre B, Maier RF, Muniz-Diaz E, Nahirniak S, New HV, Pavenski K, Dos Santos MCP, Ramsey G, Shehata N, International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2022 Brit J Haem View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
ResearchUnit: Sexual behaviour-based screening questions: Understanding and mitigating donor discomfort Woo H 2022 Blood.ca website View Blood operators MSM research
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Composants plasmatiques Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The response of a human haematopoietic cell line to trehalose-loaded liposomes and their effect on post-thaw membrane integrity Scott KL, William N, Acker JP 2022 Cryobiology View Researchers Basic research
Characterizing Frailty In Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: results from the ORCHID study Chornenki NLJ, Siegal DM, Qamar K, Woolgar S, Rangarajan S, Karampatos S, Leong DP, Hillis CM 2022 Leuk Res View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion of a platelet pool contaminated with exotoxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus: a case report Chi SI, Kumaran D, Zeller MP, Ramirez-Arcos S 2022 Annals of Blood View Health care providers Clinical research
Sensitivity of the Elecsys Nucleocapsid Assay for the Detection of Preceding SARS-CoV-2 Infections Grunau B, Tom J, Asamoah-Boaheng M, O’Brien SF, Drews SJ, Sediqi S, Lavoie PM, Barakauskas V, Goldfarb DM 2022 Open Forum Infect Dis View Researchers Basic research
Emicizumab state-of-the-art update Mahlangu J, Iorio A, Kenet G 2022 Haemophilia View Health care providers Clinical research
Recognizing Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Iba T, Levy JH, Warkentin TE 2022 Crit Care Med View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
A scalable serology solution for profiling humoral immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination Colwill K, Galipeau Y, Stuible M, Gervais C, Arnold C, Rathod B, Abe KT, Wang JH, Pasculescu A, Maltseva M, Rocheleau L, Pelchat M, Fazel-Zarandi M, Iskilova M, Barrios-Rodiles M, Bennett L, Yau K, Cholette F, Mesa C, Li AX, Paterson A, Hladunewich MA, Goodwin PJ, Wrana JL, Drews SJ, Mubareka S, McGeer AJ, Kim J, Langlois M-A, Gingras A-C, Durocher Y 2022 medRxiv View Researchers New or improved product or process
The Effect of Sex-Mismatched Red Blood Cell Transfusion on Endothelial Cell Activation in Critically Ill Patients Alshalani A, van Manen L, Boshuizen M, van Bruggen R, Acker JP, Juffermans NP 2022 Transfus Med Hemother View Researchers Clinical research
Systematic Scoping Review of Studies Reporting Unexpected Donor-Derived Abnormalities from Recipients of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Proposed Framework for Donor Disclosure Candeliere J, Kirkham AM, Shorr R, Morris G, Berardi P, Seftel MD, Allan DS 2022 Cell Ther Transplant View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Le dépistage bactériologique des plaquettes à la Société canadienne du sang Khandelwal A, Ramirez-Arcos S, Bigham M 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Understanding pulse oximetry in hematology patients: Hemoglobinopathies, racial differences, and beyond Patterson S, Sandercock N, Verhovsek M 2022 Am J Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Effect of modern infusion pumps on RBC quality Hadjesfandiari N, Serrano K, Levin E, Johal P, Feenstra S, Shih AW, Devine DV 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
International Society of Blood Transfusion survey of experiences of blood banks and transfusion services during the COVID-19 pandemic Al-Riyami AZ, Burnouf T, Wood EM, Devine DV, Oreh A, Apelseth TO, Goel R, Bloch EM, van Den Berg K, Getshen M, Louw V, Ang AL, Lee CK, Rahimi-Levene N, Stramer SL, Vassallo R, Schulze TJ, Patidar GK, Pandey HC, Dubey R, Badawi M, Hindawi S, Meshi A, Matsushita T, Sorrentino E, Grubovic Rastvorceva RM, Bazin R, Vermeulen M, Nahirniak S, Tsang HC, Vrielink H, Triyono T, Addas-Carvalho M, He?imovi? A, Torres OW, Mutindu SM, Bengtsson J, Dominguez D, Sayedahmed A, Hanisa Musa R, Gautam B, Herczenik E, So-Osman C, the ISBT COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Working Group 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The clinical and laboratory diagnosis of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia Bissola AL, Daka M, Arnold DM, Smith JW, Moore JC, Clare R, Ivetic N, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2022 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion-Transmitted Infections Drews SJ, Dodd RY 2022 Practical Transfusion Medicine View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting