Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Sources of viral respiratory infections in Canadian acute care hospital healthcare personnel Buckrell S, Coleman BL, McNeil SA, Katz K, Muller MP, Simor A, Loeb M, Powis J, Kuster SP, Di Bella JM, Coleman KKL, Drews SJ, Kohler P, McGeer A, Hatchette T, Holness L, Raboud J, Langley J, Mazzulli T, Nichol K, Genesove L, Oudyk J, McCaskell L, Johnson N 2020 J Hosp Infect View Health care providers Clinical research
The 14-3-3ζ–c-Src–integrin-?3 complex is vital for platelet activation Shen C, Liu M, Xu R, Wang G, Li J, Chen P, Ma W, Mwangi J, Lu Q, Duan Z, Zhang Z, Dahmani FZ, Mackeigan DT, Ni H, Lai R 2020 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome refractory to high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin responsive to therapeutic plasma exchange James TE, Martin LJ, Warkentin TE, Crowther MA 2020 Platelets View Health care providers Clinical research
Establishment of Transfusion-Relevant Bacteria Reference Strains for Red Blood Cells Prax M, Spindler-Raffel E, McDonald CP, Bearne J, Satake M, Kozakai M, Rojo J, Hanschmann K-MO, Lambrecht B, Grundmann U, O’Flaherty N, Klimek A, Bekeredjian-Ding I, Gathof BS, Störmer M, Süßner S, Renke C, Lee C-k, Knabbe C, Vollmer T, Keil SD, Shipps ME, Wagner SJ, Jentsch U, Mpumlwana X, Cloutier M, Bringmann P, Lu T, Ramirez-Arcos S, Kou Y, Krut O, ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party SoB 2020 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Transient loss of membrane integrity following intracellular ice formation in dimethyl sulfoxide-treated hepatocyte and endothelial cell monolayers William N, Acker JP 2020 Cryobiology View Researchers Basic research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC), cord blood Jenkins C 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Isoagglutinin-reduced immunoglobulin retains efficacy in mouse models of immune thrombocytopenia and rheumatoid arthritis and is less likely to cause intravenous immunoglobulin–associated hemolysis Cen SY, Branch DR 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Daudi cell stroma: An alternative to dithiothreitol to resolve daratumumab interference in pretransfusion testing Tremblay T, Branch DR, Loubaki L 2020 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
ISTH guidelines for the diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura Zheng XL, Vesely SK, Cataland SR, Coppo P, Geldziler B, Iorio A, Matsumoto M, Mustafa RA, Pai M, Rock G, Russell L, Tarawneh R, Valdes J, Peyvandi F 2020 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Utilising red cell antigen genotyping and serological phenotyping in sickle cell disease patients to risk-stratify patients for alloimmunisation risk Shih AW, Yan MTS, Elahie AL, Barty RL, Liu Y, Berardi P, Azzam M, Siddiqui R, Parvizian MK, Mcdougall T, Heddle NM, Al-Habsi KS, Goldman M, Cote J, Athale U, Verhovsek MM 2020 Transfus Med View Health care providers Clinical research
GRADE Guidelines 28: Use of GRADE for the assessment of evidence about prognostic factors: rating certainty in identification of groups of patients with different absolute risks Foroutan F, Guyatt G, Zuk V, Vandvik PO, Alba AC, Mustafa R, Vernooij R, Arevalo-Rodriguez I, Munn Z, Roshanov P, Riley R, Schandelmaier S, Kuijpers T, Siemieniuk R, Canelo-Aybar C, Schunemann H, Iorio A 2020 J Clin Epidemiol View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
ResearchUnit: Improving quality testing of stem cells for patients Pineault N 2020 Blood.ca website View Researchers New or improved product or process
Trehalose-Based Polyethers for Cryopreservation and Three-Dimensional Cell Scaffolds Diaz-Dussan D, Peng YY, Sengupta J, Zabludowski R, Adam MK, Acker JP, Ben RN, Kumar P, Narain R 2020 Biomacromolecules View Researchers Basic research
Blood Components Gupta A, Bigham M 2020 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
A comparison of methods for prediction of pharmacokinetics when switching to extended half-life products in hemophilia A patients Yu JK, Iorio A, Edginton AN 2020 Thromb Res View Researchers Clinical research
Donor-dependent aging of young and old red blood cell subpopulations: Metabolic and functional heterogeneity Mykhailova O, Olafson C, Turner TR, D?Alessandro A, Acker JP 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
High subzero cryofixation: A technique for observing ice within tissues Lautner L, William N, Acker JP 2020 Cryobiology View Researchers New or improved product or process
The mega-importance of de novo lipogenesis in platelet production Nazy I, Arnold DM, Steinberg GR 2020 Nat Metab View Researchers Basic research
A push in Alberta for "pay-for-plasma" distracts from bigger questions Cattapan A 2020 Policy Options View Other Ethical, legal and social implications research
Testing and management of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia Meunier D, Clarke G 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Implications of variability in cell membrane permeability for design of methods to remove glycerol from frozen-thawed erythrocytes Lahmann JM, Sanchez CC, Benson JD, Acker JP, Higgins AZ 2020 Cryobiology View Researchers Basic research
Stability of 40 cytokines/chemokines in chronically ill patients under different storage conditions Binnington B, Sakac D, Yi Q, Tong TN, Parmar N, Duong TT, Yeung RSM, Pendergrast J, Branch DR 2020 Cytokine View Researchers Basic research
50 years of Vox Sanguinis International Forums Lozano M, Dunbar NM, Devine DV 2020 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Centre d’innovation Rapport d’étape annuel 2019-2020 Levy I, Pambrun C 2020 Blood.ca website Other Other
Evaluating blood product quality post expiry to mitigate blood shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada Turner TR, Olafson C, Mykhailova O, Xu A, Acker JP 2020 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Perinatal issues in transfusion practice Lieberman L, Clarke G, Svensson A 2020 AABB Technical Manual, 20th Edition Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Revisiting study design and methodology for pathogen reduced platelet transfusions: a round table discussion Heddle NM, Cardoso M, van der Meer PF 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Transient warming affects potency of cryopreserved cord blood units Pasha R, Howell A, Turner TR, Halpenny M, Elmoazzen H, Acker JP, Pineault N 2020 Cytotherapy View Researchers New or improved product or process
Evaluating the quality of red blood cell concentrates irradiated before or after cryopreservation Turner TR, Lautner L, Hill A, Howell A, Skeate R, Acker JP 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Antithrombotics from Frog Skin Secretions Ni H 2020 Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
FcRn is a CD32a coreceptor that determines susceptibility to IgG immune complex-driven autoimmunity Hubbard JJ, Pyzik M, Rath T, Kozicky LK, Sand KMK, Gandhi AK, Grevys A, Foss S, Menzies SC, Glickman JN, Fiebiger E, Roopenian DC, Sandlie I, Andersen JT, Sly LM, Baker K, Blumberg RS 2020 J Exp Med View Researchers Basic research
It's in Me to Give: Canadian Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men's Willingness to Donate Blood If Eligible Despite Feelings of Policy Discrimination Grace D, Gaspar M, Klassen B, Lessard D, Brennan DJ, Lachowsky NJ, Adam BD, Cox J, Lambert G, Anand P, Jollimore J, Moore D, Hart TA 2020 Qual Health Res View Blood operators MSM research
The utility of a monocyte monolayer assay in the assessment of intravenous immunoglobulin–associated hemolysis Tong TN, Blacquiere M, Sakac D, Burke-Murphy E, Yi Q, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Parmar N, Shehata N, Pavenski K, Lau W, Lin Y, Lieberman L, Branch DR, Pendergrast J 2020 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
ResearchUnit: Reducing bleeding after cardiac surgery: fibrinogen concentrate vs cryoprecipitate Karkouti K 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
The use of IVIg in fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia— Principles and mechanisms Wabnitz H, Khan R, Lazarus AH 2020 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers Clinical research
Blood donation and the global COVID-19 pandemic: areas for social science research Haw J, Holloway K, Masser B, Merz E-M, Thrope R 2020 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Comparison of short-term mortality between mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 and influenza in a setting of sustainable healthcare system Lee J, Lee YH, Chang H-H, Choi SH, Seo H, Yoo SS, Lee SY, Cha SI, Park JY, Kim CH 2020 J Infect View Health care providers Clinical research
High-dose IVIG plus cangrelor platelet "anesthesia" during urgent heparin-CPB in a patient with recent SRA-negative HIT-thrombosis with persisting platelet-activating antibodies Koster A, Nazy I, Birschmann IE, Smith JW, Sheppard JI, Warkentin TE 2020 Res Pract Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Mouse Models of Rheumatoid Arthritis for Studies on Immunopathogenesis and Preclinical Testing of Fc Receptor-Targeting Biologics Lewis BJB, Branch DR 2020 Pharmacology View Researchers Basic research
A stressful predicament for blood bankers! Branch DR 2020 Transfus Med View Blood operators Basic research
Centre for Innovation Annual Progress Report 2019-2020 Levy I, Pambrun C 2020 Blood.ca website Other Other
COVID-19 Case-Age Distribution: Correction for Differential Testing by Age Fisman D, Greer A, Hillmer M, O'Brien S, Drews SJ, Tuite A 2020 medRxiv View Researchers Clinical research
Influenza Vaccine Does Not Increase the Risk of Coronavirus or Other Noninfluenza Respiratory Viruses: Retrospective Analysis From Canada, 2010–2011 to 2016–2017 Skowronski DM, Zou M, Clarke Q, Chambers C, Dickinson JA, Sabaiduc S, Olsha R, Gubbay JB, Drews SJ, Charest H, Winter A-L, Jassem A, Murti M, Krajden M, De Serres G 2020 Clin Infect Dis View Health care providers Clinical research
Perioperative oral eltrombopag versus intravenous immunoglobulin in patients with immune thrombocytopenia: a non-inferiority, multicentre, randomised trial Arnold DM, Heddle NM, Cook RJ, Hsia C, Blostein M, Jamula E, Sholzberg M, Lin Y, Kassis J, Larratt L, Tinmouth A, Amini S, Schipperus M, Lim W, Vishnu P, Warner M, Carruthers J, Li N, Lane S, Kelton JG 2020 Lancet Haematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Transitioning to Full Field Digital Mammography in Nova Scotia: Using Interrupted Time Series Methods to Study the Impact of Technology Change on Mammography Volumes Brydon M, Kephart G, Payne JI, Blake J 2020 J Med Imaging Radiat Sci View Researchers New or improved product or process
Circulare d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Cellules progénitrices hématopoïétiques de sang de cordon ombilical Jenkins C 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Antiviral anticoagulation Pryzdial ELG, Sutherland MR, Lin BH, Horwitz M 2020 Res Pract Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Dépistage et prise en charge de la thrombopénie fœtale et néonatale allo-immune Meunier D, Clarke G 2020 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Jumelage de patients atteints d’anémie falciforme selon le phénotype et période de conservation du sang : examen et recommandations aux fins transfusionnelles Morin P-A, Skeate R, Clarke G 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
A simple protein-based surrogate neutralization assay for SARS-CoV-2 Abe KT, Li Z, Samson R, Samavarchi-Tehrani P, Valcourt EJ, Wood H, Budylowski P, Dupuis Ii AP, Girardin RC, Rathod B, Wang J, Barrios-Rodiles M, Colwill K, McGeer A, Mubareka S, Gommerman JL, Durocher Y, Ostrowski M, McDonough KA, Drebot MA, Drews SJ, Rini JM, Gingras AC 2020 JCI Insight View Researchers New or improved product or process