Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
An evaluation of the clinical impacts of 7-day platelets Ning S, Gabarin N, Li N, Liu Y, Lucier K, Barty R, Acker J, Webert KE, Warkentin TE, Arnold DM, Heddle NM 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Validation Plan for Lower Volume Blood tubes Siegal D, Callum J, Sztainert T 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Malattia emolitica del neonato (HDN): malattia di Rhesus (Rh) e MEN da altri anticorpi non-ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
Desialylated Platelet Clearance in the Liver is a Novel Mechanism of Systemic Immunosuppression Li J, Karakas D, Xue F, Chen Y, Zhu G, Yucel YH, MacParland SA, Zhang H, Semple JW, Freedman J, Shi Q, Ni H 2023 Research View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion medicine education delivery in Rwanda: Adapting Transfusion Camp to a resource-limited setting Skelton T, Nizeyimana F, Pendergrast J, Hagumimana J, Masaisa F, Kanyamuhunga A, Gashaija C, Callum J, Pavenski K, Khandelwal A, Lieberman L, Chargé S, Kapitany C, Morgan M, Meirovich H, Lin Y 2023 Transfusion View Health care providers Education research
Adjudicating the Diagnosis of Immune Thrombocytopenia in a Clinical Research Study Gabe C, Mahamad S, John M, Duncan J, Kelton J, Arnold D 2023 TH Open View Researchers Clinical research
Validation of a flow-cytometry-based red blood cell antigen phenotyping method Liwski R, Clarke G, Cheng C, Abidi SSR, Abidi SR, Quinn JG 2023 Vox Sang View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Hepatitis B Blood Donor Screening Data: An Under-Recognized Resource for Canadian Public Health Surveillance O’Brien SF, Reedman CN, Osiowy C, Bolotin S, Yi Q-L, Lourenço L, Lewin A, Binka M, Caffrey N, Drews SJ 2023 Viruses View Researchers Clinical research
Eleven-month SARS-CoV-2 binding antibody decay, and associated factors, among mRNA vaccinees: implications for booster vaccination Asamoah-Boaheng M, Grunau B, Haig S, Karim ME, Kirkham T, Lavoie PM, Sediqi S, Drews SJ, apos, Brien SF, Barakauskas V, Marquez AC, Jassem A, Goldfarb DM 2023 Access Microbiol View Researchers Clinical research
An association between intracellular ICE recrystallization-induced dna damage, the cell cycle, and chromatin condensation William N, Acker JP 2023 Cryobiology View Researchers Basic research
Simulation-optimisation approach to support management of blood components inventory Silva Magalhães V, Pinto LR, Rodrigues LF, Blake JT 2023 J Simul View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Alternatives to blood donor deferral of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: Acceptability of screening the sexual risk behavior of all blood donors Fisher WA, Kohut T, Woo H, Haw J 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators MSM research
Prophylaxis use of clotting factor replacement products in people with non-severe haemophilia: A review of the literature Iorio A, Königs C, Reding MT, Rotellini D, Skinner MW, Mancuso ME, Berntorp E 2023 Haemophilia View Health care providers Clinical research
Cross-Canada Variability in Blood Donor SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence by Social Determinants of Health O’Brien SF, Caffrey N, Yi Q-L, Bolotin S, Janjua NZ, Binka M, Thanh CQ, Stein DR, Lang A, Colquhoun A, Pambrun C, Reedman CN, Drews SJ 2023 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Clinical research
Evaluating variation in perioperative red blood cell transfusion for patients undergoing elective gastrointestinal cancer surgery Zuckerman J, Coburn N, Callum J, Mahar AL, Lin Y, Turgeon AF, McLeod R, Pearsall E, Martel G, Hallet J 2023 Surgery View Researchers Clinical research
Innovation & Portfolio Management Annual Impact Report 2022 – 2023 Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2023 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Granulocyte transfusion therapy Gardner E, Fernandes M, Latour C, Seftel M, Acker J, Clarke G 2023 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Leveraging Donor Populations to Study the Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Transfusion-Transmitted and Emerging Infectious Diseases Bloch EM, Busch MP, Corash LM, Dodd R, Hailu B, Kleinman S, O'Brien S, Petersen L, Stramer SL, Katz L 2023 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers New or improved product or process
International Forum on Blood Donation in Individuals with Current, Past or Germline Predisposition to Malignancy: Summary Baggio D, Fox LC, Wood EM, Aditya RN, Goldman M, van den Berg K, Kayser S, Wuchter P, Namba N, Tsuno NH, Makino S, Lee CK, Akhtar N, Shah F, Miflin G, Prati D, La Raja M, La Rocca U, Richard P, Tiberghien P, Harley RJ, Raouf MY, Sharma R, Kaur S, Bruijns S, Prakke-Weekamp H, Dunbar N 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
An online immunohematology educational resource for post-graduate hematology trainees: LearnSerology.ca Arsenault V, Yan MTS, Tait G, Lewin A, Pendergrast J 2023 Transfus Apher Sci View Health care providers Education research
Impact of SERPINC1 mutation on thrombotic phenotype in children with congenital antithrombin deficiency-first analysis of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis pediatric antithrombin deficiency database and biorepository Kumar R, Bakeer N, Dawson J, Al-Mughairy A, Stanek J, Dunn A, Male C, Chan A, Williams S 2023 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
How do I/we forecast tomorrows’ transfusion: Blood components Pereyra N, Devine DV 2023 Transfus Clin Biol View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Use of selective phenotyping and genotyping to identify rare blood donors in Canada Tordon B, Montemayor C, Clarke G, O'Brien SF, Goldman M 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
The 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 2023 Blood Adv View Researchers Basic research
Enfermedad hemolítica del feto y del recién nacido (EHFRN): incompatibilidad ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
Transfusion of female blood in a rat model is associated with red blood cells entrapment in organs Alshalani A, de Wissel MB, Tuip-de Boer AM, Roelofs JJTH, van Bruggen R, Acker JP, Juffermans NP 2023 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
Medication use in Canadian blood donors Goldman M, Miller O, O'Brien SF 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
FAQ : plasma traité au solvant-détergent (Octaplasma) Mack J, Gordon I, Romans R, Webert K, Ning S, Zeller M 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Plasma Components Stewart T 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
First Report of Successful Laser Warming for Frozen Gonadal Tissues and Oocytes in the Domestic Cat Model Rowlison T, Nagashima J, Acker J, Ben R, Daly J, Hagedorn, Comizzoli P 2023 Biopreserv Biobank View Researchers Basic research
Emotional Labor of Nurses and Phlebotomists in a New Source Plasma Collection Site During the COVID-19 Pandemic Holloway K 2023 Glob Qual Nurs Res View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
Perivascular niche cells sense thrombocytopenia and activate hematopoietic stem cells in an IL-1 dependent manner Luis TC, Barkas N, Carrelha J, Giustacchini A, Mazzi S, Norfo R, Wu B, Aliouat A, Guerrero JA, Rodriguez-Meira A, Bouriez-Jones T, Macaulay IC, Jasztal M, Zhu G, Ni H, Robson MJ, Blakely RD, Mead AJ, Nerlov C, Ghevaert C, Jacobsen SEW 2023 Nat Commun View Researchers Basic research
HLA-haplotype redundancy and rareness in Canadian Blood Services' Stem Cell Registry and Cord Blood Bank: Novel metrics for optimizing utility Bailey AJM, Blake J, Ganz K, Seftel MD, Allan DS 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Transfusion camp: A retrospective study of self-reported impact on postgraduate trainee transfusion practice Yeung KCY, Kapitany C, Chargé S, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, D'Empaire PP, Khandelwal A, Lieberman L, Lee C, Pavenski K, Pendergrast J, Shehata N, Hsia CC, Lavoie M, Murphy MF, Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Rahmani M, Trudeau J, Zeller MP, Lin Y 2023 Transfusion View Health care providers Education research
B cells and antibodies in refractory immune thrombocytopenia Roeser A, Lazarus AH, Mahévas M 2023 Br J Haematol View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Monitoring viral genomic sequences in transfusion-transmitted viruses Candotti D, Drews SJ, Faddy HM, ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party SoV 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
Humoral and Cellular Response of Transplant Recipients to a Third Dose of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Bailey AJM, Maganti HB, Cheng W, Shorr R, Arianne Buchan C, Allan DS 2023 Transplantation View Researchers Basic research
A Survey of Patient Experience in CML: American and Canadian Perspectives Hillis C, Flynn KE, Goldman EH, Moreira-Lucas TS, Visentini J, Dorman S, Ballinger R, Byrnes HF, De Palma A, Barbier V, Machado L, Atallah E 2023 Patient Prefer Adherence View Researchers Clinical research
Improved access yet inequitable experience: gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men’s views of more inclusive criteria for source plasma donation Vesnaver E, Butler-Foster T, Goldman M, Gibson E, Palumbo A, Lapierre D, Hill NE, MacDonagh R, Rubini KA, Bridel W, Miguel G, Rosser A, MacPherson P, Randall T, Osbourne-Sorrell W, O’Brien SF, Otis J, Greaves M, Al-Bakri TB, Germain M, Orvis S, Clapperton AT, Reid M, Labrecque M, Devine D, Presseau J 2023 BMC Public Health View Blood operators MSM research
Malattia emolitica del neonato (MEN): incompatibilità ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
SARS-CoV-2 RBD and Its Variants Can Induce Platelet Activation and Clearance: Implications for Antibody Therapy and Vaccinations against COVID-19 Ma X, Liang J, Zhu G, Bhoria P, Shoara AA, MacKeigan DT, Khoury CJ, Slavkovic S, Lin L, Karakas D, Chen Z, Prifti V, Liu Z, Shen C, Li Y, Zhang C, Dou J, Rousseau Z, Zhang J, Ni T, Lei X, Chen P, Wu X, Shaykhalishahi H, Mubareka S, Connelly KA, Zhang H, Rotstein O, Ni H 2023 Research View Researchers Clinical research
Unexpected difficulty in performance of a monocyte monolayer assay when using RBCs from a patient with sickle cell disease Lipman T, Bienz MN, Pendergrast J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Branch DR 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Willingness and eligibility to donate blood under 12-month and 3-month deferral policies among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Ontario, Canada Brennan D, Armstrong JP, Kesler M, Bekele T, Lachowksy N, Grace D, Hart TA, Souleymanov R, Adam B 2023 PLOS Glob Public Health View Researchers MSM research
BAY 81-8973 Efficacy and Safety in Previously Untreated and Minimally Treated Children with Severe Hemophilia A: The LEOPOLD Kids Trial Ljung R, Chan AKC, Glosli H, Afonja O, Becker B, Tseneklidou-Stoeter D, Mancuso ME, Saulyte-Trakymiene S, Kenet G 2023 Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
A multiphasic approach to solve misidentification of Cutibacterium acnes as Atopobium vaginae during routine bacterial screening of platelet concentrates using the VITEK 2 system Kumaran D, Laflamme C, Ramirez-Arcos S 2023 Access Microbiol View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Long-term preservation of red blood cells through deep supercooling Isiksacan Z, William N, Yarmush ML, Acker JP, Usta OB 2023 Cryobiology View Researchers Basic research
Dimethyl sulfoxide-free cryopreservation solutions for hematopoietic stem cell grafts Kaushal R, Jahan S, McGregor C, Pineault N 2022 Cytotherapy View Researchers New or improved product or process
Co-administration of FVIII with IVIG reduces immune response to FVIII in hemophilia A mice Afraz S, Stevic I, Matino D, Wen J, Atkinson H, Chan AKC, Hortelano G 2022 Sci Rep View Researchers Clinical research
FAQ : Test des titres d’iso-hémagglutinines (anti-A/anti-B) des donneurs à la Société canadienne du sang Bodnar M, Bienz M, Clarke G 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Blood donor eligibility criteria for medical conditions: A BEST collaborative study Jacquot C, Tiberghien P, van den Hurk K, Ziman A, Shaz B, Apelseth TO, Goldman M, The Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting