Our Research Publications
Updated August 2025
| Title | Authors | Year Sort ascending | Journal | Link to Article | Intended Audience | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitigating risks of bacterial contamination in transfusion | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Research Impact Case Study | View Mitigating risks of bacterial contamination in transfusion | General public | Other |
| Chapitre 4: Les immunoglobulines | Harding SR, Cowan J, Jennings S | 2024 | Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle | View Chapitre 4: Les immunoglobulines | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| A novel small molecule phagocytosis inhibitor, KB-208, ameliorates ITP in mouse models with similar efficacy as IVIG | Loriamini M, Lewis-Bakker MM, Binnington B, Kotra LP, Branch DR | 2024 | Transfusion | View A novel small molecule phagocytosis inhibitor, KB-208, ameliorates ITP in mouse models with similar efficacy as IVIG | Researchers | Basic research |
| Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated with intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without haematopoietic stem cell support | Radford M, Estcourt LJ, Sirotich E, Pitre T, Britto J, Watson M, Brunskill SJ, Fergusson DA, Dorée C, Arnold DM | 2024 | Cochrane Database Syst Rev | View Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated with intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without haematopoietic stem cell support | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| Providing vital guidance in a time of crisis: COVID-19 research support | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Providing vital guidance in a time of crisis: COVID-19 research support | General public | Other |
| Impact of lower concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide on cryopreservation of autologous hematopoietic stem cells: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical studies | Bennett B, Hanotaux J, Pasala AR, Hasan T, Hassan D, Shor R, Allan DS, Maganti HB | 2024 | Cytotherapy | View Impact of lower concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide on cryopreservation of autologous hematopoietic stem cells: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical studies | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Post-Reconstitution Hemostatic Stability Profiles of Canadian and German Freeze-Dried Plasma | Peng HT, Moes K, Singh K, Rhind SG, Pambrun C, Jenkins C, da Luz L, Beckett A | 2024 | Life | View Post-Reconstitution Hemostatic Stability Profiles of Canadian and German Freeze-Dried Plasma | Researchers | Basic research |
| The effects of pen ink and surface disinfectants on red blood cells stored in plasticized polyvinylchloride transfusion bags | Uy RJ, Serrano K, Hadjesfandiari N, Shih AW, Devine D | 2024 | Transfusion | View The effects of pen ink and surface disinfectants on red blood cells stored in plasticized polyvinylchloride transfusion bags | Researchers | Basic research |
| Red cell concentrates from teen male donors contain poor-quality biologically older cells | Mykhailova O, Brandon-Coatham M, Phan C, Yazdanbakhsh M, Olafson C, Yi QL, Kanias T, Acker JP | 2024 | Vox Sang | View Red cell concentrates from teen male donors contain poor-quality biologically older cells | Researchers | Basic research |
| Estimation de la probabilité de transmission du VIH chez les donneurs hommes ayant des relations sexuelles avec d’autres hommes à l’aide de modèles biocomportementaux et mathématiques | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Estimation de la probabilité de transmission du VIH chez les donneurs hommes ayant des relations sexuelles avec d’autres hommes à l’aide de modèles biocomportementaux et mathématiques | General public | MSM research |
| Salvianolic acid B inhibits thrombosis and directly blocks the thrombin catalytic site | Neves MAD, Ni TT, Mackeigan DT, Shoara AA, Lei X, Slavkovic S, Yu SY, Stratton TW, Gallant RC, Zhang D, Xu XR, Fernandes C, Zhu G, Hu X, Chazot N, Donaldson LW, Johnson PE, Connelly K, Rand M, Wang Y, Ni H | 2024 | Res Pract Thromb Haemost | View Salvianolic acid B inhibits thrombosis and directly blocks the thrombin catalytic site | Researchers | Basic research |
| Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Understanding graft versus host disease (GvHD) | Rosenflanz K | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Understanding graft versus host disease (GvHD) | General public | Other |
| Antagonism of the Platelet-Activating Factor Pathway Mitigates Inflammatory Adverse Events Driven by Anti-erythrocyte Antibody Therapy in Mice | Won KD, Gil Gonzalez L, Cruz-Leal Y, Pavon Oro A, Lazarus AH | 2024 | J Immunol | View Antagonism of the Platelet-Activating Factor Pathway Mitigates Inflammatory Adverse Events Driven by Anti-erythrocyte Antibody Therapy in Mice | Researchers | Basic research |
| FAQ : fin du Programme de dons dirigés de la Société canadienne du sang | Ning S | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View FAQ : fin du Programme de dons dirigés de la Société canadienne du sang | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Améliorer la sécurité du traitement par IgIV pour les patients | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Améliorer la sécurité du traitement par IgIV pour les patients | General public | Other |
| CBR External Travel Awards: Norman Bethune Symposium 2024 – Fateme Babaha | Babaha F | 2024 | Centre for Blood Research Blog | View CBR External Travel Awards: Norman Bethune Symposium 2024 – Fateme Babaha | General public | Other |
| Traitements par immunoglobulines intraveineuses : comprendre leur fonctionnement | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Impact de la recherche | View Traitements par immunoglobulines intraveineuses : comprendre leur fonctionnement | General public | Other |
| Ferroptosis in liver diseases: Fundamental mechanism and clinical implications | Lai MS, Yan XP, Branch DR, Loriamini M, Chen LM | 2024 | World J Gastroenterol | View Ferroptosis in liver diseases: Fundamental mechanism and clinical implications | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in Canadian blood donors: Insight into donor representativeness of the general population | O'Brien SF, Goldman M, Ehsani-Moghaddam B, Fan W, Osmond L, Pambrun C, Drews SJ | 2024 | Vaccine X | View SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in Canadian blood donors: Insight into donor representativeness of the general population | Researchers | Epidemiology research |
| Factor V haemostatic diathesis impairing thrombin activation, membrane binding and circulating antigen level due to a novel compound heterozygous mutation, Leu1821Ser and Gly2192Cys | Talbot K, Song J, Perrier JR, Jackson S, MacGillivray RTA, Pryzdial ELG | 2024 | Haemophilia | View Factor V haemostatic diathesis impairing thrombin activation, membrane binding and circulating antigen level due to a novel compound heterozygous mutation, Leu1821Ser and Gly2192Cys | Researchers | Basic research |
| RBC subpopulations in RCCs affected by donor factors | Yazdanbakhsh M, Phan C, William N, Acker JP | 2024 | Transfus Apher Sci | View RBC subpopulations in RCCs affected by donor factors | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Comparative genome analyses of Staphylococcus aureus from platelet concentrates reveal rearrangements involving loss of type VII secretion genes | Ramirez-Arcos S, Ighem-Chi S, Flint A, Weedmark K, Pagotto F | 2024 | Access Microbiol | View Comparative genome analyses of Staphylococcus aureus from platelet concentrates reveal rearrangements involving loss of type VII secretion genes | Researchers | Basic research |
| Introduire un nouveau produit sanguin pour mieux répondre aux besoins transfusionnels des Forces armées canadiennes | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Introduire un nouveau produit sanguin pour mieux répondre aux besoins transfusionnels des Forces armées canadiennes | General public | Other |
| Prehospital Freeze-Dried Plasma in Trauma: A Critical Review | Sheffield WP, Singh K, Beckett A, Devine DV | 2024 | Transfus Med Rev | View Prehospital Freeze-Dried Plasma in Trauma: A Critical Review | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| International review of blood donation nucleic acid amplification testing | Faddy HM, Osiowy C, Custer B, Busch M, Stramer SL, Adesina O, van de Laar T, Tsoi W-C, Styles C, Kiely P, Margaritis A, Kwon S-Y, Qiu Y, Deng X, Lewin A, Jørgensen SW, Erikstrup C, Juhl D, Sauleda S, Camacho Rodriguez BA, Coral LJCS, Gaviria García PA, Oota S, O'Brien SF, Wendel S, Castro E, Navarro Pérez L, Harvala H, Davison K, Reynolds C, Jarvis L, Grabarczyk P, Kopacz A, Łętowska M, O'Flaherty N, Young F, Williams P, Burke L, Chua SS, Muylaert A, Page I, Jones A, Niederhauser C, Vermeulen M, Laperche S, Gallian P, Sawadogo S, Satake M, Gharehbaghian A, Addas-Carvalho M, Blanco S, Gallego SV, Seltsam A, Weber-Schehl M, Al-Riyami AZ, Al Maamari K, Alawi FB, Pandey HC, Mbanya D, França RA, Charlewood R, the Virology Surveillance Risk Assessment Policy subgroups of the ISBT Working Party on Transfusion-transmitted Infectious Diseases | 2024 | Vox Sang | View International review of blood donation nucleic acid amplification testing | Blood operators | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Improving blood safety through a risk-informed approach to complex decision-making | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Improving blood safety through a risk-informed approach to complex decision-making | General public | Other |
| Antagonism of the Platelet-Activating Factor Pathway Mitigates Inflammatory Adverse Events Driven by Anti-erythrocyte Antibody Therapy in Mice | Won KD, Gil Gonzalez L, Cruz-Leal Y, Pavon Oro A, Lazarus AH | 2024 | J Immunol | View Antagonism of the Platelet-Activating Factor Pathway Mitigates Inflammatory Adverse Events Driven by Anti-erythrocyte Antibody Therapy in Mice | Researchers | Basic research |
| Operational impact of individual risk assessment options | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Operational impact of individual risk assessment options | General public | MSM research |
| Intravenous immunoglobulin therapies: Understanding how and why they work | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Research Impact Case Study | View Intravenous immunoglobulin therapies: Understanding how and why they work | General public | Other |
| Countdown to CSTM 2024: Bringing research to life | Haw J | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View Countdown to CSTM 2024: Bringing research to life | General public | Other |
| Current state of undergraduate medical school training in transfusion medicine and its impact on postgraduate trainee knowledge | Rahmani M, Chargé S, Bodnar M, Callum J, Hsia C, Lavoie M, Lemay AS, Mack J, Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Trudeau J, Zeller MP, Lin Y | 2024 | Transfusion | View Current state of undergraduate medical school training in transfusion medicine and its impact on postgraduate trainee knowledge | Health care providers | Education research |
| Pushing the boundaries of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: insights from cutting-edge preclinical research | Hasan T, Maganti HB | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Pushing the boundaries of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: insights from cutting-edge preclinical research | General public | Other |
| Estimated median density identifies donor age and sex differences in red blood cell biological age | Mykhailova O, Brandon-Coatham M, Durand K, Olafson C, Xu A, Yi Q-L, Kanias T, Acker JP | 2024 | Transfusion | View Estimated median density identifies donor age and sex differences in red blood cell biological age | Researchers | Basic research |
| Étude de faisabilité concernant l’ouverture du don de plasma source aux HARSAH selon des critères spécifiques | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Étude de faisabilité concernant l’ouverture du don de plasma source aux HARSAH selon des critères spécifiques | General public | MSM research |
| CSTM 2024: Reflections from Canadian Blood Services trainees, part 2 | Joshi P | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View CSTM 2024: Reflections from Canadian Blood Services trainees, part 2 | General public | Other |
| FAQ: Information for health professionals on apheresis platelet psoralen-treated (APPT) and untreated apheresis platelet in PAS-E | Ning S, Nowry A, Zeller M | 2024 | Professionaleducation.blood.ca | View FAQ: Information for health professionals on apheresis platelet psoralen-treated (APPT) and untreated apheresis platelet in PAS-E | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Correction: An activator of G protein-coupled receptor and MEK1/2-ERK1/2 signaling inhibits HIV-1 replication by altering viral RNA processing | Wong RW, Balachandran A, Cheung PK, Cheng R, Pan Q, Stoilov P, Harrigan PR, Blencowe BJ, Branch DR, Cochrane A | 2024 | PLoS Pathog | View Correction: An activator of G protein-coupled receptor and MEK1/2-ERK1/2 signaling inhibits HIV-1 replication by altering viral RNA processing | Researchers | Basic research |
| Améliorer la sécurité et préserver les ressources en diminuant les transfusions inappropriées | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Améliorer la sécurité et préserver les ressources en diminuant les transfusions inappropriées | General public | Other |
| Understanding immunity in Canada: COVID-19 seroprevalence studies | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Understanding immunity in Canada: COVID-19 seroprevalence studies | General public | Other |
| Delayed cold-stored vs. room temperature stored platelet transfusions in bleeding adult cardiac surgery patients-a randomized multicentre pilot study (PLTS-1) | Bartoszko J, Peer M, Grewal D, Ansari S, Callum J, Karkouti K | 2024 | Pilot Feasibility Stud | View Delayed cold-stored vs. room temperature stored platelet transfusions in bleeding adult cardiac surgery patients-a randomized multicentre pilot study (PLTS-1) | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| Utilisation des IgIV pour traiter la thrombopénie immune : prévention de la destruction des plaquettes et étude des substituts aux IgIV | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Impact de la recherche | View Utilisation des IgIV pour traiter la thrombopénie immune : prévention de la destruction des plaquettes et étude des substituts aux IgIV | General public | Other |
| Canadian Blood Services research engineer applies network modelling techniques and mentorship skills to benefit Canada’s Lifeline | Freeman E | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View Canadian Blood Services research engineer applies network modelling techniques and mentorship skills to benefit Canada’s Lifeline | General public | Other |
| Biophysical profiling of red blood cells from thin-film blood smears using deep learning | Lamoureux ES, Cheng Y, Islamzada E, Matthews K, Duffy SP, Ma H | 2024 | Heliyon | View Biophysical profiling of red blood cells from thin-film blood smears using deep learning | Researchers | Basic research |
| Healthcare provider's perceptions of bleeding in patients with acute leukaemia undergoing induction chemotherapy: A qualitative study | Taneja S, Heddle NM, Hillis C, Lane S, Karunakaran M, Maze D, Modi D, Khalaf D, Arnold DM, Zahreddine H, Webert K, Hess L, Cook R, Stanworth S, Gernsheimer T, Vanstone M | 2024 | Transfus Med | View Healthcare provider's perceptions of bleeding in patients with acute leukaemia undergoing induction chemotherapy: A qualitative study | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| Comparative virulome analysis of four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from human skin and platelet concentrates using whole genome sequencing | Yousuf B, Flint A, Weedmark K, Pagotto F, Ramirez-Arcos S | 2024 | Access Microbiol | View Comparative virulome analysis of four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from human skin and platelet concentrates using whole genome sequencing | Researchers | Basic research |
| Comparative virulome analysis of four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from human skin and platelet concentrates using whole genome sequencing | Yousuf B, Flint A, Weedmark K, Pagotto F, Ramirez-Arcos S | 2024 | Access Microbiol | View Comparative virulome analysis of four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from human skin and platelet concentrates using whole genome sequencing | Researchers | Basic research |
| Making blood donation more inclusive with sexual behaviour-based screening for all donors | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Making blood donation more inclusive with sexual behaviour-based screening for all donors | General public | Other |
| Transforming research to improve therapies for trauma in the twenty-first century | Juffermans NP, Gözden T, Brohi K, Davenport R, Acker JP, Reade MC, Maegele M, Neal MD, Spinella PC | 2024 | Crit Care | View Transforming research to improve therapies for trauma in the twenty-first century | Researchers | New or improved product or process |
| Reconsidering Routine Repeat Group and Screens During Pregnancy-Personalizing Pregnancy Care | Tran A, Clarke G, Callum JL, Smith G, Somerset D, Thorne J, Lieberman L | 2024 | J Obstet Gynaecol Can | View Reconsidering Routine Repeat Group and Screens During Pregnancy-Personalizing Pregnancy Care | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| An international review of the characteristics of viral nucleic acid-amplification testing (NAT) reveals a trend towards the use of smaller pool sizes and individual donation NAT | Faddy HM, Osiowy C, Custer B, Busch M, Stramer SL, Dean MM, Acutt J, Viennet E, van de Laar T, Tsoi W-C, Styles C, Kiely P, Margaritis A, Kwon S-Y, Qiu Y, Deng X, Lewin A, Jørgensen SW, Erikstrup C, Juhl D, Sauleda S, Camacho Rodriguez BA, Soto Coral LJC, Gaviria García PA, Oota S, O'Brien SF, Wendel S, Castro E, Navarro Pérez L, Harvala H, Davison K, Reynolds C, Jarvis L, Grabarczyk P, Kopacz A, Łętowska M, O'Flaherty N, Young F, Williams P, Burke L, Chua SS, Muylaert A, Page I, Jones A, Niederhauser C, Vermeulen M, Laperche S, Gallian P, Satake M, Addas-Carvalho M, Blanco S, Gallego SV, Seltsam A, Weber-Schehl M, Al-Riyami AZ, Al Maamari K, Alawi FB, Pandey HC, França RA, Charlewood R, Virology t, Surveillance RA, Policy subgroups of the ISBT WP-TTID | 2024 | Vox Sang | View An international review of the characteristics of viral nucleic acid-amplification testing (NAT) reveals a trend towards the use of smaller pool sizes and individual donation NAT | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |