Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
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
Understanding the experiences of plasma donors in Canada's new source plasma collection centres during COVID-19: A qualitative study Holloway K 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
c-Mpl-del, a c-Mpl alternative splicing isoform, promotes AMKL progression and chemoresistance Li F, Xiong Y, Yang M, Chen P, Zhang J, Wang Q, Xu M, Wang Y, He Z, Zhao X, Huang J, Gu X, Zhang L, Sun R, Sun X, Li J, Ou J, Xu T, Huang X, Cao Y, Xu XR, Karakas D, Li J, Ni H, Zhang Q 2022 Cell Death Dis View Researchers Basic research
Switching from standard to extended half-life FVIII prophylaxis in haemophilia A: Comparison of factor product use, bleed rates and pharmacokinetics Nummi V, Lehtinen AE, Iorio A, Szanto T, Lassila R 2022 Haemophilia View Researchers Clinical research
Changing Patterns of SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence among Canadian Blood Donors during the Vaccine Era Reedman CN, Drews SJ, Yi Q-L, Pambrun C, O’Brien SF 2022 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: Le risque de transmission du VIH est demeuré inchangé avec l’élargissement des critères d’admissibilité aux hommes gais, bisexuels et autres hommes ayant des rapports sexuels avec d’autres hommes Walsh G 2022 Blood.ca website View Regulators MSM research
Fostamatinib for the treatment of warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia: Phase 2, multicenter, open-label study Kuter DJ, Rogers KA, Boxer MA, Choi M, Agajanian R, Arnold DM, Broome CM, Field JJ, Murakhovskaya I, Numerof R, Tong S 2022 Am J Hematol View Researchers Clinical research
Blood Collection Agency Messaging to Donors and the Public in Canada and Australia During the Early Days of COVID-19 Haw J, Thorpe R, Holloway K 2022 Front Commun View Blood operators Ethical, legal and social implications research
An intron c.149-2632T>A change in RHD is associated with aberrant transcription and very weak D phenotype Floch A, Vege S, Berardi P, Hannon J, Ochoa-Garay G, Lomas-Francis C, Westhoff CM 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
International Forum on Policies and Practice for Transfusion of ABO and RhD Non-Identical Platelets: Summary Cardigan R, New HV, Estcourt L, Zhiburt E, Dubey R, Bengtsson J, Jöud M, Castillo C, Cid J, Lozano M, Gounder D, Flanagan P, Morley S, Clarke G, Devine D, Hindawi S, AlOtaibi A, Bub CB, Kutner JM, Ikeda T, Goto N, Okazaki H, Fontaine MJ, Pasion J, Song L, Latham T, Kerkhoffs JL, de Haas M, Zwaginga JJ, Gathof BS, Ommer K, Pirenne F, Raba M, Francois A, Daly J, Powley T, Dunbar N 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Donor-recipient sex is associated with transfusion-related outcomes in critically ill patients Alshalani A, Uhel F, Cremer OL, Schultz MJ, de Vooght KMK, van Bruggen R, Acker JP, Juffermans NP 2022 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
Novel platelet products including cold-stored platelets Devine DV 2022 Hematology View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Investigation of Acute Transfusion Reactions Leary H, Webert KE, Heddle NM 2022 Practical Transfusion Medicine View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Database-driven research and big data analytic approaches in transfusion medicine Ning S, Li N, Barty R, Arnold D, Heddle NM 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
A positive blood culture is associated with a lower haemoglobin increment in hospitalized patients after red blood cell transfusion Qadri SM, Liu Y, Barty RL, Heddle NM, Sheffield WP 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: Évaluation de la sécurité des pompes à perfusion pour les transfusions de globules rouges Wolfe A 2022 Blood.ca website View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) - update on diagnosis and management considering different resources: Response to Comment from Yamada et al Greinacher A, Langer F, Makris M, Pai M, Pavord S, Tran H, Warkentin TE 2022 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Demand and usage of unrelated donor products for allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Canadian Blood Services Stem Cell Registry analysis Allan DS, Green M, Morris G, Weiss J, Dibdin N, Mercer D, Seftel M 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
Risk factors for bleeding in people living with hemophilia A and B treated with regular prophylaxis: A systematic review of the literature Germini F, Noronha N, Abraham Philip B, Olasupo O, Pete D, Navarro T, Keepanasseril A, Matino D, de Wit K, Parpia S, Iorio A 2022 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research