Our Research Publications
Updated August 2025
| Title | Authors | Year Sort ascending | Journal | Link to Article | Intended Audience | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporal trends in disparities in COVID-19 seropositivity among Canadian blood donors | Yu Y, Knight MJ, Gibson D, O'Brien SF, Buckeridge DL, Russell WA | 2024 | Int J Epidemiol | View Temporal trends in disparities in COVID-19 seropositivity among Canadian blood donors | Researchers | Epidemiology research |
| Making platelet transfusions safer through pathogen reduction | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Making platelet transfusions safer through pathogen reduction | General public | Other |
| Commentary on "Inhibition of cellular activation induced by platelet factor 4 via the CXCR3 pathway ameliorates Japanese encephalitis and dengue viral infections" | Drews SJ | 2024 | J Thromb Haemost | View Commentary on "Inhibition of cellular activation induced by platelet factor 4 via the CXCR3 pathway ameliorates Japanese encephalitis and dengue viral infections" | Researchers | Epidemiology research |
| Comparable bacterial growth in platelet concentrates suspended in plasma and platelet additive solution and improved detection of bacterial contamination using a new generation automated culture system | Kou Y, Kumaran D, Howell A, Ramirez-Arcos S | 2024 | Transfusion | View Comparable bacterial growth in platelet concentrates suspended in plasma and platelet additive solution and improved detection of bacterial contamination using a new generation automated culture system | Researchers | Basic research |
| Introducing a new blood product to better meet the transfusion needs of the Canadian Armed Forces | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Introducing a new blood product to better meet the transfusion needs of the Canadian Armed Forces | General public | Other |
| Immunoglobulin products | Harding SR, Cowan J, Jennings S | 2024 | Clinical Guide to Transfusion | View Immunoglobulin products | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Management of Pregnancies Alloimmunized with Non-Rh and Non-K Alloantibodies | Jackson ME, Grabowska K, Lieberman L, Clarke G, Yan MTS, Canadian Obstetric Pediatric Transfusion N | 2024 | J Obstet Gynaecol Can | View Management of Pregnancies Alloimmunized with Non-Rh and Non-K Alloantibodies | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| Evaluation of the acceptability and feasibility of a source plasma donation program for men who have sex with men in Montreal’s gay community | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Evaluation of the acceptability and feasibility of a source plasma donation program for men who have sex with men in Montreal’s gay community | General public | MSM research |
| Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Research ensures innovation and safety go hand in hand for stem cell transplantation | Caspani G, Singh C | 2024 | Centre for Blood Research Blog | View Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Research ensures innovation and safety go hand in hand for stem cell transplantation | General public | Other |
| Recognition and control of neutrophil extracellular trap formation by MICL | Malamud M, Whitehead L, McIntosh A, Colella F, Roelofs AJ, Kusakabe T, Dambuza IM, Phillips-Brookes A, Salazar F, Perez F, Shoesmith R, Zakrzewski P, Sey EA, Rodrigues C, Morvay PL, Redelinghuys P, Bedekovic T, Fernandes MJG, Almizraq R, Branch DR, Amulic B, Harvey J, Stewart D, Yuecel R, Reid DM, McConnachie A, Pickering MC, Botto M, Iliev ID, McInnes IB, De Bari C, Willment JA, Brown GD | 2024 | Nature | View Recognition and control of neutrophil extracellular trap formation by MICL | Researchers | Basic research |
| The 2024 Guideline on use of Intravenous Albumin from the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines | Raza S | 2024 | Professionaleducation.blood.ca | View The 2024 Guideline on use of Intravenous Albumin from the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Reply to Kaestner et al.: Pioneering quantitative platforms for stored red blood cell assessment open the door for precision transfusion medicine | Isiksacan Z, D’Alessandro A, McKenna DH, Tessier SN, Kucukal E, Gokaltun AA, William N, Sandlin RD, Bischof J, Mohandas N, Busch MP, Elbuken C, Gurkan UA, Toner M, Acker JP, Yarmush ML, Usta OB | 2024 | PNAS | View Reply to Kaestner et al.: Pioneering quantitative platforms for stored red blood cell assessment open the door for precision transfusion medicine | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Decreasing parvovirus B19 and hepatitis A nucleic acid test positivity rates in Canadian plasma donors following the initiation of COVID-19 restriction in March 2020 | Drews SJ, Charlton C, O'Brien SF, Burugu S, Denomme GA | 2024 | Vox Sang | View Decreasing parvovirus B19 and hepatitis A nucleic acid test positivity rates in Canadian plasma donors following the initiation of COVID-19 restriction in March 2020 | Researchers | Epidemiology research |
| Attitudes, comportements et acceptation des politiques d’admissibilité au don de sang actuelles et futures : une étude qualitative auprès d’hommes gais, bisexuels et autres HARSAH à Vancouver, Toronto et Montréal | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Attitudes, comportements et acceptation des politiques d’admissibilité au don de sang actuelles et futures : une étude qualitative auprès d’hommes gais, bisexuels et autres HARSAH à Vancouver, Toronto et Montréal | General public | MSM research |
| Driving excellence: CBR and Canadian Blood Services renew collaboration to advance blood science education and training | Chuong K, Sztainert T, Wolfe A | 2024 | Centre for Blood Research Blog | View Driving excellence: CBR and Canadian Blood Services renew collaboration to advance blood science education and training | General public | Other |
| Protocol for a phase 3, randomised, active-control study of four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate versus frozen plasma in bleeding adult cardiac surgery patients requiring coagulation factor replacement: the LEX-211 (FARES-II) trial | Karkouti K, Callum J, Bartoszko J, Solomon C, Knaub S, Levy JH, Tanaka KA | 2024 | BMJ Open | View Protocol for a phase 3, randomised, active-control study of four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate versus frozen plasma in bleeding adult cardiac surgery patients requiring coagulation factor replacement: the LEX-211 (FARES-II) trial | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| FAQ : Information destinée aux professionnels de la santé concernant les plaquettes à teneur réduite en agents pathogènes (PMTP) | Ning S, Tordon B, Zeller M, Anani W | 2024 | Professionaleducation.blood.ca | View FAQ : Information destinée aux professionnels de la santé concernant les plaquettes à teneur réduite en agents pathogènes (PMTP) | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Novel GPIb-independent platelet aggregation induced by botrocetin: implications for diagnosis and antithrombotic therapy | Shen C, Mackeigan DT, Shoara AA, Bhoria P, Zhu G, Karakas D, Ma W, Chen ZY, Xu R, Slavkovic S, Zhang D, Prifti V, Liu Z, Cerenzia EG, Chen P, Neves MAD, Li H, Xue F, Yang R, Liu J, Lai R, Li R, Ni H | 2024 | J Thromb Haemost | View Novel GPIb-independent platelet aggregation induced by botrocetin: implications for diagnosis and antithrombotic therapy | Researchers | Basic research |
| Countdown to CSTM 2024: A unique venue for ideas & reconnection | Yan M | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View Countdown to CSTM 2024: A unique venue for ideas & reconnection | General public | Other |
| Alberta’s research priorities to advance organ donation and transplantation: an ecosystem-based and consensus-driven approach to strategic research planning | Davoodi S, Gongal P, Delaney S, Acker J, Boulet D, Boulet T, Dijke E, Elliot J, Halloran K, Halpin A, Hartell D, Kemp L, Kramer A, Lam N, Mager D, Mokoena T, Pepper A, Powell L, Tandon P, Wilson M, Wilkins R, Woolfsmith J, West L | 2024 | Can Heal Pol | View Alberta’s research priorities to advance organ donation and transplantation: an ecosystem-based and consensus-driven approach to strategic research planning | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Thrombotic triad in microgravity | Elahi MM, Witt AN, Pryzdial ELG, McBeth PB | 2024 | Thromb Res | View Thrombotic triad in microgravity | 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 |
| Sickle cell disease and the need for blood from African, Caribbean and Black communities | Brennan A | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View Sickle cell disease and the need for blood from African, Caribbean and Black communities | General public | Other |
| Soutenir la recherche et l'éducation pour le ystème du sang au Canada | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Innovation et gestion du portefeuille Rapport annuel d’impact 2023-2024 | View Soutenir la recherche et l'éducation pour le ystème du sang au Canada | General public | Other |
| Optimizing Access to Unrelated Donors in Canada: Re-Examining the Importance of Donor Factors on Outcomes Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation | Parmar G, Seftel MD, Ganz K, Blake J, Holovati JL, Allan DS | 2024 | Curr Oncol | View Optimizing Access to Unrelated Donors in Canada: Re-Examining the Importance of Donor Factors on Outcomes Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation | Blood operators | Clinical research |
| Porcine-derived pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy may be linked to chronic hepatitis E virus infection in cystic fibrosis lung transplant recipients | Thornton CS, Waddell BJ, Congly SE, Svishchuk J, Somayaji R, Fatovich L, Isaac D, Doucette K, Fonseca K, Drews SJ, Borlang J, Osiowy C, Parkins MD | 2024 | Gut | View Porcine-derived pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy may be linked to chronic hepatitis E virus infection in cystic fibrosis lung transplant recipients | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| Homing and Engraftment of Hematopoietic Stem Cells Following Transplantation: A Pre-Clinical Perspective | Hasan T, Pasala AR, Hassan D, Hanotaux J, Allan DS, Maganti HB | 2024 | Curr Oncol | View Homing and Engraftment of Hematopoietic Stem Cells Following Transplantation: A Pre-Clinical Perspective | Researchers | Clinical research |
| 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 |
| Donor eligibility criteria for men who have sex with men and pathogen reduction technologies: Estimating risk with mathematical modelling | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Donor eligibility criteria for men who have sex with men and pathogen reduction technologies: Estimating risk with mathematical modelling | General public | MSM research |
| Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Research ensures innovation and safety go hand in hand for stem cell transplantation | Caspani G, Singh C | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Research ensures innovation and safety go hand in hand for stem cell transplantation | General public | Other |
| Targeted development and optimization of small-molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors (IRIs) for the cryopreservation of biological systems | McMunn LE, Walsh EM, Ben RN | 2024 | Cryo Letters | View Targeted development and optimization of small-molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors (IRIs) for the cryopreservation of biological systems | Researchers | Basic research |
| Use of Albumin in critically ill patients | Relke N, Hewitt M, Rochwerg B, Callum J | 2024 | CHEST Physician Critical Care Commentary | View Use of Albumin in critically ill patients | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Canadian Blood Services supports development of updated clinical guideline on transfusion for hemoglobinopathies | Wolfe A | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View Canadian Blood Services supports development of updated clinical guideline on transfusion for hemoglobinopathies | General public | Other |
| Améliorer la sécurité des transfusions de plaquettes grâce à la réduction des agents pathogènes | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Améliorer la sécurité des transfusions de plaquettes grâce à la réduction des agents pathogènes | General public | Other |
| Determining the impact of current Canadian stem cell registry policy on donor availability via dynamic registry simulation | Blake JT, Ganz K, Seftel M, Allan D | 2024 | Vox Sang | View Determining the impact of current Canadian stem cell registry policy on donor availability via dynamic registry simulation | Blood operators | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Canadian Blood Services researcher studies potential treatment for sickle cell disease | Abe T | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View Canadian Blood Services researcher studies potential treatment for sickle cell disease | General public | Other |
| Création involontaire de préjugés lors de la sélection des donneurs | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Création involontaire de préjugés lors de la sélection des donneurs | General public | MSM research |
| Driving excellence: The Centre for Blood Research and Canadian Blood Services renew collaboration to advance blood science education and training | Chuong K, Sztainert T, Wolfe A | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View Driving excellence: The Centre for Blood Research and Canadian Blood Services renew collaboration to advance blood science education and training | General public | Other |
| Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Evaluating umbilical cord blood transfusion efficacy and safety in neonates | Yazdanbakhsh M | 2024 | Centre for Blood Research Blog | View Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Evaluating umbilical cord blood transfusion efficacy and safety in neonates | General public | Other |
| Top 5 R.E.D. Blog posts of 2024 | Brennan A | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View Top 5 R.E.D. Blog posts of 2024 | General public | Other |
| BloodTechNet educational resources | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Professionaleducation.blood.ca | View BloodTechNet educational resources | Health care providers | Education research |
| A novel sequencing panel for somatic hypermutation (SHM) status determination | Ghosh D | 2024 | Centre for Blood Research Blog | View A novel sequencing panel for somatic hypermutation (SHM) status determination | General public | Other |
| Transforming Transfusion: engineered platelets using lipid nanoparticles | Perrier J | 2024 | Centre for Blood Research Blog | View Transforming Transfusion: engineered platelets using lipid nanoparticles | General public | Other |
| Correlation of the Transfusion Camp knowledge assessment test with clinical transfusion practice | Tordon B, Meirovich H, Malkin A, Pavenski K, Moorehead A, Ginsborg L, Saeed S, Shehata N, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Lieberman L, Pendergrast J, Lin Y | 2024 | Transfusion | View Correlation of the Transfusion Camp knowledge assessment test with clinical transfusion practice | Health care providers | Education 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 |