Our Research Publications
Updated August 2025
| Title | Authors | Year Sort ascending | Journal | Link to Article | Intended Audience | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSTM 2024: Reflections from Canadian Blood Services trainees, part 1 | Yazdanbakhsh M, Paredes C | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View CSTM 2024: Reflections from Canadian Blood Services trainees, part 1 | General public | Other |
| 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 |
| Fournir des lignes directrices essentielles en temps de crise : soutien à la recherche sur la COVID-19 | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Fournir des lignes directrices essentielles en temps de crise : soutien à la recherche sur la COVID-19 | General public | Other |
| Reply to: "Population-based screening works: Effect of integrating screening for hepatitis B and C into the general health check-up in Germany" | Thompson LA, Charlton CL | 2024 | J Hepatol | View Reply to: "Population-based screening works: Effect of integrating screening for hepatitis B and C into the general health check-up in Germany" | Researchers | Epidemiology research |
| End of selection criteria based on sexual orientation: An international symposium on alternatives to donation deferral | Lewin A, Goldman M, Busch MP, Davison K, van de Laar T, Tiberghien P, Shinar E, O'Brien SF, Lambert G, Field S, Hervig T, Tan DHS, Custer B, Drews SJ, Lanteri MC, Klochkov D, Widmer E, Domingue M-P, Renaud C, Germain M | 2024 | Vox Sang | View End of selection criteria based on sexual orientation: An international symposium on alternatives to donation deferral | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| African, Caribbean, and Black men and MSM blood donation | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View African, Caribbean, and Black men and MSM blood donation | General public | MSM research |
| 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 |
| Reconsidering sickle cell trait testing of red blood cell units allocated to children with sickle cell disease | Hajjaj OI, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Dumevska L, Hanna M, Lau W, Lieberman L | 2023 | Transfusion | View Reconsidering sickle cell trait testing of red blood cell units allocated to children with sickle cell disease | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| How do I provide rare red cells to patients? | Laureano M, Clarke G, Yan MTS | 2023 | Transfusion | View How do I provide rare red cells to patients? | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Unique features of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia; a new anti-platelet factor 4 antibody-mediated disorder | Venier LM, Clerici B, Bissola AL, Modi D, Jevtic SD, Radford M, Mahamad S, Nazy I, Arnold DM | 2023 | Int J Hematol | View Unique features of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia; a new anti-platelet factor 4 antibody-mediated disorder | Researchers | Clinical research |
| Surveillance Report 2022 | O'Brien S | 2023 | Blood.ca website | View Surveillance Report 2022 | Blood operators | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| La maladie hémolytique du nouveau-né (immunisation antirhésus et anticorps non ABO) | International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines | 2023 | ICTMG.org | View La maladie hémolytique du nouveau-né (immunisation antirhésus et anticorps non ABO) | General public | Other |
| Barriers and enablers to and strategies for pro-moting plasma donation: overarching protocol for three systematic reviews | Etherington C, Palumbo A, Holloway K, Meyer S, Labrecque M, Rubini K, Shorr R, Welch V, Gibson E, Foster T, Haw J, Vesnaver E, Maharshi MT, O'Brien S, MacPherson P, Dogba J, Steed T, Goldman M, Presseau J | 2023 | PsyArXiv | View Barriers and enablers to and strategies for pro-moting plasma donation: overarching protocol for three systematic reviews | Researchers | MSM research |
| Significant rosettes observed in monocyte monolayer assay due to complement-binding antibodies | Sandhu G, Lipman T, Bodnar M, Bienz MN, Branch DR | 2023 | Transfusion | View Significant rosettes observed in monocyte monolayer assay due to complement-binding antibodies | Researchers | Basic research |
| Cardiovascular events among recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation-A systematic review and meta-analysis | Aghel N, Lui M, Wang V, Khalaf D, Mian H, Hillis C, Walker I, Leber B, Lipton JH, Aljama M, Lepic K, Berg T, Garcia-Horton A, Petropoulos J, Masoom H, Leong DP | 2023 | Bone Marrow Transplant | View Cardiovascular events among recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation-A systematic review and meta-analysis | Researchers | Clinical research |
| Dual roles of fucoidan-GPIbα interaction in thrombosis and hemostasis: implications for drug development targeting GPIbα | Shen C, Mackeigan DT, Shoara AA, Xu R, Bhoria P, Karakas D, Ma W, Cerenzia E, Chen Z, Hoard B, Lin L, Lei X, Zhu G, Chen P, Johnson PE, Ni H | 2023 | J Thromb Haemost | View Dual roles of fucoidan-GPIbα interaction in thrombosis and hemostasis: implications for drug development targeting GPIbα | Researchers | Basic research |
| The evolution of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Canada: a time-series study, 2020–2023 | Murphy TJ, Swail H, Jain J, Anderson M, Awadalla P, Behl L, Brown PE, Charlton CL, Colwill K, Drews SJ, Gingras A-C, Hinshaw D, Jha P, Kanji JN, Kirsh VA, Lang ALS, Langlois M-A, Lee S, Lewin A, O’Brien SF, Pambrun C, Skead K, Stephens DA, Stein DR, Tipples G, Caeseele PGV, Evans TG, Oxlade O, Mazer BD, Buckeridge DL | 2023 | CMAJ | View The evolution of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Canada: a time-series study, 2020–2023 | Researchers | Clinical research |
| 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 Network | 2023 | J Obstet Gynaecol Can | View Management of Pregnancies Alloimmunized with Non-Rh and Non-K Alloantibodies | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| Cost-effectiveness of Fibrinogen Concentrate vs Cryoprecipitate for Treating Acquired Hypofibrinogenemia in Bleeding Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients | Abrahamyan L, Tomlinson G, Callum J, Carcone S, Grewal D, Bartoszko J, Krahn M, Karkouti K | 2023 | JAMA Surg | View Cost-effectiveness of Fibrinogen Concentrate vs Cryoprecipitate for Treating Acquired Hypofibrinogenemia in Bleeding Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| Correction of haemorrhagic shock-associated coagulopathy and impaired haemostasis by plasma, prothrombin complex concentrates or an activated protein C-targeted DNA aptamer in mice | Eltringham-Smith LJ, Meixner SC, Pryzdial ELG, Sheffield WP | 2023 | Sci Rep | View Correction of haemorrhagic shock-associated coagulopathy and impaired haemostasis by plasma, prothrombin complex concentrates or an activated protein C-targeted DNA aptamer in mice | Researchers | Basic research |
| Supplemental information Modular adjuvant-free pan-HLA-DR-immunotargeting subunit vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 elicits broad sarbecovirus-neutralizing antibody responses | Kassardjian A, Sun E, Sookhoo J, Muthuraman K, Boligan KF, Kucharska I, Rujas E, Jetha A, Branch DR, Babiuk S, Barber B, Julien J-P | 2023 | Cell Rep | View Supplemental information Modular adjuvant-free pan-HLA-DR-immunotargeting subunit vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 elicits broad sarbecovirus-neutralizing antibody responses | Researchers | Basic research |
| Exploring the increasing need for plasma collection: Perspectives of voluntary nonremunerated donors on payment for plasma in Canada | Holloway K | 2023 | Transfus Med | View Exploring the increasing need for plasma collection: Perspectives of voluntary nonremunerated donors on payment for plasma in Canada | Blood operators | Ethical, legal & social implications research |
| Evolving the gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men time-based deferral to sexual risk screening for all donors: The contribution of Canadian research programmes | Caffrey N, O'Brien SF, Walsh GM, Haw J, Goldman M | 2023 | Vox Sang | View Evolving the gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men time-based deferral to sexual risk screening for all donors: The contribution of Canadian research programmes | Researchers | MSM epidemiology research |
| Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of mesenchymal stromal cells to treat coronavirus disease 2019: is it too late? | Kirkham AM, Bailey AJM, Shorr R, Lalu MM, Fergusson DA, Allan DS | 2023 | Cytotherapy | View Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of mesenchymal stromal cells to treat coronavirus disease 2019: is it too late? | Researchers | Clinical research |
| Development and internal validation of a clinical prediction model for the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia: reply | Mahamad S, Li N, Arnold DM | 2023 | J Thromb Haemost | View Development and internal validation of a clinical prediction model for the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia: reply | Researchers | Clinical research |
| White paper on pandemic preparedness in the blood supply | Strengers P, O'Brien SF, Politis C, Mayr W, Seifried E, Spencer BR | 2023 | Vox Sang | View White paper on pandemic preparedness in the blood supply | Blood operators | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| TEMRA: the CD8 subset in chronic ITP? | Lazarus AH, Semple JW | 2023 | Blood | View TEMRA: the CD8 subset in chronic ITP? | Researchers | Basic research |
| Rapport de surveillance | O'Brien S | 2023 | Blood.ca website | View Rapport de surveillance | Blood operators | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Doença hemolítica do recém-nascido (DHRN): doença por Rhesus (Rh) e outros anticorpos não-ABO | International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines | 2023 | ICTMG.org | View Doença hemolítica do recém-nascido (DHRN): doença por Rhesus (Rh) e outros anticorpos não-ABO | General public | Other |
| Multinational comparison study of aircraft pilot healthcare avoidance behaviour | Hoffman WR, Patel PK, Aden J, Willis A, Acker JP, Bjerke E, Miranda E, Luster J, Tvaryanas A | 2023 | Occup Med (Lond) | View Multinational comparison study of aircraft pilot healthcare avoidance behaviour | Researchers | Clinical research |
| Navigating imperfect policies to donate plasma: Survey on plasma donation and a pilot plasma donation program among men who have sex with men in Canada | Vesnaver E, Gibson E, Goldman M, Butler-Foster T, Hill NE, Lapierre D, MacDonagh R, Rubini KA, Miguel G, Rosser A, MacPherson P, Palumbo A, Randall T, Osbourne-Sorrell W, O'Brien SF, Otis J, Greaves M, Al-Bakri TB, Reid M, Labrecque M, Germain M, Orvis S, Clapperton AT, Devine D, Presseau J | 2023 | Transfusion | View Navigating imperfect policies to donate plasma: Survey on plasma donation and a pilot plasma donation program among men who have sex with men in Canada | Researchers | MSM research |
| Cultured CD71+ erythroid cells modulate the host immune response | Alshalani A, Beuger BM, van Bruggen R, Acker JP, Juffermans NP | 2023 | Transfus Med | View Cultured CD71+ erythroid cells modulate the host immune response | Researchers | Basic research |
| Importance du fer chez les donneurs de sang total : la perspective canadienne | Khandelwal A, Pambrun C, Goldman M | 2023 | Blood.ca website | View Importance du fer chez les donneurs de sang total : la perspective canadienne | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Unrelated Allogeneic Hematopoietic Donor Collections and Safety | Parmar G, Allan DS, Morris G, Dibdin N, Ganz K, Mostert K, Paulson K, Petraszko T, Stevens N, Seftel MD | 2023 | Curr Oncol | View The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Unrelated Allogeneic Hematopoietic Donor Collections and Safety | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| Engineered Compounds to Control Ice Nucleation and Recrystallization | William N, Mangan S, Ben RN, Acker JP | 2023 | Ann Rev Biomed Eng | View Engineered Compounds to Control Ice Nucleation and Recrystallization | Researchers | New or improved product or process |