Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Riboflavin and ultraviolet illumination affects selected platelet mRNA transcript amounts differently Klein-Bosgoed C, Schubert P, Devine DV 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Association of blood donor age and sex with recipient survival after red blood cell transfusion Chassé M, Tinmouth A, English SW, Acker JP, Wilson K, Knoll G, Shehata N, Van Walraven C, Forster A, Ramsay T, McIntyre L, Fergusson DA 2016 JAMA Intern Med View Health care providers Clinical research
c-SRC protein tyrosine kinase regulates early HIV-1 infection post-entry McCarthy SDS, Sakac D, Neschadim A, Branch DR 2016 AIDS View Researchers Basic research
Exposure to ABO-nonidentical blood associated with increased in-hospital mortality in patients with group A blood Pai M, Cook R, Barty R, Eikelboom J, Lee KA, Heddle N 2016 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Laboratory management of perinatal patients with apparently "new" anti-D Hannon J, Clarke G 2016 Immunohematology View Researchers Basic research
Mechanistic properties of intravenous immunoglobulin in murine immune thrombocytopenia: support for Fc?RIIB falls by the wayside Crow AR, Lazarus AH 2016 Semin Hematol View Researchers Basic research
Molecular immunohematology at Canadian Blood Services: red cell antigen genotyping Goldman M, Hannaford K, Hannon J, Berardi P 2016 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Other
O-aryl-glycoside ice recrystallization inhibitors as novel cryoprotectants: A structure-function study Capicciotti CJ, Mancini RS, Turner TR, Koyama T, Alteen MG, Doshi M, Inada T, Acker JP, Ben RN 2016 ACS Omega View Researchers Basic research
Revealing the diversity of extracellular vesicles using high-dimensional flow cytometry analyses Marcoux G, Duchez A-C, Cloutier N, Provost P, Nigrovic PA, Boilard E 2016 Sci Rep View Researchers Basic research
Quantification of Cell-Free DNA in Red Blood Cell Units in Different Whole Blood Processing Methods Shih AW, Bhagirath VC, Heddle NM, Acker JP, Liu Y, Eikelboom JW, Liaw PC 2016 J Blood Transfus View Blood operators Basic research
ResearchUnit: Searching for safer red blood cell bags for pediatric recipients Serrano K, Acker J 2016 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Compatibility of Lactated Ringer's Solution human blood products containing red blood cells: a systematic review protocol Wolfe D, English S, Fergusson D, Kanji S, Lalu M, Mendis N, Tinmouth A, McIntyre L 2016 OHRI Publications View Researchers Clinical research
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor activation attenuates platelet aggregation and thrombosis Cameron-Vendrig A, Reheman A, Siraj MA, Xu XR, Wang Y, Lei X, Afroze T, Shikatani E, El-Mounayri O, Noyan H, Weissleder R, Ni H, Husain M 2016 Diabetes View Researchers Basic research
Multicountry survey of emergency and critical care medicine physicians' fluid resuscitation practices for adult patients with early septic shock McIntyre L, Rowe BH, Walsh TS, Gray A, Arabi Y, Perner A, Gordon A, Marshall J, Cook D, Fox-Robichaud A, Bagshaw SM, Green R, Schweitzer I, Turgeon A, Zarychanski R, English S, Chassé M, Stiell I, Fergusson D 2016 BMJ Open View Health care providers Clinical research
Outbreak of acute hepatitis B virus infection associated with exposure to acupuncture Rempel S, Murti M, Buxton J, Stephens W, Watterson M, Andonov A, Fung C, Ramler G, Bigham M, Lem M 2016 Canada Communicable Disease Report View Health care providers Clinical research
Small-molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors improve the post-thaw function of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells Briard JG, Jahan S, Chandran P, Allan D, Pineault N, Ben RN 2016 ACS Omega View Researchers Basic research
Subarachnoid hemorrhage admissions retrospectively identified using a prediction model English SW, McIntyre L, Fergusson D, Turgeon A, dos Santos MP, Lum C, Chassé M, Sinclair J, Forster A, van Walraven C 2016 Neurology View Health care providers Clinical research
The mechanism and modulation of complement activation on polymer grafted cells Leung VL, Kizhakkedathu JN 2016 Acta Biomater View Researchers Basic research
Determining recruiting strategies for an adult stem cell registry Blake JT, McTaggart K, Killeen D 2016 Oper Res Health Care View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Immunoablation and autologous haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation for aggressive multiple sclerosis: a multicentre single-group phase 2 trial Atkins HL, Bowman M, Allan D, Anstee G, Arnold DL, Bar-Or A, Bence-Bruckler I, Birch P, Bredeson C, Chen J, Fergusson D, Halpenny M, Hamelin L, Huebsch L, Hutton B, Laneuville P, Lapierre Y, Lee H, Martin L, McDiarmid S, O'Connor P, Ramsay T, Sabloff M, Walker L, Freedman MS 2016 Lancet View Researchers Clinical research
The Canadian Choosing Wisely campaign: the Canadian Hematology Society's top five tests and treatments Hillis CM, Schimmer AD, Couban S, Crowther MA 2015 Ann Hematol View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Vancomycin Arnold DM 2015 Reactions Weekly View Health care providers Other
ResearchUnit: Novel discovery reveals new diagnostic markers and treatment targets for bleeding disorder Ni H 2015 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Acute phase treatment of VTE: Anticoagulation, including non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants Hillis C, Crowther MA 2015 Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Combination of 4Ts score and PF4/H-PaGIA for diagnosis and management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: prospective cohort study Linkins LA, Bates SM, Lee AY, Heddle NM, Wang G, Warkentin TE 2015 Blood View Researchers Clinical research
Outbreak of shigellosis in a homeless shelter with healthcare worker transmission - British Columbia, April 2015 Murti M, Louie K, Bigham M, Hoang LMN 2015 Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol View Health care providers Clinical research
Severe bleeding events in adults and children with primary immune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review Neunert C, Noroozi N, Norman G, Buchanan GR, Goy J, Nazi I, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2015 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Surveillance Report 2014 O'Brien SF 2015 Blood.ca website View Other Other
The platelet serotonin-release assay Warkentin TE, Arnold DM, Nazi I, Kelton JG 2015 Am J Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Albumin Nahirniak S 2015 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Antibody binding to megakaryocytes in vivo in patients with immune thrombocytopenia Arnold DM, Nazi I, Toltl LJ, Ross C, Ivetic N, Smith JW, Liu Y, Kelton JG 2015 Eur J Haematol View Researchers Clinical research
Dengue virus binding and replication by platelets Simon AY, Sutherland MR, Pryzdial ELG 2015 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Microfluidic cell-phoresis enabling high-throughput analysis of red blood cell deformability and biophysical screening of antimalarial drugs Santoso AT, Deng X, Lee J-H, Matthews K, Duffy SP, Islamzada E, McFaul SM, Myrand-Lapierre M-E, Ma H 2015 Lab Chip View Researchers New or improved product or process
Multiplexed fluidic plunger mechanism for the measurement of red blood cell deformability Myrand-Lapierre ME, Deng X, Ang RR, Matthews K, Santoso AT, Ma H 2015 Lab Chip View Researchers New or improved product or process
Quality of red blood cells washed using a second wash sequence on an automated cell processor Hansen AL, Turner TR, Kurach JDR, Acker JP 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers New or improved product or process
The role of inflammation in intravenous immune globulin-mediated hemolysis Pendergrast J, Willie-Ramharack K, Sampson L, Laroche V, Branch DR 2015 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Subunit-directed click coupling via doubly cross-linked hemoglobin efficiently produces readily purified functional bis-tetrameric oxygen carriers Singh S, Dubinsky-Davidchik IS, Yang Y, Kluger R 2015 Org Biomol Chem View Researchers Basic research
Cord blood clinical processing, cryopreservation, and storage Elmoazzen H, Holovati JL 2015 Methods in Molecular Biology View Other Other
Fibronectin: extra domain brings extra risk? Wang Y, Ni H 2015 Blood View Researchers Other
Hemostatic Disorders Poon MC, Goodyear MD, Lee A 2015 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
New RHD variant alleles Garcia F, Rodriguez M-A, Goldman M, Azcarate M-N, Rodriguez M-I, Muniz-Diaz E, Puente F, Alshatti H, Haimila K, Molano A, Garaizar A, Ochoa-Garay G 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Recommendations for standardization of laboratory testing for drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia: communication from the SSC of the ISTH Arnold DM, Curtis BR, Bakchoul T, for the Subcommittee on Platelet Immunology 2015 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Sialidase inhibition to increase platelet counts: A new treatment option for thrombocytopenia Jansen AJG, Peng J, Zhao H-G, Hou M, Ni H 2015 Am J Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Toward Efficient Enzymes for the Generation of Universal Blood through Structure-Guided Directed Evolution Kwan DH, Constantinescu I, Chapanian R, Higgins MA, Kotzler MP, Samain E, Boraston AB, Kizhakkedathu JN, Withers SG 2015 J Am Chem Soc View Researchers New or improved product or process
An investigation of red blood cell concentrate quality during storage in paediatric-sized polyvinylchloride bags plasticized with alternatives to di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) Serrano K, Levin E, Chen D, Hansen A, Turner TR, Kurach J, Reidel A, Boecker WF, Acker JP, Devine DV 2015 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Current trends in clinical studies of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Pilon S, Jedrysiak D, Sheppard D, Bredeson CN, Tay J, Allan DS 2015 Biol Blood Marrow Transplant View Health care providers Clinical research
Epigenetic regulation of endothelial-cell-mediated vascular repair Fraineau S, Palii CG, Allan DS, Brand M 2015 FEBS J View Researchers Other
Extended storage and glucose exhaustion are associated with apoptotic changes in platelets stored in additive solution Johnson L, Schubert P, Tan S, Devine DV, Marks DC 2015 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Fully automated decomposition of raman spectra into individual Pearson's type VII distributions applied to biological and biomedical samples Schulze HG, Atkins CG, Devine DV, Blades MW, Turner RF 2015 Appl Spectrosc View Researchers Basic research
How do I interpret a p value? O'Brien SF, Osmond L, Yi Q-L 2015 Transfusion View Researchers Other