Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Further evidence that paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria is a disorder of defective cell membrane lipid rafts Ratajczak MZ, Borkowska S, Mierzejewska K, Kucia M, Mendek-Czajkowska E, Suszynska M, Sharma VA, Deptala A, Song W, Platzbecker U, Larratt L, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Maciejewski J, Ratajczak J 2015 J Cell Mol Med View Researchers Basic research
Regenerative Therapy and Immune Modulation Using Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Cells Damien P, Allan DS 2015 Biol Blood Marrow Transplant View Health care providers Other
The entity of immunoglobulin A-related anaphylactic transfusion reactions is not evidence based Sandler SG, Eder AF, Goldman M, Winters JL 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Effects of pathogen reduction systems on platelet microRNAs, mRNAs, activation, and function Osman A, Hitzler WE, Meyer CU, Landry P, Corduan A, Laffont B, Boilard E, Hellstern P, Vamvakas EC, Provost P 2015 Platelets View Researchers Basic research
Improved Prediction of CD34+ Cell Yield before Peripheral Blood Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Collection Using a Modified Target Value–Tailored Approach Sheppard D, Tay J, Palmer D, Xenocostas A, Doulaverakis C, Huebsch L, McDiarmid S, Tinmouth A, Mallick R, Martin L, Birch P, Hamelin L, Allan D, Bredeson C 2015 Biol Blood Marrow Transplant View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Plasma and Plasma Protein Product Transfusion: A Canadian Blood Services Centre for Innovation Symposium Zeller MP, Al-Habsi KS, Golder M, Walsh GM, Sheffield WP 2015 Transfus Med Rev View Health care providers Other
Reduced deformability of parasitized red blood cells as a biomarker for anti-malarial drug efficacy Deng X, Duffy SP, Myrand-Lapierre M-E, Matthews K, Santoso AT, Du Y-L, Ryan KS, Ma H 2015 Malar J View Researchers New or improved product or process
Raman spectroscopy of stored red blood cells: evaluating clinically-relevant biochemical markers in donated blood Atkins CG, Buckley K, Chen D, Schulze HG, Devine DV, Blades MW, Turner RFB 2015 Clin Biomed Spectrosc Imag IV View Researchers New or improved product or process
ResearchUnit: ABO...K? Investigating if young females need more than ABO-compatible blood Goldman M 2015 Blood.ca website View Other Other
BK virus prophylaxis with levofloxacin--reply Gill JS, Knoll GA, Humar A 2015 JAMA View Other Other
Clinical effects of blood donor characteristics in transfusion recipients: protocol of a framework to study the blood donor-recipient continuum Chasse M, McIntyre L, Tinmouth A, Acker J, English SW, Knoll G, Forster A, Shehata N, Wilson K, van Walraven C, Ducharme R, Fergusson DA 2015 BMJ Open View Researchers Other
Determining the Volume of Additive Solution and Residual Plasma in Whole Blood Filtered and Buffy Coat Processed Red Cell Concentrates Jordan A, Acker J 2015 Transfus Med Hemother View Researchers New or improved product or process
Maternal anti-platelet beta-3 integrins impair angiogenesis and cause intracranial hemorrhage Yougbaré I, Lang S, Yang H, Chen P, Zhao X, Tai W-S, Zdravic D, Vadasz B, Li C, Piran S, Marshall A, Zhu G, Tiller H, Killie MK, Boyd S, Leong-Poi H, Wen X-Y, Skogen B, Adamson SL, Freedman J, Ni H 2015 J Clin Invest View Researchers Basic research
Prophylactic transfusion for pregnant women with sickle cell disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis Malinowski AK, Shehata N, D'Souza R, Kuo KHM, Ward R, Shah PS, Murphy K 2015 Blood View Health care providers Clinical research
Treatment decision-making among Canadian youth with severe haemophilia: a qualitative approach Lane SJ, Walker I, Chan AK, Heddle NM, Poon MC, Minuk L, Jardine L, Arnold E, Sholapur N, Webert KE 2015 Haemophilia View Health care providers Clinical research
Intermittent bacteremia detected in an asymptomatic apheresis platelet donor with repeat positive culture for Escherichia coli: a case report Ramirez-Arcos S, Alport T, Goldman M 2015 Transfusion View Blood operators Clinical research
Platelets and platelet alloantigens: lessons from human patients and animal models of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia Vadasz B, Chen P, Yougbare I, Zdravic D, Li J, Li C, Carrim N, Ni H 2015 Genes Dis View Researchers Other
Virtual screen for repurposing approved and experimental drugs for candidate inhibitors of EBOLA virus infection Veljkovic V, Loiseau PM, Figadere B, Glisic S, Veljkovic N, Perovic VR, Cavanaugh DP, Branch DR 2015 F1000Res View Researchers Basic research
Rights and interests in human bodies and biological materials Toews M, Caulfield T, Nelson E, Ogbogu U, Hartell D 2015 Canadian National Transplant Research Program Fast Policy Facts: Human Bodies and Biological Materials View Other Other
Small Molecule Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors Enable Freezing of Human Red Blood Cells with Reduced Glycerol Concentrations Capicciotti CJ, Kurach JDR, Turner TR, Mancini RS, Acker JP, Ben RN 2015 Sci Rep View Researchers New or improved product or process
A systematic review of definitions and reporting of bleeding outcome measures in haemophilia Chai-Adisaksopha C, Hillis C, Thabane L, Iorio A 2015 Haemophilia View Health care providers Clinical research
Alloimmune Red Blood Cell Antibodies: Prevalence and Pathogenicity in a Canadian Prenatal Population Zwingerman R, Jain V, Hannon J, Zwingerman N, Clarke G 2015 J Obstet Gynaecol Can View Health care providers Clinical research
Desialylation is a mechanism of Fc-independent platelet clearance and a therapeutic target in immune thrombocytopenia Li J, van der Wal DE, Zhu G, Xu M, Yougbare I, Ma L, Vadasz B, Carrim N, Grozovsky R, Ruan M, Zhu L, Zeng Q, Tao L, Zhai Z-m, Peng J, Hou M, Leytin V, Freedman J, Hoffmeister KM, Ni H 2015 Nat Commun View Researchers Basic research
Haematological problems in obstetrics Rodger M, Sheppard D, Gandara E, Tinmouth A 2015 Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol View Health care providers Other
Public Perceptions of Pathogen Reduction Technology in the Canadian Donor Blood Supply Gray N, Newbold KB, Lane SJ, Heddle NM, Webert K, Eyles J 2015 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators Other
The efficacy and safety of heparin in patients with sepsis: a systematic review and metaanalysis Zarychanski R, Abou-Setta AM, Kanji S, Turgeon AF, Kumar A, Houston DS, Rimmer E, Houston BL, McIntyre L, Fox-Robichaud AE, Hebert P, Cook DJ, Fergusson DA 2015 Crit Care Med View Health care providers Clinical research
The prevalence of anti-K in Canadian prenatal patients Goldman M, Lane D, Webert K, Fallis R 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Western immunoblotting as a new tool for investigating direct antiglobulin test-negative autoimmune hemolytic anemias Bloch EM, Sakac D, Branch HA, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Pendergrast J, Pavenski K, Branch DR 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Rituximab plus standard of care for treatment of primary immune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis Chugh S, Darvish-Kazem S, Lim W, Crowther MA, Ghanima W, Wang G, Heddle NM, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2015 Lancet Haematol View Health care providers Clinical research
The use of serial outpatient complete blood count (CBC) results to derive biologic variation: a new tool to gauge the acceptability of hematology testing Cembrowski G, Topping K, Versluys K, Tran D, Malick M, Holmes D, Clarke G 2015 Int J Lab Hematol View Health care providers New or improved product or process
A monoclonal antibody with anti-D–like activity in murine immune thrombocytopenia requires Fc domain function for immune thrombocytopenia ameliorative effects Yu X, Menard M, Seabright G, Crispin M, Lazarus AH 2015 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Bleeding complications from the direct oral anticoagulants Sholzberg M, Pavenski K, Shehata N, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Lin Y 2015 BMC Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Costs and benefits of non-invasive fetal RhD determination Teitelbaum L, Metcalfe A, Clarke G, Parboosingh JS, Wilson RD, Johnson JM 2015 Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Developing Educational Resources to Advance Umbilical Cord Blood Banking and Research: A Canadian Perspective Pereira Beak C, Chargé SB, Isasi R, Knoppers BM 2015 J Obstet Gynaecol Can View Other Other
Platelet MicroRNAs: An Overview Dahiya N, Sarachana T, Vu L, Becker KG, Wood WH, Zhang Y, Atreya CD 2015 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers Basic research
Splitting versus lumping: reconsidering the definition of transfusion-related acute lung injury Webert KE 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
The effect of processing method on the in vitro characteristics of red blood cell products Hansen AL, Kurach JDR, Turner TR, Jenkins C, Busch MP, Norris PJ, Dugger J, Tomasulo PA, Devine DV, Acker JP 2015 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Thromboembolic events, recurrent bleeding and mortality after resuming anticoagulant following gastrointestinal bleeding. A meta-analysis Chai-Adisaksopha C, Hillis C, Monreal M, Witt DM, Crowther M 2015 Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
[Influence of Anticoagulants on Detection of ITP Platelet-Specific Autoantibodies and Relationship of Autoantibody Types with Glucocorticoid Efficacy] Chen Y, Ge J, Ruan M, Zhu L-Y, Zeng Q-S, Xia R-X, Ni H 2015 Zhongguo shi yan xue ye xue za zhi View Researchers Basic research
Differences in rat and human erythrocytes following blood component manufacturing: the effect of additive solutions da Silveira Cavalcante L, Acker JP, Holovati J 2015 Transfus Med Hemother View Blood operators Basic research
Mesenchymal stromal cells derived from various tissues: Biological, clinical and cryopreservation aspects Marquez-Curtis LA, Janowska-Wieczorek A, McGann LE, Elliott JAW 2015 Cryobiology View Researchers Other
Mortality outcomes in patients receiving direct oral anticoagulants: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Chai-Adisaksopha C, Hillis C, Isayama T, Lim W, Iorio A, Crowther M 2015 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Progress in RNAi-mediated Molecular Therapy of Acute and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Landry B, Valencia-Serna J, Gul-Uludag H, Jiang X, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Brandwein J, Uludag H 2015 Mol Ther Nucleic Acids View Researchers Other
Quality Control of Automated Cell Counters Cembrowski GS, Clarke G 2015 Clin Lab Med View Health care providers Other
The epidemiology of imported malaria and transfusion policy in five non-endemic countries O'Brien SF, Delage G, Seed CR, Pillonel J, Fabra CC, Davison K, Kitchen A, Steele WR, Leiby DA 2015 Transfus Med Rev View Blood operators Other
Transfusion management of patients receiving daratumumab therapy for advanced plasma cell myeloma Hannon JL, Clarke G 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
A clinical governance framework for blood services Williamson LM, Benjamin RJ, Devine DV, Katz LM, Pink J, for the Alliance of Blood Operators Medical Directors Group 2015 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
A systematic review of preclinical studies on the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stromal cell-derived microvesicles Akyurekli C, Le Y, Richardson RB, Fergusson D, Tay J, Allan DS 2015 Stem Cell Rev View Health care providers Clinical research
Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of a Type 2 Blood Group A Tetrasaccharide and Development of High-throughput Assays Enables a Platform for Screening Blood Group Antigen-cleaving Enzymes Kwan DH, Ernst S, Kotzler MP, Withers SG 2015 Glycobiology View Researchers Basic research
Does Age of Blood Matter? It Depends Hebert PC, Tinmouth A 2015 Am J Respir Crit Care Med View Health care providers Other