Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Anti-A and anti-B: what are they and where do they come from? Branch DR 2015 Transfusion View Researchers Other
Chapter 33: Synthesis of N-(4-Methoxybenzyl)-2-(α-d-glucopyranosyl) acetamide Roy R, Vidal S, Briard JG, Shiao TC, Ben RN 2015 Carbohydrate Chemistry: Proven Synthetic Methods, Volume 3 View Researchers Basic research
Dissociation of SERPINE1 mRNA from the translational repressor proteins Ago2 and TIA-1 upon platelet activation Corduan A, Ple H, Laffont B, Wallon T, Plante I, Landry P, Provost P 2015 Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg) Utilization in Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP): A Multi-Center, Retrospective Review Hsia C, Liu Y, Eckert K, Monga N, Elia-Pacitti J, Heddle NM 2015 Drugs Real World Outcomes View Health care providers Clinical research
Risk infection to spare bleeding? The quandary of splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenia Zeller M, Arnold DM 2015 Am J Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
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
Evaluation of the appropriateness of frozen plasma usage after introduction of prothrombin complex concentrates: a retrospective study Shih AW, Kolesar E, Ning S, Manning N, Arnold DM, Crowther MA 2015 Vox Sang View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Hemoglobin C in a patient with sickle cell anemia: Transfusion-acquired SC disease Estey MP, Capote KR, Barakauskas VE, Clarke G, Higgins T 2015 Clin Biochem View Health care providers Clinical research
New cancers after autotransplantations for multiple myeloma Mahindra A, Raval G, Mehta P, Brazauskas R, Zhang MJ, Zhong X, Bird JM, Freytes CO, Hale GA, Herzig R, Holmberg LA, Kamble RT, Kumar S, Lazarus HM, Majhail NS, Marks DI, Moreb JS, Olsson R, Saber W, Savani BN, Schiller GJ, Tay J, Vogl DT, Waller EK, Wiernik PH, Wirk B, Lonial S, Krishnan AY, Dispenzieri A, Brandenburg NA, Gale RP, Hari PN 2015 Biol Blood Marrow Transplant View Health care providers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Breakthrough brings universal blood a step closer to reality Withers SG, Kizhakkedathu J 2015 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Storage duration and other measures of quality of red blood cells for transfusion Spinella PC, Acker J 2015 JAMA View Blood operators 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
A novel nanobiotherapeutic poly-[hemoglobin-superoxide dismutase-catalase-carbonic anhydrase] with no cardiac toxicity for the resuscitation of a rat model with 90 minutes of sustained severe hemorrhagic shock with loss of 2/3 blood volume Bian Y, Chang TM 2015 Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol View Researchers Basic research
CD8+ T cells are predominantly protective and required for effective steroid therapy in murine models of immune thrombocytopenia Ma L, Simpson E, Li J, Xuan M, Xu M, Baker L, Shi Y, Yougbaré I, Wang X, Zhu G, Chen P, Prudhomme GJ, Lazarus AH, Freedman J, Ni H 2015 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Platelet transfusion: a systematic review of the clinical evidence Kumar A, Mhaskar R, Grossman BJ, Kaufman RM, Tobian AA, Kleinman S, Gernsheimer T, Tinmouth AT, Djulbegovic B 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Splitting versus lumping: reconsidering the definition of transfusion-related acute lung injury Webert KE 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
A biochemical network can control formation of a synthetic material by sensing numerous specific stimuli Hun Yeon J, Chan KYT, Wong T-C, Chan K, Sutherland MR, Ismagilov RF, Pryzdial ELG, Kastrup CJ 2015 Sci Rep View Researchers Basic research
A single-institution analysis of the utility of pre-induction ejection fraction measurement in patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia Bryant A, Sheppard D, Sabloff M, Delbaere M, Maze R, Allan D, Atkins H, Bence-Bruckler I, Faught C, Huebsch L, Tay J, Zanke B, Bredeson C 2015 Leuk Lymphoma View Health care providers Clinical research
Airway Compromise and Perioperative Management of a Patient with Acquired Factor XIII Inhibitor Tone K, Lalu M, Kilty SJ, Rosenberg E, Tinmouth A 2015 A&A Case Reports View Health care providers Clinical research
Delayed clamping of the umbilical cord after delivery and implications for public cord blood banking Allan DS, Scrivens N, Lawless T, Mostert K, Oppenheimer L, Walker M, Petraszko T, Elmoazzen H 2015 Transfusion View Blood operators Other
Distinguishing between anti-platelet factor 4/heparin antibodies that can and cannot cause heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Nazi I, Arnold DM, Warkentin TE, Smith JW, Staibano P, Kelton JG 2015 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Platelets vs. blood vessels: what causes bleeding fetuses and newborns with FNAIT? Ni H 2015 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Accelerated apoptotic death and in vivo turnover of erythrocytes in mice lacking functional mitogen- and stress-activated kinase MSK1/2 Lang E, Bissinger R, Fajol A, Salker MS, Singh Y, Zelenak C, Ghashghaeinia M, Gu S, Jilani K, Lupescu A, Reyskens KM, Ackermann TF, Foller M, Schleicher E, Sheffield WP, Arthur JS, Lang F, Qadri SM 2015 Sci Rep View Researchers Basic research
Donor attention to reading materials O'Brien SF, Osmond L, Choquet K, Yi QL, Goldman M 2015 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Fibronectin orchestrates thrombosis and hemostasis Wang Y, Carrim N, Ni H 2015 Oncotarget View Researchers Other
Incidence of gammopathies in long-term plasmapheresis donors at Canadian Blood Services Palmer DS, Scalia V, O'Toole J, Welch C, Yi Q, Goldman M 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Preoperative Autologous Blood Donation: Waning Indications in an Era of Improved Blood Safety Vassallo R, Goldman M, Germain M, Lozano M, For the BEST Collaborative 2015 Transfus Med Rev View Health care providers Other
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
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
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
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