Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Risk of serious gastrointestinal bleeding in living kidney donors Thomas SM, Lam NN, Huang A, Nash DM, Prasad GV, Knoll GA, Koval JJ, Lentine KL, Kim SJ, Alam A, Lok CE, Treleaven DJ, Garg AX 2014 Clin Transplant View Health care providers Clinical research
Implementation and public acceptability: lessons from food irradiation and how they might apply to pathogen reduction in blood products Heddle NM, Lane SJ, Sholapur N, Arnold E, Newbold B, Eyles J, Webert KE 2014 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Within-individual mean corpuscular volume variation Cembrowski G, Topping K, Clarke G 2014 Arch Pathol Lab Med View Health care providers Other
Segments from red blood cell units should not be used for quality testing Kurach JDR, Hansen AL, Turner TR, Jenkins C, Acker JP 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Structure-activity relationships of pyrazole derivatives as potential therapeutics for immune thrombocytopenias Purohit MK, Chakka SK, Scovell I, Neschadim A, Bello AM, Salum N, Katsman Y, Bareau MC, Branch DR, Kotra LP 2014 Bioorg Med Chem View Researchers Basic research
A Guide to Reporting Adverse Transfusion Events Canadian Blood Services 2014 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Other
Iron status in Canadian Blood Services Donors Goldman M 2014 Blood.ca website View Blood operators Clinical research
Missed opportunities for prevention of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B: a retrospective cohort study van Schalkwyk J, Nourmoussavi M, Massey A, Gustafson R, Brodkin E, Petric M, Krajden M, Dobson S, Buxton J, Bigham M, Pick N, Schreiber R, Sherlock CH, Money D, Yoshida EM 2014 Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol View Health care providers Clinical research
Perioperative transfusion-related acute lung injury: The Canadian Blood Services experience Alam A, Huang M, Yi Q-L, Lin Y, Hannach B 2014 Transfus Apher Sci View Health care providers Other
Therapeutic Apheresis Pavenski K 2014 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Short daily versus conventional hemodialysis for hypertensive patients: a randomized cross-over study Zimmerman DL, Ruzicka M, Hebert P, Fergusson D, Touyz RM, Burns KD 2014 PLoS One View Health care providers Clinical research
Understanding why patients with immune thrombocytopenia are deeply divided on splenectomy Wang KK, Charles C, Heddle NM, Arnold E, Molnar L, Arnold DM 2014 Health Expect View Health care providers Clinical research
Coinfusion of dextrose-containing fluids and red blood cells does not adversely affect in vitro red blood cell quality Keir AK, Hansen AL, Callum J, Jankov RP, Acker JP 2014 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Hope for the Best, but Prepare for the Worst Blake J, Nemergut EC 2014 Anesth Analg View Researchers New or improved product or process
Polymer brush-based approaches for the development of infection-resistant surfaces Hadjesfandiari N, Yu K, Mei Y, Kizhakkedathu JN 2014 J Mater Chem B Mater Biol Med View Researchers Basic research
Proteome changes in platelets after pathogen inactivation - an interlaboratory consensus Prudent M, D'Alessandro A, Cazenave JP, Devine DV, Gachet C, Greinacher A, Lion N, Schubert P, Steil L, Thiele T, Tissot J-D, Volker U, Zolla L 2014 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers Basic research
Red blood cell transfusion in patients with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review protocol Boutin A, Chasse M, Shemilt M, Lauzier F, Moore L, Zarychanski R, Lacroix J, Fergusson DA, Desjardins P, Turgeon AF 2014 Syst Rev View Researchers Other
Surveillance Report 2013 O'Brien SF 2014 Blood.ca website View Other Other
The Platelet as a physiological objection in the circulation Marshall AH, Wang Y, Reheman A, Chen P, Zhu G, Ni H 2014 Pathobiology of human disease: a dynamic encyclopedia of disease mechanisms View Researchers Basic research
Relaxin receptor antagonist AT-001 synergizes with docetaxel in androgen-independent prostate xenografts Neschadim A, Pritzker LB, Pritzker KP, Branch DR, Summerlee AJ, Trachtenberg J, Silvertown JD 2014 Endocr Relat Cancer View Researchers Basic research
The Fanconi Anemia Group C Protein Interacts with Uncoordinated 5A and Delays Apoptosis Huang F, Ben Aissa M, Magron A, Huard CC, Godin C, Levesque G, Carreau M 2014 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: Dodging disinfection: biofilm-forming skin bacteria can resist disinfectants Ramirez-Arcos S 2014 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Transfusion-related lung injury in children: a case series and review of the literature Lieberman L, Petraszko T, Yi QL, Hannach B, Skeate R 2014 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Biofilm-forming skin microflora bacteria are resistant to the bactericidal action of disinfectants used during blood donation Taha M, Kalab M, Yi QL, Landry C, Greco-Stewart V, Brassinga AK, Sifri CD, Ramirez-Arcos S 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Emergency Transfusion Young D 2014 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Management of infants born with severe neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: the role of platelet transfusions and intravenous immunoglobulin Bakchoul T, Bassler D, Heckmann M, Thiele T, Kiefel V, Gross I, Arnold DM, Ditomasso J, Smith JW, Paes B, Greinacher A 2014 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Older patients with myeloma derive similar benefit from autologous transplantation Sharma M, Zhang MJ, Zhong X, Abidi MH, Akpek G, Bacher U, Callander NS, Dispenzieri A, Freytes CO, Fung HC, Gale RP, Gasparetto C, Gibson J, Holmberg LA, Kindwall-Keller TL, Klumpp TR, Krishnan AY, Landau HJ, Lazarus HM, Lonial S, Maiolino A, Marks DI, Mehta P, Mikhael Med JR, Nishihori T, Olsson R, Ramanathan M, Roy V, Savani BN, Schouten HC, Scott E, Tay J, To LB, Vesole DH, Vogl DT, Hari P 2014 Biol Blood Marrow Transplant View Health care providers Clinical research
Peripheral blood monocyte-derived chemokine blockade prevents murine antibody-mediated transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) McKenzie CG, Kim M, Singh TK, Milev Y, Freedman J, Semple JW 2014 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Platelet Utilization: A Canadian Blood Services Research and Development Symposium Webert KE, Alam AQ, Chargé SB, Sheffield WP 2014 Transfus Med Rev View Health care providers Other
Sustained expression of coagulation Factor IX by modified cord blood-derived mesenchymal stromal cells Dodd M, Marquez-Curtis L, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Hortelano G 2014 J Gene Med View Researchers Basic research
The efficacy and safety of plasma exchange in patients with sepsis and septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis Rimmer E, Houston BL, Kumar A, Abou-Setta AM, Friesen C, Marshall JC, Rock G, Turgeon AF, Cook DJ, Houston DS, Zarychanski R 2014 Crit Care View Health care providers Clinical research
The procoagulant envelope virus surface: contribution to enhanced infection Pryzdial EL, Sutherland MR, Ruf W 2014 Thromb Res View Researchers Basic research
What should men living with haemophilia need to know? The perspectives of Canadian men with haemophilia Arnold E, Lane S, Webert KE, Chan A, Walker I, Tufts J, Rubin S, Poon MC, Heddle NM 2014 Haemophilia View Health care providers Other
Medium conditioned with mesenchymal stromal cell-derived osteoblasts improves the expansion and engraftment properties of cord blood progenitors Dumont N, Boyer L, Emond H, Saltik BC, Pasha R, Bazin R, Mantovani D, Roy DC, Pineault N 2014 Exp Hematol View Researchers Basic research
Molecular immunohematology: red cell antigen genotyping Goldman M 2014 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
The effect of timing of gamma-irradiation on hemolysis and potassium release in leukoreduced red cell concentrates stored in SAGM Serrano K, Chen D, Hansen AL, Levin E, Turner TR, Kurach JDR, Acker JP, Devine DV 2014 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Two-stage, in silico deconvolution of the lymphocyte compartment of the peripheral whole blood transcriptome in the context of acute kidney allograft rejection Shannon CP, Balshaw R, Ng RT, Wilson-McManus JE, Keown P, McMaster R, McManus BM, Landsberg D, Isbel NM, Knoll G, Tebbutt SJ 2014 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
Targeting activated platelets and fibrinolysis: hitting two birds with one stone Reheman A, Xu X, Reddy EC, Ni H 2014 Circ Res View Researchers Basic research
Bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates Pietersz RNI, Reesink HW, Panzer S, Oknaian S, Kuperman S, Gabriel C, Rapaille A, Lambermont M, Deneys V, Sondag D, Rami­rez-Arcos S, Goldman M, Delage G, Bernier F, Germain M, Vuk T, Georgsen J, Morel P, Naegelen C, Bardiaux L, Cazenave JP, Dreier J, Vollmer T, Knabbe C, Seifried E, Hourfar K, Lin CK, Spreafico M, Raffaele L, Berzuini A, Prati D, Satake M, de Korte D, van der Meer PF, Kerkhoffs JL, Blanco L, Kjeldsen-Kragh J, Svard-Nilsson AM, McDonald CP, Symonds I, Moule R, Brailsford S, Yomtovian R, Jacobs MR 2014 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Effectiveness and safety of thiotepa as conditioning treatment prior to stem cell transplant in patients with central nervous system lymphoma Kokolo MB, Fergusson D, O'Neill J, Tay J, Tinmouth AT, Stewart D, Bredeson C 2014 Leuk Lymphoma View Researchers Clinical research
Hyperosmolar therapy in severe traumatic brain injury: a survey of emergency physicians from a large Canadian province Berger Pelletier E, Emond M, Lauzier F, Savard M, Turgeon AF 2014 PLoS One View Health care providers Other
ResearchUnit: Protecting our life blood: iron deficiency in Canadian blood donors Goldman M 2014 Blood.ca website View Other Other
The Fanconi anemia pathway has a dual function in Dickkopf-1 transcriptional repression Huard CC, Tremblay CS, Magron A, Levesque G, Carreau M 2014 PNAS View Researchers Basic research
Vitamin D and kidney transplant outcomes: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis Hesketh CC, Knoll GA, Molnar AO, Tsampalieros A, Zimmerman DL 2014 Syst Rev View Researchers Clinical research
A lab-on-chip for malaria diagnosis and surveillance Taylor BJ, Howell A, Martin KA, Manage DP, Gordy W, Campbell SD, Lam S, Jin A, Polley SD, Samuel RA, Atrazhev A, Stickel AJ, Birungi J, Mbonye AK, Pilarski LM, Acker JP, Yanow SK 2014 Malar J View Researchers Basic research
Carbohydrate-based ice recrystallization inhibitors increase infectivity and thermostability of viral vectors Ghobadloo SM, Balcerzak AK, Gargaun A, Muharemagic D, Mironov GG, Capicciotti CJ, Briard JG, Ben RN, Berezovski MV 2014 Sci Rep View Researchers Basic research
Circulatory Death Determination in Uncontrolled Organ Donors: A Panel Viewpoint Bernat JL, Bleck TP, Blosser SA, Bratton SL, Capron AM, Cornell D, Devita MA, Fulda GJ, Glazier AK, Gries CJ, Mathur M, Nakagawa TA, Shemie SD 2014 Ann Emerg Med View Health care providers Other
Determining staffing requirements for blood donor clinics: the Canadian Blood Services experience Blake JT, Shimla S 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Donor criteria for men who have sex with men: a Canadian perspective Goldman M, Lapierre D, Lemay L, Devine D, Sher G 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Phage Display of the Serpin Alpha-1 Proteinase Inhibitor Randomized at Consecutive Residues in the Reactive Centre Loop and Biopanned with or without Thrombin Scott BM, Matochko WL, Gierczak RF, Bhakta V, Derda R, Sheffield WP 2014 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research