Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Fc-independent phagocytosis: Implications for IVIG and other therapies in immune-mediated thrombocytopenia Li J, van der Wal DE, Zhu L, Vadasz B, Simpson EK, Li C, Webster ML, Zhu G, Lang S, Chen P, Zeng Q, Ni H 2013 Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets View Researchers Other
Identifying D-positive donors using a second automated testing platform Goldman M, Resz I, Cote J, Ochoa G, Angus N 2013 Immunohematology View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Riboflavin and ultraviolet light treatment of platelets triggers p38MAPK signaling: inhibition significantly improves in vitro platelet quality after pathogen reduction treatment Schubert P, Coupland D, Culibrk B, Goodrich RP, Devine DV 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Standardization of CD62P measurement: results of an international comparative study Levin E, Serrano K, Devine DV, for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2013 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
The use of the electronic (computer) cross-match Reesink HW, Davis K, Wong J, Schwartz DW, Mayr WR, Devine DV, Georgsen J, Chiaroni J, Ferrera V, Roubinet F, Lin CK, O'Donovan B, Fitzgerald JM, Raspollini E, Villa S, Rebulla P, Makino S, Gounder D, Safwenberg J, Murphy MF, Staves J, Milkins C, Mercado TC, Illoh OC, Panzer S 2013 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
CD4+ T-cells are unable to express the HIV natural resistance factor globotriosylceramide Kim M, Binnington B, Sakac D, Lingwood CA, Branch DR 2013 AIDS View Researchers Basic research
Developing highly active small molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors based upon C-linked antifreeze glycoprotein analogues Trant JF, Briggs RA, Capicciotti C, Ben RN 2013 RSC Adv View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: Should patients receive HLA-selected platelets? Shehata N 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Utilization of frozen plasma in Ontario: a province wide audit reveals a high rate of inappropriate transfusions Tinmouth A, Thompson T, Arnold DM, Callum JL, Gagliardi K, Lauzon D, Owens W, Pinkerton P 2013 Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Proteolytic modulation of factor Xa-antithrombin complex enhances fibrinolysis in plasma Talbot K, Meixner SC, Pryzdial EL 2013 Biochim Biophys Acta View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: How does consolidation of blood production and distribution services impact hospitals? Blake J 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Progressive development of polycystic kidney disease in the mouse model expressing Pkd1 extracellular domain Kurbegovic A, Trudel M 2013 Hum Mol Genet View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: Doubling the 30-minute rule without compromising Red Blood Cells quality and safety. Ramirez-Arcos S 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Thrombocytopenia in the critically ill Shehata N, Fontes ML 2013 Can J Anaesth View Researchers Other
Quality of frozen transfusable plasma prepared from whole blood donations in Canada: An update Sheffield WP, Bhakta V, Talbot K, Pryzdial ELG, Jenkins C 2013 Transfus Apher Sci View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
ResearchUnit: Platelets are Immune Cells! Semple J 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Synthesis of peptides and glycopeptides with polyproline II helical topology as potential antifreeze molecules Corcilius L, Santhakumar G, Stone RS, Capicciotti CJ, Joseph S, Matthews JM, Ben RN, Payne RJ 2013 Bioorg Med Chem View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion medicine data as product Skeate RC 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Other
Allowing blood donation from men who had sex with men more than 5 years ago: a model to evaluate the impact on transfusion safety in Canada Germain M, Robillard P, Delage G, Goldman M 2013 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Design of long circulating nontoxic dendritic polymers for the removal of iron in vivo Imran ul-haq M, Hamilton JL, Lai BF, Shenoi RA, Horte S, Constantinescu I, Leitch HA, Kizhakkedathu JN 2013 ACS Nano View Researchers Basic research
Efficacy of HLA-matched platelet transfusions for patients with hypoproliferative thrombocytopenia: a systematic review Pavenski K, Rebulla P, Duquesnoy R, Saw CL, Slichter SJ, Tanael S, Shehata N, International Collaboration for Guideline Development Implementation and Evaluation for Transfusion Therapies (ICTMG) Collaborators 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
N-ethylmaleimide activates a Cl(-)-independent component of K(+) flux in mouse erythrocytes Shmukler BE, Hsu A, Alves J, Trudel M, Rust MB, Hubner CA, Rivera A, Alper SL 2013 Blood Cells Mol Dis View Researchers Basic research
Posttransplant monitoring of de novo human leukocyte antigen donor-specific antibodies in kidney transplantation Wiebe C, Nickerson P 2013 Curr Opin Organ Transplant View Health care providers Clinical research
Sustained remissions of immune thrombocytopenia associated with the use of thrombopoietin receptor agonists Ghadaki B, Nazi I, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2013 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Unraveling the IVIG mystique Branch DR 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Other
What should men living with severe haemophilia need to know? The perspectives of Canadian haemophilia health care providers Lane S, Arnold E, Webert KE, Chan A, Walker I, Heddle NM 2013 Haemophilia View Health care providers Other
An enclosed in-gel PCR amplification cassette with multi-target, multi-sample detection for platform molecular diagnostics Manage DP, Lauzon J, Atrazev A, Chavali R, Samuel RA, Chan B, Morrissey YC, Gordy W, Edwards AL, Larison K, Yanow SK, Acker JP, Zahariadis G, Pilarski LM 2013 Lab Chip View Health care providers New or improved product or process
CD44 antibodies and immune thrombocytopenia in the amelioration of murine inflammatory arthritis Mott PJ, Lazarus AH 2013 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
The effect of rituximab on vaccine responses in patients with immune thrombocytopenia Nazi I, Kelton JG, Larche M, Snider DP, Heddle NM, Crowther MA, Cook RJ, Tinmouth AT, Mangel J, Arnold DM 2013 Blood View Health care providers Clinical research
Advancing risk assessment for emerging infectious diseases for blood and blood products: proceedings of a public workshop Gallagher LM, Ganz PR, Yang H, Kessler DA, O'Brien SF, Custer BS, Busch MP, Dodd RY, Stramer SL, Walderhaug MO, Forshee RA, Williams AE, Epstein JS, Anderson SA 2013 Transfusion View Blood operators Other
Blood component transfusion in critically ill patients McIntyre L, Tinmouth AT, Fergusson DA 2013 Curr Opin Crit Care View Health care providers Clinical research
E-selectin mediated adhesion and migration of endothelial colony forming cells is enhanced by SDF-1alpha/CXCR4 Sun J, Li Y, Graziani GM, Filion L, Allan DS 2013 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
Antigens protected functional red blood cells by the membrane grafting of compact hyperbranched polyglycerols Chapanian R, Constantinescu I, Brooks DE, Scott MD, Kizhakkedathu J 2013 J Vis Exp View Researchers Basic research
Cholesterol efflux in megakaryocyte progenitors suppresses platelet production and thrombocytosis Murphy AJ, Bijl N, Yvan-Charvet L, Welch CB, Bhagwat N, Reheman A, Wang Y, Shaw JA, Levine RL, Ni H, Tall AR, Wang N 2013 Nat Med View Researchers Basic research
Febrile and allergic transfusion reactions Fung MK, Heddle NM 2013 Practical Transfusion Medicine, 4th edition View Health care providers Clinical research
The rationale for platelet transfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass: an observational study Zaffar N, Joseph A, Mazer CD, Nisenbaum R, Karkouti K, Tinmouth A, Peterson MD, Pavenski K, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Shehata N 2013 Can J Anaesth View Health care providers Clinical research
What to do with the queue? Reducing wait times for cancer care Blake JT, Bolland D, Dawe I 2013 Case Studies in Health Policy and Management, 2nd Edition View Other Other
ResearchUnit: What if the shelf life of red blood cells was less than 42 days? Blake J 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Storage of red blood cells affects membrane composition, microvesiculation, and in vitro quality Almizraq R, Tchir JD, Holovati JL, Acker JP 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Therapeutic cells via functional modification: Influence of molecular properties of polymer grafts on in vivo circulation, clearance, immunogenicity and antigen protection Chapanian R, Constantinescu I, Medvedev N, Scott MD, Brooks DE 2013 Biomacromolecules View Researchers Basic research
Activated platelets can deliver mRNA regulatory Ago2-microRNA complexes to endothelial cells via microparticles Laffont B, Corduan A, Plé H, Duchez AC, Cloutier N, Boilard E, Provost P 2013 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Donor selection for recipient safety Goldman M 2013 ISBT Sci Ser View Health care providers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Supporting evidence to change regulations regarding the storage of cryosupernatant plasma. Sheffield W 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
The impact of prolonged storage of red blood cells on cancer survival Kekre N, Mallick R, Allan D, Tinmouth A, Tay J 2013 PLoS One View Health care providers Clinical research
Microfluidic analysis of cellular deformability of normal and oxidatively-damaged red blood cells Kwan JM, Quan Guo Q, Kyluik-Price DL, Ma H, Scott MD 2013 Am J Hematol View Researchers Basic research
The epidemiology of human T-cell lymphotropic virus types I and II in Canadian blood donors O'Brien SF, Goldman M, Scalia V, Yi QL, Fan W, Xi G, Dines IR, Fearon MA 2013 Transfus Med View Blood operators Clinical research
ResearchUnit: What is the risk of a transfusion-transmitted infection? O'Brien S 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
The Manufacture of Platelet Products Devine DV, Serrano K 2013 Platelet Transfusion Therapy View Health care providers Other
Exploring resource allocation and alternate clinic accessibility landscapes for improved blood donor turnout Paez A, Esita J, Newbold KB, Heddle NM, Blake JT 2013 Appl Geogr View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Rapid removal of glycerol from frozen-thawed red blood cells Lusianti RE, Benson JD, Acker JP, Higgins AZ 2013 Biotechnol Prog View Researchers New or improved product or process