Our Research Team

Our staff scientists and medical experts are instrumental to our research efforts. Their expertise ranges from microbiology to immunology, coagulation to cryopreservation, hematopathology to anesthesiology and much more. This core Canadian Blood Services Research and Education network is complemented by Canadian academics who receive funding from our competitive research and training programs and by our adjunct scientists.

Canadian Blood Services adjunct scientists are appointed for a 3-year term, renewable upon review of their research expertise and the needs of the organization. Calls for applications for appointment are made to meet emerging research needs. Canadian Blood Services adjunct scientists are eligible for Canadian Blood Services research funding through our research and training funding opportunities. Adjunct scientists also benefit from being members of our network of transfusion science and medicine experts.

Acker, Jason Senior Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Edmonton	Allan, David Medical Consultant Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa	Anani, Waseem Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Toronto	Arnold, Donald Adjunct Scientist McMaster University – Hamilton
Beckett, Andrew Adjunct Scientist University of Toronto – Toronto	Ben, Robert Adjunct Scientist University of Ottawa – Ottawa	Berardi, Philip Medical Consultant Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa	Bigham, Mark Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Vancouver
Blake, John Research Engineer Canadian Blood Services – Halifax	Bodnar, Melanie Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Edmonton	Branch, Donald Senior Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Toronto	Callum, Jeannie Adjunct Scientist Queen's University – Kingston
Chin-Yee, Ian Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – London	Clarke, Gwen Associate Medical Director Canadian Blood Services – Edmonton	Conway, Ed Adjunct Scientist University of British Columbia - Vancouver	Cserti-Gazdewich, Christine Adjunct Scientist Princess Margaret Cancer Centre - Toronto
Devine, Dana Chief Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Vancouver	Drews, Steven Associate Director Canadian Blood Services – Edmonton	Fergusson, Dean Adjunct Scientist Ottawa Hospital Research Institute – Ottawa	Ferguson, Keith Medical Consultant Canadian Blood Services – London
Goldman, Mindy Medical Director Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa	Hannon, Judy Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Edmonton	Haw, Jennie Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa	Heddle, Nancy Adjunct Scientist McMaster University – Hamilton
Holloway, Kelly Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Toronto	Krajden, Mel Adjunct Scientist University of British Columbia – Vancouver	Lane, Debra Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Winnipeg	Lau, Wendy Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Toronto
Lazarus, Alan Senior Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Toronto	Lieberman, Lani Adjunct Scientist University of Toronto - Toronto	Liwski, Robert Medical Director – HLA Laboratory Service Canadian Blood Services – Nova Scotia	Montemayor-Garcia, Celina Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Toronto
Misik, Karl Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Saint John	Ni, Heyu Senior Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Toronto	Nickerson, Peter Medical Advisor Canadian Blood Services – Winnipeg	O'Brien, Sheila Associate Director, Epidemiology and Surveillance Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa
Pambrun, Chantale Director, Centre for Innovation Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa	Petraszko, Tanya Director - Medical Services and Hospital Relations Canadian Blood Services – Vancouver	Pineault, Nicolas Senior Development Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa	Pryzdial, Ed Senior Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Vancouver
Ramirez-Arcos, Sandra Development Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa	Scott, Mark Senior Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Vancouver	Sheffield, William Senior Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Hamilton	Schubert, Peter Senior Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Vancouver
Shemie, Sam Medical Consultant Canadian Blood Services – Montréal	Shih, Andrew Adjunct Scientist University of British Columbia - Vancouver	Tinmouth, Alan Adjunct Scientist Ottawa Hospital Research Institute – Ottawa	Webert, Kathryn Medical Director Canadian Blood Services – Hamilton
Yan, Matthew Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Vancouver	Zeller, Michelle Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Hamilton

For general enquiries about research at Canadian Blood Services, please contact us at:

Centre for Innovation
Canadian Blood Services
1800 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 4J5
centreforinnovation@blood.ca