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 group is complemented by our adjunct scientists and Canadian academics who receive funding from our competitive research and training programs.

Acker, Jason Senior Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Edmonton	Allan, David Medical Consultant Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa	Alport, Ted Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Saskatoon	Berardi, Philip Medical Consultant Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa
Bigham, Mark Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Vancouver	Blake, John Research Engineer Canadian Blood Services – Halifax	Branch, Donald Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Toronto	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	Ferguson, Keith Medical Consultant Canadian Blood Services – London	Goldman, Mindy Medical Director Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa	Hannon, Judy Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Calgary
Holovati, Jelena Adjunct Scientist	Jenkins, Craig Senior Manager Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa	Kahwash, Eiad Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Halifax	Krajden, Mel Adjunct Scientist
Lane, Debra Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Winnipeg	Lau, Wendy Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Toronto	Lazarus, Alan Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Toronto	Lesley, Peter Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa
Lieberman, Lani Adjunct Scientist University of Toronto - Toronto	Liwski, Robert Medical Director – HLA Laboratory Service Canadian Blood Services – Nova Scotia	Maurer-Spurej, Elisabeth Adjunct Scientist University of British Columbia - Vancouver	Misik, Karl Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Saint John
Ni, Heyu 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 Associate Medical Director Canadian Blood Services – Vancouver	Pineault, Nicolas Development Scientist Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa	Pryzdial, Ed 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	Shehata, Nadine Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Toronto	Shemie, Sam Medical Consultant Canadian Blood Services – Montréal
Skeate, Robert Associate Medical Director Canadian Blood Services – Toronto	Tinmouth, Alan Medical Consultant Canadian Blood Services – Ottawa	Webert, Kathryn Medical Director Canadian Blood Services – Hamilton	Yan, Matthew Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Vancouver
Young, Dale Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services – Calgary	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