Research. Education. Discovery.

Our Research, Education, and Discovery Blog is a showcase for our work as well as the basic science behind what we do. Here we invite readers to explore the worlds of transfusion and transplantation science and learn more about how our research leads to improved everyday practices and ultimately – and most importantly – better outcomes for patients. 

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Dr. Michael McDonald sits in his office
The ethics of doing good research
Thursday, August 08, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
By ensuring that innovation respects the rights of research participants, the Research Ethics Board helps Canadian Blood Services advance high quality health research to improve the lives of Canadians.
Plasma Stem Cells Blood
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Loreen Hardy-Ramey, a woman in here eighties, stands beside her husband Noel., Hardy-Ramey received the gift of donor endothelial tissue.
New data report on eye and tissue banking in Canada
Tuesday, August 06, 2019
Catherine Lewis
The 2017 Canadian Eye and Tissue Banking Statistics report is the first to include five consecutive years of data, allowing for new insight into provincial and national trends.
Transplantation Organs and Tissues
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Dr Nicolas Pineault wears a lab coat and holds a blue plastic container in a stem cell lab
I’m fascinated by the power of stem cells: Q&A with Dr. Nicolas Pineault
Friday, July 19, 2019
Obinna Okwelume
Dr. Nicolas Pineault speaks about his passion for stem cell research, and the exciting new projects he’s currently engaged in.
Transplantation Stem Cells
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group photo of researchers and trainees
Highlights from the Canadian transfusion community’s annual conference
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine’s annual conference took place in Calgary, Alberta in early June. The Centre for Innovation’s Geraldine Walsh was there and shares her highlights.
Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood
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Nathaly, a mother who donated cord blood, holds her baby and toddler.
Cord blood for research – what you need to know
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
Obinna Okwelume
July is Cord Blood Awareness Month. Since 2014, Canadian Blood Services, in partnership with The Ottawa Hospital, has been running a Cord Blood for Research Program to facilitate cord blood research in Canada.
Stem Cells
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Stories worth sharing: Effectively communicating “Research that matters!”
Thursday, July 04, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Before launching the Canadian Blood Services’ Lay Science Writing Competition for research trainees, the Centre for Innovation made sure to have the right team in place. Valuable support from Science Borealis and the Centre for Blood Research helped make our inaugural competition a success.
Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood
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