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Sheila O'Brien


Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Canadian Blood Services Stem Cell Registry Documents


Tuesday, July 3, 2018

… Cell Registry Documents menu. Please click on the section(s) to access the document(s) that you require. Please complete electronically fillable … numbers (ID#) and International Registry ID#'s must be provided for both patient and donor/cord(s) where …

Welcome to R.E.D.


Monday, February 8, 2016

… and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Jenny Ryan A research, education. and discovery blog Did you know that we do research? Quite a lot of it, in fact.  Last year, our research teams, working … advances in transfusion and transplantation medicine. It’s time we told these stories and introduced you to the …

Canadian ingenuity enhances tool used to estimate patient access to life-saving transplants


Wednesday, February 10, 2016

… transplants Transplantation Organs and Tissues Jenny Ryan A new innovation by a team of Canadian Blood Services researchers and the … support Canadian Blood Services’ transplant programs. It’s a web-based application used by the entire Canadian …

Fearon, Margaret


Tuesday, July 3, 2018

… of Toronto Education BSc, Dalhousie University, Halifax N.S. MD, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland … appropriate policies are critical in maintaining a safe blood system. This is invaluable information for our … O'Brien SF, Delage G, Scalia V, Lindsay R, Bernier F, Dubuc S, Germain M, Pilot G, Yi QL, Fearon MA.  …

Challenging the 30-minute rule for red blood cells (video)


Wednesday, February 17, 2016

… Transfusion Blood Jenny Ryan Led by Dr. Sandra Ramirez, a development scientist at Canadian Blood Services’ Centre for Innovation, this research project led to a new standard that will reduce the number of discarded red … , contributed to the Canadian Standards Association’s decision to extend the 30-minute rule to 60 minutes. …

Two Unlikely Partners, One Powerful and Innovative Collaboration: Toyota Teams With Canadian Blood Services To Improve Productivity, Service and Quality for Canadians


Tuesday, August 21, 2018

… its manufacturing know-how with Canadian Blood Services, a Canadian biologics manufacturer (TORONTO) -  Toyota and … process knowledge with Canadian Blood Services, a biologics manufacturer, to help improve the efficiency of … closest to the process. Based on these principles, Toyota’s goal was to equip Canadian Blood Services with the …

IVIg, the wonder drug you’ve probably never heard of – yet


Wednesday, February 24, 2016

… Blood Lisa Willemse Wonder drug it may be, but IVIg is a slippery fish. Even after 60 years, little is known about precisely how it works. An encounter with a scientist The first thing you notice when you walk into Dr. Don Branch’s office at 67 College Street in Toronto is how small it …

Helping put the science fact in science fiction


Wednesday, March 2, 2016

… on Jan. 24 and wrapped up on Feb. 22.  Limited to a short but compelling six episodes, the series has left many … – our in-house expert on infectious diseases – played a contributing role in this much anticipated series revival … her experience with the show, which she called “a nerd’s dream come true.”  We also chatted about the importance of …

Hijacked! Research reveals the takeover of blood platelets by dengue virus


Wednesday, March 9, 2016

… this infectious agent poses to blood safety. As anyone who’s read the news recently knows, the world of emerging viral … "There are several reasons why dengue is considered a potential infectious risk to blood supplies. Once an individual is infected, there’s a three- to 14-day window period before symptoms appear. On …