… Senior scientist wins prestigious award for discovering a ‘gold standard’ reagent used in transfusion medicine … Blood & Biotherapies (AABB) but his most recent honour as a recipient of the Dale A. Smith Memorial Award is the first … a part.  Antibodies are proteins that are part of the body’s immune response, intended to offer protection from …

… Services “Year in Review” statistics are based on a January to December calendar year.  The calendar year … 1 0 0 0 0 Anti-Lub 0 0 1 0 0 Anti-M* 18 16 14 18 13 Anti-S 6 7 6 6 7 Anti-s 2 0 1 1 0 Anti-Fya 4 4 2 4 2 Anti-Fyb 4 4 … 2021 Flegel WA, Bodnar M, Clarke G, Hannon J , Lieberman L., ‘ What constitutes the most cautious approach for a …

… Ross FitzGerald When an organ donation opportunity from a patient and their family is missed, there are life-threatening consequences for people waiting for a transplant. In 2018 alone, 223 Canadians died waiting for … Director of Patient Safety at the Montreal Children’s Hospital. “A missed organ donor deprives three people, on …

… accomplished by CBR trainees.  Dr. Peter Bell, a research associate in Dr. Christopher Overall’s laboratory at the Centre for Blood Research, received … video, titled “Styling proteins with nano-sized scissors: A matter of life and death”, and the experience of creating …

… manufacturing – and they don’t need to be irradiated, a process that would typically be used to inactivate any … and the many steps in between, these efforts help ensure a safe blood supply for patients in Canada.   A unit of … this roll-out. Says Amanda, “Following Dartmouth’s roll-out in March 2023, we’re aiming to introduce …

… Canadians. On the twentieth anniversary of Justice Krever’s report, Dr. Graham Sher, CEO of Canadian Blood Services … This letter reflects upon the legacy of Justice Krever’s stalwart commitment to ensuring history is not repeated. Justice Krever’s memory will endure, and his legacy will remain at the core …

… Services is rallying people across the country to shine a light on the need for new donors Monday, May 15, 2023 MAY 15, 2023 (OTTAWA) – Canadian Blood Services is shining a light on the need for more than 100,000 new blood and … “Over the course of the pandemic, we’ve seen Canada’s donor participation rate drop from just under 4% of the …

… The conference will be held May 25–28 in Montreal and is a chance for health-care professionals in transfusion … members of the transfusion community at the event.   Here's a preview of what you can expect from our research and …

… can do exclusively on its own.  “This achievement is a testament to the collaborative efforts of living donation … who made the selfless decision to donate their kidney for a loved one or a stranger,” says Dr. Graham Sher, Canadian … kidney failure and faced years of dialysis. Stephanie’s former babysitter and neighbour, Meaghan Kay, wanted to …

… the most current version. Download PDF   Purpose As Canada’s Biological Lifeline , Canadian Blood Services is responsible for a secure system of life essentials for transfusion and … funds or their personal documents with the Supplier as a condition of their employment Permit workers to terminate …