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Ways to donate


Thursday, August 17, 2023

… Ways to donate There are many ways to join Canada's Lifeline . You can make a difference through actions such as donating blood, plasma, … and tissue donation, volunteering your time, offering a financial contribution, or even organizing group donations …

20th anniversary celebration at the Centre for Blood Research (CBR): commemorating two decades of historical milestones and outstanding achievements


Tuesday, August 22, 2023

… accomplished by CBR trainees.  This is an edited repost of a blog written by John Perrier, a graduate student in the Pryzdial Lab at CBR, that … the curious minds to captivating talks delivered by CBR’s principal investigators Dr. Ed Pryzdial and Dr. Chris …

Former chair of the board, Dr. Verna Skanes, has passed


Wednesday, August 23, 2023

… to learn of the passing of Dr. Verna Skanes. Verna was a founding member of our board of directors and was the chair of our board from 2003-2009. The majority of Verna’s career was spent at Memorial University where she taught … to Acting Dean of Medicine in 1995. Though this was a temporary position, it was a ground-breaking one. She was …

New Calgary Donor Centre


Friday, August 25, 2023

… for donors is available at the Calgary Tower parkade, just a 5 minute walk from the donor centre. There are entrances to … of the Calgary donor centre. The results clearly indicated a preference to maintain a central location either in the … C-train, disembark at 3 Street SW LRT station. • It’s a three to four block walk south to Penn West Plaza …

Canadians urged to donate blood and plasma as blood agency faces summer of unprecedented events


Friday, August 25, 2023

… 28, 2023 (OTTAWA) – As the country continues to face a unique set of circumstances this summer, Canadian Blood … blood or plasma to help boost supplies. Summer is already a difficult time for maintaining an ideal blood and plasma … are always prepared to do the neighbourly thing and lend a helping hand and so we’re asking folks across the country …

Canadian Blood Services social scientists attend ISBT 2023


Thursday, September 7, 2023

… field of research donation studies and are fortunate to be a part of several initiatives that seek to build connections … area. These include the Donor Research Network (DoRN), a global network of interdisciplinary researchers and … as well as the British Sociological Association’s Deconstructing Donation study group and are also working to …

Seroprevalence: How lifesaving blood donations can also help provide valuable public health insights during a pandemic


Thursday, September 14, 2023

… also help provide valuable public health insights during a pandemic Transfusion Blood Abby Wolfe In May 2020, Canadian Blood Services formed a research partnership with the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force … for on-going monitoring.”  Gathering the data  Dr. O’Brien’s presentation also described the immunoassays used to test …

Summer internship focuses on strategies to increase diversity in the stem cell registry


Thursday, September 21, 2023

… registry Stem Cells Transfusion Awa Diagne Awa Diagne, a Loran scholar and research assistant at Canadian Blood Services, contributed to a project called “Piloting and evaluating a community-led … that social science research plays in the blood operator’s research strategy. “At Canadian Blood Services, social …

Canadian Blood Services research collaborate with BEST to understand how donor age impacts red blood cell quality


Tuesday, September 26, 2023

… be lifesaving for many recipients, yet, behind the scenes, a complex interplay of factors affects the quality of these … the impact of blood donor age. In this blog, we delve into a groundbreaking study and its editorial counterpart that … conditions   When whole blood is donated, it undergoes a series of carefully controlled processes to become a …

Partner eNews October 2023


Friday, September 29, 2023