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Journeys in research: Canadian Blood Services’ trainee Carina Paredes shares her story
… PhD thesis this month, October 2025. Dr. Paredes received a Canadian Blood Services Graduate Fellowship Program award … concentrates with focus on virulence” and has been a member of Dr. Sandra Ramirez-Arcos' Lab located in Ottawa … investigation on antibiotic resistance and virulence in S. aureus. Overall, I have advanced knowledge on the complex …
Canadian Blood Services launches Fall Get Together challenge - celebrating the power of giving together
… and calling on Canadians to donate with their communities. A group donation provides the opportunity to turn a routine gathering into a meaningful shared experience. The … that donating is not only about saving lives but it’s about the great feeling you get when you do something good …
New research publications: October 2025
… peer-reviewed publications in academic journals that are a main avenue for researchers to share their scientific … decedent model. Zeng J, Ma M, Tao Z, Rao Z, Wu C, Yin S, Jiang X, Chen G, Wang Z, Huang D, Zhu M, Liu L, Huo W, Yang H, Guo H, Chen G, Li F, Zheng C, Huang …
How research supported by Canadian Blood Services is continuously improving blood components
… stored, matched and prescribed. This blog outlines a selection of recent and ongoing research projects that are … whether cold storage could replace irradiation as a method to prevent transfusion-associated graft versus host … research projects undertaken by members of Dr. Acker’s team also focus on ways that donor-specific factors – such …
New data available: Top 4 takeaways from our 2024 Surveillance Report
… that are essential for maintaining the safety of Canada’s Lifeline , including surveillance of transmissible … overall, 39 per cent of those first-time donors are from a racialized group. This is related, in part, to increasing … of testing for HTLV (human T-cell lymphotropic virus, a rare cause of leukemia) are available for all donations …
How Canadian Blood Services is advancing a legacy of research excellence: Announcing the Innovation and Portfolio Management Impact Report 2024–2025
… How Canadian Blood Services is advancing a legacy of research excellence: Announcing the Innovation … Canadian Blood Services community. The title, Advancing a Legacy of Research Excellence , nods to the immense impact … a glance Among the successes highlighted in this year’s report are key statistics about how we invest in our …
Canadian Blood Services’ Rare Blood Program represented at international congress
… Transfusion Blood Dr. Nicole Relke Dr. Nicole Relke is a transfusion medicine physician trainee at the University of … financial donors, the ESTMTA makes it possible for a select number of Canada’s emerging medical leaders to access specialty transfusion …
New research publications: November 2025
… peer-reviewed publications in academic journals that are a main avenue for researchers to share their scientific … Lin Y, Haspel R, Walsh CM, Bone JN, Kapitany C, Lieberman L, Skelton T. Transfusion . 2025 Nov 4. doi: … [J. Biotechnol. 405 (2025) 205-214]. Sivananthan S, Ahmed SA, Baig AM, Bhakta V, Sheffield WP. J Biotechnol . …
Part 2: A legacy of leadership, celebrating 50 years of discovery with Dr. Donald R. Branch
… Part 2: A legacy of leadership, celebrating 50 years of discovery … 200 published papers, numerous prestigious awards, and a research career spanning five decades, Dr. Branch has … cells. In fact, my discovery showed that the host’s cells (the recipient of the bone marrow transplantation) …
Top 5 R.E.D. Blog posts of 2025
… Top 5 R.E.D. Blog posts of 2025 Aldis Brennan It’s that time of year again, let’s look back at the most viewed … research on stroke treatment Dr. Heyu Ni, a Canadian Blood Services senior scientist, received two … Association’s 2025 International Stroke Conference for a top-ranked abstract of pre-clinical research on treatment …