Research. Education. Discovery.

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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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Warren Fingrut (left), Cassandra DeLuka of Canadian Blood Services’ OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network (centre-right) along with two UBC medical students at a "May the swab be with you" recruitment event in 2014.     (Photo courtesy of W
Submit your bright idea to BloodTechNet

Mercredi, janvier 18, 2017
The Stem Cell Club is just one of many successful and impactful projects funded by the BloodTechNet competition. Do you work in transfusion or transplantation medicine? Got a bright idea on how to share knowledge? Apply for funding to bring it to life.
Blood and Guts: Management of the GI Bleed
Blood and Guts: Management of the GI Bleed

Mardi, janvier 17, 2017
The 12th Annual Transfusion Medicine Education Videoconference takes place April 12, 2017. Pre-register today.
platelets collected through apheresis
A primer on platelets

Mercredi, janvier 11, 2017
Blood is red. That’s because of the red blood cells or erythrocytes that whizz around your veins and arteries. The colour is a great visual marker, both clinically and emotionally, but sometimes its very redness hides the other important components that are in you to give. These include plasma, the...
Blood collection, Canadian Blood Services
Supporting vital research through our Centre for Innovation: Part 2

Mercredi, janvier 04, 2017
We are now accepting applications for the 2017 competition of our Intramural Research Grant program!
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Looking back on 2016: A year of research, education and discovery

Mercredi, décembre 28, 2016
The R.E.D. blog launched in February 2016 and we’ve published 47 articles that have attracted a combined total of 37,000 readers. We hope you’ve enjoyed them.
Let me tell you about my science
Sharing the News: Science Communication for … Scientists

Mercredi, décembre 21, 2016
Communicating science is an important part of the job for anyone involved in clinical research, whether it takes place face-to-face with the patient, a donor or the wider scientific community. Unfortunately, outreach like this can seem a daunting prospect to the lab scientist and practitioner; it is often easier to hide behind the bench or the stethoscope.

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