Research. Education. Discovery.

A new “Meet the Researcher” video showcasing the expertise of Canadian Blood Services’ research network is now available on blood.ca!

The Canadian Transfusion Trials Group (CTTG) has announced the winner of their inaugural “Paper of the Year” award! This award has been created to recognize peer-reviewed publications that share significant advancements in the field of transfusion science.

Canadian Blood Services is looking forward to connecting with members of the transfusion community at CSTM 2026 in June. In lead-up to the event, we invited members of our research and education network to describe their contributions to the conference activities.

The 14th Annual Norman Bethune Symposium was hosted on April 15th, 2026, by the Centre for Blood Research at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Trainees who participated share reflections in this short blog post.

A publication describing research supported through Canadian Blood Services’ MSM Research Program has been acknowledged by Vox Sanguinis, the ISBT’s International Journal of Transfusion Medicine, as one of their top 10 most-cited publications from 2024. The publication, which includes authors from Canadian Blood Services’ research network, describes how an international group of experts came together in April 2023 to discuss gender-neutral donation policy approaches.

A curated list of the latest peer-reviewed research publications from across Canadian Blood Services’ research and education network.