Canadian Blood Services’ national awards program recognizes exceptional contributors to the transfusion and transplantation system. One of the Lifetime Achievement Awards presented as part of the 2025 program recognizes the research achievements of Dr. Jeannie Callum. Learn more about Dr. Callum’s contributions to transfusion medicine in this blog!

Recent guidance by AABB and ICTMG on the use of platelets in a variety of clinical settings has earned a spot among the most popular articles in the peer-reviewed medical journal, JAMA.

Chief Science Officer, Dr. Jim Zimring, shares his reflections on our research and education network, including its impact and future direction as he starts the new year with Canadian Blood Services.

The award recognizes promising scientists in a field related to transfusion science and medicine, blood banking and blood biotherapies. It is presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine.

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