Our Funded Research Projects
Updated April 2024
| Title | Principal Investigator / Supervisor | Program | Project Start Date | Project End Date Sort ascending | Total $ Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of red blood cell antigen genotyping to assess RhD diversity in sickle cell disease patients | Principal Investigator: SHIH, Andrew Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BERARDI, Philip, CLARKE, Gwen, HANNON, Judith, HEDDLE, Nancy, VERHOVSEK, Madeleine |
Small Project Funding Program | $15,000 | ||
| Prospective observational study of organ deceased donor management in 3 ICUs - a pilot study (the DONATE pilot study) | Principal Investigator: MEADE, Maureen Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: D'ARAGON, Frederick, RIBIC, Christine, SHARPE, Michael, BALL, Ian, WILLIAMSON, David, DHANANI, Sonny, HANNA, Steven |
Kenneth J. Fyke Award Program | $89,555 | ||
| Exploratory analyses to determine if method of donor blood processing affects outcome in transfused recipients | Principal Investigator: HEDDLE, Nancy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ACKER, Jason P. , ARNOLD, Donald M. , COOK, Richard J. , EIKELBOOM, John W. , O'BRIEN, Sheila F. , WEBERT, Kathryn E. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $159,878 | ||
| Transfusion-related Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection among allogeneic stem cell transplant pediatric recipients: A multicenter prospective cohort study (TREASuRE Study) | Principal Investigator: TROTTIER, Helen Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ALFIERI, Carolina , BUTEAU, Chantal , DUVAL, Michel , LACROIX, Jacques , ROBITAILLE, Nancy , SPINELLA, Philip , TUCCI, Marisa |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $519,766 | ||
| The Stem Cell Club: educating medical and nursing students to develop professional skills | Principal Investigator: FINGRUT, Warren Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
BloodTechNet Award Program | $24,458 | ||
| MRI guided focused ultrasound facilitated IVIg immunotherapy as a therapeutic approach for Alzheimer's disease | Principal Investigator: AUBERT, Isabelle Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DUBEY, Sonam |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $100,000 | ||
| Transfusion requirements in cardiac surgery (TRICS II) | Principal Investigator: SHEHATA, Nadine Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership New Investigator Program | $300,000 | ||
| Development of novel blood vessel and organ sealants for blood conservation in surgical practice | Principal Investigator: BROOKS, Don Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DU, Caigan , HSIANG, York N. , KIZHAKKEDATHU, Jayachandran N. , KO, Frank K. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $240,996 | ||
| Understanding host mechanisms responsible for immune platelet destruction and thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: SEMPLE, John Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $406,003 | ||
| Red cell genotyping using buccal swab DNA | Principal Investigator: BERARDI, Philip Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GOLDMAN, Mindy R., HANNON, Judith, CLARKE, Gwen, LIWSKI, Robert |
Small Project Funding Program | $15,000 | ||
| Improving the cryostorage of blood products using novel small molecule cryoprotectants | Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ACKER, Jason P. , ALLAN, David S. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $384,180 | ||
| Cellular therapy to improve CD4+ T-Cell responses in humanized mice infected with HIV-1: adoptive transfer of CD4+ T-cells lacking s-Src activity | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: McCARTHY, Stephen |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $96,000 | ||
| Tranexamic acid versus placebo to reduce perioperative blood transfusion in patients undergoing major liver resection: a pilot randomized controlled trial | Principal Investigator: KARANICOLAS, Paul Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GUYATT, Gordon H. , CHAUDHURY, Prosanto K. , DIXON, Elijah , LIN, Yulia , McCLUSKEY, Stuart A. , PORTER, Geoffrey A. , TARSHIS, Jordan , WEI, Alice C. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $248,319 | ||
| Incidence of intracranial hemorrhage in pediatric oncology patients | Principal Investigator: WEBERT, Kathryn Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Small Project Funding Program | $15,000 | ||
| Defining the components of transfusable plasma that reduce bleeding | Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PRYZDIAL, Edward, NI, Heyu |
Intramural Research Grant Program | $218,230 | ||
| The use of antibody-mediated immune suppression as a model in the development of a replacement for RhD prophylaxis in haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $620,822 | ||
| Identification of protein biomarkers for red cell quality | Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHEN, Deborah |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $100,000 | ||
| Dengue virus replication by anucleate cells: impact on pathogen reduction efficacy | Principal Investigator: PRYZDIAL, Ed Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: FELGENHAUER, Ulrike |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $52,000 | ||
| The in vivo effects of liposome treatment on minimizing membrance injury in rat red blood cells during hypothermic storage | Principal Investigator: HOLOVATI, Jelena Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: da SILVIERA CAVALCANTE, Luciana |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $100,000 | ||
| Understanding IVIg mechanism(s) of action in alleviating immune platelet destruction and thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: SEMPLE, John Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KAPUR, Ricky |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | $106,200 | ||
| Small molecule inhibitors of phagocytosis to replace intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TONG, Tik Nga (Cindy) |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $52,000 | ||
| Antibodies to CD44 as a potential replacement for IVIg in ITP | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SEMPLE, John W., SHEFFIELD, William |
Intramural Research Grant Program | $300,000 | ||
| Legal and policy strategies to optimize organ donation in Alberta | Principal Investigator: TOEWS, Maeghan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
James Kreppner Fellowship Program | $150,000 | ||
| Platelet microRNAs during storage under blood bank conditions | Principal Investigator: PROVOST, Patrick Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HITZLER, Walter |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $349,548 | ||
| Short and long-term clinical effects of blood donor characteristics in transfusion recipients | Principal Investigator: FERGUSSON, Dean Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ACKER, Jason P., CHASSÉ, Michael, ENGLISH, Shane, FORSTER, Alan, KNOLL, Greg, McINTYRE, Lauralyn A., SHEHATA, Nadine , van WALRAVEN, Carl, WILSON, Kumanan , TINMOUTH, Alan T. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $103,806 | ||
| Pathogenesis of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia and mechanisms of IVIG therapy | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: YOUGBARE, Issaka |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | $151,800 | ||
| Assessment of fluorinated ice crystallization inhibitors: cryopreservation of hematopoietic stem cells and red blood cells | Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BRIARD, Jennie |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $96,000 | ||
| Investigation of pathophysiology, prevention and treatment of murine Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) | Principal Investigator: SEMPLE, John Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: McVEY, Mark |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $52,000 | ||
| Characterization of the role of MSI2 in human hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal | Principal Investigator: HOPE, Kristin Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: RENTAS, Stefan |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $100,000 | ||
| Residual risk of transfusion-transmitted cytomegalovirus infection: incidence and pathogenesis | Principal Investigator: PREIKSAITIS, Jutta Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: O'BRIEN, Sheila F., FEARON, Margaret, NAHIRNIAK, Susan |
Intramural Research Grant Program | $260,451 | ||
| Towards the impact of protein synthesis in human platelets to transfusion medicine | Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BOSGOED, Christa |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $92,000 | ||
| Role of skin disinfection and buffy coat platelet production on residual bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates and cord blood stem cells | Principal Investigator: RAMIREZ-ARCOS, Sandra Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TAHA, Mariam |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $92,000 | ||
| Mechanism of anti-D-like antibody-mediated amelioration of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: YU, Xiaojie (Ben) |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | $106,200 | ||
| Transfusion of red cells in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: The TRIST Study | Principal Investigator: TAY, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ALLAN, David S. , COYLE, Douglas A. , FERGUSSON, Dean A. , TINMOUTH, Alan T. , WALKER, Irwin R |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $340,817 | ||
| Small molecule inhibitors of phagocytosis as replacement therapy for IVIG | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KOTRA, Lakshmi, P. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $230,000 | ||
| Role of Fc receptors in antibody-mediated immune suppression | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BERNARDO REYES, Lidice |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | $106,200 | ||
| Studies on the development of biocompatible antimicrobial platelet storage devices | Principal Investigator: BROOKS, Don Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HADJESFANDIARI, Narges |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $96,000 | ||
| Understanding brain death: a multipurpose educational video aimed to a diverse public and professional audience | Principal Investigator: SHEMIE, Sam Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Small Project Funding Program | $14,000 |