Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Vox Sanguinis International Forum on Mitigation Strategies to Prevent Faint and Pre-faint Adverse Reactions in Whole Blood Donors: Summary Goldman M, Townsend M, Magnussen K, Lozano M, Nissen-Meyer LS, Lee CK, Leung JN, Takanashi M, McKay J, Kvist M, Robitaille N, Deschênes J, Di Angelantonio E, McMahon A, Roberts D, Maghsudlu M, Castrén J, Tiberghien P, Woimant G, Morel P, Kamel H, Bravo M, Shinhar E, Gendelman V, Raz H, Wendel S, Fachini R, Quee F, van den Hurk K, Wiersum J, Grima K, Speedy J, Bruun M, Dunbar N 2021 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Effect of cryopreservation on a rare McLeod donor red blood cell concentrate Turner TR, Clarke G, Denomme GA, Skeate R, Acker JP 2021 Immunohematology View Researchers Basic research
A multisite study of pertussis vaccine effectiveness by time since last vaccine dose from three Canadian provinces: A Canadian Immunization Research Network study Savage RD, Bell CA, Righolt CH, Wilkinson K, Schwartz KL, Chen C, Bolotin S, Deeks SL, Drews SJ, Jamieson FB, Johnson C, Kwong JC, Mahmud SM, Russell ML, Simmonds KA, Svenson LW, Crowcroft NS 2021 Vaccine View Researchers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Convalescent plasma is an ineffective treatment for patients with COVID-19 Modi D 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
GPIb? is the driving force of hepatic thrombopoietin generation Karakas D, Xu M, Ni H 2021 Res Pract Thromb Haem View Researchers Basic research
Insights in ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia Greinacher A, Selleng K, Palankar R, Wesche J, Handtke S, Wolff M, Aurich K, Lalk M, Methling K, Völker U, Hentschker C, Michalik S, Steil L, Reder A, Schönborn L, Beer M, Franzke K, Büttner A, Fehse B, Stavrou EX, Rangaswamy C, Mailer RK, Englert H, Frye M, Thiele T, Kochanek S, Krutzke L, Siegerist F, Endlich N, Warkentin TE, Renné T 2021 Blood View Researchers Basic research
The Virulence of S. marcescens Strains Isolated From Contaminated Blood Products Is Divergent in the C. elegans Infection Model Diamandas A, Razon MR, Ramirez-Arcos S, Brassinga AKC 2021 Front Genet View Researchers Basic research
Anti-inflammatory activity of CD44 antibodies in murine immune thrombocytopenia is mediated by Fc? receptor inhibition Norris PAA, Kaur G, Khan R, Zhu G, Ni H, Lazarus AH 2021 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPC), Cord Blood Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
FAQ: Canadian Blood Services Platelet Bacterial Testing Khandelwal A, Ramirez-Arcos S, Bigham M 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Other
Platelet-activating immune complexes identified in critically ill COVID-19 patients suspected of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Nazy I, Jevtic SD, Moore JC, Huynh A, Smith JW, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Selection and in vitro and in vivo characterization of a Kunitz protease inhibitor domain of protease nexin 2 variant that inhibits factor XIa without inhibiting plasmin Eltringham-Smith LJ, Bhakta V, Sheffield WP 2021 J Biotechnol View Researchers Basic research
Five novel FY null alleles associated with typing discrepancies Vege S, Floch A, Lomas-Frances C, Clarke G, Westhoff CM 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Background incidence rates of hospitalisations and emergency department visits for thromboembolic and coagulation disorders in Ontario, Canada for COVID-19 vaccine safety assessment: a population-based retrospective observational study Nasreen S, Calzavara AJ, Sundaram ME, MacDonald SE, Righolt CH, Pai M, Field TS, Zhou LW, Wilson SE, Kwong JC 2021 BMJ Open View Researchers Clinical research
Plateletworks® as a Point-of-Care Test for ASA Non-Sensitivity Khan H, Jain S, Gallant RC, Syed MH, Zamzam A, Al-Omran M, Rand ML, Ni H, Abdin R, Qadura M 2021 J Pers Med View Researchers New or improved product or process
Chapter 2: Blood components Gupta A, Bigham M 2021 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Prevention of transfusion-transmitted syphilis by blood operators: How much is enough when transfusion-transmission has not been identified for decades? Drews SJ 2021 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Hypothermic storage of leukoreduced red blood cells for greater than 21-days is a safe alternative to irradiation Mykhailova O, Turner TR, Olafson C, Howell A, Nahirniak SN, Wizniak J, Gerges HYN, Baldwin T, Clarke G, Acker JP 2021 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Multicenter observational study evaluating the impact of platelet transport bags on product wastage Kron A, Vijenthira S, Pendergrast J, Modi D, McLaren A, MacDonald A, Armali C, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Smith E, Quest G, Gabanowicz K, Lieberman L, Aseltine L, Sani L, Roche M, DeOliviera M, Yu P, Fazari S, Patel S, Lin Y, Kelly Z, Callum J 2021 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Magnetic resonance imaging in boys with severe hemophilia A: Serial and end-of-study findings from the Canadian Hemophilia Primary Prophylaxis Study Stimec J, Dover S, Pullenayegum E, Blanchette VS, Doria AS, Feldman BM, Carcao M, Rivard GE, Israels SJ, Chan AK, Steele M, Cloutier S, Klaassen RJ, Price VE, Sinha R, Laferriere N, Paradis E, Wu JKM, Babyn P 2021 Res Pract Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Ex vivo hemostatic and immuno-inflammatory profiles of freeze-dried plasma Peng HT, Rhind SG, Devine D, Jenkins C, Beckett A 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Research Unit: A more accurate and efficient way to manage blood demand and supply Li N 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Antibody epitopes in vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopaenia Huynh A, Kelton JG, Arnold DM, Daka M, Nazy I 2021 Nature View Researchers Clinical research
Effect of unfractionated heparin and low molecular weight heparin on the clotting of platelet-reduced whole blood: an in-vitro study utilizing thromboelastography Chung J, Stevic I, Gantioqui J, Atkinson H, Chan AKC, Chan HHW 2021 Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis View Researchers Clinical research
The association of prothrombin complex concentrates with postoperative outcomes in cardiac surgery: an observational substudy of the FIBRES randomized controlled trial Bartoszko J, Callum J, Karkouti K 2021 Can J Anaesth View Researchers Clinical research
Déclaration des réactions transfusionnelles indésirables Yan M 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The impact of extended half-life factor concentrates on patient reported health outcome measures in persons with hemophilia A and hemophilia B Sun HL, Yang M, Poon MC, Lee A, Robinson KS, Sholzberg M, Wu J, Iorio A, Blanchette V, Carcao M, Klaassen RJ, Jackson S 2021 Res Pract Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Administration de produits sanguins O'Reilly C 2021 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Implementation of measures to reduce vasovagal reactions: Donor participation and results Goldman M, Uzicanin S, Marquis-Boyle L, O'Brien SF 2021 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Combined preoperative plasma exchange and red blood cell exchange transfusion in a renal transplant patient with protein S deficiency and hemoglobin SC disease Cook O, Cervi A, Laureano M, Gangji AS, Verhovsek M 2021 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: Suggestion concernant le mécanisme en jeu dans la thrombocytopénie thrombotique induite par le vaccin Batarfi K 2021 Blood.ca website View Researchers Clinical research
The Monocyte Monolayer Assay to Build a Personalized Pipeline of Transfusion Support in Highly Sensitized Sickle Cell Disease Vijenthira S, Nguyen J, Branch DR, Clarke G, Ward R, Saeed S, Cserti-Gazdewich C 2021 Blood View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Digital Microfluidic Hemagglutination Assays for Blood Typing, Donor Compatibility Testing, and Hematocrit Analysis Sklavounos AA, Lamanna J, Modi D, Gupta S, Mariakakis A, Callum J, Wheeler AR 2021 Clin Chem View Researchers New or improved product or process
The estimated risk of SARS-CoV- 2 infection via cornea transplant in Canada O’Brien SF, Lewin A, Yi Q-L, Dowling G, Fissette E, Drews SJ 2021 Cell Tissue Bank View Health care providers Clinical research
Stuttering priapism in a patient with sickle cell trait treated with automated red cell exchange transfusion Ebraheem MS, Verhovsek M 2021 Blood Adv View Health care providers Clinical research
International Forum on the Collection and Use of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma: Responses Al-Riyami AZ, Burnouf T, Yazer M, Triulzi D, Kuma? LT, Sa?dur L, Pelit NB, Bazin R, Hindawi SI, Badawi MA, Patidar GK, Pandey HC, Chaurasia R, Fachini RM, Scuracchio P, Wendel S, Ang AL, Ong KH, Young P, Ihalainen J, Vierikko A, Qiu Y, Yang R, Xu H, Rahimi-Levene N, Shinar E, Izak M, Gonzalez CA, Ferrari DM, Cini PV, Aditya RN, Sharma RR, Sachdev S, Hans R, Lamba DS, Nissen-Meyer LSH, Devine DV, Lee CK, Leung JN-S, Hung IFN, Tiberghien P, Gallian P, Morel P, Al Maamari K, Al-Hinai Z, Vrielink H, So-Osman C, De Angelis V, Berti P, Ostuni A, Marano G, Nevessignsky MT, El Ekiaby M, Daly J, Hoad V, Kim S, van den Berg K, Vermeulen M, Glatt TN, Schäfer R, Reik R, Gammon R, Lopez M, Estcourt L, MacLennan S, Roberts D, Louw V, Dunbar N 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
Could antigen loss be a potential mechanism to explain antibody-mediated immune suppression? Cruz-Leal Y, Lazarus AH 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Industry, experts and the role of the ‘invisible college’ in the dissemination of non-invasive prenatal testing in the US Holloway K, Miller FA, Simms N 2021 Soc Sci Med View Researchers Ethical, legal and social implications research
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Cellules progénitrices hématopoïétiques de sang de cordon ombilical Stewart T 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Improving Medical Education in Hematology and Transfusion Medicine in Canada: Standards and Limitations Laureano M, Mithoowani S, Tseng E, Zeller M 2021 Adv Med Educ Pract View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Chapter 16: Preoperative autologous donation Foster T, Yan M 2021 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Meta-Analysis of Risk of Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Following ChAdOx1-S Recombinant Vaccine Chan BT, Bobos P, Odutayo A, Pai M 2021 medRxiv View Researchers Clinical research
The Effect of Sex-Mismatched Red Blood Cell Transfusion on Endothelial Cell Activation in Critically Ill Patients Alshalani A, van Manen L, Boshuizen M, van Bruggen R, Acker JP, Juffermans NP 2021 Transfus Med Hemotherapy View Researchers Clinical research
Frequency and timing of all-cause deaths in visits involving suspected transfusion reactions, and the significance of cardiopulmonary disturbances McVey MJ, Cohen R, Arsenault V, Escorcia A, Tasmin F, Pendergrast J, Lieberman L, Lin Y, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C 2021 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Stepwise Reversion of Multiply Mutated Recombinant Antitrypsin Reveals a Selective Inhibitor of Coagulation Factor XIa as Active as the M358R Variant Hamada M, Bhakta V, Andres SN, Sheffield WP 2021 Front Cardiovasc Med View Researchers Basic research
International Forum on Walking Blood Bank Programmes: Responses Martinaud C, Scorer T, Lozano M, Miles A, Fitchett G, Ba A, Wikman A, Nimberger-Hansson P, Enbuske S, Bohon?k M, Devine D, Beckett AN, Mbanya D, T'Sas F, Degueldre J, Chueca M, Dedome E, Apelseth T, Strandenes G, Wendel S, Fachini R, Olszewski A, Dupont C, Glassberg E, Shinar E, Taylor AL, Corley JB, Nadarajan VS, Dunbar N 2021 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Novel Mechanisms of Thrombopoietin Generation: The Essential Role of Kupffer Cells Karakas D, Li J, Ni H 2021 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Anti-platelet factor 4 antibodies causing VITT do not cross-react with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein Greinacher A, Selleng K, Mayerle J, Palankar R, Wesche J, Reiche S, Aebischer A, Warkentin TE, Muenchhoff M, Hellmuth JC, Keppler OT, Duerschmied D, Lother A, Rieg S, Gawaz MP, Mueller KAL, Scheer CS, Napp M, Hahnenkamp K, Lucchese G, Vogelgesang A, Flöel A, Lovreglio P, Stufano A, Marschalek R, Thiele T 2021 Blood View Researchers Clinical research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Plasma components Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
A decision integration strategy for short-term demand forecasting and ordering for red blood cell components Li N, Chiang F, Down DG, Heddle NM 2021 Oper Res Health Care View Health care providers New or improved product or process