Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Evolving the gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men time-based deferral to sexual risk screening for all donors: The contribution of Canadian research programmes Caffrey N, O'Brien SF, Walsh GM, Haw J, Goldman M 2023 Vox Sang View Researchers MSM epidemiology research
Cultured CD71+ erythroid cells modulate the host immune response Alshalani A, Beuger BM, van Bruggen R, Acker JP, Juffermans NP 2023 Transfus Med View Researchers Basic research
Importance du fer chez les donneurs de sang total : la perspective canadienne Khandelwal A, Pambrun C, Goldman M 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Unrelated Allogeneic Hematopoietic Donor Collections and Safety Parmar G, Allan DS, Morris G, Dibdin N, Ganz K, Mostert K, Paulson K, Petraszko T, Stevens N, Seftel MD 2023 Curr Oncol View Health care providers Clinical research
Engineered Compounds to Control Ice Nucleation and Recrystallization William N, Mangan S, Ben RN, Acker JP 2023 Ann Rev Biomed Eng View Researchers New or improved product or process
The under-appreciated world of the serpin family of serine proteinase inhibitors Bouton M-C, Geiger M, Sheffield WP, Irving JA, Lomas DA, Song S, Satyanarayanan RS, Zhang L, McFadden G, Lucas AR 2023 EMBO Mol Med View Researchers Basic research
Diminished Neutralization Capacity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 in Donor Plasma Collected from January to March 2021 Lin Y-CJ, Evans DH, Robbins NF, Orjuela G, Abe KT, Rathod B, Colwill K, Gingras A-C, Tuite A, Yi Q-L, O’Brien SF, Drews SJ 2023 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Clinical research
Risk of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in a simulated cohort of Canadian blood donors Pozzo di Borgo A, Germain M, O'Brien SF, Delage G, Renaud C, Lewin A 2023 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
Do Children With an Allergic Transfusion Reaction Require Premedication or All Blood Products? Bahabri A, Barty R, Li N, Liu Y, Kovalova T, Chan AKC 2023 J Pediatr Hematol Oncol View Health care providers Clinical research
How do we forecast tomorrow's transfusion? Applying social science approaches to meet tomorrow's transfusion needs: Blood donors and donation Haw J, Holloway K, Goldman M 2023 Transfus Clin Biol View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
Antigen copy number and antibody dose can determine the outcome of erythrocyte alloimmunization inducing either antibody-mediated immune suppression or enhancement in a murine model Wabnitz H, Cruz-Leal Y, Lazarus AH 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
La maladie hémolytique du nouveau-né (incompatibilité ABO) International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
Desialylated Platelet Clearance in the Liver is a Novel Mechanism of Systemic Immunosuppression Li J, Karakas D, Xue F, Chen Y, Zhu G, Yucel YH, MacParland SA, Zhang H, Semple JW, Freedman J, Shi Q, Ni H 2023 Research View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion Camp Rwanda: A prospective feasibility study evaluating the delivery of Transfusion Camp to a multidisciplinary group of postgraduate medical trainees in Rwanda Hagumimana J, Skelton T, Pendergrast J, Nizeyimana F, Masaisa F, Kanyamuhunga A, Gashaija C, Chargé S, Kapitany C, Morgan M, Meirovich H, Lin Y 2023 Transfusion View Health care providers Education research
Taking lessons from nature to improve cell therapy cryopreservation Acker J, William N, Coatham M 2023 Cell Gene Ther Insights View Researchers Basic research
Molecular Screening of Blood Donors for Babesia in Tyrol, Austria Bloch EM, Siller A, Tonnetti L, Drews SJ, Spencer BR, Hedges D, Mergenthal T, Weber-Schehl M, Astl M, Patel EU, Gaber M, Schennach H 2023 Transfus Med Hemother View Researchers Clinical research
Characteristics of VITT antibodies in patients vaccinated with Ad26.COV2.S Huynh A, Arnold DM, Michael JV, Clare R, Smith JW, Daka M, Ianosi-Irimie M, McKenzie SE, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2023 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
Donor sex, pre-donation hemoglobin, and manufacturing affect CD71+ cells in red cell concentrates Li W, William N, Acker JP 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
The high prevalence of occult hepatitis B infections among the partners of chronically infected HBV blood donors emphasizes the potential residual risk to blood safety Ye X, Li T, Yu B, Zeng J, Shi Y, Xie H, Branch DR, Loriamini M, Li B, Chen L 2023 J Med Virol View Blood operators Clinical research
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Blood Donor Deferral, Occult Infection, and Risk of HIV Transmission by Transfusion: A Fine Balance Between Evidence-Based Donor Selection Criteria and Transfusion Safety Leblanc J-F, Custer B, Van de Laar T, Drews SJ, Germain M, Lewin A 2023 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers Clinical research
Hepatitis B virus genotype surveillance in Canadian blood donors and a referred patient population, 2016–2021 Osiowy C, Giles E, Lowe CF, Matic N, Murphy DG, Uzicanin S, Drews SJ, O'Brien SF 2023 Vox Sang View Researchers Epidemiology research
Lessons learned from the CONCOR-1 trial Callum J, Bégin P, Jamula E, Liu Y, Kron AT, Auclair MC, Cushing M, Arnold DM 2023 Transfus Med View Researchers Clinical research
Hemocompatibility of bCyclodextrin-Modified (Methacryloyloxy)ethyl Phosphorylcholine Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles Li S, Sharaf MG, Rowe EM, Serrano K, Devine DV, Unsworth LD 2023 Biomolecules View Researchers Basic research
Q&A: Anemia in Hospitalized Patients Siegal D, Callum J, Sztainert T 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Comparing two extracellular additives to facilitate extended storage of red blood cells in a supercooled state William N, Isiksacan Z, Mykhailova O, Olafson C, Yarmush ML, Usta OB, Acker JP 2023 Front Physiol View Researchers Basic research
Evaluating the inventory impact of utilizing low titer platelets in regional hospitals Blake JT, Clarke G, Bodnar M, Stepien J 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
An evaluation of the clinical impacts of 7-day platelets Ning S, Gabarin N, Li N, Liu Y, Lucier K, Barty R, Acker J, Webert KE, Warkentin TE, Arnold DM, Heddle NM 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Validation Plan for Lower Volume Blood tubes Siegal D, Callum J, Sztainert T 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Malattia emolitica del neonato (HDN): malattia di Rhesus (Rh) e MEN da altri anticorpi non-ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
Desialylated Platelet Clearance in the Liver is a Novel Mechanism of Systemic Immunosuppression Li J, Karakas D, Xue F, Chen Y, Zhu G, Yucel YH, MacParland SA, Zhang H, Semple JW, Freedman J, Shi Q, Ni H 2023 Research View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion medicine education delivery in Rwanda: Adapting Transfusion Camp to a resource-limited setting Skelton T, Nizeyimana F, Pendergrast J, Hagumimana J, Masaisa F, Kanyamuhunga A, Gashaija C, Callum J, Pavenski K, Khandelwal A, Lieberman L, Chargé S, Kapitany C, Morgan M, Meirovich H, Lin Y 2023 Transfusion View Health care providers Education research
Alternatives to blood donor deferral of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: Acceptability of screening the sexual risk behavior of all blood donors Fisher WA, Kohut T, Woo H, Haw J 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators MSM research
Prophylaxis use of clotting factor replacement products in people with non-severe haemophilia: A review of the literature Iorio A, Königs C, Reding MT, Rotellini D, Skinner MW, Mancuso ME, Berntorp E 2023 Haemophilia View Health care providers Clinical research
Cross-Canada Variability in Blood Donor SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence by Social Determinants of Health O’Brien SF, Caffrey N, Yi Q-L, Bolotin S, Janjua NZ, Binka M, Thanh CQ, Stein DR, Lang A, Colquhoun A, Pambrun C, Reedman CN, Drews SJ 2023 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Clinical research
Evaluating variation in perioperative red blood cell transfusion for patients undergoing elective gastrointestinal cancer surgery Zuckerman J, Coburn N, Callum J, Mahar AL, Lin Y, Turgeon AF, McLeod R, Pearsall E, Martel G, Hallet J 2023 Surgery View Researchers Clinical research
Innovation & Portfolio Management Annual Impact Report 2022 – 2023 Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2023 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Granulocyte transfusion therapy Gardner E, Fernandes M, Latour C, Seftel M, Acker J, Clarke G 2023 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Leveraging Donor Populations to Study the Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Transfusion-Transmitted and Emerging Infectious Diseases Bloch EM, Busch MP, Corash LM, Dodd R, Hailu B, Kleinman S, O'Brien S, Petersen L, Stramer SL, Katz L 2023 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers New or improved product or process
International Forum on Blood Donation in Individuals with Current, Past or Germline Predisposition to Malignancy: Summary Baggio D, Fox LC, Wood EM, Aditya RN, Goldman M, van den Berg K, Kayser S, Wuchter P, Namba N, Tsuno NH, Makino S, Lee CK, Akhtar N, Shah F, Miflin G, Prati D, La Raja M, La Rocca U, Richard P, Tiberghien P, Harley RJ, Raouf MY, Sharma R, Kaur S, Bruijns S, Prakke-Weekamp H, Dunbar N 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Medication use in Canadian blood donors Goldman M, Miller O, O'Brien SF 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
FAQ : plasma traité au solvant-détergent (Octaplasma) Mack J, Gordon I, Romans R, Webert K, Ning S, Zeller M 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Plasma Components Stewart T 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
First Report of Successful Laser Warming for Frozen Gonadal Tissues and Oocytes in the Domestic Cat Model Rowlison T, Nagashima J, Acker J, Ben R, Daly J, Hagedorn, Comizzoli P 2023 Biopreserv Biobank View Researchers Basic research
Emotional Labor of Nurses and Phlebotomists in a New Source Plasma Collection Site During the COVID-19 Pandemic Holloway K 2023 Glob Qual Nurs Res View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
Perivascular niche cells sense thrombocytopenia and activate hematopoietic stem cells in an IL-1 dependent manner Luis TC, Barkas N, Carrelha J, Giustacchini A, Mazzi S, Norfo R, Wu B, Aliouat A, Guerrero JA, Rodriguez-Meira A, Bouriez-Jones T, Macaulay IC, Jasztal M, Zhu G, Ni H, Robson MJ, Blakely RD, Mead AJ, Nerlov C, Ghevaert C, Jacobsen SEW 2023 Nat Commun View Researchers Basic research
HLA-haplotype redundancy and rareness in Canadian Blood Services' Stem Cell Registry and Cord Blood Bank: Novel metrics for optimizing utility Bailey AJM, Blake J, Ganz K, Seftel MD, Allan DS 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Concentré de recherche: Le risque de transmission du VIH est demeuré inchangé avec l’élargissement des critères d’admissibilité aux hommes gais, bisexuels et autres hommes ayant des rapports sexuels avec d’autres hommes Walsh G 2022 Blood.ca website View Regulators MSM research
Fostamatinib for the treatment of warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia: Phase 2, multicenter, open-label study Kuter DJ, Rogers KA, Boxer MA, Choi M, Agajanian R, Arnold DM, Broome CM, Field JJ, Murakhovskaya I, Numerof R, Tong S 2022 Am J Hematol View Researchers Clinical research
Blood Collection Agency Messaging to Donors and the Public in Canada and Australia During the Early Days of COVID-19 Haw J, Thorpe R, Holloway K 2022 Front Commun View Blood operators Ethical, legal and social implications research
An intron c.149-2632T>A change in RHD is associated with aberrant transcription and very weak D phenotype Floch A, Vege S, Berardi P, Hannon J, Ochoa-Garay G, Lomas-Francis C, Westhoff CM 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research