Our Research Publications
Updated August 2025
| Title | Authors | Year Sort ascending | Journal | Link to Article | Intended Audience | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Améliorer la sécurité des transfusions de plaquettes grâce à la réduction des agents pathogènes | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Améliorer la sécurité des transfusions de plaquettes grâce à la réduction des agents pathogènes | General public | Other |
| Extension of the circulatory half-life of recombinant ecallantide via albumin fusion without loss of anti-kallikrein activity | Al-Adimi G, Bhakta V, Eltringham-Smith LJ, Shirobokov V, Sheffield WP | 2024 | J Biotechnol | View Extension of the circulatory half-life of recombinant ecallantide via albumin fusion without loss of anti-kallikrein activity | Researchers | Basic research |
| Portée opérationnelle des options d’évaluation du risque | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Portée opérationnelle des options d’évaluation du risque | General public | MSM research |
| Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases | Drews SJ | 2024 | Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis: Clinical and Laboratory Aspects | View Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| External Trigger Free Charge Switchable Cationic Ligands in the Design of Safe and Effective Universal Heparin Antidote | La CC, Smith SA, Kalathottukaren MT, Haynes CA, Morrissey JH, Kizhakkedathu JN | 2024 | Adv Healthc Mater | View External Trigger Free Charge Switchable Cationic Ligands in the Design of Safe and Effective Universal Heparin Antidote | Researchers | Basic research |
| Prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1/2 in Canada over 33 years: A unique contribution of blood donors to public health surveillance | O'Brien SF, Ehsani-Moghaddam B, Goldman M, Osmond L, Fan W, Drews SJ | 2024 | Can J Public Health | View Prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1/2 in Canada over 33 years: A unique contribution of blood donors to public health surveillance | Researchers | Epidemiology research |
| A summary of recent discoveries advancing the understanding and treatment of hemophilia | Sztainert T | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View A summary of recent discoveries advancing the understanding and treatment of hemophilia | General public | Other |
| Hemoglobin-oxygen affinity changes in neonatal blood transfusions: RBC selection insights | Yazdanbakhsh M, Eid H, Acker JP, Bar Am N, Cheung PY, Dotchin SA, Rabi Y | 2024 | Pediatr Res | View Hemoglobin-oxygen affinity changes in neonatal blood transfusions: RBC selection insights | Researchers | Clinical research |
| Guideline No. 448: Prevention of Rh D Alloimmunization | Fung-Kee-Fung K, Wong K, Walsh J, Hamel C, Clarke G | 2024 | J Obstet Gynaecol Can | View Guideline No. 448: Prevention of Rh D Alloimmunization | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Determining the impact of current Canadian stem cell registry policy on donor availability via dynamic registry simulation | Blake JT, Ganz K, Seftel M, Allan D | 2024 | Vox Sang | View Determining the impact of current Canadian stem cell registry policy on donor availability via dynamic registry simulation | Blood operators | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| How I manage major hemorrhage | Callum JL, George RB, Karkouti K | 2024 | Blood | View How I manage major hemorrhage | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Oncolytic Virus Senecavirus A Inhibits Hepatocellular Carcinoma Proliferation and Growth by Inducing Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis | Gong T, Liu X, Li Q, Branch DR, Loriamini M, Wen W, Shi Y, Tan Q, Fan B, Zhou Z, Li Y, Yang C, Li S, Duan X, Chen L | 2024 | J Clin Transl Hepatol | View Oncolytic Virus Senecavirus A Inhibits Hepatocellular Carcinoma Proliferation and Growth by Inducing Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis | Researchers | Clinical research |
| Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias: Classifications, Pathophysiology, Diagnoses and Management | Loriamini M, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Branch DR | 2024 | Int J Mol Sci | View Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias: Classifications, Pathophysiology, Diagnoses and Management | Researchers | Clinical research |
| Advancement of blood donor factors in RBC and blood component therapy using modern practices and methodologies: How to make multifactorial clinical decisions amid growing complexity | William N, Acker JP, Seghatchian J | 2024 | Transfus Apher Sci | View Advancement of blood donor factors in RBC and blood component therapy using modern practices and methodologies: How to make multifactorial clinical decisions amid growing complexity | Blood operators | New or improved product or process |
| Q&A: Restrictive or liberal transfusion strategy in myocardial infarction and anemia | Carson J, Callum J, Sztainert T | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Q&A: Restrictive or liberal transfusion strategy in myocardial infarction and anemia | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Transfusion Camp Rwanda 2023: A train-the-trainer workshop establishing locally driven leadership in knowledge translation and sustainability in transfusion medicine education | Nizeyimana F, Pendergrast J, Ntegerejuwampayee A, Lin Y, Kanyamuhunga A, Gashaija C, Masaisa F, Uzamukunda C, Mutuyimana G, Ndicunguye F, Gaseminari A, Mulindwa B, Muyombo T, Chargé S, Skelton T | 2024 | Vox Sang | View Transfusion Camp Rwanda 2023: A train-the-trainer workshop establishing locally driven leadership in knowledge translation and sustainability in transfusion medicine education | Health care providers | Education research |
| Meet the Researcher: Dr. Sandra Ramirez-Arcos | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Meet the Researcher: Dr. Sandra Ramirez-Arcos | General public | Other |
| Summer Fun and Science: The Exciting Return of the CBR Amazing Race | Centre for Blood Research | 2024 | Centre for Blood Research Blog | View Summer Fun and Science: The Exciting Return of the CBR Amazing Race | General public | Other |
| Extended supercooled storage of red blood cells | Isiksacan Z, William N, Senturk R, Boudreau L, Wooning C, Castellanos E, Isiksacan S, Yarmush ML, Acker JP, Usta OB | 2024 | Commun Biol | View Extended supercooled storage of red blood cells | Researchers | Basic research |
| Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Understanding graft versus host disease (GvHD) | Rosenflanz K | 2024 | Centre for Blood Research Blog | View Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Understanding graft versus host disease (GvHD) | General public | Other |
| Intravenous Albumin: Is it time to consider de-prescribing efforts? | Wolfe A | 2024 | The ORBCoN Report | View Intravenous Albumin: Is it time to consider de-prescribing efforts? | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Comprendre l’immunité au Canada : études de séroprévalence de la COVID-19 | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Comprendre l’immunité au Canada : études de séroprévalence de la COVID-19 | General public | Other |
| Améliorer la sécurité du sang en adoptant une approche fondée sur le risque pour la prise de décisions complexes | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Améliorer la sécurité du sang en adoptant une approche fondée sur le risque pour la prise de décisions complexes | General public | Other |
| Atténuer les risques de contamination bactérienne dans la transfusion | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Impact de la recherche | View Atténuer les risques de contamination bactérienne dans la transfusion | General public | Other |
| Higher rates of laboratory-confirmed cases of syphilis in Western Canadian blood donors compared with Eastern Canadian blood donors following a period of societal re-opening | Drews SJ, Charlton C, Tran V, Zhou HY, Hawes G, Resz I, O'Brien SF | 2024 | Vox Sang | View Higher rates of laboratory-confirmed cases of syphilis in Western Canadian blood donors compared with Eastern Canadian blood donors following a period of societal re-opening | Blood operators | Epidemiology research |
| Epidemiology of Hepatitis C over 28 years of monitoring Canadian blood donors: Insight into a low-risk undiagnosed population | O'Brien SF, Ehsani-Moghaddam B, Osmond L, Fan W, Goldman M, Drews SJ | 2024 | BMC Public Health | View Epidemiology of Hepatitis C over 28 years of monitoring Canadian blood donors: Insight into a low-risk undiagnosed population | Health care providers | Epidemiology research |
| Spatial and temporal analysis of West Nile virus infection in mosquito and human populations based on arboviral detection testing data | Talbot B, Ludwig A, O'Brien SF, Drews SJ, Ogden NH, Kulkarni MA | 2024 | Sci Rep | View Spatial and temporal analysis of West Nile virus infection in mosquito and human populations based on arboviral detection testing data | Researchers | Epidemiology research |
| CSTM 2024: Reflections from Canadian Blood Services trainees, part 1 | Yazdanbakhsh M, Paredes C | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View CSTM 2024: Reflections from Canadian Blood Services trainees, part 1 | General public | Other |
| Introducing a new blood product to better meet the transfusion needs of the Canadian Armed Forces | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Introducing a new blood product to better meet the transfusion needs of the Canadian Armed Forces | General public | Other |
| Immunoglobulin products | Harding SR, Cowan J, Jennings S | 2024 | Clinical Guide to Transfusion | View Immunoglobulin products | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Management of Pregnancies Alloimmunized with Non-Rh and Non-K Alloantibodies | Jackson ME, Grabowska K, Lieberman L, Clarke G, Yan MTS, Canadian Obstetric Pediatric Transfusion N | 2024 | J Obstet Gynaecol Can | View Management of Pregnancies Alloimmunized with Non-Rh and Non-K Alloantibodies | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| Fournir des lignes directrices essentielles en temps de crise : soutien à la recherche sur la COVID-19 | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Fournir des lignes directrices essentielles en temps de crise : soutien à la recherche sur la COVID-19 | General public | Other |
| Reply to: "Population-based screening works: Effect of integrating screening for hepatitis B and C into the general health check-up in Germany" | Thompson LA, Charlton CL | 2024 | J Hepatol | View Reply to: "Population-based screening works: Effect of integrating screening for hepatitis B and C into the general health check-up in Germany" | Researchers | Epidemiology research |
| End of selection criteria based on sexual orientation: An international symposium on alternatives to donation deferral | Lewin A, Goldman M, Busch MP, Davison K, van de Laar T, Tiberghien P, Shinar E, O'Brien SF, Lambert G, Field S, Hervig T, Tan DHS, Custer B, Drews SJ, Lanteri MC, Klochkov D, Widmer E, Domingue M-P, Renaud C, Germain M | 2024 | Vox Sang | View End of selection criteria based on sexual orientation: An international symposium on alternatives to donation deferral | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| African, Caribbean, and Black men and MSM blood donation | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View African, Caribbean, and Black men and MSM blood donation | General public | MSM research |
| Mitigating risks of bacterial contamination in transfusion | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Research Impact Case Study | View Mitigating risks of bacterial contamination in transfusion | General public | Other |
| Chapitre 4: Les immunoglobulines | Harding SR, Cowan J, Jennings S | 2024 | Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle | View Chapitre 4: Les immunoglobulines | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| A novel small molecule phagocytosis inhibitor, KB-208, ameliorates ITP in mouse models with similar efficacy as IVIG | Loriamini M, Lewis-Bakker MM, Binnington B, Kotra LP, Branch DR | 2024 | Transfusion | View A novel small molecule phagocytosis inhibitor, KB-208, ameliorates ITP in mouse models with similar efficacy as IVIG | Researchers | Basic research |
| Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated with intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without haematopoietic stem cell support | Radford M, Estcourt LJ, Sirotich E, Pitre T, Britto J, Watson M, Brunskill SJ, Fergusson DA, Dorée C, Arnold DM | 2024 | Cochrane Database Syst Rev | View Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated with intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without haematopoietic stem cell support | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| Providing vital guidance in a time of crisis: COVID-19 research support | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Providing vital guidance in a time of crisis: COVID-19 research support | General public | Other |
| Impact of lower concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide on cryopreservation of autologous hematopoietic stem cells: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical studies | Bennett B, Hanotaux J, Pasala AR, Hasan T, Hassan D, Shor R, Allan DS, Maganti HB | 2024 | Cytotherapy | View Impact of lower concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide on cryopreservation of autologous hematopoietic stem cells: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical studies | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Post-Reconstitution Hemostatic Stability Profiles of Canadian and German Freeze-Dried Plasma | Peng HT, Moes K, Singh K, Rhind SG, Pambrun C, Jenkins C, da Luz L, Beckett A | 2024 | Life | View Post-Reconstitution Hemostatic Stability Profiles of Canadian and German Freeze-Dried Plasma | Researchers | Basic research |
| The effects of pen ink and surface disinfectants on red blood cells stored in plasticized polyvinylchloride transfusion bags | Uy RJ, Serrano K, Hadjesfandiari N, Shih AW, Devine D | 2024 | Transfusion | View The effects of pen ink and surface disinfectants on red blood cells stored in plasticized polyvinylchloride transfusion bags | Researchers | Basic research |
| Red cell concentrates from teen male donors contain poor-quality biologically older cells | Mykhailova O, Brandon-Coatham M, Phan C, Yazdanbakhsh M, Olafson C, Yi QL, Kanias T, Acker JP | 2024 | Vox Sang | View Red cell concentrates from teen male donors contain poor-quality biologically older cells | Researchers | Basic research |
| Estimation de la probabilité de transmission du VIH chez les donneurs hommes ayant des relations sexuelles avec d’autres hommes à l’aide de modèles biocomportementaux et mathématiques | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Estimation de la probabilité de transmission du VIH chez les donneurs hommes ayant des relations sexuelles avec d’autres hommes à l’aide de modèles biocomportementaux et mathématiques | General public | MSM research |
| Salvianolic acid B inhibits thrombosis and directly blocks the thrombin catalytic site | Neves MAD, Ni TT, Mackeigan DT, Shoara AA, Lei X, Slavkovic S, Yu SY, Stratton TW, Gallant RC, Zhang D, Xu XR, Fernandes C, Zhu G, Hu X, Chazot N, Donaldson LW, Johnson PE, Connelly K, Rand M, Wang Y, Ni H | 2024 | Res Pract Thromb Haemost | View Salvianolic acid B inhibits thrombosis and directly blocks the thrombin catalytic site | Researchers | Basic research |
| Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Understanding graft versus host disease (GvHD) | Rosenflanz K | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Understanding graft versus host disease (GvHD) | General public | Other |
| Antagonism of the Platelet-Activating Factor Pathway Mitigates Inflammatory Adverse Events Driven by Anti-erythrocyte Antibody Therapy in Mice | Won KD, Gil Gonzalez L, Cruz-Leal Y, Pavon Oro A, Lazarus AH | 2024 | J Immunol | View Antagonism of the Platelet-Activating Factor Pathway Mitigates Inflammatory Adverse Events Driven by Anti-erythrocyte Antibody Therapy in Mice | Researchers | Basic research |
| FAQ : fin du Programme de dons dirigés de la Société canadienne du sang | Ning S | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View FAQ : fin du Programme de dons dirigés de la Société canadienne du sang | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Améliorer la sécurité du traitement par IgIV pour les patients | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Améliorer la sécurité du traitement par IgIV pour les patients | General public | Other |