Our Research Publications
Updated August 2025
| Title | Authors | Year Sort ascending | Journal | Link to Article | Intended Audience | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation of the Transfusion Camp knowledge assessment test with clinical transfusion practice | Tordon B, Meirovich H, Malkin A, Pavenski K, Moorehead A, Ginsborg L, Saeed S, Shehata N, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Lieberman L, Pendergrast J, Lin Y | 2024 | Transfusion | View Correlation of the Transfusion Camp knowledge assessment test with clinical transfusion practice | Health care providers | Education research |
| Comparative virulome analysis of four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from human skin and platelet concentrates using whole genome sequencing | Yousuf B, Flint A, Weedmark K, Pagotto F, Ramirez-Arcos S | 2024 | Access Microbiol | View Comparative virulome analysis of four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from human skin and platelet concentrates using whole genome sequencing | Researchers | Basic research |
| Making blood donation more inclusive with sexual behaviour-based screening for all donors | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Making blood donation more inclusive with sexual behaviour-based screening for all donors | General public | Other |
| Transforming research to improve therapies for trauma in the twenty-first century | Juffermans NP, Gözden T, Brohi K, Davenport R, Acker JP, Reade MC, Maegele M, Neal MD, Spinella PC | 2024 | Crit Care | View Transforming research to improve therapies for trauma in the twenty-first century | Researchers | New or improved product or process |
| Reconsidering Routine Repeat Group and Screens During Pregnancy-Personalizing Pregnancy Care | Tran A, Clarke G, Callum JL, Smith G, Somerset D, Thorne J, Lieberman L | 2024 | J Obstet Gynaecol Can | View Reconsidering Routine Repeat Group and Screens During Pregnancy-Personalizing Pregnancy Care | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| An international review of the characteristics of viral nucleic acid-amplification testing (NAT) reveals a trend towards the use of smaller pool sizes and individual donation NAT | Faddy HM, Osiowy C, Custer B, Busch M, Stramer SL, Dean MM, Acutt J, Viennet E, van de Laar T, Tsoi W-C, Styles C, Kiely P, Margaritis A, Kwon S-Y, Qiu Y, Deng X, Lewin A, Jørgensen SW, Erikstrup C, Juhl D, Sauleda S, Camacho Rodriguez BA, Soto Coral LJC, Gaviria García PA, Oota S, O'Brien SF, Wendel S, Castro E, Navarro Pérez L, Harvala H, Davison K, Reynolds C, Jarvis L, Grabarczyk P, Kopacz A, Łętowska M, O'Flaherty N, Young F, Williams P, Burke L, Chua SS, Muylaert A, Page I, Jones A, Niederhauser C, Vermeulen M, Laperche S, Gallian P, Satake M, Addas-Carvalho M, Blanco S, Gallego SV, Seltsam A, Weber-Schehl M, Al-Riyami AZ, Al Maamari K, Alawi FB, Pandey HC, França RA, Charlewood R, Virology t, Surveillance RA, Policy subgroups of the ISBT WP-TTID | 2024 | Vox Sang | View An international review of the characteristics of viral nucleic acid-amplification testing (NAT) reveals a trend towards the use of smaller pool sizes and individual donation NAT | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Unintentional bias in donor screening | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Unintentional bias in donor screening | General public | MSM research |
| Toward a Sociology of Plasma Products | Holloway K, Grundy Q | 2024 | Int J Soc Determinants Health Health Serv | View Toward a Sociology of Plasma Products | Researchers | Social science research |
| Ice recrystallization inhibitors enable efficient cryopreservation of induced pluripotent stem cells: A functional and transcriptomic analysis | Mommaerts K, Okawa S, Schmitt M, Kofanova O, Turner TR, Ben RN, Del Sol A, Mathieson W, Schwamborn JC, Acker JP, Betsou F | 2024 | Stem Cell Res | View Ice recrystallization inhibitors enable efficient cryopreservation of induced pluripotent stem cells: A functional and transcriptomic analysis | Researchers | New or improved product or process |
| SARS-CoV-2 immunoassays in a predominantly vaccinated population: Performances and qualitative agreements obtained with two analytical approaches and four immunoassays | Renaud C, Lewin A, Gregoire Y, Simard N, Vallières É, Paquette M, Drews SJ, O'Brien SF, Di Germanio C, Busch MP, Germain M, Bazin R | 2024 | Vox Sang | View SARS-CoV-2 immunoassays in a predominantly vaccinated population: Performances and qualitative agreements obtained with two analytical approaches and four immunoassays | Researchers | Epidemiology research |
| New impact report: Supporting research and education for the Canadian blood system | Wolfe A | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View New impact report: Supporting research and education for the Canadian blood system | 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 |
| 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 |
| Renforcer l’inclusivité du don de sang : sélection basée sur les comportements sexuels pour tous les donneurs | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Renforcer l’inclusivité du don de sang : sélection basée sur les comportements sexuels pour tous les donneurs | General public | Other |
| Advancing the cryopreservation of cells, tissues and organs using model biological systems | Acker JP | 2024 | Cryobiology | View Advancing the cryopreservation of cells, tissues and organs using model biological systems | Researchers | Basic research |
| Évaluation de l’acceptabilité et de la faisabilité d’un programme de don de plasma-source pour les HARSAH de la communauté gaie de Montréal | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Évaluation de l’acceptabilité et de la faisabilité d’un programme de don de plasma-source pour les HARSAH de la communauté gaie de Montréal | General public | MSM research |
| Analysis of HLA matching between deceased organ donors and cord blood units from a national bank network as a basis for potential platforms for chimerism-based immune tolerance after solid organ transplantation | Crocchiolo R, Lombardini L, Sacchi N, Lombardi I, Blake J, Allan D, Sobh M, Puoti F, Trapani S, Gallina AM, Sacchi M, Pupella S, Bergamaschi P, Rossini S, Cardillo M | 2024 | Blood Transfus | View Analysis of HLA matching between deceased organ donors and cord blood units from a national bank network as a basis for potential platforms for chimerism-based immune tolerance after solid organ transplantation | Blood operators | Clinical research |
| Rapport de surveillance 2024 | O'Brien SF | 2024 | Professionaleducation.blood.ca | View Rapport de surveillance 2024 | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Prolonging the circulatory half-life of C1 esterase inhibitor via albumin fusion | Sivananthan S, Bhakta V, Chaechi Tehrani N, Sheffield WP | 2024 | PLoS One | View Prolonging the circulatory half-life of C1 esterase inhibitor via albumin fusion | Researchers | Basic research |
| Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Evaluating umbilical cord blood transfusion efficacy and safety in neonates | Yazdanbakhsh M | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Evaluating umbilical cord blood transfusion efficacy and safety in neonates | General public | Other |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Intravenous albumin in cardiac and vascular surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Skubas NJ, Callum J, Bathla A, Keshavarz H, Fergusson D, Wu B, Stanworth S, Shehata N | 2024 | Br J Anaesth | View Intravenous albumin in cardiac and vascular surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Normal Morphology and Physiology of Human Blood Including Main Clinical Parameters and Microscopy | Phan C, Brandon-Coatham M, Rahman A, Acker J | 2024 | The Optics of Blood: A Handbook | View Normal Morphology and Physiology of Human Blood Including Main Clinical Parameters and Microscopy | Researchers | Basic research |
| Prevalence of Hepatitis B in Canadian First-Time Blood Donors: Association with Social Determinants of Health | O’Brien SF, Ehsani-Moghaddam B, Goldman M, Drews SJ | 2024 | Viruses | View Prevalence of Hepatitis B in Canadian First-Time Blood Donors: Association with Social Determinants of Health | Researchers | Epidemiology research |
| Canadian Blood Services Vritual Tour | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Professionaleducation.blood.ca | View Canadian Blood Services Vritual Tour | Health care providers | Other |
| Human Fc gamma receptor IIIA blockade inhibits platelet destruction in a humanized murine model of ITP | Gil Gonzalez L, Won KD, Tawhidi Z, Cummins E, Cruz-Leal Y, Tundidor Cabado Y, Sachs UJ, Norris PAA, Shan Y, Bhakta V, Li J, Samudio I, Silva-Moreno B, Cerna-Portillo L, Pavon Oro A, Bergqvist P, Chan P, Moorehead A, Sholzberg M, Sheffield WP, Lazarus AH | 2024 | Blood Adv | View Human Fc gamma receptor IIIA blockade inhibits platelet destruction in a humanized murine model of ITP | Researchers | Basic research |
| Modification of deglycerolization procedure improves processing and post-thaw quality of cryopreserved sickle trait red cell concentrates | Phan C, Kurach J, Foxcroft M, Xu D, Olafson C, Clarke G, Acker JP | 2024 | Cryobiology | View Modification of deglycerolization procedure improves processing and post-thaw quality of cryopreserved sickle trait red cell concentrates | Blood operators | New or improved product or process |
| 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 |
| Making IVIg treatment safer for patients | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Making IVIg treatment safer for patients | General public | Other |
| Estimating HIV risk | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Estimating HIV risk | General public | MSM research |
| Empowering Young Minds: Highlights from the 2024 Girls & STEAM Summit | Centre for Blood Research | 2024 | Centre for Blood Research Blog | View Empowering Young Minds: Highlights from the 2024 Girls & STEAM Summit | General public | Other |
| Pediatric antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 after infection and vaccination in Calgary, Canada | Ricketson LJ, Doucette EJ, Alatorre I, Tarannum T, Gray J, Booth W, Tipples G, Charlton C, Kanji JN, Fonseca K, Kellner JD | 2024 | BMC Infect Dis | View Pediatric antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 after infection and vaccination in Calgary, Canada | Health care providers | Epidemiology research |
| One month left to enter the 2024 Lay Science Writing Competition! | Wolfe A | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View One month left to enter the 2024 Lay Science Writing Competition! | General public | Other |
| 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 |
| Restrictive or liberal transfusion strategy in myocardial infarction and anemia | Carson J | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Restrictive or liberal transfusion strategy in myocardial infarction and anemia | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| Qualitative analysis of Canadian blood and plasma donors' views on expanding donor screening eligibility for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men | Woo H, Fisher W, Kohut T, Haw J | 2024 | Transfusion | View Qualitative analysis of Canadian blood and plasma donors' views on expanding donor screening eligibility for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men | Researchers | MSM Social science research |
| Transfusion Camp: The UK experience and its value in improving knowledge of transfusion medicine among postgraduate trainees | Aggarwal A, Kaushik K, Morton S, Danaee A, Gurung K, Robinson S, Kapitany C, Charge S, Lin Y, Desborough M, Murphy MF | 2024 | Transfus Med | View Transfusion Camp: The UK experience and its value in improving knowledge of transfusion medicine among postgraduate trainees | Health care providers | Education research |
| Critères d’admissibilité au don des HARSAH et technologies de réduction des agents pathogènes : estimer les risques par la modélisation mathématique | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Critères d’admissibilité au don des HARSAH et technologies de réduction des agents pathogènes : estimer les risques par la modélisation mathématique | General public | MSM research |
| Cutibacterium acnes contamination does not enhance the proinflammatory profile of platelet concentrates | Kumaran D, Ramirez-Arcos S | 2024 | Transfusion | View Cutibacterium acnes contamination does not enhance the proinflammatory profile of platelet concentrates | Researchers | Basic research |
| Surveillance Report 2024 | O'Brien SF | 2024 | Professionaleducation.blood.ca | View Surveillance Report 2024 | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Improving blood safety through a risk-informed approach to complex decision-making | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Improving blood safety through a risk-informed approach to complex decision-making | 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 |
| Estimated median density identifies donor age and sex differences in red blood cell biological age | Mykhailova O, Brandon-Coatham M, Durand K, Olafson C, Xu A, Yi Q-L, Kanias T, Acker JP | 2024 | Transfusion | View Estimated median density identifies donor age and sex differences in red blood cell biological age | Researchers | Basic research |
| FAQ: Delisting of directed donations at Canadian Blood Services | Ning S | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View FAQ: Delisting of directed donations at Canadian Blood Services | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Nova Scotia blood donors | O'Brien SF, Deeks SL, Hatchette T, Pambrun C, Drews SJ | 2024 | J Assoc Med Microbiol Infect Dis Can | View SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Nova Scotia blood donors | Researchers | Epidemiology research |