Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
MSM Research Program: Knowledge synthesis interim report Walsh G, Haw J, Chargé S 2020 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Thrombospondin-1/CD47 signaling modulates transmembrane cation conductance, survival, and deformability of human red blood cells Bissinger R, Petkova-Kirova P, Mykhailova O, Oldenborg P-A, Novikova E, Donkor DA, Dietz T, Bhuyan AAM, Sheffield WP, Grau M, Artunc F, Kaestner L, Acker JP, Qadri SM 2020 Cell Signal View Researchers Basic research
A case series of inactivated Japanese encephalitis virus vaccination associated with positive West Nile virus blood donor screening nucleic acid tests Drews SJ, Makowski K, Wood H, Dimitrova K, Yan MTS, Young D, Skeate R, Ng M, Hawes G, Fearon M, Bigham M 2020 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Barriers and enablers to source plasma donation by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men under revised eligibility criteria: protocol for a multiple stakeholder feasibility study Vesnaver E, Goldman M, O’Brien S, MacPherson P, Butler-Foster T, Lapierre D, Otis J, Devine DV, Germain M, Rosser A, MacDonagh R, Randall T, Osbourne-Sorrell W, Clement-Thorne B, Al-Bakri TB, Rubini KA, Hill NE, Presseau J 2020 Health Res Policy Syst View Researchers MSM research
Colloid Transfusion, Natural Anticoagulant Depletion, and Symmetric Peripheral Gangrene Warkentin TE, Ning S, Lim W 2020 N Engl J Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Guidance for the procurement of COVID-19 convalescent plasma: differences between high- and low-middle-income countries Bloch EM, Goel R, Wendel S, Burnouf T, Al-Riyami AZ, Ang AL, DeAngelis V, Dumont LJ, Land K, Lee CK, Oreh A, Patidar G, Spitalnik SL, Vermeulen M, Hindawi S, Van den Berg K, Tiberghien P, Vrielink H, Young P, Devine D, So-Osman C 2020 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Limitations of the particle immunofiltration assay test for diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Warkentin TE, Cook RJ, Greinacher A 2020 Am J Hematol View Health care providers New or improved product or process
TACO-BEL-3: a feasibility study and a retrospective audit of diuretics for patients receiving blood transfusion at ten hospitals Khandelwal A, Lin Y, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Al Moosawi M, Armali C, Arnold D, Callum J, Dallas KL, Lieberman L, Pavenski K, Rioux-Massé B, Shehata N, Shih AW, Pendergrast J 2020 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Blood loss from laboratory testing, anemia, and red blood cell transfusion in the intensive care unit: a retrospective study Jackson Chornenki NL, James TE, Barty R, Liu Y, Rochwerg B, Heddle NM, Siegal DM 2020 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Increased cytotoxic potential of CD8(+) T cells in immune thrombocytopenia Vrbensky JR, Arnold DM, Kelton JG, Smith JW, Jaffer AM, Larché M, Clare R, Ivetic N, Nazy I 2020 Br J Haematol View Researchers Basic research
Pharmacy hydroxyurea education materials for patients with sickle cell disease: An environmental scan and assessment of accuracy Cervi A, Diamantouros A, Azzam M, Lane SJ, Sapru H, Verhovsek M 2020 Pediatr Blood Cancer View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Acquired coagulation disorders Warkentin T 2020 Oxford Textbook of Medicine, 6th edn View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome after total knee arthroplasty Hwang SR, Wang Y, Weil EL, Padmanabhan A, Warkentin TE, Pruthi RK 2020 Platelets View Health care providers Clinical research
Inhibition of in vitro Ebola infection by anti-parasitic quinoline derivatives Goyal S, Binnington B, McCarthy SDS, Desmaële D, Férrié L, Figadère B, Loiseau PM, Branch DR 2020 F1000Research View Researchers Basic research
Risk of transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 by transfusion: A literature review Leblanc J-F, Germain M, Delage G, O'Brien S, Drews SJ, Lewin A 2020 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Canada's MSM Research Program - producing and mobilizing knowledge Chargé S, Haw J 2020 Transfusion Today Researchers MSM research
Emerging use of machine learning and advanced technologies to assess red cell quality Sebastian JA, Kolios MC, Acker JP 2020 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers New or improved product or process
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in adults: Second-line and subsequent therapies George J, Arnold D 2020 UptoDate View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Objective assessment of stored blood quality by deep learning Doan M, Sebastian JA, Caicedo JC, Siegert S, Roch A, Turner TR, Mykhailova O, Pinto RN, McQuin C, Goodman A, Parsons MJ, Wolkenhauer O, Hennig H, Singh S, Wilson A, Acker JP, Rees P, Kolios MC, Carpenter AE 2020 PLoS Pathog View Researchers New or improved product or process
Research Unit: Machine learning throws away the buckets to better understand red blood cell quality Acker JP 2020 Blood.ca website View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion septic reactions involving platelet concentrates contaminated with Citrobacter koseri Ramirez-Arcos S 2020 Ann Blood View Researchers Clinical research
Coagulation factor VIIa binds to herpes simplex virus 1-encoded glycoprotein C forming a factor X-enhanced tenase complex oriented on membranes Lin BH, Sutherland MR, Rosell FI, Morrissey JH, Pryzdial ELG 2020 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Approach to red blood cell antibody testing during pregnancy: Answers to commonly asked questions Minuk L, Clarke G, Lieberman L 2020 Can Fam Physician View Health care providers Clinical research
Fetal/neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review of impact of HLA-DRB3*01:01 on fetal/neonatal outcome Kjeldsen-Kragh J, Fergusson DA, Kjaer M, Lieberman L, Greinacher A, Murphy MF, Bussel J, Bakchoul T, Corke S, Bertrand G, Oepkes D, Baker JM, Hume H, Massey E, Kaplan C, Arnold DM, Baidya S, Ryan G, Savoia HF, Landry D, Shehata N 2020 Blood Adv View Health care providers Clinical research
L’exploration des frontières de l’hémolyse associée aux IgIV Pendergrast J, Branch D 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Pre-transfusion Testing Duncan J 2020 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Stabilization of Lipid Membranes through Partitioning of the Blood Bag Plasticizer Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) Bider R-C, Lluka T, Himbert S, Khondker A, Qadri SM, Sheffield WP, Rheinstädter MC 2020 Langmuir View Researchers Basic research
Vox Sanguinis International Forum on Donor Incentives: Summary Zeller MP, Ellingham D, Devine D, Lozano M, Lewis P, Zhiburt E, van der Linde L, Goldman M, Nakamura A, Inoue S, Takikawa M, Nakajima K, Turek P, Rehacek V, Sakashita AM, Kutner JM, Karim FA, Hindawi S, Jayasekara SBA, Merz EM, Gross S, Woimant G, Djoudi R, Byabazaire KD, Irving DO, Abdrakhmanova S, Khalykova A, Yilmaz S, Oruc NE, Huaynalaya IP, Ramirez LAS, Chuhriiev A 2020 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Defocused Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy in Media of Different Optical Properties for Biomedical Applications Using a Commercial Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy Device Vardaki MZ, Devine DV, Serrano K, Simantiris N, Blades MW, Piret JM, Turner RFB 2020 Appl Spectrosc View Researchers New or improved product or process
IgG3 anti-Kell allotypic variation results in differential antigen binding and phagocytosis Cen SY, Holton MB, Binnington B, Denomme GA, Howie HL, Lebedev JN, Zimring JC, Branch DR 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Venous limb gangrene and pulseless electrical activity (PEA) cardiac arrest during management of deep-vein thrombosis and progressive limb ischemic necrosis following vascular surgery Avram AT, Blostein MD, Hirsch AM, Warkentin TE 2020 Am J Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
An AI-Driven Predictive Modelling Framework to Analyze and Visualize Blood Product Transactional Data for Reducing Blood Products’ Discards Rad J, Cheng C, Quinn JG, Abidi S, Liwski R, Abidi SSR 2020 Artificial Intelligence in Medicine View Researchers New or improved product or process
Cryoprotectant-dependent control of intracellular ice recrystallization in hepatocytes using small molecule carbohydrate derivatives William N, Acker JP 2020 Cryobiology View Researchers Basic research
Platelet Disorders Crowther M, Zawilska K, M?ynarski W, Arnold D 2020 McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Updated Understanding of Platelets in Thrombosis and Hemostasis: The Roles of Integrin PSI Domains and their Potential as Therapeutic Targets MacKeigan DT, Ni T, Shen C, Stratton TW, Ma W, Zhu G, Bhoria P, Ni H 2020 Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets View Researchers Basic research
An activator of G protein-coupled receptor and MEK1/2-ERK1/2 signaling inhibits HIV-1 replication by altering viral RNA processing Wong RW, Balachandran A, Cheung PK, Cheng R, Pan Q, Stoilov P, Harrigan PR, Blencowe BJ, Branch DR, Cochrane A 2020 PLoS Pathog View Researchers Basic research
HIV residual risk in Canada under a three-month deferral for men who have sex with men O'Brien SF, Gregoire Y, Pillonel J, Steele WR, Custer B, Davison KL, Germain M, Lewin A, Seed CR 2020 Vox Sang View Researchers Other
Blood System Inventory Management Best Practices Guide Clarke G, Romans R 2020 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Concentré de recherche: Estimation de la prévalence de l’hémophilie et de l’espérance de vie Iorio A 2020 Blood.ca website Health care providers Clinical research
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply and use of blood for transfusion Stanworth SJ, New HV, Apelseth TO, Brunskill S, Cardigan R, Doree C, Germain M, Goldman M, Massey E, Prati D, Shehata N, So-Osman C, Thachil J 2020 Lancet Haematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Mucosal versus systemic antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 antigens in COVID-19 patients Isho B, Abe KT, Zuo M, Jamal AJ, Rathod B, Wang JH, Li Z, Chao G, Rojas OL, Bang YM, Pu A, Christie-Holmes N, Gervais C, Ceccarelli D, Samavarchi-Tehrani P, Guvenc F, Budylowski P, Li A, Paterson A, Yun YF, Marin LM, Caldwell L, Wrana JL, Colwill K, Sicheri F, Mubareka S, Gray-Owen SD, Drews SJ, Siqueira WL, Barrios-Rodiles M, Ostrowski M, Rini JM, Durocher Y, McGeer AJ, Gommerman JL, Gingras A-C 2020 medRxiv View Researchers Basic research
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Crowther M, Zawilska K, Mlynarski W, Arnold D 2020 McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Engineering the serpin alpha 1-antitrypsin: A diversity of goals and techniques Scott BM, Sheffield WP 2020 Protein Sci View Researchers Basic research
Platelet vesicles are potent inflammatory mediators in red blood cell products and washing reduces the inflammatory phenotype Almizraq R, Kipkeu B, Acker JP 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Biological Modulation of the Treg:Teff Ratio: From Immunosuppression to Immunoactivation Yang X, Scott M 2020 Immunosupression View Researchers Basic research
Combination of two complementary automated rapid assays for diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) Warkentin TE, Sheppard JI, Smith JW, Li N, Moore JC, Arnold DM, Nazy I 2020 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Differential red blood cell age fractionation and Band?3 phosphorylation distinguish two different subtypes of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia Bloch EM, Branch HA, Sakac D, Leger RM, Branch DR 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Guide des pratiques exemplaires pour la gestion des réserves de sang Clarke G, Romans R 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: systematic reviews and meta-analyses Morgan RL, Ashoorion V, Cuker A, Begum H, Ross S, Martinez N, Chong BH, Linkins LA, Warkentin TE, Wiercioch W, Nieuwlaat R, Schünemann H, Santesso N 2020 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
Educating the next frontier of transfusionists: a transfusion camp pilot program for nurse practitioners Shih AW, Morrison D, Sekhon AS, Lin Y, Charge S, Chipperfield K, Beaveridge J 2020 Transfusion View Health care providers Other