Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Design and Implementation of a Competency-Based Transfusion Medicine Training Program in Canada Zeller MP, Sherbino J, Whitman L, Skeate R, Arnold DM 2016 Transfus Med Rev View Health care providers Other
Efficacy and safety of regenerative cell therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension in animal models: a preclinical systematic review protocol Suen CM, Zhai A, Lalu MM, Welsh C, Levac BM, Fergusson D, McIntyre L, Stewart DJ 2016 Syst Rev View Researchers Basic research
Microparticles as biomarkers of lung disease - enumeration in biological fluids using lipid bilayer microspheres McVey MJ, Spring C, Semple JW, Maishan M, Kuebler WM 2016 Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol View Researchers Basic research
QSAR accelerated discovery of potent ice recrystallization inhibitors Briard JG, Fernandez M, De Luna P, Woo TK, Ben RN 2016 Sci Rep View Researchers Basic research
Testosterone-dependent sex differences in red blood cell hemolysis in storage, stress, and disease Kanias T, Sinchar D, Osei-Hwedieh D, Baust JJ, Jordan A, Zimring JC, Waterman HR, de Wolski KS, Acker JP, Gladwin MT 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Assessing the efficacy of a single-unit red blood cell transfusion policy at a multisite transfusion service using a computerized retrospective audit Covello TPC, Quinn JG, Kumar-Misir A, Watson S, Almohammadi M, Crocker BD, Conrad DM, Tennankore K, Sadek I, Kahwash E, Cheng CK 2016 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators Clinical research
Donor iron policy: from research to practice O'Brien SF 2016 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Hepatoprotective effects of Poly-[hemoglobin-superoxide dismutase-catalase-carbonic anhydrase] on alcohol-damaged primary rat hepatocyte culture in vitro Jiang W, Bian Y, Wang Z, Chang TMS 2016 Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol View Researchers New or improved product or process
Transfusion reactions: prevention, diagnosis, and treatment Delaney M, Wendel S, Bercovitz RS, Cid J, Cohn C, Dunbar NM, Apelseth TO, Popovsky M, Stanworth SJ, Tinmouth A, Van De Watering L, Waters JH, Yazer M, Ziman A 2016 Lancet View Health care providers Clinical research
Seroprevalence of Babesia microti infection in Canadian blood donors O'Brien SF, Delage G, Scalia V, Lindsay R, Bernier F, Dubuc S, Germain M, Pilot G, Yi Q-L, Fearon MA 2016 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Thrombolysis by chemically modified coagulation factor Xa Pryzdial ELG, Meixner SC, Talbot K, Eltringham-Smith LJ, Baylis JR, Lee FMH, Kastrup CJ, Sheffield WP 2016 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Blood bag plasticizers influence red blood cell vesiculation rate without altering the lipid composition of the vesicles Bicalho B, Serrano K, dos Santos Pereira A, Devine D, Acker J 2016 Transfus Med Hemother View Researchers Basic research
Effect of liposome-treated red blood cells in an anemic rat model da Silveira Cavalcante L, Feng Q, Chin-Yee I, Acker JP, Holovati JL 2016 J Liposome Res View Researchers Basic research
Gender and BCR-ABL transcript type are correlated with molecular response to imatinib treatment in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia Lin HX, Sjaarda J, Dyck J, Stringer R, Hillis C, Harvey M, Carter R, Ainsworth P, Leber B, Pare G, Sadikovic B 2016 Eur J Haematol View Researchers Clinical research
How we treat thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: Results of a Canadian TTP practice survey Patriquin CJ, Clark WF, Pavenski K, Arnold DM, Rock G, Foley SR, for the Canadian Apheresis Group 2016 J Clin Apher View Health care providers Clinical research
International Forum regarding practices related to donor haemoglobin and iron Goldman M, Magnussen K, Gorlin J, Lozano M, Speedy J, Keller A, Pink J, Leung JNS, Chu CCY, Lee CK, Faed J, Chay J, Tan HH, Teo D, Djoudi R, Woimant G, Fillet AM, Castrén J, Miflin G, Vandewalle GC, Compernolle V, Cardenas JM, Infanti L, Holbro A, Buser A, van den Hurk K, Yahalom VJ, Gendelman V, Shinhar E, Eder AF, Steele WR, O'Neill EM, Kamel H, Vassallo R, Delage G, Lebrun A, Robillard P, Germain M, Gandhi M, West KA, Klein HG 2016 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Optimal transfusion practices after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: a systematic scoping review of evidence from randomized controlled trials Christou G, Iyengar A, Shorr R, Tinmouth A, Saidenberg E, Maze D, Tay J, Bredeson C, Allan DS 2016 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Red blood cell processing methods and in-hospital mortality: a transfusion registry cohort study Heddle NM, Arnold DM, Acker JP, Liu Y, Barty RL, Eikelboom JW, Webert KE, Hsia CC, O'Brien SF, Cook RJ 2016 Lancet Haematol View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion-transmitted malaria: is hope around the corner? O'Brien SF 2016 Lancet View Researchers Other
Small molecule phagocytosis inhibitors for immune cytopenias Neschadim A, Kotra LP, Branch DR 2016 Autoimmun Rev View Researchers Basic research
A Comparative Study of McFarland Turbidity Standards and the Densimat Photometer to Determine Bacterial Cell Density Zapata A, Ramirez-Arcos S 2015 Curr Microbiol View Blood operators New or improved product or process
HDFN and Perinatal Immune Thrombocytopenia Webert K, Hume H, Revised by Clarke G and Hannon J. 2015 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
In silico analysis suggests interaction between Ebola virus and the extracellular matrix Veljkovic V, Glisic S, Muller CP, Scotch M, Branch DR, Perovic VR, Sencanski M, Veljkovic N, Colombatti A 2015 Front Microbiol View Researchers Basic research
Sialidase inhibition to increase platelet counts: A new treatment option for thrombocytopenia Jansen AJG, Peng J, Zhao H-G, Hou M, Ni H 2015 Am J Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Toward Efficient Enzymes for the Generation of Universal Blood through Structure-Guided Directed Evolution Kwan DH, Constantinescu I, Chapanian R, Higgins MA, Kotzler MP, Samain E, Boraston AB, Kizhakkedathu JN, Withers SG 2015 J Am Chem Soc View Researchers New or improved product or process
ResearchUnit: Breakthrough brings universal blood a step closer to reality Withers SG, Kizhakkedathu J 2015 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Storage duration and other measures of quality of red blood cells for transfusion Spinella PC, Acker J 2015 JAMA View Blood operators Other
C-reactive protein enhances murine antibody-mediated transfusion-related acute lung injury Kapur R, Kim M, Shanmugabhavananthan S, Liu J, Li Y, Semple JW 2015 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Exploratory studies on the age of transfused blood and in-hospital mortality in patients with cardiovascular diagnoses Heddle NM, Eikelboom J, Liu Y, Barty R, Cook RJ 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Fluorous Analogue of Chloramine-T: Preparation, X-ray Structure Determination, and Use as an Oxidant for Radioiodination and s-Tetrazine Synthesis Dzandzi JPK, Beckford Vera DR, Genady AR, Albu SA, Eltringham-Smith LJ, Capretta A, Sheffield WP, Valliant JF 2015 J Org Chem View Researchers Basic research
Novel evidence that pituitary gonadotropins directly stimulate human leukemic cells-studies of myeloid cell lines and primary patient AML and CML cells Abdelbaset-Ismail A, Borkowska S, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Tonn T, Rodriguez C, Moniuszko M, Bolkun L, Koloczko J, Eljaszewicz A, Ratajczak J, Ratajczak MZ, Kucia M 2015 Oncotarget View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: Single site solution: engineering novel antibodies for the treatment of ITP Lazarus A 2015 Blood.ca website View Other Other
2015 proceedings of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's State of the Science in Transfusion Medicine symposium Spitalnik SL, Triulzi D, Devine DV, Dzik WH, Eder AF, Gernsheimer T, Josephson CD, Kor DJ, Luban NLC, Roubinian NH, Mondoro T, Welniak LA, Zou S, Glynn S, for the State of the Science in Transfusion Medicine Working G 2015 Transfusion View Other Other
Differential Expression Analysis by RNA-Seq Reveals Perturbations in the Platelet mRNA Transcriptome Triggered by Pathogen Reduction Systems Osman A, Hitzler WE, Ameur A, Provost P 2015 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
Generic immunosuppression in solid organ transplantation: systematic review and meta-analysis Molnar AO, Fergusson D, Tsampalieros AK, Bennett A, Fergusson N, Ramsay T, Knoll GA 2015 BMJ View Health care providers Clinical research
Impact of platelet transfusion on toxicity and mortality after hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation Christou G, Kekre N, Petrcich W, Tokessy M, Neurath D, Giulivi A, Saidenberg E, McDiarmid S, Atkins H, Bence-Bruckler I, Bredeson C, Huebsch L, Sabloff M, Sheppard D, Tay J, Tinmouth A, Allan DS 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Red blood cell replacement, or nanobiotherapeutics with enhanced red blood cell functions? Chang TMS 2015 Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: Platelets vs. blood vessels: what causes bleeding fetuses and newborns with FNAIT? Ni H 2015 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Bare Bones: A Return to Anatomy for Teaching Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspirate Procedures Zeller MP, Goldszmidt M, Cristancho S, Johnson M, Creces D, Mangel J 2015 MedEdPORTAL Publications View Health care providers Other
Buffy coat (top/bottom)- and whole-blood filtration (top/top)-produced red cell concentrates differ in size of extracellular vesicles Bicalho B, Pereira AS, Acker JP 2015 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Evaluation of CONSORT compliance in TRANSFUSION Jaffer AM, Wang G, Barty RL, Shih AW 2015 Transfusion View Researchers Other
IgG-Mediated Immune Suppression to Erythrocytes by Polyclonal Antibodies Can Occur in the Absence of Activating or Inhibitory Fc? Receptors in a Full Mouse Model Bernardo L, Yu H, Amash A, Zimring JC, Lazarus AH 2015 J Immunol View Researchers Basic research
In silico analysis suggests repurposing of ibuprofen for prevention and treatment of EBOLA virus disease Veljkovic V, Goeijenbier M, Glisic S, Veljkovic N, Perovic VR, Sencanski M, Branch DR, Paessler S 2015 F1000Res View Researchers Basic research
Part 2: Evidence Evaluation and Management of Conflicts of Interest: 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Morrison LJ, Gent LM, Lang E, Nunnally ME, Parker MJ, Callaway CW, Nadkarni VM, Fernandez AR, Billi JE, Egan JR, Griffin RE, Shuster M, Hazinski MF 2015 Circulation View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Regenerative Therapy and Immune Modulation Using Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Cells Damien P, Allan DS 2015 Biol Blood Marrow Transplant View Health care providers Other
The entity of immunoglobulin A-related anaphylactic transfusion reactions is not evidence based Sandler SG, Eder AF, Goldman M, Winters JL 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
The Canadian Choosing Wisely campaign: the Canadian Hematology Society's top five tests and treatments Hillis CM, Schimmer AD, Couban S, Crowther MA 2015 Ann Hematol View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Vancomycin Arnold DM 2015 Reactions Weekly View Health care providers Other
L'étude ABLE : un essai clinique randomisé sur l'effet de la durée d'entreposage des concentrés érythrocytaires transfusés en réanimation Lacroix J, Hébert PC, Fergusson D, Tinmouth A, Capellier G, Tiberghien P, Bardiaux L 2015 Transfus Clin Biol View Health care providers Clinical research
Prevention of surface-induced thrombogenesis on poly(vinyl chloride) Fedorov K, Jankowski A, Sheikh S, Blaszykowski C, Reheman A, Romaschin A, Ni H, Thompson M 2015 J Mater Chem B Mater Biol Med View Researchers Basic research