Research. Education. Discovery.

Our Research, Education, and Discovery Blog is a showcase for our work as well as the basic science behind what we do. Here we invite readers to explore the worlds of transfusion and transplantation science and learn more about how our research leads to improved everyday practices and ultimately – and most importantly – better outcomes for patients. 

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Happy New Year
Looking back on 2018: Top-five most-read stories from the RED blog
Tuesday, January 01, 2019
Jenny Ryan
As the year comes to a close and 2019 is set to begin, we take a moment to reflect on the 2018 articles that were among the most popular.
Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood
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Meet the Researcher: Dr. Mel Krajden
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
This week, we chat to Canadian Blood Services’ adjunct scientist, Dr. Mel Krajden, about his research work at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control and his role as a Canadian Blood Services adjunct scientist.
Transfusion Blood
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12th Earl W. Davie Symposium
12th Earl W. Davie Symposium: a focus on the next-generation of blood researchers
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Guest Author
In November, the University of British Columbia Centre for Blood Research (CBR) hosted its 12th annual Earl W. Davie Symposium in Vancouver, BC. During the event, researchers, students, clinicians and patients discussed successes and ongoing challenges in hematology, from understanding basic mechanisms of clotting to improving patient care.
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Funded research providing evidence needed to evolve eligibility criteria for men who have sex with men
Monday, December 03, 2018
Ross FitzGerald
Canadian Blood Services has recently made progress on several fronts that may further evolve the eligibility criteria for men who have sex with men. This includes supporting more research projects as part of the MSM Research Grant Program and working to reduce the waiting period from one year to three months based on the latest evidence.
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Raising awareness for living organ donation
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Jenny Ryan
This #givingtuesday — November 27, 2018 — organizations across the country are raising awareness about living donation. Did you know that more than 3,000 Canadians are on a waiting list for kidney transplantation? When the kidneys are no longer able to remove waste products from the blood, either...
Transplantation Organs and Tissues
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Centre for Blood Research summer students visit Canadian Blood Services
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Guest Author
By Sarah Bowers, Undergraduate Student, Brown Lab, Centre for Blood Research This post was originally published on the Centre for Blood Research blog. It has been republished here with permission with minor edits. What is involved in getting blood that has been donated at a mobile clinic in Campbell...
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