Research. Education. Discovery.

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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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Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Research ensures innovation and safety go hand in hand for stem cell transplantation

Jeudi, novembre 21, 2024
Canadian Blood Services 2024 Lay Science Writing Competition offered in partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) provides research trainees an opportunity to exercise and enhance their science communication skills by sharing their research with lay audiences. This write-up by Drs. Chaahat Singh and Giorgia Caspani, postdoctoral fellows in the lab of Dr. Wilfred Jeffries at the Centre for Blood Research, claimed second prize in this year’s competition!
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Perseverance and collaboration: How a new clinical trial aims to determine whether sex matters when matching blood products to patients

Jeudi, octobre 31, 2024
Thanks to CIHR-funding, national collaboration and a lot of perseverance, a team of researchers is embarking on a journey to provide evidence on an unanswered question about blood transfusion. Learn more about the work behind the new, SexMatters clinical trial on sex-matched versus mismatched red blood cell transfusions in this blog.
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Canadian Blood Services research engineer applies network modelling techniques and mentorship skills to benefit Canada’s Lifeline

Mardi, octobre 22, 2024
Canadian Blood Services Research Engineer Dr. John Blake and his trainees apply network modelling, a computer-based optimization technique to keep Canada’s Lifeline safe and reliable for years to come.
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Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Evaluating umbilical cord blood transfusion efficacy and safety in neonates

Jeudi, octobre 17, 2024
Canadian Blood Services 2024 Lay Science Writing Competition offered in partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) provides research trainees an opportunity to exercise and enhance their science communication skills by sharing their research with lay audiences. Read Mahsa Yazdanbakhsh’s description of her research as a PhD candidate in the lab of Dr. Jason Acker; the write-up claimed third prize in this year’s competition.
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And the winner of the first Canadian Blood Services Dana Devine Award is…

Mardi, septembre 17, 2024
This new award, in honour of Dr. Dana Devine, supports early career scientists in a field related to transfusion science and medicine, blood banking and blood biotherapies, and is awarded at the Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine’s annual conference.
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Celebrating young researchers: A look back at CBR Research Day 2024

Mardi, septembre 10, 2024
Canadian Blood Services’ partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is helping to train the next generation of researchers in transfusion science. Each year, CBR’s Research Day provides an opportunity for CBR Summer Studentship Program participants to share their research projects with their peers and other labs while practicing presentation skills through short talks and poster presentations. Read about event highlights in this blog written by students from this year’s cohort.

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