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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BloodTechNet’s support of educational rotation helps lab adopt new technology

Tuesday, December 06, 2022
With funding from BloodTechNet, the National Human Leukocyte Antigen Advisory Committee (NHLAAC) Rotation Program – Travel Bursary supports educational laboratory rotations for histocompatibility and immunogenetics laboratory (HLA lab) technologists and directors in-training. Read about the learnings Arpit Sharma gained during his laboratory rotation in July 2022.
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Canadian Blood Services Research Ethics Board seeks new Volunteer Researcher Member

Tuesday, November 29, 2022
The Canadian Blood Services Research Ethics Board evaluates research applications and acts as a resource to support Canadian Blood Services in maintaining ethical integrity in its research activities. The REB is currently seeking a new Volunteer Researcher Member to contribute to this multidisciplinary board.
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Research and education highlights: Innovation and Portfolio Management in 2021–22

Thursday, November 17, 2022
Canadian Blood Services’ Innovation and Portfolio Management annual progress report for 2021–22 is now available. The report recaps the collaborations in research and education that take place every day to support our shared purpose: to help every patient, match every need and serve every Canadian.
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Emerging Artificial Intelligence Methods to Assess Transfusion Quality

Thursday, November 10, 2022
Erik Lamoureux, recipient of a Canadian Blood Services graduate fellowship award and PhD Student at CBR, summarizes research on red blood cell deformability using deep learning in this blog repost from the Centre for Blood Research (CBR).
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CBR Research Day 2022: A day to celebrate summer student research

Tuesday, November 08, 2022
Want to learn about the latest research at the Centre for Blood Research (CBR)? If cutting-edge, interdisciplinary work in science and medicine interests you, then you’ll want to catch this event recap on CBR Research Day 2022!
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Updated resources for transfusion professionals: transfusion reactions

Thursday, October 27, 2022
The chapter on transfusion reactions in Canadian Blood Services’ Clinical Guide to Transfusion, has been updated with all-new content. Chapter 10 provides transfusion medicine professionals with information on various reactions that can occur with the transfusion of blood components.

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