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!