Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Intravenous immunoglobulin therapies: Understanding how and why they work Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Research Impact Case Study View General public Other
Countdown to CSTM 2024: Bringing research to life Haw J 2024 Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog View General public Other
Current state of undergraduate medical school training in transfusion medicine and its impact on postgraduate trainee knowledge Rahmani M, Chargé S, Bodnar M, Callum J, Hsia C, Lavoie M, Lemay AS, Mack J, Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Trudeau J, Zeller MP, Lin Y 2024 Transfusion View Health care providers Education research
Pushing the boundaries of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: insights from cutting-edge preclinical research Hasan T, Maganti HB 2024 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Estimated median density identifies donor age and sex differences in red blood cell biological age Mykhailova O, Brandon-Coatham M, Durand K, Olafson C, Xu A, Yi Q-L, Kanias T, Acker JP 2024 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Étude de faisabilité concernant l’ouverture du don de plasma source aux HARSAH selon des critères spécifiques Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Blood.ca website View General public MSM research
CSTM 2024: Reflections from Canadian Blood Services trainees, part 2 Joshi P 2024 Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog View General public Other
FAQ: Information for health professionals on apheresis platelet psoralen-treated (APPT) and untreated apheresis platelet in PAS-E Ning S, Nowry A, Zeller M 2024 Professionaleducation.blood.ca View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Correction: An activator of G protein-coupled receptor and MEK1/2-ERK1/2 signaling inhibits HIV-1 replication by altering viral RNA processing Wong RW, Balachandran A, Cheung PK, Cheng R, Pan Q, Stoilov P, Harrigan PR, Blencowe BJ, Branch DR, Cochrane A 2024 PLoS Pathog View Researchers Basic research
Améliorer la sécurité et préserver les ressources en diminuant les transfusions inappropriées Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Understanding immunity in Canada: COVID-19 seroprevalence studies Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Delayed cold-stored vs. room temperature stored platelet transfusions in bleeding adult cardiac surgery patients-a randomized multicentre pilot study (PLTS-1) Bartoszko J, Peer M, Grewal D, Ansari S, Callum J, Karkouti K 2024 Pilot Feasibility Stud View Health care providers Clinical research
Utilisation des IgIV pour traiter la thrombopénie immune : prévention de la destruction des plaquettes et étude des substituts aux IgIV Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Impact de la recherche View General public Other
Canadian Blood Services research engineer applies network modelling techniques and mentorship skills to benefit Canada’s Lifeline Freeman E 2024 Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog View General public Other
Biophysical profiling of red blood cells from thin-film blood smears using deep learning Lamoureux ES, Cheng Y, Islamzada E, Matthews K, Duffy SP, Ma H 2024 Heliyon View Researchers Basic research
Healthcare provider's perceptions of bleeding in patients with acute leukaemia undergoing induction chemotherapy: A qualitative study Taneja S, Heddle NM, Hillis C, Lane S, Karunakaran M, Maze D, Modi D, Khalaf D, Arnold DM, Zahreddine H, Webert K, Hess L, Cook R, Stanworth S, Gernsheimer T, Vanstone M 2024 Transfus Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Comparative virulome analysis of four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from human skin and platelet concentrates using whole genome sequencing Yousuf B, Flint A, Weedmark K, Pagotto F, Ramirez-Arcos S 2024 Access Microbiol View Researchers Basic research
Comparative virulome analysis of four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from human skin and platelet concentrates using whole genome sequencing Yousuf B, Flint A, Weedmark K, Pagotto F, Ramirez-Arcos S 2024 Access Microbiol View Researchers Basic research
Making blood donation more inclusive with sexual behaviour-based screening for all donors Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Transforming research to improve therapies for trauma in the twenty-first century Juffermans NP, Gözden T, Brohi K, Davenport R, Acker JP, Reade MC, Maegele M, Neal MD, Spinella PC 2024 Crit Care View Researchers New or improved product or process
Reconsidering Routine Repeat Group and Screens During Pregnancy-Personalizing Pregnancy Care Tran A, Clarke G, Callum JL, Smith G, Somerset D, Thorne J, Lieberman L 2024 J Obstet Gynaecol Can View Health care providers Clinical research
An international review of the characteristics of viral nucleic acid-amplification testing (NAT) reveals a trend towards the use of smaller pool sizes and individual donation NAT Faddy HM, Osiowy C, Custer B, Busch M, Stramer SL, Dean MM, Acutt J, Viennet E, van de Laar T, Tsoi W-C, Styles C, Kiely P, Margaritis A, Kwon S-Y, Qiu Y, Deng X, Lewin A, Jørgensen SW, Erikstrup C, Juhl D, Sauleda S, Camacho Rodriguez BA, Soto Coral LJC, Gaviria García PA, Oota S, O'Brien SF, Wendel S, Castro E, Navarro Pérez L, Harvala H, Davison K, Reynolds C, Jarvis L, Grabarczyk P, Kopacz A, Łętowska M, O'Flaherty N, Young F, Williams P, Burke L, Chua SS, Muylaert A, Page I, Jones A, Niederhauser C, Vermeulen M, Laperche S, Gallian P, Satake M, Addas-Carvalho M, Blanco S, Gallego SV, Seltsam A, Weber-Schehl M, Al-Riyami AZ, Al Maamari K, Alawi FB, Pandey HC, França RA, Charlewood R, Virology t, Surveillance RA, Policy subgroups of the ISBT WP-TTID 2024 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Taking lessons from nature to improve cell therapy cryopreservation Acker J, William N, Coatham M 2023 Cell Gene Ther Insights View Researchers Basic research
Molecular Screening of Blood Donors for Babesia in Tyrol, Austria Bloch EM, Siller A, Tonnetti L, Drews SJ, Spencer BR, Hedges D, Mergenthal T, Weber-Schehl M, Astl M, Patel EU, Gaber M, Schennach H 2023 Transfus Med Hemother View Researchers Clinical research
Characteristics of VITT antibodies in patients vaccinated with Ad26.COV2.S Huynh A, Arnold DM, Michael JV, Clare R, Smith JW, Daka M, Ianosi-Irimie M, McKenzie SE, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2023 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
Donor sex, pre-donation hemoglobin, and manufacturing affect CD71+ cells in red cell concentrates Li W, William N, Acker JP 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
The high prevalence of occult hepatitis B infections among the partners of chronically infected HBV blood donors emphasizes the potential residual risk to blood safety Ye X, Li T, Yu B, Zeng J, Shi Y, Xie H, Branch DR, Loriamini M, Li B, Chen L 2023 J Med Virol View Blood operators Clinical research
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Blood Donor Deferral, Occult Infection, and Risk of HIV Transmission by Transfusion: A Fine Balance Between Evidence-Based Donor Selection Criteria and Transfusion Safety Leblanc J-F, Custer B, Van de Laar T, Drews SJ, Germain M, Lewin A 2023 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers Clinical research
Hepatitis B virus genotype surveillance in Canadian blood donors and a referred patient population, 2016–2021 Osiowy C, Giles E, Lowe CF, Matic N, Murphy DG, Uzicanin S, Drews SJ, O'Brien SF 2023 Vox Sang View Researchers Epidemiology research
Proceedings of the immune thrombocytopenia summit: new concepts in mechanisms, diagnosis, and management Mahamad S, Modi D, Al-Samkari H, Cuker A, Despotovic JM, Italiano JE, Lambert MP, Lee EJ, Rondina MT, Sholzberg M, Kruse C, Larché M, Nazy I, Miller MS, Arnold DM 2023 Res Pract Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Trogocytosis drives red blood cell antigen loss in association with antibody-mediated immune suppression Cruz-Leal Y, Norris PAA, Gonzalez LG, Marjoram D, Wabnitz H, Shan Y, Lazarus AH 2023 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Doença hemolítica do recém-nascido (DHRN): incompatibilidade ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
Barriers and enablers to and strategies for promoting domestic plasma donation throughout the world: Overarching protocol for three systematic reviews Etherington C, Palumbo A, Holloway K, Meyer S, Labrecque M, Rubini K, Shorr R, Welch V, Gibson E, Foster T, Haw J, Vesnaver E, Maharshi MT, O’Brien SF, MacPherson P, Dogba J, Steed T, Goldman M, Presseau J 2023 PLoS One View Blood operators Social science research
The operational impact of introducing cold stored platelets Blake JT, Krok E, Pavenski K, Pambrun C, Petraszko T 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Lessons learned from the CONCOR-1 trial Callum J, Bégin P, Jamula E, Liu Y, Kron AT, Auclair MC, Cushing M, Arnold DM 2023 Transfus Med View Researchers Clinical research
Hemocompatibility of bCyclodextrin-Modified (Methacryloyloxy)ethyl Phosphorylcholine Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles Li S, Sharaf MG, Rowe EM, Serrano K, Devine DV, Unsworth LD 2023 Biomolecules View Researchers Basic research
Q&A: Anemia in Hospitalized Patients Siegal D, Callum J, Sztainert T 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Comparing two extracellular additives to facilitate extended storage of red blood cells in a supercooled state William N, Isiksacan Z, Mykhailova O, Olafson C, Yarmush ML, Usta OB, Acker JP 2023 Front Physiol View Researchers Basic research
Evaluating the inventory impact of utilizing low titer platelets in regional hospitals Blake JT, Clarke G, Bodnar M, Stepien J 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
NAC Recommendations for the Use of Solvent-Detergent Plasma in Canada Quinn JG, Pavenski K, Webert K, Ye S 2023 National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
FAQ : Information destinée aux professionnels de la santé sur les plaquettes d’aphérèse traitées au psoralène (PATP) et les plaquettes d’aphérèse non traitées dans la solution additive pour plaquettes PAS-E Ning S, Nowry A, Zeller M 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The Specialist in Transfusion Science program Clarke G, Holovati J 2023 Immunohematology View Researchers Other
An evaluation of the clinical impacts of 7-day platelets Ning S, Gabarin N, Li N, Liu Y, Lucier K, Barty R, Acker J, Webert KE, Warkentin TE, Arnold DM, Heddle NM 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Validation Plan for Lower Volume Blood tubes Siegal D, Callum J, Sztainert T 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Malattia emolitica del neonato (HDN): malattia di Rhesus (Rh) e MEN da altri anticorpi non-ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
Desialylated Platelet Clearance in the Liver is a Novel Mechanism of Systemic Immunosuppression Li J, Karakas D, Xue F, Chen Y, Zhu G, Yucel YH, MacParland SA, Zhang H, Semple JW, Freedman J, Shi Q, Ni H 2023 Research View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion medicine education delivery in Rwanda: Adapting Transfusion Camp to a resource-limited setting Skelton T, Nizeyimana F, Pendergrast J, Hagumimana J, Masaisa F, Kanyamuhunga A, Gashaija C, Callum J, Pavenski K, Khandelwal A, Lieberman L, Chargé S, Kapitany C, Morgan M, Meirovich H, Lin Y 2023 Transfusion View Health care providers Education research
Adjudicating the Diagnosis of Immune Thrombocytopenia in a Clinical Research Study Gabe C, Mahamad S, John M, Duncan J, Kelton J, Arnold D 2023 TH Open View Researchers Clinical research
Validation of a flow-cytometry-based red blood cell antigen phenotyping method Liwski R, Clarke G, Cheng C, Abidi SSR, Abidi SR, Quinn JG 2023 Vox Sang View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Hepatitis B Blood Donor Screening Data: An Under-Recognized Resource for Canadian Public Health Surveillance O’Brien SF, Reedman CN, Osiowy C, Bolotin S, Yi Q-L, Lourenço L, Lewin A, Binka M, Caffrey N, Drews SJ 2023 Viruses View Researchers Clinical research