Our Funded Research Projects
Updated April 2024
| Title | Principal Investigator / Supervisor | Program | Project Start Date Sort ascending | Project End Date | Total $ Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypothermic Storage as an Alternative to Irradiation of Red Cell Concentrates | Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CLARKE, Gwen, NAHIRNIAK, Susan, BRANDON-COATHAM, Mackenzie, OLAFSON, Carly |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
| Red Cell Transfusion Rate and Allosensitization in Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease | Principal Investigator: ZIMMERMAN, Deborah Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: FERGUSSON, Dean, FORSTER, Alan, KNOLL, Greg, CALLUM, Jeannie, TINMOUTH, Alan, MACK, Johnathan, CLARK, Edward, RAMSAY, Tim, PERELMAN, Iris |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 29015.7 | ||
| A Simulation Model to Inform Best Practices for Inventory Management of Group O Negative Red Blood Cells | Principal Investigator: RUTHERFORD, Alexander Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BLAKE, John, SHIH, Andrew, MORRISON, Douglas, SAREMI, Alireza |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 29500.0 | ||
| Rationale, development, and feasibility of a prehospital transfusion registry | Principal Investigator: NOLAN, Brodie Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PEDDLE, Michael, LIN, Yulia, KHANDELWAL, Aditi, MCGOWAN, Melissa, TROJANOWSKI, Jan, SHIH, Andrew |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
| Determining potential policy solutions for normothermic regional perfusion in organ donation in Canada through analysis and resolution of two key ethical challenges | Principal Investigator: WEIJER, Charles Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BADENOCH, Heather, BASMAJI, John, BRAHMANIA, Mayur, CHANDLER, Jennifer, HEALEY, Andrew, LINGARD, Lorelei, MURPHY, Nicholas, OTT, Mary, SHEMIE, Sam, SKARO, Anton, SLESSAREV, Marat |
James Kreppner Award Program | 50000.0 | ||
| Study of Whole Blood In Frontline Trauma-2 (SWIFT-2) | Principal Investigator: BECKETT, Andrew Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SINGH, Kanwal |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 20500.0 | ||
| Clot-targeting the novel thrombolytic activity of recombinant factor X | Principal Investigator: PRYZDIAL, Ed Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HAO, Lihua |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 164200.0 | ||
| Evaluating transfusion medicine patterns of practice across GEMINI sites | Principal Investigator: CALLUM, Jeannie Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ARNOLD, Donald, VERMA, Amol, SRIVASTAVA, Siddhartha, CHENG, Calvino, ESMAIL, Tariq, DESVEAUX, Laura, TYRYSHKIN, Kathrin, KARKOUTI, Keyvan, LADHA, Karim, LI, Na, PAVENSKI, Katerina, PENDERGRAST, Jacob, PRESSEAU, Justin, SCHNEIDER, Henry, SHEHATA, Nadine, SHIH, Andrew, THIRUMURTHY, Harsha, BREHAUT, Jamie, RAZAK, Fahad, MCLCEARY, Nicola, ZUCKERMAN, Jesse |
Kenneth J. Fyke Award Program | 98822.0 | ||
| Replacing plasma-derived C1 Esterase inhibitor | Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SIVANANTHAN, Sangavi |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 70000.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: LIN, Yulia Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ROTIN, Lianne |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: LIN, Yulia Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: RAZA, Sheharyar |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: LIN, Yulia Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ARYA, Sumedha |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 | ||
| CD71 Erythroid Cells, RBC Clearance and Sepsis in Donor - Recipient Sex- Mismatched Transfusion | Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LI, Wenhui |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 70000.0 | ||
| Developing educational tools and resources to improve living donor care | Principal Investigator: SANDAL, Shaifali Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NUGUS, Peter, FORTIN, Marie-Chantal, LOBAN, Katya, BUGEJA, Ann, MAINRA, Rahul, DIPCHAND, Christine, BADENOCH, Heather |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 50000.0 | ||
| Anemia-induced bleeding in thrombocytopenic patients with blood cancer | Principal Investigator: ARNOLD, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MODI, Dimpy |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 70000.0 | ||
| Fc receptor blockade related to fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TAWHIDI, Zoya |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 70000.0 | ||
| Monovalent anti-FcγRI strategy in transfusion medicine | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TUNDIDOR, Yaima |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 162400.0 | ||
| Novel techniques in transfusion medicine: Advancing clinical investigations and discovering new ligands of platelets | Principal Investigator: BECKETT, Andrew Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SHOARA, Aron |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 164200.0 | ||
| Demonstration of genetic blood group transition in patients undergoing ABO-mismatched allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by peripheral blood quantitative polymerase chain reaction targeting the ABO locus – Full Study | Principal Investigator: MCGINNIS, ERIC Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SHIH, Andrew, WANG, Xiu Qing, STUBBINS, Ryan, HUDOBA, Monika, PETRASZKO, Tanya |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
| Cold- versus room-temperature storage of platelets for bleeding in hematologic malignancy trials (CoVeRTS-HM Trial) | Principal Investigator: MACK, Johnathan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TINMOUTH, Alan, FERGUSSON, Dean, SABLOFF, Mitchell |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 26385.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: ZELLER, Michelle Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GABARIN, Nadia |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 | ||
| Establishing national best practices for out-of-hospital blood transfusion: A collaboration of the Canadian Prehospital and Transport Transfusion (CAN-PATT) network | Principal Investigator: NOLAN, Brodie Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TROJANOWSKI, Jan, SHIH, Andrew, GREENE, Adam, EVANS, Rob, MULVEY, Jamin, CHANG, Eddie, NAHIRNIAK, Susan, PEARSON, Dallas, PROKOPCHUK-GAUK, Oksana, MARTIN, Doug, MUSUKA, Charles, SEIDL, Cindy, PEDDLE, Michael, LIN, Yulia, SMITH, Justin, MACDONALD, Scott, RICHARDS, Lindsay, FARRELL, Michael, KHANDELWAL, Aditi, CALLUM, Jeannie |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
| Innovative strategies for detection of uncharacterized platelet ligands from blood plasma and autoantibodies in blood | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SLAVKOVIC, Sladjana |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 162400.0 | ||
| Can pre-operative anemia be timely identified and optimized in patients awaiting primary arthroplasty surgery? A randomized clinical trial | Principal Investigator: GRAMMATOPOULOS, George Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: FERGUSSON, Dean, RAMSAY, Tim, TINMOUTH, Alan, GAGNE, Sylvain, MACK, Johnathan, BELZILE, Etienne, BEALE, Paul, THAVORN, Kednapa, TOUCHIE, Donna, GERMAIN, Genevieve, LAROCHE, Vincent |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 276081.0 | ||
| Fc receptor blockade in transfusion medicine | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NI, Heyu, GUPTA, Akash, SHEHATA, Nadine, KJELDSEN-KRAGH, Jens, NEWMAN, Peter J., CSERTI-GAZDEWICH, Christine, RAVETCH, Jeffery |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 400000.0 | ||
| Small molecule inhibitors of phagocytosis | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KOTRA, Lakshmi P. |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 399130.0 | ||
| Controlling coagulopathy and bleeding in a mouse model of hemorrhagic shock | Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NAZY, Ishac |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 274854.0 | ||
| Biomarkers in patients with anemia-induced thrombocytopenic bleeding (BAIT): A pilot study | Principal Investigator: ARNOLD, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: WEBERT, Kathryn, LIAW, Patricia, BERG, Tobias, HEDDLE, Nancy |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 200000.0 | ||
| A clinical comparison of cold-stored and room temperature-stored allogeneic platelet transfusions in bleeding adult cardiac surgery patients - A randomized multicentre pilot study (PLTS-1 study) | Principal Investigator: BARTOSZKO, Justyna Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CALLUM, Jeannie, DEVINE, Dana, KARKOUTI, Keyvan, KAHR, Walter, MCVEY, Mark, PEER, Miki, RAO, Vivek, ABRAHAMYAN, Lusine, LIEBERMAN, Lani, MEWHORT, Holly |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 242617.0 | ||
| Modified platelet storage containers to improve quality during storage | Principal Investigator: KIZHAKKEDATHU, Jayachandran Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PEREYRA DOS SANTOS, Nicolas |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
| Leveraging equity-focused implementation science to evaluate and support the re-integration of men who have sex with men into the blood donation system | Principal Investigator: GOLDMAN, Mindy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: VESNAVER, Elisabeth |
CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship | 108500.0 | ||
| Preservation of red blood cells by the novel isochoric oil-sealing supercooling system | Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ZHAO, Yuanheng |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 167000.0 | ||
| Generation of a coagulation factor-based thrombotic agent | Principal Investigator: PRYZDIAL, Ed Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: WITT, Alexandra |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
| COVID-19 vaccination refusal and access to transplantation: an ethical conundrum. A legal analysis and a qualitative study with key stakeholders | Principal Investigator: FORTIN, Marie-Chantal Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHANDLER, Jennifer, GILL, Justin, GOLDBERG, Aviva, GRUBEN, Vanessa |
James Kreppner Award Program | 49952.0 | ||
| Options for increasing plasma supply in Canada: A health economic preference and modelling study | Principal Investigator: HOLLOWAY, Kelly Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KENNEDY, Kevin |
CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship | 108500.0 | ||
| Defining the stem cell regulatory functions of GAS6 and FTO | Principal Investigator: MAGANTI, Harinad Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PASALA, Ajay |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
| Assessing the relationship between red blood cell deformability and transfusion lifetime | Principal Investigator: MA, Hongshen Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LAMOUREUX, Erik |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
| Addressing racial disparity in blood, stem cell, and organ and tissue donor pools | Principal Investigator: FINGRUT, Warren Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: OKONOFUA, Sylvia, YAN, Matthew, KHANDELWAL, Aditi, PENDERGRAST, Jacob, LEEIES, Murdoch, TINGA, Biba, HAW, Jennie, JAGELAVICIUTE, Gabriela, ROSENFELD, Aaron, KHANOLKAR, Rutvij, SEGALL, Romy, BELLINI, Jonathan, MORAKINYO, Tobi, AGYEPONG, Revée |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 34150.0 | ||
| Improving blood product quality | Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MA, Hongshen, JOHNSON, James, D'ALESSANDRO, Angelo |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 304462.0 | ||
| The pan-Canadian immunoglobulin database: Enabling utilization reporting and personalized treatment using data mining techniques for immunoglobulin | Principal Investigator: LI, Na Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DOWN, Douglas, CHIANG, Fei, LEE, Joon, HEDDLE, Nancy, ARNOLD, Donald, CALLUM, Jeannie, SIDHU, Davinder, BARTY, Rebecca |
Kenneth J. Fyke Award Program | 100000.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: LAU, Wendy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: VANDERMEULEN, Heather |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 | ||
| Optimizing Pre-Chemotherapy Anemia in Gynecologic Oncology (OPRA-2): A quality improvement initiative | Principal Investigator: VICUS, Danielle Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SPÉNARD, Elisabeth, LIN, Yulia, KHANDELWAL, Aditi, TANO, Ruby, JADUNANDAN, Saudia, KNIGHT, Dawn |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
| RBC hemolysis and cellular effector mechanisms (RHANCEM) | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CSERTI-GAZDEWICH, Christine, PENDERGRAST,Jacob, CALLUM, Jeannie, YI, Qilong |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 399927.3 | ||
| Identifying biomarkers for Staphylococcus aureus contamination of platelet component | Principal Investigator: RAMIREZ-ARCOS, Sandra Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHI, Sylvia Ighem |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 150000.0 | ||
| Mechanisms of erythrocyte antibody-mediated immune suppression | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NI, Heyu, SEMPLE, John |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 400000.0 | ||
| IVIG utilization and its impact on platelet count in pregnant women with moderate thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: KHALIFE, Roy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TINMOUTH, Alan, EL-CHAAR, Darine, MACK, Jonathan, KAROVITCH, Alan, FERGUSSON, Dean, WEBERT, Kathryn |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 22217.3 | ||
| Donor factors and product quality | Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: YAZDANBAKHSH, Mahsa |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 122000.0 | ||
| Mechanisms of anti-αIIb mediated miscarriage in fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHEN, Zi Yan |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
| Perioperative transfusion threshold : A population-based observational study | Principal Investigator: FERGUSSON, Dean Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: VERRET, Michael |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
| Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Trainee | Principal Investigator: LAU, Wendy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TORDON, Bryan |
Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award | 210000.0 |