Our Funded Research Projects
Updated April 2024
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Title | Principal Investigator / Supervisor | Program Sort descending | Project Start Date | Project End Date | Total $ Awarded |
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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 | ||
Measurement of heavy metals in donor blood in Canada | Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SERRANO, Katherine, LEVIN, Elena, MURPHY, Michael, BARAKAUSKAS, Vilte, HADJESFAMDOARI, Narges, ARRIETA, Angele, RICHARDSON-SANCHEZ, Tomas |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 29971.0 | ||
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 | ||
A study to understand C1 esterase inhibitor distribution and patterns of use in Canada | Principal Investigator: ARNOLD, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HEDDLE, Nancy, KEITH, Paul, WASERMAN, SUSAN, WEBERT, Kathryn, NING, Shuoyan, SHIH, Andrew, MORRISON, Doug, YAN, Matthew |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 29858.6 | ||
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 | ||
A machine learning based framework to analyze blood product transactional data for reducing discards | Principal Investigator: CHENG, Calvino Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ABIDI, Syed Sibte Raza, BLAKE, John, LIWSKI, Robert, QUINN, Jason, ABUSHAREKH, Ashraf, ABIDI, Samina, XIANG, Richard |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 29950.0 | ||
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 | ||
Feasibility in Canada for a non-invasive prenatal testing using single-exon fetal RHD determination | Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CLARKE, Gwen, BHATTI, Aniqa |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 20000.0 | ||
Demonstration of genetic blood group transition in patients undergoing ABO-mismatched hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by peripheral blood quantitative polymerase chain reaction targeting the ABO locus | Principal Investigator: SHIH, Andrew Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LAZO-LANGER, Alejandro, D'SOUZA, David, CALLUM, Jeannie, LEUNG, Eric, CHIN-YEE, Ian |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 15990.0 | ||
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 program to minimize preventable and inappropriate blood product transfusions in liver surgery | Principal Investigator: MARTEL, Guillaume Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BAKER, Laura, TINMOUTH, Alan, SAIDENBERG, Elianna, WHERRETT, Christopher, WORKNEH, Aklile |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 20000.0 | ||
Evaluating unintentional warming of glycerolized red cell concentrates | Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CLARKE, Gwen, TURNER, Tracy, OLAFSON, Carly, MYKHAILOVA, Olga |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 25000.0 | ||
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 | ||
Assessment of the quality of granulocyte concentrates to optimise their use in transfusion therapy | Principal Investigator: FERNANDES, Maria Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GIRARD, Melissa, BRANCH, Donald |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
A Framework for Accelerated Synthesis of Trial Evidence – FAST Evidence - to assess efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cells and convalescent plasma for COVID-19 | Principal Investigator: ALLAN, David Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TINMOUTH, Alan, FERGUSSON, Dean, LALU, Manoj |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 25000.0 | ||
Blood utilization epidemiological profile to evaluate appropriate use (BLUE) | Principal Investigator: ZELLER, Michelle Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ARNOLD, Donald, WEBERT, Kathryn, HEDDLE, Nancy, NING, Shuoyan, BARTY, Rebecca |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 29964.0 | ||
Informing the distribution of COVID-19 convalescent plasma through implementation of CONCOR-1 in British Columbia | Principal Investigator: SHIH, Andrew Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: VASARHELYI, Krisztina, MANUSHA, Stephania Anna, STEINER, Ted, MCMASTER, Robert, DALY, Patricia, LI, Na, DOWN, Douglas, HEDDLE, Nancy, PETRASZKO, Tanya, LIOW, Eric, PAVLOVICH, Sasha, RUTHERFORD, Alexander |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
Optimizing rejuvenation to improve the product quality of pathogen-inactivation and γ-irradiated red cell concentrates | Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: QADRI, Syed, SCHUBERT, Peter, DEVINE, Dana |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
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 | ||
Rapid verification variant D phenotype by genotyping in a regional laboratory | Principal Investigator: BERARDI, Philip Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: FUNG KEE FUNG, Karen, GIULIVI, Antonio, NEURATH, Doris, CLARKE, Gwen |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
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 | ||
Blood product demand forecast modeling using clinical predictors | Principal Investigator: DOWN, Douglas Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BLAKE, John , TRIFUNOV, Rick, COURTNEY, Thomas, HEDDLE, Nancy, CHIANG, Fei, LI, Na |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
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 | ||
Are cervical cancer brachytherapy outcomes associated with pre-brachytherapy hemoglobin values and transfusion practice? An observational study comparing two academic centres. | Principal Investigator: SOLH, Ziad Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LAZO-LANGER, Alejandro, D'SOUZA, David, CALLUM, Jeannie, LEUNG, Eric, CHIN-YEE, Ian |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 27669.5 | ||
Stem Cell Transplantation Multimedia Toolkit | Principal Investigator: FINGRUT, Warren Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ALLAN, David, MESSNER, Hans, PETRASZKO, Tanya, ZUCCHET, Alyssa, DONNELLY, Sarah, HAMM, Taylor, THATCHER, Alicia, LADD, Aedan, CHAN, Sam, SUPPIAH, Roopa, WINQUIST, Lauren, LAU, Janny, PIETROBAN, Adam, LONDON, Sydney, COLES, Jenna |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 2000.0 | ||
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 | ||
Better blood transfusion - Phase two | Principal Investigator: O'REILLY, Clare Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PARKE, Graham, MORRISON, Douglas, CHIPPERFIELD, Kate, EVELEIGH, Shari, WILSON, Sophie |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 5250.0 | ||
Development of internet modules for serology curriculum delivery | Principal Investigator: YAN, Matthew Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PENDERGRAST, Jacob, TAIT, Gordon |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 35500.0 | ||
Virtual transfusions competency assessment | Principal Investigator: VAN VLIET, Paula Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DEYDEY, Kim, WESOLOWSKI, Mike |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 32795.0 | ||
Applying educational tools of knowledge translation to reduce the inappropriate use of plasma in Ontario: a collaboration between Canadian Blood Services and Ontario hospitals | Principal Investigator: SOLH, Ziad Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SKEATE, Robert, BERTA, Donna, CALLUM, Jeannie, LIMA, Ana, ZELLER, Michelle, ELAHIE, Allahna, HEDDLE, Nancy, THOMPSON, Troy, TINMOUTH, Alan, SHEHATA, Nadine, ILAGAN, Cesario |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 7200.0 | ||
Support of HLA laboratory directors in-training for rotations in specialized laboratories | Principal Investigator: WAGNER, Eric Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KEOWN, Paul, LIWSKI, Robert, CAMPBELL, Patricia, BERKA, Noureddine, WANG, Jinguo, MOSTAFA, Ahmed, CHEE-LOONG, Saw, RICHARD, Lucie, CHARGÉ, Sophie, DHARSEE, Fatima |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 8490.0 | ||
The Stem Cell Club: educating medical and nursing students to develop professional skills | Principal Investigator: FINGRUT, Warren Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 24458.0 | ||
Blood and stem cell donation for men who have sex with men in Canada: A toolkit for healthcare professionals | Principal Investigator: FINGRUT, Warren Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GOLDMAN, Mindy, SHIH, Andrew, ELMOAZZEN, Heidi, ALLAN, David, PETRASZKO, Tanya, YAN, Matthew, COUPAL, Dylan, SEGALL, Romy, CHOWDHURY, Fuad, CAI, Helen, KUMAR, Shamini Vijaya, TRAADE, Daniel, ROSENFELD, Aaron, KAVEH, Farrokhi |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 20000.0 | ||
Social media for knowledge translation and education 3 (SoMe-KTE3): Transfusion, thrombosis, and hemostasis | Principal Investigator: SHIH, Andrew Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHAN, Teresa, DE WIT, Kristin, BHAGIRATH, Vinai, YEH, Calvin, CASTELLUCI, Lana, ELAHIE, Allahna, HEDDLE, Nancy, THOMA, Brent |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 30000.0 | ||
Pediatric Transfusion Camp | Principal Investigator: LIEBERMAN, Lani Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LIN, Yulia, CALLUM, Jeannie, WALSH, Catherine, CHARGÉ, Sophie, WILLIAMS, Suzanne, FARONI, David, MEMA, Briseida, LACROIX, Jacque, LAU, Wendy, ROBITAILLE, Nancy, FINAN, Emer, HUME, Heather, HASPEL, Richard, ATKINSON, Adelle, SCOLNIK, Dennis |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 10500.0 | ||
Podcast for FNAIT and ICTMG red cell specifications for hemoglobinopathies guidelines | Principal Investigator: SHEHATA, Nadine Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 6200.0 | ||
Transfusion CONsent by a Standardized Evidence-based Novel Tool (Transfusion- CONSENT): Creating and validating novel tools to assess competence in obtaining transfusion consent | Principal Investigator: LAUREANO, Marissa Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KHANDELWAL, Aditi, HASPEL, Richard, FUNG, Mark, LANE, Shannon, ZELLER, Michelle |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 8524.0 | ||
PID (Primary Immune Deficiency) Toolkit App | Principal Investigator: DARNEL, Susanna Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LI, Cecilia, BEAUCHAMP, Aimee, MORRISON, Doug, DALLAS, Karen, MICHAAN, Jack, TAVASZI, Alina, DENESIN, Pam, FUNG, Rene, British Columbia Primary Immune Deficiency (PID) Group Members |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 25000.0 | ||
An interactive virtual tour of blood product manufacturing at Canadian Blood Services | Principal Investigator: BODNAR, Melanie Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHARGÉ, Sophie, YAN, Mathew, ABE, Tricia, TORDON, Bryan, CLARKE, Gwen |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 20000.0 | ||
An innovative digital strategy for dissemination of Choosing Wisely Canada guidelines in transfusion medicine | Principal Investigator: CAMPBELL, Clinton Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LABRECQUE, Suzanne, LABELLE, Peter, AL-JEDANI, Hanadi, SADEK, Irene, KAHWASH, Eiad |
BloodTechNet Award Program | 25000.0 | ||
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 | ||
Transfusion requirements in cardiac surgery (TRICS II) | Principal Investigator: SHEHATA, Nadine Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership New Investigator Program | 300000.0 | ||
Code sepsis: defining and translating optimal resuscitation and care for children with septic shock | Principal Investigator: PARKER, Melissa Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership New Investigator Program | 300000.0 | ||
Tranexamic acid versus placebo to reduce perioperative blood transfusion in patients undergoing major liver resection: a pilot randomized controlled trial | Principal Investigator: KARANICOLAS, Paul Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GUYATT, Gordon H. , CHAUDHURY, Prosanto K. , DIXON, Elijah , LIN, Yulia , McCLUSKEY, Stuart A. , PORTER, Geoffrey A. , TARSHIS, Jordan , WEI, Alice C. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 248319.0 | ||
Exploratory analyses to determine if method of donor blood processing affects outcome in transfused recipients | Principal Investigator: HEDDLE, Nancy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ACKER, Jason P. , ARNOLD, Donald M. , COOK, Richard J. , EIKELBOOM, John W. , O'BRIEN, Sheila F. , WEBERT, Kathryn E. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 159878.0 | ||
Understanding host mechanisms responsible for immune platelet destruction and thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: SEMPLE, John Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 406003.0 | ||
Examining the relationship between repeated blood donations in female donors on maternal/neonatal outcomes: a cohort study | Principal Investigator: TINMOUTH, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHASSE, Michael, FERGUSSON, Dean A., GOLDMAN, Mindy R., O'BRIEN, Sheila F., SPRAGUE, Ann, van WALRAVEN, Carl, WALKER, Mark C., WILSON, Kumanan |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 135657.0 | ||
Polyhemoglobin catalase superoxide dismutase carbonic anhydrase: a novel soluble biotherapeutic with no cardiac toxicity for hemorrhagic shock and other uses | Principal Investigator: CHANG, Thomas Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 224520.0 | ||
Identification of host cellular immune mechanisms responsible for the initiation and/or modulation of Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) | Principal Investigator: SEMPLE, John Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KUEBLER, Wolfgang M. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 398982.0 | ||
Characterization of the hematopoietic reconstitution enhancing activity of osteoblasts derived from human mesenchymal stromal cells | Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CAMPBELL, Pearl , GARNIER, Alain |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 320504.0 |