Our Funded Research Projects

Updated April 2024

Title Principal Investigator / Supervisor Program Sort ascending Project Start Date Project End Date Total $ Awarded
Evaluating the role of donor characteristics and blood component manufacturing on the quality of red cell concentrates Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BRANCH, Donald, CLARKE, Gwen, NAHIRNIAK, Susan
Intramural Research Grant Program 398382.8
Assessing the impact of donor manufacturing characteristics on survival of transfused red blood cells Principal Investigator: TINMOUTH, Alan

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ACKER, Jason, FERGUSSON, Dean, CHASSÉ, Michaël
Intramural Research Grant Program 90935.0
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
Defining the components of transfusable plasma that reduce bleeding Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PRYZDIAL, Edward, NI, Heyu
Intramural Research Grant Program 218230.0
TAD-POL (Transfusion-Associated-Dyspnea: Prospective observation and laboratory assessment) Principal Investigator: CSERTI-GAZDEWICH, Christine

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BRANCH, Donald, LAZARUS, Alan, CALLUM, Jeannie, LIN, Yulia, PENDERGRAST, Jacob, LIEBERMAN, Lani, SHEHATA, Nadine, PAVENSKI, Katerina, SKEATE, Robert
Intramural Research Grant Program 278027.5
Development of porcine equivalent RCC and plasma units for translatable ex vivo organ perfusion research Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: FREED, Darren
Intramural Research Grant Program 121834.0
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
Platelet desialylation: novel mechanism of platelet clearance and immune tolerance Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LI, June
Graduate Fellowship Program 104000.0
A novel clot-dissolving agent derived from clotting factor Va Principal Investigator: PRYZDIAL, Ed

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LEE, Frank
Graduate Fellowship Program 39500.0
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
Characterization of the role of MSI2 in human hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal Principal Investigator: HOPE, Kristin

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: RENTAS, Stefan
Graduate Fellowship Program 100000.0
Small molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors as cryo-additives for red blood cell cryopreservation Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: POISSON, Jessica
Graduate Fellowship Program 82000.0
Monoclonal antibodies with anti-D like activity in amelioration of murine ITP Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KHAN, Ramsha
Graduate Fellowship Program 56166.7
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
Towards the impact of protein synthesis in human platelets to transfusion medicine Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BOSGOED, Christa
Graduate Fellowship Program 92000.0
Improving pathogen inactivation: the dengue virus-induced platelet proteome Principal Investigator: PRYZDIAL, Ed

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TEGEGN, Tseday Zewdu
Graduate Fellowship Program 104000.0
New solution for cord blood unit preservation Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KAUSHAL, Richa
Graduate Fellowship Program 116500.0
Anemia-induced bleeding in thrombocytopenic patients with blood cancer Principal Investigator: ARNOLD, Donald

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MODI, Dimpy
Graduate Fellowship Program 70000.0
Studies on the development of biocompatible antimicrobial platelet storage devices Principal Investigator: BROOKS, Don

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HADJESFANDIARI, Narges
Graduate Fellowship Program 96000.0
Novel cell-surface engineering methods to increase immune-tolerance of allogenic cell transplantation Principal Investigator: KIZHAKKEDATHU, Jayachandran

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MOON, Haisle
Graduate Fellowship Program 90333.3
Synthesis and live cell imaging of ice recrystallization inhibitors in red blood cells Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MCMUNN, Leah
Graduate Fellowship Program 112333.0
Replacing plasma-derived C1 Esterase inhibitor Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SIVANANTHAN, Sangavi
Graduate Fellowship Program 70000.0
Investigation of pathophysiology, prevention and treatment of murine Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) Principal Investigator: SEMPLE, John

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: McVEY, Mark
Graduate Fellowship Program 52000.0
Studying and alleviating the effects of platelet microparticles induced by pathogen reduction of platelet concentrates Principal Investigator: PROVOST, Patrick

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LAUGIER, Jonathan
Graduate Fellowship Program 52000.0
Replacement of IVIg by small molecule inhibitors of phagocytosis Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LORIAMINI, Melika
Graduate Fellowship Program 112333.0
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
Impact of storage on the function of cord blood hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: JAHAN, Suria
Graduate Fellowship Program 104000.0
Synthesis of carbohydrate derivatives for the improvement of red blood cell storage Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MEYER, Julia
Graduate Fellowship Program 79500.0
Transcriptome analyses of Staphylococcus aureus grown in platelet concentrates with focus on virulence Principal Investigator: RAMIREZ-ARCOS, Sandra

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DA SILVA PAREDES, Carina
Graduate Fellowship Program 122000.0
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
Cellular therapy to improve CD4+ T-Cell responses in humanized mice infected with HIV-1: adoptive transfer of CD4+ T-cells lacking s-Src activity Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: McCARTHY, Stephen
Graduate Fellowship Program 96000.0
Investigating the mechanism of anti-CD44 antibody amelioration of IVIg-treatable disease Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NORRIS, Peter
Graduate Fellowship Program 112333.3
Perioperative transfusion threshold : A population-based observational study Principal Investigator: FERGUSSON, Dean

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: VERRET, Michael
Graduate Fellowship Program 52000.0
Assessment of fluorinated ice crystallization inhibitors: cryopreservation of hematopoietic stem cells and red blood cells Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BRIARD, Jennie
Graduate Fellowship Program 96000.0
Small molecule inhibitors of phagocytosis to replace intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TONG, Tik Nga (Cindy)
Graduate Fellowship Program 52000.0
Investigating a new class of small molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors for red blood cell cryopreservation Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: AMPAW, Anna
Graduate Fellowship Program 112333.3
Donor factors and product quality Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: YAZDANBAKHSH, Mahsa
Graduate Fellowship Program 122000.0
Identification of protein biomarkers for red cell quality Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHEN, Deborah
Graduate Fellowship Program 100000.0
Recombinant Fc multimers to replace IVIG Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LEWIS, Bonnie
Graduate Fellowship Program 104000.0
Evaluation and improvement of cold stored platelets Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ZHAO, Hanqi (Wayne)
Graduate Fellowship Program 112333.3
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
The in vivo effects of liposome treatment on minimizing membrance injury in rat red blood cells during hypothermic storage Principal Investigator: HOLOVATI, Jelena

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: da SILVIERA CAVALCANTE, Luciana
Graduate Fellowship Program 100000.0
Study of the mechanisms implicated in platelets microparticle internalization by blood cells Principal Investigator: BOILARD, Eric

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MARCOUX, Genevieve
Graduate Fellowship Program 104000.0
Anti-GPIb mediated thrombocytopenia: implications for IVIG and other therapies Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: XU, Miao
Graduate Fellowship Program 52000.0
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
MRI guided focused ultrasound facilitated IVIg immunotherapy as a therapeutic approach for Alzheimer's disease Principal Investigator: AUBERT, Isabelle

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DUBEY, Sonam
Graduate Fellowship Program 100000.0
Dengue virus replication by anucleate cells: impact on pathogen reduction efficacy Principal Investigator: PRYZDIAL, Ed

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: FELGENHAUER, Ulrike
Graduate Fellowship Program 52000.0
Deformability based cell sorting enabling quality control of stored red blood cells Principal Investigator: MA, Hongshen

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ISLAMZADA, Emel
Graduate Fellowship Program 112333.0
Generation of a coagulation factor-based thrombotic agent Principal Investigator: PRYZDIAL, Ed

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: WITT, Alexandra
Graduate Fellowship Program 52000.0
Role of skin disinfection and buffy coat platelet production on residual bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates and cord blood stem cells Principal Investigator: RAMIREZ-ARCOS, Sandra

Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TAHA, Mariam
Graduate Fellowship Program 92000.0