Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma as a posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder in a renal transplant patient: A case report Alabdulbaqi M, Toupin M, Berardi P, McCurdy A 2020 eJHaem View Health care providers Clinical research
Degradation of red blood cell deformability during cold storage in blood bags Islamzada E, Matthews K, Lamoureux ES, Duffy SP, Scott MD, Ma H 2021 eJHaem View Researchers Basic research
Mechanism of increased efficacy of recombinant Fc-?TP-L309C compared to IVIg to ameliorate mouse immune thrombocytopenia Lewis BJB, Binnington B, Blacquiere M, Spirig R, Käsermann F, Branch DR 2021 eJHaem View Researchers Basic research
An AI-Driven Predictive Modelling Framework to Analyze and Visualize Blood Product Transactional Data for Reducing Blood Products’ Discards Rad J, Cheng C, Quinn JG, Abidi S, Liwski R, Abidi SSR 2020 Artificial Intelligence in Medicine View Researchers New or improved product or process
Meta-Analysis of Risk of Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Following ChAdOx1-S Recombinant Vaccine Chan BT, Bobos P, Odutayo A, Pai M 2021 medRxiv View Researchers Clinical research
A scalable serology solution for profiling humoral immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination Colwill K, Galipeau Y, Stuible M, Gervais C, Arnold C, Rathod B, Abe KT, Wang JH, Pasculescu A, Maltseva M, Rocheleau L, Pelchat M, Fazel-Zarandi M, Iskilova M, Barrios-Rodiles M, Bennett L, Yau K, Cholette F, Mesa C, Li AX, Paterson A, Hladunewich MA, Goodwin PJ, Wrana JL, Drews SJ, Mubareka S, McGeer AJ, Kim J, Langlois M-A, Gingras A-C, Durocher Y 2022 medRxiv View Researchers New or improved product or process
COVID-19 Case-Age Distribution: Correction for Differential Testing by Age Fisman D, Greer A, Hillmer M, O'Brien S, Drews SJ, Tuite A 2020 medRxiv View Researchers Clinical research
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among Vancouver public school staff in British Columbia, Canada Goldfarb DM, Mâsse LC, Watts AW, Hutchison SM, Muttucomaroe L, Bosman ES, Barakauskas VE, Choi A, Irvine MA, Reicherz F, Coombs D, O’Reilly C, Sediqi S, Razzaghian HR, Sadarangani M, O’Brien SF, Lavoie PM 2021 medRxiv View Researchers Clinical research
Mucosal versus systemic antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 antigens in COVID-19 patients Isho B, Abe KT, Zuo M, Jamal AJ, Rathod B, Wang JH, Li Z, Chao G, Rojas OL, Bang YM, Pu A, Christie-Holmes N, Gervais C, Ceccarelli D, Samavarchi-Tehrani P, Guvenc F, Budylowski P, Li A, Paterson A, Yun YF, Marin LM, Caldwell L, Wrana JL, Colwill K, Sicheri F, Mubareka S, Gray-Owen SD, Drews SJ, Siqueira WL, Barrios-Rodiles M, Ostrowski M, Rini JM, Durocher Y, McGeer AJ, Gommerman JL, Gingras A-C 2020 medRxiv View Researchers Basic research
Age-Specific SARS-CoV-2 Infection Fatality and Case Identification Fraction in Ontario, Canada Fisman DN, Drews SJ, Tuite AR, O’Brien SF 2020 medRxiv View Researchers Clinical research
Evidence for sustained mucosal and systemic antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 antigens in COVID-19 patients Isho B, Abe KT, Zuo M, Jamal AJ, Rathod B, Wang JH, Li Z, Chao G, Rojas OL, Bang YM, Pu A, Christie-Holmes N, Gervais C, Ceccarelli D, Samavarchi-Tehrani P, Guvenc F, Budylowski P, Li A, Paterson A, Yun YF, Marin LG, Caldwell L, Wrana JL, Colwill K, Sicheri F, Mubareka S, Gray-Owen SD, Drews SJ, Siqueira WL, Barrios-Rodiles M, Ostrowski M, Rini JM, Durocher Y, J.McGeer A, Gommerman JL, Gingras A-C 2020 medRxiv View Researchers Basic research
Current challenges of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence studies among blood donors: A scoping review Saeed S, Uzicanin S, Lewin A, Lieshout-Krikke R, Faddy H, Erikstrup C, Osiowy C, Seed C, Steele W, Davidson K, Custer B, O’Brien S, Assessment ObotSR, Policy sub-group of the Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion 2021 medRxiv View Researchers Basic research
Convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and the effect of plasma antibodies: a randomized controlled, open-label trial Bégin P, Callum J, Jamula E, Cook R, Heddle NM, Tinmouth A, Zeller MP, Beaudoin-Bussières G, Amorim L, Bazin R, Loftsgard KC, Carl R, Chassé M, Cushing MM, Daneman N, Devine DV, Dumaresq J, Fergusson DA, Gabe C, Glesby MJ, Li N, Liu Y, McGeer A, Robitaille N, Sachais BS, Scales DC, Schwartz L, Shehata N, Turgeon AF, Wood H, Zarychanski R, Finzi A, Arnold DM, for The CONCOR-1 Study Group 2021 medRxiv View Health care providers Clinical research
Acquired coagulation disorders Warkentin T 2020 Oxford Textbook of Medicine, 6th edn View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
What is the role of rapid molecular testing for seniors and other at-risk adults with respiratory syncytial virus infections? Drews SJ, Branche AR, Falsey AR, Lee N 2019 J Clin Virol View Health care providers Clinical research
Vers une nouvelle politique de don de sang? Un projet d’Héma-Québec auprès des hommes gais sexuellement actifs fait l’objet d’une étude. Caza P 2020 Actualités UQAM View Other Other
Using the K/BxN mouse model of endogenous, chronic, rheumatoid arthritis for the evaluation of potential immunoglobulin-based therapeutic agents, including IVIg and Fc-?TP-L309C, a recombinant IgG1 Fc hexamer Lewis BJB, Ville J, Blacquiere M, Cen S, Spirig R, Zuercher AW, Käsermann F, Branch DR 2019 BMC Immunol View Researchers Basic research
Treating murine inflammatory diseases with an anti-erythrocyte antibody Crow AR, Kapur R, Koernig S, Campbell IK, Jen C-C, Mott PJ, Marjoram D, Khan R, Kim M, Brasseit J, Cruz-Leal Y, Amash A, Kahlon S, Yougbare I, Ni H, Zuercher AW, Käsermann F, Semple JW, Lazarus AH 2019 Sci Transl Med View Researchers Basic research
Ex vivo enzymatic treatment converts blood type A donor lungs into universal blood type lungs Wang A, Ribeiro RVP, Ali A, Brambate E, Abdelnour-Berchtold E, Michaelsen V, Zhang Y, Rahfeld P, Moon H, Gokhale H, Gazzalle A, Pal P, Liu M, Waddell TK, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Tinckam K, Kizhakkedathu JN, West L, Keshavjee S, Withers SG, Cypel M 2022 Sci Transl Med View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion-related Acute Lung Injury in the Perioperative Patient McVey MJ, Kapur R, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Semple JW, Karkouti K, Kuebler WM 2019 Anesthesiology View Health care providers Clinical research
Prolonged Blood Storage and Risk of Posttransfusion Acute Kidney Injury Adegboye J, Sapatnekar S, Mascha EJ, Shah K, Lioudis M, Essber H, Cohen B, Rivas E, Heddle NM, Eikelboom JW, Ellis MH, Sharon Y, Sinha R, Kurz A, Sessler DI 2022 Anesthesiology View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion of Uncrossmatched Group O Erythrocyte-containing Products Does Not Interfere with Most ABO Typings Yazer MH, Spinella PC, Doyle L, Kaufman RM, Dunn R, Hess JR, Filho LA, Fontaine M, Gathof B, Jackson B, Murphy MF, Pasion J, Raval JS, Rosinski K, Seheult J, Shih AW, Sperry J, Staves J, Tuott EE, Ziman A, Triulzi DJ, Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2020 Anesthesiology View Researchers Clinical research
Stability of 40 cytokines/chemokines in chronically ill patients under different storage conditions Binnington B, Sakac D, Yi Q, Tong TN, Parmar N, Duong TT, Yeung RSM, Pendergrast J, Branch DR 2020 Cytokine View Researchers Basic research
Sources of viral respiratory infections in Canadian acute care hospital healthcare personnel Buckrell S, Coleman BL, McNeil SA, Katz K, Muller MP, Simor A, Loeb M, Powis J, Kuster SP, Di Bella JM, Coleman KKL, Drews SJ, Kohler P, McGeer A, Hatchette T, Holness L, Raboud J, Langley J, Mazzulli T, Nichol K, Genesove L, Oudyk J, McCaskell L, Johnson N 2020 J Hosp Infect View Health care providers Clinical research
A regional massive hemorrhage protocol developed through a modified Delphi technique Callum JL, Yeh CH, Petrosoniak A, McVey MJ, Cope S, Thompson T, Chin V, Karkouti K, Nathens AB, Murto K, Beno S, Pendergrast J, McDonald A, MacDonald R, Adhikari NKJ, Alam A, Arnold D, Barratt L, Beckett A, Brenneman S, Chaudhry HR, Collins A, Harvey M, Lampron J, Margarido C, McFarlan A, Nascimento B, Owens W, Pai M, Rizoli S, Ruijs T, Skeate R, Skelton T, Sholzberg M, Syer K, Viveiros JL, Theriault J, Tinmouth A, Van Heest R, White S, Zeller M, Pavenski K 2019 CMAJ Open View Health care providers Clinical research
What constitutes the most cautious approach for a pregnant person with weak D type 4.0? Lieberman L, Flegel W, Bodnar M, Clarke G, Hannon J 2021 CMAJ Open View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Prevalence of Red Blood Cell Major Blood Group Antigens and Phenotypes among Omani Blood Donors Al-Riyami AZ, Al-Marhoobi A, Al-Hosni S, Al Mahrooqi S, Schmidt M, O'Brien SF, Al-Khabori M 2019 Oman Med J View Researchers Clinical research
Postnatal intervention for the treatment of FNAIT: a systematic review Baker JM, Shehata N, Bussel J, Murphy MF, Greinacher A, Bakchoul T, Massey E, Lieberman L, Landry D, Tanael S, Arnold DM, Baidya S, Bertrand G, Kjaer M, Kaplan C, Kjeldsen-Kragh J, Oepkes D, Savoia H, Ryan G, Hume H, On behalf of the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines (ICTMG) 2019 J Perinatol View Health care providers Clinical research
Portrayal of umbilical cord blood research in the North American popular press: promise or hype? Marcon AR, Allan D, Barber M, Murdosh B, Caulfield T 2020 Regen Med View Researchers Other
Bacterial contamination of platelet components Ramirez-Arcos S, McDonald C, ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Disease Bacterial Working Party Bacterial Subgroup 2022 Ann Blood View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Efficacy and mechanism of intravenous immunoglobulin treatment for immune thrombocytopenia in adults Almizraq RJ, Branch DR 2020 Ann Blood View Health care providers Clinical research
Platelet physiology and immunology: pathogenesis and treatment of classical and non-classical fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia Chen ZY, Oswald BE, Sullivan JA, Dahmani FZ, Pasman Y, Liu Z, Chen P, Ni H 2019 Ann Blood View Researchers Basic research
Aging, chronic inflammation, and platelet hyperactivity Ma W, Karakas D, Chen ZY, Ni H 2020 Ann Blood View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion septic reactions involving platelet concentrates contaminated with Citrobacter koseri Ramirez-Arcos S 2020 Ann Blood View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion of a platelet pool contaminated with exotoxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus: a case report Chi SI, Kumaran D, Zeller M, Ramirez-Arcos S 2021 Ann Blood View Researchers Clinical research
Modulating the T Lymphocyte Immune Response via Secretome Produced miRNA: From Tolerance Induction to the Enhancement of the Anticancer Response Scott M, Wang D, Toyofuku W, Yang X 2019 Cells of the Immune System View Researchers Basic research
Modelling the Need for New Blood Donors Following a Change in Deferral Period Blake J 2019 Industrial Engineering and Operations Management View Researchers New or improved product or process
Model Human ? Thalassemic Erythrocytes: Effect of Unpaired Purified ?-Hemoglobin Chains on Normal Erythrocytes Scott M 2019 Beta Thalassemia View Researchers Basic research
Major reductions in unnecessary aspartate aminotransferase and blood urea nitrogen tests with a quality improvement initiative Strauss R, Cressman A, Cheung M, Weinerman A, Waldman S, Etchells E, Zahirieh A, Tartaro P, Tezmovitz J, Callum J 2019 BMJ Quality & Safety View Health care providers Clinical research
Label-Free Analysis of Red Blood Cell Storage Lesions Using Imaging Flow Cytometry Pinto RN, Sebastian JA, Parsons MJ, Chang TC, Turner TR, Acker JP, Kolios MC 2019 Cytom Part A View Researchers New or improved product or process
Is Platelet Desialylation a Novel Biomarker and Therapeutic Target in Immune Thrombocytopenia? Li J, Sullivan J, Ni H 2020 Cell Immunol View Researchers Basic research
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) or IVIg-treated macrophages reduce DSS-induced colitis by inducing macrophage IL-10 production Kozicky LK, Menzies SC, Hotte N, Madsen KL, Sly LM 2019 Eur J Immunol View Researchers Basic research
Influenza increases invasive meningococcal disease risk in temperate countries Salomon A, Berry I, Tuite AR, Drews S, Hatchette T, Jamieson F, Johnson C, Kwong J, Lina B, Lojo J, Mosnier A, Ng V, Vanhems P, Fisman DN 2020 Clin Microbiol Infect View Health care providers Clinical research
The Impact of Bacterial Biofilms in Transfusion Medicine Ramirez-Arcos S 2020 Racing for the Surface View Researchers Basic research
High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin for the treatment and prevention of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: a review Warkentin TE 2019 Expert Rev Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men Call for Equity and Evidence in Blood Donation Policy Grace D, Gaspar M, Lessard D, Klassen B, Brennan D, Adam B, Cox J, Moore D, Lambert G, Jollimore J, Lachowksy N, Hart T 2019 ENGAGE website View Other Other
A mixed methods investigation of the relationship between blood donor policy, interest in donation, and willingness to donate among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Ontario, Canada Armstrong JP, Brennan DJ, Collict D, Kesler M, Bekele T, Souleymanov R, Grace D, Lachowsky NJ, Hart TA, Adam BD 2022 BMC Public Health View Researchers MSM research
Stepping Stones or Second Class Donors?: a qualitative analysis of gay, bisexual, and queer men's perspectives on plasma donation policy in Canada Grace D, Gaspar M, Klassen B, Lessard D, Anand P, Brennan DJ, Lachowsky N, Adam BD, Cox J, Lambert G, Jollimore J, Hart TA 2021 BMC Public Health View Blood operators MSM research
Gay and bisexual men’s views on reforming blood donation policy in Canada: a qualitative study Grace D, Gaspar M, Lessard D, Klassen B, Brennan DJ, Adam BD, Jollimore J, Lachowsky NJ, Hart TA 2019 BMC Public Health View Researchers Other
Establishing the Prevalence and Prevalence at Birth of Hemophilia in Males: A Meta-analytic Approach Using National Registries Iorio A, Stonebraker JS, Chambost H, Makris M, Coffin D, Herr C, Germini F, for the Data Demographics Committee of the World Federation of Hemophilia 2019 Ann Intern Med View Researchers Clinical research