Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Determinants of the intention to participate in a programme of plasma donation for fractionation among men who have sex with men Veillette-Bourbeau L, Otis J, Lewin A, Godin G, Germain M, Daunais-Laurin G, Lalonde F, Caruso J, Myhal G, Pronovost F 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers MSM research
Viper venoms drive the macrophages and hepatocytes to sequester and clear platelets: novel mechanism and therapeutic strategy for venom-induced thrombocytopenia Shen C, Liu M, Mackeigan DT, Chen ZY, Chen P, Karakas D, Li J, Norris PAA, Li J, Deng Y, Long C, Lai R, Ni H 2021 Arch Toxicol View Researchers Basic research
Recommendations for the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of VITT against COVID-19: Communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Platelet Immunology Nazy I, Sachs UJ, Arnold DM, McKenzie SE, Choi P, Althaus K, Ahlen MT, Sharma R, Grace RF, Bakchoul T 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Aspirin nonsensitivity in patients with vascular disease: Assessment by light transmission aggregometry (aspirin nonsensitivity in vascular patients) Khan H, Zamzam A, Gallant RC, Syed MH, Rand ML, Ni H, Forbes TL, Al-Omran M, Qadura M 2021 Res Pract Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Chapitre 2: Les composants sanguins Gupta A, Bigham M 2021 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Buffy coat platelets coming to America: Are we ready? Gammon RR, Devine D, Katz LM, Quinley E, Wu Y, Rowe K, Razatos A, Min K, Reichenberg S, Smith R 2021 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in acute traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials Lawati KA, Sharif S, Maqbali SA, Rimawi HA, Petrosoniak A, Belley-Cote EP, Sharma SV, Morgenstern J, Fernando SM, Owen JJ, Zeller M, Quinlan D, Alhazzani W, Rochwerg B 2021 Intensive Care Med Researchers Clinical research
Identification of an alpha-1 antitrypsin variant with enhanced specificity for factor XIa by phage display, bacterial expression, and combinatorial mutagenesis Bhakta V, Hamada M, Nouanesengsy A, Lapierre J, Perruzza DL, Sheffield WP 2021 Sci Rep View Researchers Basic research
Multimerin 1 supports platelet function in vivo and binds to specific GPAGPOGPX motifs in fibrillar collagens that enhance platelet adhesion Leatherdale A, Parker DA, Tasneem S, Wang Y, Bihan D, Bonna A, Hamaia SW, Gross PL, Ni H, Doble BW, Lillicrap D, Farndale RW, Hayward CPM 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Research initiatives of blood services worldwide in response to the covid-19 pandemic O'Brien SF, Lieshout-Krikke RW, Lewin A, Erikstrup C, Steele WR, Uzicanin S, Custer B, the Surveillance RA, Policy Sub-group of the ISBT Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
Systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism Patel P, Patel P, Bhatt M, Braun C, Begum H, Nieuwlaat R, Khatib R, Martins CC, Zhang Y, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta I, Varghese J, Alturkmani H, Bahaj W, Baig M, Kehar R, Mustafa A, Ponnapureddy R, Sethi A, Thomas M, Wooldridge D, Lim W, Bates SM, Lang E, Le Gal G, Haramati LB, Kline J, Righini M, Wiercioch W, Schünemann H, Mustafa RA 2021 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
In vitro assessment and phase I randomized clinical trial of anfibatide a snake venom derived anti-thrombotic agent targeting human platelet GPIb? Li BX, Dai X, Xu XR, Adili R, Neves MAD, Lei X, Shen C, Zhu G, Wang Y, Zhou H, Hou Y, Ni T, Pasman Y, Yang Z, Qian F, Zhao Y, Gao Y, Liu J, Teng M, Marshall AH, Cerenzia EG, Li ML, Ni H 2021 Sci Rep View Researchers Clinical research
Factors associated with wrong blood in tube errors: An international case series - The BEST collaborative study Dunbar NM, Kaufman RM 2021 Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
A comparative study of platelet factor 4-enhanced platelet activation assays for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Rubino JG, Arnold DM, Warkentin TE, Smith JW, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Monocyte monolayer assay predictions of clinical outcome for serologically incompatible red blood cells is all about timing Branch DR, Sandhu G, Raos M 2021 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Donor screening question alternatives to men who have sex with men time deferral: Potential impact on donor deferral and discomfort O'Brien SF, Goldman M, Robillard P, Osmond L, Myhal G, Roy É 2021 Transfusion View Blood operators MSM research
Differential Leukocyte MicroRNA Responses Following Pan T Cell, Allorecognition and Allosecretome-Based Therapeutic Activation Yang X, Toyofuku WM, Scott MD 2021 Arch Immunol Ther Exp View Researchers Basic research
Anemia-Induced Bleeding in Patients with Platelet Disorders Thakar S, Gabarin N, Gupta A, Radford M, Warkentin TE, Arnold DM 2021 Transfus Med Rev View Health care providers Clinical research
Soy Isoflavones Inhibit Both GPIb-IX Signaling and ?IIb?3 Outside-In Signaling via 14-3-3? in Platelet Liu M, Wang G, Xu R, Shen C, Ni H, Lai R 2021 Molecules View Researchers Basic 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
Patterns of joint damage in severe haemophilia A treated with prophylaxis Goren R, Pullenayegum E, Blanchette VS, Dover S, Carcao M, Israels SJ, Chan A, Rivard GE, Steele M, Cloutier S, Klaassen RJ, Sinha R, Price VE, Laferriere N, Paradis E, Wu JK, Feldman BM 2021 Haemophilia View Health care providers Clinical research
Qualitative study to support the content validity of the immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Life Quality Index (ILQI) Cooper N, Cuker A, Bonner N, Ghanima W, Provan D, Morgan M, Taylor B, D'Alessio D, Arnold D, Viana R 2021 Br J Haematol View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Trauma 2021: Trauma Association of Canada Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia (virtual), April 12–16, 2021 Bednarek O, O’Leary M, Hurley S, Cummings C, Bird R, Frattini S, McEachern S, Benjamin S, Pereira A, Brigode W, MacLean A, Moore L, Makish A, Sadler J, Sadler J, Albacete S, Forbes H, Grzelak S, Strauss R, Strauss R, Upadhyaya Y, Leung V, Tropiano J, Moore M, Greene J, Goldstein J, Schmitz E, Bratu I, Alballa AS, Dawe P, Malone J, Javidan AP, Allen L, Curtis RM, Ssebazza K, Schellenberg M, Lampron J, Tanenbaum B, Chisholm A, Ringuette J, Watson I, Shi D, Bhangu A, Moffat B, Fong D, Moore L, Farquharson S, Al Khaboori S, Lorthios-Guilledroit A, Côté C, McPherson J, Tran A, Guttman M, Yeung M, Poirier R-A, Siddiqi M, Evans T, Guiab K, Guiab K, Bradley N, Elliott C, Bradley N, Power A, Kirkpatrick A, Merkle A, Jessula S, Minor S, Emsley J, Sameoto C, Fitzpatrick E, Erdogan M, Lampron J, Green R, Sibley A, Jain T, Nicholson B, Stryhn H, Karsli C, Stuhler R, Ng E, Coates A, Engels P, Benjamin S, Watson I, Watson I, Talsma AN, Lobchuk M, Thongpriwan V, Cahill S, Mis J, Starr F, Bokhari F, Ladak A, Snelgrove R, Wang H, Power H, Bradley N, Allen L, Leeper R, Parry N, Ball I, Vogt K, Moffat B, Rawls D, Dawe P, Ramler G, Andres E, Rawls D, Lakha N, Brisson A, Merchant J, Forbes H, Widder S, Bradley N, Bradley N, Widder S, Albacete S, Berube M, Gagnon M-A, Pelet S, Belzile É, Kron A, Callum J, Armali C, Modi D, Notario L, Perez P, Tillmann B, Pannell D, Beckett A, Tien H, Nathens A, Da Luz L, Perrier L, Menchetti I, Blondal E, Peng H, Sullivan-Kwantes W, Tien H, Nathens A, Beckett A, Callum J, Da Luz L, Irfan N, Coates A, Engels P, Razek T, Wilson A, Beckett A, Goltz D, Figueira S, Knight H, Lampron J, Devine D, Callum J, Jenkins C, Beckett A, Goldstien J, Leroux Y, McVey J, Brown R, Swain J, Carter A, Fidgen D, Baker S, Butts F, McCulloch S, Opra I, Jensen J, Travers A, Andreou P, Earl M, Warner G, Carter A, Rezaaifar M, Figueira S, Wilkins D, Lampron J, Lai K, Hafeez AA, Goldberg S, Abahuje E, Pozner C, Yule S, Parker S, Dias R, Simons R, Joos E, Haines VV, Linder J, Cameron A, Nathens A, Cleghorn G, Chaplin T, Vogt K, Parry N, Priestap F, Leeper R, Mujoomdar A, Kribs S, Ball I, Kearley C, LeBlanc J, Owattanapanich N, Getrajdman J, Matsushima K, Lam L, Inaba K, Figueira S, Eagles D, Khoury L, Nemnom M-J, Moors J, Kriellaars D, Mitchell D, Watson I, Totton L, Ouelett L, Benjamin S, Vautour J, McEachern S, Watson I, Ouelett L, Ringuette J, Chisholm A, Pishe T, McLaren C, Evans C, Notario L, Pannell D, Thomas-Boaz W, Freedman C, Tien H, Nathens A, Da Luz L, Li C, Vogt K, Allen L, Yoshy C, Mujoomdar A, Wiseman D, Mao R, Liu EY, Lan L, Amir T, Yan J, Singh K, Allard-Coutu A, Hameed M, Garraway N, Joos E, Isac G, Kanji H, Finlayson G, Tansley G, Lee A, Gonthier C, Belcaïd A, Moore L, Duranceau M-F, Truchon C, Berube M, Moore L, Lauzier F, Vogt K, Berry G, Tremblay L, Martel M, Pagé G, Belzile É, Pinard A-M, Evans D, Perreault K, Sirois C, Grzelak S, Turgeon A, Talbot M, Kennedy C, Hilsden R, Slobogean G, Lamb T, Lampron J, Matar M, Fernando S, Perry J, Vaillancourt C, Nathens J, Strauss R, Tillmann B, Phillips A, Haas B, Hage B, Yanchar N, Joos E, Brisson A, McKay J, Bryan F, Evans T, Qureshi A, Saadat G, Khalifa A, Bokhari F, Kaminsky M, Guiab K, Khalifa A, Bokhari F, Aly A, Evans T, Roberts A, Khalifa A, Kaminsky M, Bokhari F, Evans T, Zahid J, Roberts A, Saadat G, Messer T, Bokhari F, Keen R, Hoogers K, Widder S, Notario L, Javidan A, Johnston M, Thomas-Boaz W, Freedman C, Pannell D, Tien H, Nathens A, Da Luz L, Morch K, Scott L, Lam N, Widder S, Parekh A, Parry N, Tomlinson C, Donley N, McKee J, Wachs J, Kay M, Holland S 2021 Can J Surg View Health care providers Basic research
International Forum on Mitigation Strategies to Prevent Faint and Pre-faint Adverse Reactions in Whole Blood Donors: Responses Goldman M, Townsend M, Magnussen K, Lozano M, Nissen-Meyer LSH, Lee CK, Leung JN, Takanashi M, McKay J, Kvist M, Robitaille N, Deschênes J, Di Angelantonio E, McMahon A, Roberts D, Maghsudlu M, Castrén J, Tiberghien P, Woimant G, Morel P, Kamel H, Bravo M, Shinar E, Gendelman V, Raz H, Wendel S, Fachini R, Quee F, van den Hurk K, Wiersum J, Grima KM, Speedy J, Bruun MT, Dunbar NM 2021 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Psychometric Evaluation of ITP Life Quality Index (ILQI) in a Global Survey of Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia Viana R, D'Alessio D, Grant L, Cooper N, Arnold D, Morgan M, Provan D, Cuker A, Hill QA, Tomiyama Y, Ghanima W 2021 Adv Ther View Researchers Clinical research
Definition of a critical bleed in patients with immune thrombocytopenia: Communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Platelet Immunology Sirotich E, Guyatt G, Gabe C, Ye Z, Beck CE, Breakey V, Cooper N, Cuker A, Charness J, de Wit K, DiRaimo J, Fein SG, Grace RF, Hassan Z, Jamula E, Kang M, Manski CF, O'Connor C, Pai M, Paynter D, Porter SC, Pruitt B, Strachan G, Webert KE, Yan JW, Kelton JG, Bakchoul T, Arnold DM 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Risk of transfusion-transmitted Babesia microti in Canada O'Brien SF, Drews SJ, Yi Q-L, Bloch EM, Ogden NH, Koffi JK, Lindsay LR, Gregoire Y, Delage G 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Réactions transfusionnelles anaphylactiques et déficit en IgA Khandelwal A, Clarke G, Goldman M 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
CD248 enhances tissue factor procoagulant function, promoting arterial and venous thrombosis in mouse models Kapopara PR, Safikhan NS, Huang JL, Meixner SC, Gonzalez K, Loghmani H, Ruf W, Mast AE, Lei V, Pryzdial ELG, Conway EM 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Rethinking platelet transfusion practices Devine DV 2021 Blood View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Convalescent plasma for adults with acute COVID-19 respiratory illness (CONCOR-1): Study protocol for an international, multicenter, randomized open-label trial Bégin P, Callum J, Heddle N, Cook R, Zeller MP, Tinmouth A, Fergusson D, Cushing MM, Glesby MJ, Chassé M, Devine DV, Robitaille N, Bazin R, Shehata N, Finzi A, McGeer A, Scales D, Schwartz L, Turgeon AF, Zarychanski R, Daneman N, Carl R, Amorim L, Gabe C, Ellis M, Jamula E, Carruthers J, Duncan J, Lucier K, Armali C, Kron A, Modi D, Auclair M-C, Avram M, Arnold DM 2021 Trials View Researchers Clinical 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
In Vitro Characterization and Metabolomic Analysis of Cold-Stored Platelets Zhao HW, Serrano K, Stefanoni D, D’Alessandro A, Devine DV 2021 J Proteome Res View Researchers Basic research
Pathogen reduction of whole blood: Supplementing fibrinogen partly corrects clot formation in a massive transfusion model Arbaeen AF, Schubert P, Sheffield WP, Devine DV 2021 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
ResearchUnit: Perioperative treatment for patients with immune thrombocytopenia: Eltrombopag vs IVIG Arnold DM 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Antibodies: Fraternal-Not Identical-Twins Warkentin TE 2021 Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia presenting with normal platelet count Page D, Zhu N, Sawler D, Sun HW, Turley E, Pai M, Wu C 2021 Res Pract Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Teaching bone marrow procedures at pelvic and sternal sites: a high fidelity anatomy simulation Heather Vander M, Laureano M, Hu G, Lim W, Ross C, Wainman B, Zeller MP 2021 Can Med Educ J View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Chaptire 16: Don autologue préopératoire Foster T, Yan M 2021 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
External qualification of the Web-Accessible Population Pharmacokinetic Service-Hemophilia (WAPPS-Hemo) models for octocog alfa using real patient data Chelle P, Hajducek D, Mahdi M, Young S, Iorio A, Silvertown J, Edginton A 2021 Res Pract Thromb Haemost View Researchers New or improved product or process
Lessons learned in the collection of convalescent plasma during the COVID-19 pandemic Wendel S, Land K, Devine DV, Daly J, Bazin R, Tiberghien P, Lee C-K, Arora S, Patidar GK, Khillan K, Smid WM, Vrielink H, Oreh A, Al-Riyami AZ, Hindawi S, Vermeulen M, Louw V, Burnouf T, Bloch EM, Goel R, Townsend M, So-Osman C 2021 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Chapter 11: Massive hemorrhage and emergency transfusion Trudeau J, Dawe P, Shih A 2021 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
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
International Forum on Walking Blood Bank Programmes: Summary Martinaud C, Scorer T, Lozano M, Miles A, Fitchett G, Ba A, Wikman A, Nimberger-Hansson P, Enbuske S, Bohon?k M, Devine D, Beckett AN, Mbanya D, T'Sas F, Degueldre J, Chueca M, Dedome E, Apelseth T, Strandenes G, Wendel S, Fachini R, Olszewski A, Dupont C, Glassberg E, Shinar E, Taylor AL, Corley JB, Sekaran Nadarajan V, Dunbar N 2021 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Anti-inflammatory activity of CD44 antibodies in murine immune thrombocytopenia is mediated by Fc? receptor inhibition Norris PAA, Kaur G, Khan R, Zhu G, Ni H, Lazarus AH 2021 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Cells, Tissues, and Organs and the Risk of Transmission Through Transplantation Gaussen A, Hornby L, Rockl G, O’Brien S, Delage G, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Drews SJ, Weiss MJ, Lewin A 2021 Transplantation View Health care providers Clinical research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPC), Cord Blood Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The SSC platelet immunology register of VITT and VIITP: Toward standardization of laboratory and clinical parameters Choi PY, Grace RF, Therese Ahlen M, Nazy I, Sachs UJ, Arnold DM, McKenzie SE, Althaus K, Sharma R, Bakchoul T 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
ResearchUnit: Intravenous albumin is not associated with improved outcomes in cardiac surgery patients Bartoszko J 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
FAQ: Canadian Blood Services Platelet Bacterial Testing Khandelwal A, Ramirez-Arcos S, Bigham M 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Other