Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Clinical use of Convalescent Plasma in the COVID-19 pandemic: a transfusion-focussed gap analysis with recommendations for future research priorities Al-Riyami AZ, Schäfer R, van den Berg K, Bloch EM, Estcourt LJ, Goel R, Hindawi S, Josephson CD, Land K, McQuilten ZK, Spitalnik SL, Wood EM, Devine DV, So-Osman C 2020 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
Development and Evaluation of a Whiteboard Video Series to Support the Education and Recruitment of Committed Unrelated Donors for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Li EW, Lee A, Vaseghi-Shanjani M, Anagnostopoulos A, Jagelaviciute G, Kum E, Petraszko T, Elmoazzen H, Allan D, Fingrut W 2020 Biol Blood Marrow Transplant View Health care providers New or improved product or process
The law and problematic marketing by private umbilical cord blood banks Murdoch B, Marcon AR, Caulfield T 2020 BMC Med Ethics View Other Ethical, legal and social implications research
Report on the 19th International Society of Blood Transfusion Platelet Immunology Workshop 2018 Lewin A, Al Khan S, Beaudin L, Meilleur L, Clarke G, Richard L 2020 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Ticagrelor as an Alternative Antiplatelet Therapy in Cardiac Patients Non-Sensitive to Aspirin Khan H, Gallant R, Jain S, Al-Omran M, De Mestral C, Greco E, Wheatcroft M, Alazonni A, Abdin R, Rand ML, Ni H, Qadura M 2020 Medicina View Researchers Clinical research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC), cord blood Jenkins C 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Isoagglutinin-reduced immunoglobulin retains efficacy in mouse models of immune thrombocytopenia and rheumatoid arthritis and is less likely to cause intravenous immunoglobulin–associated hemolysis Cen SY, Branch DR 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Daudi cell stroma: An alternative to dithiothreitol to resolve daratumumab interference in pretransfusion testing Tremblay T, Branch DR, Loubaki L 2020 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
ISTH guidelines for the diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura Zheng XL, Vesely SK, Cataland SR, Coppo P, Geldziler B, Iorio A, Matsumoto M, Mustafa RA, Pai M, Rock G, Russell L, Tarawneh R, Valdes J, Peyvandi F 2020 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Utilising red cell antigen genotyping and serological phenotyping in sickle cell disease patients to risk-stratify patients for alloimmunisation risk Shih AW, Yan MTS, Elahie AL, Barty RL, Liu Y, Berardi P, Azzam M, Siddiqui R, Parvizian MK, Mcdougall T, Heddle NM, Al-Habsi KS, Goldman M, Cote J, Athale U, Verhovsek MM 2020 Transfus Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Monitoring of prenatal patients using a combined antibody titre for Rh and non-Rh antibodies Farrell M, Clarke G, Barr G, Hannon J 2020 Transfus Med View Researchers Clinical research
BSH guidelines for the use of irradiated blood components: guidance that is needed Shehata N 2020 Br J Haematol View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Concentré de recherche: L’apprentissage automatique pour mieux évaluer la qualité des globules rouges Acker JP 2020 Blood.ca website Researchers Basic research
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
The role of fluid-phase immune complexes in the pathogenesis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Huynh A, Arnold DM, Smith JW, Elliott TD, Ivetic N, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2020 Thromb Res View Researchers Basic research
Trends in platelet distributions from 2008 to 2017: a survey of twelve national and regional blood collectors Yazer MH, Shaz B, Seheult JN, Apelseth TO, de Korte D, Devin G, Devine D, Doncaster C, Field S, Flanagan P, Huet J, Mendrone Jr A, O’Brien C, Pink J, Rashleigh M, Shinar E, Takanashi M, Tian E, Tiberghien P, van den Berg K, Schmitt C 2020 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
GRADE Guidelines 28: Use of GRADE for the assessment of evidence about prognostic factors: rating certainty in identification of groups of patients with different absolute risks Foroutan F, Guyatt G, Zuk V, Vandvik PO, Alba AC, Mustafa R, Vernooij R, Arevalo-Rodriguez I, Munn Z, Roshanov P, Riley R, Schandelmaier S, Kuijpers T, Siemieniuk R, Canelo-Aybar C, Schunemann H, Iorio A 2020 J Clin Epidemiol View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
ResearchUnit: Improving quality testing of stem cells for patients Pineault N 2020 Blood.ca website View Researchers New or improved product or process
Trehalose-Based Polyethers for Cryopreservation and Three-Dimensional Cell Scaffolds Diaz-Dussan D, Peng YY, Sengupta J, Zabludowski R, Adam MK, Acker JP, Ben RN, Kumar P, Narain R 2020 Biomacromolecules View Researchers Basic research
Blood Components Gupta A, Bigham M 2020 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
A comparison of methods for prediction of pharmacokinetics when switching to extended half-life products in hemophilia A patients Yu JK, Iorio A, Edginton AN 2020 Thromb Res View Researchers Clinical research
Donor-dependent aging of young and old red blood cell subpopulations: Metabolic and functional heterogeneity Mykhailova O, Olafson C, Turner TR, D?Alessandro A, Acker JP 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
High subzero cryofixation: A technique for observing ice within tissues Lautner L, William N, Acker JP 2020 Cryobiology View Researchers New or improved product or process
The mega-importance of de novo lipogenesis in platelet production Nazy I, Arnold DM, Steinberg GR 2020 Nat Metab View Researchers Basic research
A push in Alberta for "pay-for-plasma" distracts from bigger questions Cattapan A 2020 Policy Options View Other Ethical, legal and social implications research
Testing and management of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia Meunier D, Clarke G 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Inhibition of ice recrystallization during cryopreservation of cord blood grafts improves platelet engraftment Jahan S, Adam MK, Manesia JK, Doxtator E, Ben RN, Pineault N 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Platelet factor 4 inhibits ADAMTS13 activity and regulates the multimeric distribution of von Willebrand factor Nazy I, Elliott TD, Arnold DM 2020 Br J Haematol View Researchers Basic research
A suspected septic transfusion reaction associated with posttransfusion contamination of a platelet pool by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium Drews SJ, Lesley P, Detsky ME, Distefano L, Ilagan C, Mehta S, McGeer A, Shehata N, Skeate R, Ramirez-Arcos S 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Challenges in Detecting Clinically Relevant Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Antibodies Warkentin TE 2020 Hämostaseologie View Health care providers Clinical research
COVID-19: Blood centres rise to the occasion and lead seroprevalence studies Lieshout-Krikke RW, O'Brien SF, Saeed S, Lewin A 2020 Transfusion Today Health care providers Clinical research
Evaluation of the effect of T regulatory cell depletion and donor BCG vaccination on Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra infection using an in vitro model of human PBMC infection Bhavanam S, Rayat GR, Keelan M, Kunimoto D, Drews SJ 2020 Pathog Dis View Researchers Basic research
Insights Into the Hematopoietic Regulatory Activities of Osteoblast by Secretomics Hovey O, Pasha R, Lehmann Z, Pineault N 2020 Proteomics View Researchers Basic research
Personalization of Aspirin Therapy Ex Vivo in Patients with Atherosclerosis Using Light Transmission Aggregometry Khan H, Gallant RC, Zamzam A, Jain S, Afxentiou S, Syed M, Kroezen Z, Shanmuganathan M, Britz-McKibbin P, Rand ML, Ni H, Al-Omran M, Qadura M 2020 Diagnostics View Health care providers Clinical research
Trombocitopenia alloimmune fetale e neonatale: Informazioni per il paziente International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2019 ICTMG.org website View Other Other
Concentré de recherche : Dépistage d'agents pathogènes : la modélisation du risque au service de la sécurité de l'approvisionnement en sang O'Brien S 2019 Blood.ca website View Researchers Basic research
Cross-linked hemoglobin bis-tetramers from bioorthogonal coupling do not induce vasoconstriction in the circulation Wang A, Singh S, Yu B, Bloch DB, Zapol WM, Kluger R 2019 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Bacterial survival in whole blood depends on plasma sensitivity and resistance to neutrophil killing Taha M, Kyluik-Price D, Kumaran D, Scott MD, Toyofuku W, Ramirez-Arcos S 2019 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Diego System: Anti-Wra Meunier D, Peng S, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Perioperative Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Receiving a Direct Oral Anticoagulant Douketis JD, Spyropoulos AC, Duncan J, Carrier M, Le Gal G, Tafur AJ, Vanassche T, Verhamme P, Shivakumar S, Gross PL, Lee AYY, Yeo E, Solymoss S, Kassis J, Le Templier G, Kowalski S, Blostein M, Shah V, MacKay E, Wu C, Clark NP, Bates SM, Spencer FA, Arnaoutoglou E, Coppens M, Arnold DM, Caprini JA, Li N, Moffat KA, Syed S, Schulman S 2019 JAMA Intern Med View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Serologic problems associated with administration of intravenous immune globulin (IVIg) Branch DR 2019 Immunohematology View Researchers Clinical research
Anti-Kpa Peng S, Meunier D 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Whole blood donors with antibodies Yan M 2019 Blood.ca website View Researchers Basic research
Coenzyme Q10 Upregulates Platelet cAMP/PKA Pathway and Attenuates Integrin alpha II beta 3 Signaling and Thrombus Growth Ya F, Xu XR, Shi Y, Gallant RC, Song F, Zuo X, Zhao Y, Tian Z, Zhang C, Xu X, Ling W, Ni H, Yang Y 2019 Mol Nutr Food Res View Researchers Basic research
Feasibility of photoacoustic imaging for the non-invasive quality management of stored blood bags Pinto RN, Hysi E, Bagga K, Sebastian JA, Douplik A, Acker JP, Kolios MC 2019 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Lewis System: Anti-Lewis Peng S, Meunier D 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Proposal of a two-step process for the diagnosis of sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation Iba T, Levy JH, Yamakawa K, Thachil J, Warkentin TE, Levi M, Scientific and Standardization Committee on DIC of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2019 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers New or improved product or process
Targeting ABL1 or ARG Tyrosine Kinases to Restrict HIV-1 Infection in Primary CD4+ T?Cells or in Humanized NSG Mice McCarthy SDS, Leontyev D, Nicoletti P, Binnington B, Kozlowski HN, Ostrowski M, Cochrane A, Branch DR, Wong RW 2019 J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr View Researchers Basic research
The peptidoglycan and biofilm matrix of Staphylococcus epidermidis undergo structural changes when exposed to human platelets Loza-Correa M, Ayala JA, Perelman I, Hubbard K, Kalab M, Yi Q-L, Taha M, de Pedro MA, Ramirez-Arcos S 2019 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Plasma Components Jenkins C 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting