Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Venous thromboembolism in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: an 11-year population-based nested case-control study in Canada Ding Z, Sherlock M, Chan AKC, Zachos M 2022 Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis View Researchers Clinical research
Assessing unintentional creation of bias against men who have sex with men as a function of exposure to blood donor screening questionnaire: A national randomized controlled trial Hofkirchner A, Kohut T, O'Brien SF, Fisher WA 2022 Transfusion View Researchers MSM research
Research partnerships between blood services and public health authorities: An international, cross-sectional survey Lewin A, Osiowy C, Erikstrup C, Custer B, Renaud C, Tiberghien P, Russell A, Lieshout-Krikke R, O'Brien SF, the Surveillance Risk Assessment Policy Sub-group of the ISBT Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
FAQ : Information destinée aux professionnels de la santé concernant les plaquettes à teneur réduite en agents pathogènes Ning S, Tordon B, Zeller M, Anani W 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
ResearchUnit: Whole blood: longer holding times before leukoreduction may be a safe to explore option Chen ZY 2022 Blood.ca website View Regulators New or improved product or process
Spotlight on animal models of acute traumatic coagulopathy: An update Ask A, Eltringham-Smith L, Bhakta V, Donkor DA, Pryzdial ELG, Sheffield WP 2022 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers Basic research
A naturally present autoantibody to senescent red blood cells? Badior KE, Bloch EM, Branch DR 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Opposing roles of CLK SR kinases in controlling HIV-1 gene expression and latency Dahal S, Clayton K, Been T, Fernet-Brochu R, Ocando AV, Balachandran A, Poirier M, Maldonado RK, Shkreta L, Boligan KF, Guvenc F, Rahman F, Branch D, Bell B, Chabot B, Gray-Owen SD, Parent LJ, Cochrane A 2022 Retrovirology View Researchers Basic research
A data-driven approach to determine daily platelet order quantities at hospitals Mirjalili M, Abouee-Mehrizi H, Barty R, Heddle NM, Sarhangian V 2022 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Chapitre 5. Concentrés pour les troubles de l’hémostase et l’angiœdème héréditaire Poon MC, Goodyear D, Rydz N, Lee A 2022 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Estimating SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in Canadian Blood Donors, April 2020 to March 2021: Improving Accuracy with Multiple Assays Tuite AR, Fisman D, Abe KT, Rathod B, Pasculescu A, Colwill K, Gingras A-C, Yi Q-L, O’Brien SF, Drews SJ, Pride DT 2022 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Basic research
Current challenges of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 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 CR, Steele WR, Davison K, Custer B, O'Brien SF, Assessment SR, Policy Sub-group of the Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Impact of product platelet count reduction on platelet demand in Canada Devine DV 2022 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Risk factors for neonatal thrombosis: A retrospective study conducted in a single Canadian intensive care unit Bhatia K, Solanki S, Paes B, Chan AKC, Bhatt MD 2022 Pediatr Blood Cancer View Researchers Clinical research
Mitapivat versus Placebo for Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Al-Samkari H, Galactéros F, Glenthøj A, Rothman JA, Andres O, Grace RF, Morado-Arias M, Layton DM, Onodera K, Verhovsek M, Barcellini W, Chonat S, Judge MP, Zagadailov E, Xu R, Hawkins P, Beynon V, Gheuens S, van Beers EJ 2022 N Engl J Med View Researchers Clinical research
Chemokines IP-10/CXCL10 and IL-8/CXCL8 are potential novel biomarkers of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia Branch DR, Leger RM, Sakac d, Yi Q, Duong T, Yeung RSM, Binnington B, Bloch EM 2022 Blood Adv View Researchers Basic research
Directive no 343 réaffirmée : Prédiction du génotype RHD fœtal par test prénatal non invasif de routine Johnson J-A, MacDonald K, Clarke G, Skoll A 2022 J Obstet Gynaecol Can View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Pathogen Reduced Platelet Concentrates Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Rapid potency assessment of autologous peripheral blood stem cells by intracellular flow cytometry: the PBSC-IL-3-pSTAT5 assay Simard C, Fournier D, Pineault N, Trépanier P 2022 Cytotherapy View Researchers New or improved product or process
International Forum on Gender Identification and Blood Collection: Summary Pandey S, Gorlin JB, Townsend M, Van Buren N, Leung JNS, Lee CK, van den Hurk K, Casamitjana N, Valles R, Alonso E, Miller YM, Richard P, Woimant G, Tiberghien P, Zhiburt E, Butler-Foster T, Goldman M, Nissen-Meyer LSH, Espinosa A, Kamel H, Bravo M, Filho LA, Pecego M, Germain M, Rabusseau I, Shinar E, Raz H, Choudhury N, Bhatnagar N, Hurt K, Lopez M, Reik RA, Nie Y, Hung Y, Pheello L, Dunbar N 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
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
Characteristics of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Recovered COVID-19 Subjects Huynh A, Arnold DM, Smith JW, Moore JC, Zhang A, Chagla Z, Harvey BJ, Stacey HD, Ang JC, Clare R, Ivetic N, Chetty VT, Bowdish DME, Miller MS, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2021 Viruses View Researchers Clinical research
An international comparison of HIV prevalence and incidence in blood donors and general population: a BEST Collaborative study Germain M, Grégoire Y, Custer BS, Goldman M, Bravo M, Kamel H, Davison K, Field S, van den Hurk K, van de Laar TJW, Irving DO, Jones A, Liumbruno G, Morley S, O’Brien SF, Pillonel J, Steinsvåg CT, Takanashi M, Tsuno NH, Vesga Carasa MA, Wendel S, Vassallo RR, Tiberghien P, for the BEST Collaborative 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Plaquettes Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Concentré de recherche: L’administration d’albumine par voie intraveineuse ne conduit pas à de meilleurs résultats chez les personnes subissant des opérations cardiaques Bartoszko J 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Screening of Feijoa (Acca Sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret) Fruit Effect on Proliferation and Apoptosis using Bone Marrow derived Stem Cells Model Rasekh H, Mahrabani D, Hosseini Farahi M, Masoumi S, Acker J 2021 Electron J Gen Med View Researchers Basic research
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
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
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