Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Epidemiology of Hospitalized Patients with Babesiosis, United States, 2010-2016 Bloch EM, Day JR, Krause PJ, Kjemtrup A, O'Brien SF, Tobian AAR, Goel R 2022 Emerg Infect Dis View Health care providers Clinical research
Bacterial contamination of blood components Bloch EM, Benjamin RJ, Ramirez-Arcos S 2022 Rossi's Principles of Transfusion Medicine View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Closed system processing variables affect post-thaw quality characteristics of cryopreserved red cell concentrates Howell A, Turner TR, Hansen A, Lautner LJ, Yi Q, Acker JP 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Development and validation of a sensitive flow cytometric method for determining CECs in RBC products Li W, Acker JP 2022 Clin Chim Acta View Researchers New or improved product or process
Canadian blood suppliers: An expanding role in public health surveillance? O'Brien SF, Drews SJ, Lewin A, Osiowy C, Drebot MA, Renaud C 2022 Can Commun Dis Rep View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Minimal impact of anticoagulant on in vitro whole blood quality throughout a 35-day cold-storage regardless of leukoreduction timing Schubert P, Culibrk B, Bhakta V, Closas T, Sheffield WP, Devine DV, McTaggart K 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Novel contact–kinin inhibitor sylvestin targets thromboinflammation and ameliorates ischemic stroke Zhang Z, Shen C, Fang M, Han Y, Long C, Liu W, Yang M, Liu M, Zhang D, Cao Q, Chen X, Fang Y, Lu Q, Hou Z, Li Y, Liu Z, Lei X, Ni H, Lai R 2022 Cell Mol Life Sci View Researchers Basic research
Effect of modern infusion pumps on RBC quality Hadjesfandiari N, Serrano K, Levin E, Johal P, Feenstra S, Shih AW, Devine DV 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
International Society of Blood Transfusion survey of experiences of blood banks and transfusion services during the COVID-19 pandemic Al-Riyami AZ, Burnouf T, Wood EM, Devine DV, Oreh A, Apelseth TO, Goel R, Bloch EM, van Den Berg K, Getshen M, Louw V, Ang AL, Lee CK, Rahimi-Levene N, Stramer SL, Vassallo R, Schulze TJ, Patidar GK, Pandey HC, Dubey R, Badawi M, Hindawi S, Meshi A, Matsushita T, Sorrentino E, Grubovic Rastvorceva RM, Bazin R, Vermeulen M, Nahirniak S, Tsang HC, Vrielink H, Triyono T, Addas-Carvalho M, He?imovi? A, Torres OW, Mutindu SM, Bengtsson J, Dominguez D, Sayedahmed A, Hanisa Musa R, Gautam B, Herczenik E, So-Osman C, the ISBT COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Working Group 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The clinical and laboratory diagnosis of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia Bissola AL, Daka M, Arnold DM, Smith JW, Moore JC, Clare R, Ivetic N, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2022 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion-Transmitted Infections Drews SJ, Dodd RY 2022 Practical Transfusion Medicine View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Understanding the experiences of plasma donors in Canada's new source plasma collection centres during COVID-19: A qualitative study Holloway K 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
c-Mpl-del, a c-Mpl alternative splicing isoform, promotes AMKL progression and chemoresistance Li F, Xiong Y, Yang M, Chen P, Zhang J, Wang Q, Xu M, Wang Y, He Z, Zhao X, Huang J, Gu X, Zhang L, Sun R, Sun X, Li J, Ou J, Xu T, Huang X, Cao Y, Xu XR, Karakas D, Li J, Ni H, Zhang Q 2022 Cell Death Dis View Researchers Basic research
Switching from standard to extended half-life FVIII prophylaxis in haemophilia A: Comparison of factor product use, bleed rates and pharmacokinetics Nummi V, Lehtinen AE, Iorio A, Szanto T, Lassila R 2022 Haemophilia View Researchers Clinical research
Changing Patterns of SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence among Canadian Blood Donors during the Vaccine Era Reedman CN, Drews SJ, Yi Q-L, Pambrun C, O’Brien SF 2022 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Clinical research
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
Behaviour based screening questions and potential donation loss using the “for the assessment of individualised risk” screening criteria: A Canadian perspective Caffrey N, Goldman M, Lewin A, Osmond L, O'Brien SF 2022 Transfus Med View Researchers MSM research
Screening for high-risk sexual behavior in Canada Goldman M, Caffrey N, O'Brien SF 2022 Transfusion View Blood operators Clinical research
FAQ: Whole blood, leukocytes reduced (LrWB) at Canadian Blood Services Mack J 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Cellules progénitrices hématopiétiques de sang de cordon omilical Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
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
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
Necrotizing enterocolitis and mortality after transfusion of ABO non-identical blood Parvizian MK, Barty R, Heddle NM, Li N, McDougall T, Mukerji A, Fusch C, Solh Z 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical 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
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
Platelet-activating immune complexes identified in critically ill COVID-19 patients suspected of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Nazy I, Jevtic SD, Moore JC, Huynh A, Smith JW, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Selection and in vitro and in vivo characterization of a Kunitz protease inhibitor domain of protease nexin 2 variant that inhibits factor XIa without inhibiting plasmin Eltringham-Smith LJ, Bhakta V, Sheffield WP 2021 J Biotechnol View Researchers Basic research
Five novel FY null alleles associated with typing discrepancies Vege S, Floch A, Lomas-Frances C, Clarke G, Westhoff CM 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Background incidence rates of hospitalisations and emergency department visits for thromboembolic and coagulation disorders in Ontario, Canada for COVID-19 vaccine safety assessment: a population-based retrospective observational study Nasreen S, Calzavara AJ, Sundaram ME, MacDonald SE, Righolt CH, Pai M, Field TS, Zhou LW, Wilson SE, Kwong JC 2021 BMJ Open View Researchers Clinical research
Plateletworks® as a Point-of-Care Test for ASA Non-Sensitivity Khan H, Jain S, Gallant RC, Syed MH, Zamzam A, Al-Omran M, Rand ML, Ni H, Abdin R, Qadura M 2021 J Pers Med View Researchers New or improved product or process
Chapter 2: Blood components Gupta A, Bigham M 2021 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting