Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Canada's MSM Research Program - producing and mobilizing knowledge Chargé S, Haw J 2020 Transfusion Today Researchers MSM research
Emerging use of machine learning and advanced technologies to assess red cell quality Sebastian JA, Kolios MC, Acker JP 2020 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers New or improved product or process
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in adults: Second-line and subsequent therapies George J, Arnold D 2020 UptoDate View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Objective assessment of stored blood quality by deep learning Doan M, Sebastian JA, Caicedo JC, Siegert S, Roch A, Turner TR, Mykhailova O, Pinto RN, McQuin C, Goodman A, Parsons MJ, Wolkenhauer O, Hennig H, Singh S, Wilson A, Acker JP, Rees P, Kolios MC, Carpenter AE 2020 PLoS Pathog View Researchers New or improved product or process
Research Unit: Machine learning throws away the buckets to better understand red blood cell quality Acker JP 2020 Blood.ca website View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion septic reactions involving platelet concentrates contaminated with Citrobacter koseri Ramirez-Arcos S 2020 Ann Blood View Researchers Clinical research
An activator of G protein-coupled receptor and MEK1/2-ERK1/2 signaling inhibits HIV-1 replication by altering viral RNA processing Wong RW, Balachandran A, Cheung PK, Cheng R, Pan Q, Stoilov P, Harrigan PR, Blencowe BJ, Branch DR, Cochrane A 2020 PLoS Pathog View Researchers Basic research
HIV residual risk in Canada under a three-month deferral for men who have sex with men O'Brien SF, Gregoire Y, Pillonel J, Steele WR, Custer B, Davison KL, Germain M, Lewin A, Seed CR 2020 Vox Sang View Researchers Other
Blood System Inventory Management Best Practices Guide Clarke G, Romans R 2020 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Concentré de recherche: Estimation de la prévalence de l’hémophilie et de l’espérance de vie Iorio A 2020 Blood.ca website Health care providers Clinical research
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply and use of blood for transfusion Stanworth SJ, New HV, Apelseth TO, Brunskill S, Cardigan R, Doree C, Germain M, Goldman M, Massey E, Prati D, Shehata N, So-Osman C, Thachil J 2020 Lancet Haematol View Health care providers 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
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Crowther M, Zawilska K, Mlynarski W, Arnold D 2020 McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Engineering the serpin alpha 1-antitrypsin: A diversity of goals and techniques Scott BM, Sheffield WP 2020 Protein Sci View Researchers Basic research
Platelet vesicles are potent inflammatory mediators in red blood cell products and washing reduces the inflammatory phenotype Almizraq R, Kipkeu B, Acker JP 2020 Transfusion 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
Cryoprotectant-dependent control of intracellular ice recrystallization in hepatocytes using small molecule carbohydrate derivatives William N, Acker JP 2020 Cryobiology View Researchers Basic research
Platelet Disorders Crowther M, Zawilska K, M?ynarski W, Arnold D 2020 McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Updated Understanding of Platelets in Thrombosis and Hemostasis: The Roles of Integrin PSI Domains and their Potential as Therapeutic Targets MacKeigan DT, Ni T, Shen C, Stratton TW, Ma W, Zhu G, Bhoria P, Ni H 2020 Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets View Researchers Basic research
Educating the next frontier of transfusionists: a transfusion camp pilot program for nurse practitioners Shih AW, Morrison D, Sekhon AS, Lin Y, Charge S, Chipperfield K, Beaveridge J 2020 Transfusion View Health care providers Other
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
Activated thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFIa) attenuates fibrin-dependent plasmin generation on thrombin-activated platelets Ni R, Neves MAD, Wu C, Cerroni SE, Flick MJ, Ni H, Weitz JI, Gross PL, Kim PY 2020 Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Challenges and key lessons from the design and implementation of an international haemophilia registry supported by a pharmaceutical company Hay CRM, Shima M, Makris M, Jiménez-Yuste V, Oldenburg J, Fischer K, Iorio A, Skinner MW, Santagostino E, von Mackensen S, Kessler CM 2020 Haemophilia View Researchers Clinical research
COVID-19 versus HIT hypercoagulability Warkentin TE, Kaatz S 2020 Thromb Res View Health care providers Clinical research
Inhibition of platelet phagocytosis as an in vitro predictor for therapeutic potential of RBC antibodies in murine ITP Khan R, Menard M, Jen C-C, Chen X, Norris PAA, Lazarus AH 2020 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Persistence of serum and saliva antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike 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, Yue FY, 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 AC 2020 Sci Immunol View Researchers Clinical research
Risk-assessment models for VTE and bleeding in hospitalized medical patients: an overview of systematic reviews Darzi AJ, Repp AB, Spencer FA, Morsi RZ, Charide R, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta I, Bauer KA, Burnett AE, Cushman M, Dentali F, Kahn SR, Rezende SM, Zakai NA, Agarwal A, Karam SG, Lotfi T, Wiercioch W, Waziry R, Iorio A, Akl EA, Schünemann HJ 2020 Blood Adv View Health care providers Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: Améliorer les analyses de qualité réalisées sur les cellules souches destinées à la greffe Pineault N 2020 Blood.ca website View Researchers New or improved product or process
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
Biological Modulation of the Treg:Teff Ratio: From Immunosuppression to Immunoactivation Yang X, Scott M 2020 Immunosupression View Researchers Basic research
Combination of two complementary automated rapid assays for diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) Warkentin TE, Sheppard JI, Smith JW, Li N, Moore JC, Arnold DM, Nazy I 2020 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Differential red blood cell age fractionation and Band?3 phosphorylation distinguish two different subtypes of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia Bloch EM, Branch HA, Sakac D, Leger RM, Branch DR 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Guide des pratiques exemplaires pour la gestion des réserves de sang Clarke G, Romans R 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: systematic reviews and meta-analyses Morgan RL, Ashoorion V, Cuker A, Begum H, Ross S, Martinez N, Chong BH, Linkins LA, Warkentin TE, Wiercioch W, Nieuwlaat R, Schünemann H, Santesso N 2020 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
Immunotherapy: the good, the bad, the ugly, and the really ugly Branch DR 2019 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
An international external quality assessment for laboratory diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Eekels JJM, Althaus K, Bakchoul T, Kroll H, Kiefel V, Nazy I, Lee LS, Sachs U, Warkentin TE, Greinacher A 2019 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers New or improved product or process
Anti-Lewis Peng S, Meunier D 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Laboratory diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Warkentin TE 2019 Int J Lab Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Proceedings of the Food and Drug Administration public workshop on pathogen reduction technologies for blood safety 2018 Atreya C, Glynn S, Busch M, Kleinman S, Snyder E, Rutter S, AuBuchon J, Flegel W, Reeve D, Devine D, Cohn C, Custer B, Goodrich R, Benjamin RJ, Razatos A, Cancelas J, Wagner S, Maclean M, Gelderman M, Cap A, Ness P 2019 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Système Rhésus : l’anticorps anti-V Meunier D, Peng S, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Massive hemorrhage protocol survey: Marked variability and absent in one-third of hospitals in Ontario, Canada Chin V, Cope S, Yeh CH, Thompson T, Nascimento B, Pavenski K, Callum J 2019 Injury View Health care providers Clinical research
The sensitivity and specificity of platelet autoantibody testing in immune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of a diagnostic test Vrbensky JR, Moore JE, Arnold DM, Smith JW, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2019 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Assessing the Vascular Deformability of Erythrocytes and Leukocytes: From Micropipettes to Microfluidics Scott M, Mathews K, Ma H 2019 Current and Future Aspects of Nanomedicine View Researchers Basic research
One step closer': Acceptability of a programme of plasma donation for fractionation from men who have sex with men Caruso J, Germain M, Godin G, Myhal G, Pronovost P, Morin M, Otis J 2019 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Serologic assessments in acute transfusion reactions: practices and yields Cohen R, Lima A, Escorcia A, Tasmin F, Lin Y, Lieberman L, Pendergrast J, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C 2019 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Vein to Vein: A Summary of the Blood System in Canada Chargé S 2019 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Contextual factors influencing donor recruitment and cord blood collection: perspectives of frontline staff of the Canadian Blood Services' Cord Blood Bank Haw J, Polzer J, Devine DV 2019 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Advance in the Management of Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Iba T, Levy JH, Raj A, Warkentin TE 2019 J Clin Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Cryoprotection of platelets by grafted polymers Scott M, Nakane N, Maurer-Spurej E 2019 Cryopreservation - Current Advances and Evaluations View Researchers Basic research
HIV Risk Factors Goldman M 2019 Screening Blood Donors with the Donor History Questionnaire View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting