Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Comparative virulome analysis of four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from human skin and platelet concentrates using whole genome sequencing Yousuf B, Flint A, Weedmark K, Pagotto F, Ramirez-Arcos S 2024 Access Microbiol View Researchers Basic research
Making blood donation more inclusive with sexual behaviour-based screening for all donors Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Transforming research to improve therapies for trauma in the twenty-first century Juffermans NP, Gözden T, Brohi K, Davenport R, Acker JP, Reade MC, Maegele M, Neal MD, Spinella PC 2024 Crit Care View Researchers New or improved product or process
Reconsidering Routine Repeat Group and Screens During Pregnancy-Personalizing Pregnancy Care Tran A, Clarke G, Callum JL, Smith G, Somerset D, Thorne J, Lieberman L 2024 J Obstet Gynaecol Can View Health care providers Clinical research
An international review of the characteristics of viral nucleic acid-amplification testing (NAT) reveals a trend towards the use of smaller pool sizes and individual donation NAT Faddy HM, Osiowy C, Custer B, Busch M, Stramer SL, Dean MM, Acutt J, Viennet E, van de Laar T, Tsoi W-C, Styles C, Kiely P, Margaritis A, Kwon S-Y, Qiu Y, Deng X, Lewin A, Jørgensen SW, Erikstrup C, Juhl D, Sauleda S, Camacho Rodriguez BA, Soto Coral LJC, Gaviria García PA, Oota S, O'Brien SF, Wendel S, Castro E, Navarro Pérez L, Harvala H, Davison K, Reynolds C, Jarvis L, Grabarczyk P, Kopacz A, Łętowska M, O'Flaherty N, Young F, Williams P, Burke L, Chua SS, Muylaert A, Page I, Jones A, Niederhauser C, Vermeulen M, Laperche S, Gallian P, Satake M, Addas-Carvalho M, Blanco S, Gallego SV, Seltsam A, Weber-Schehl M, Al-Riyami AZ, Al Maamari K, Alawi FB, Pandey HC, França RA, Charlewood R, Virology t, Surveillance RA, Policy subgroups of the ISBT WP-TTID 2024 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Improving safety and conserving resources by reducing unnecessary transfusions Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Use of Intravenous Albumin: A Guideline From the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines Callum J, Skubas NJ, Bathla A, Keshavarz H, Clark EG, Rochwerg B, Fergusson D, Arbous S, Bauer SR, China L, Fung M, Jug R, Neill M, Paine C, Pavenski K, Shah PS, Robinson S, Shan H, Szczepiorkowski ZM, Thevenot T, Wu B, Stanworth S, Shehata N 2024 Chest View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Mathematical modelling – Comparing HIV risk between men who have sex with men donation strategies Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Blood.ca website View General public MSM research
IVIg use in immune thrombocytopenia: Preventing platelet destruction and exploring IVIg alternatives Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Research Impact Case Study View General public Other
Apolipoprotein A-IV polymorphisms Q360H and T347S attenuate its endogenous inhibition of thrombosis MacKeigan DT, Yu SY, Chazot N, Zhang D, Khoury CJ, Lei X, Bhoria P, Shen C, Chen P, Zhu G, Rand ML, Heximer S, Ni H 2024 Biochem Biophys Res Commun View Researchers Basic research
Proliferation of psychrotrophic bacteria in cold-stored platelet concentrates Ramirez-Arcos S, Kumaran D, Cap A, Cardenas KM, Cloutier M, Ferdin J, Gravemann U, Ketter P, Landry P, Lu T, Niekerk T, Parker J, Renke C, Seltsam A, Stafford B, Süssner S, Vollmer T, Zilkenat S, McDonald C 2024 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program helping team establish national best practices for out-of-hospital transfusions Wolfe A 2024 Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog View General public Other
Renforcer l’inclusivité du don de sang : sélection basée sur les comportements sexuels pour tous les donneurs Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Sebum Components Dampen the Efficacy of Skin Disinfectants against Cutibacterium acnes Biofilms Kumaran D, Ramirez-Arcos S 2024 Microorganisms View Researchers Basic research
The selection and preparation of red cell components for intrauterine transfusion: A national survey Bodnar M, Lieberman L, Arsenault V, Berardi P, Duncan J, Lane D, Lavoie M, McCarthy J, Morrison D, Robitaille N, Shehata N, Wilson A, Clarke G, Obstetrical tC, Pediatric Transfusion Network 2024 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Sécurité, acceptation, justice et équité (projet SAFE) : risque acceptable et sélection des donneurs Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Blood.ca website View General public MSM research
Robust Expansion of Hematopoietic Stem Cells Ex Vivo Using Small Molecule Cocktails Kaewsakulthong W, Pasala AR, Hanotaux J, Hasan T, Maganti HB 2024 Methods Mol Biol View Researchers Basic research
FAQ : Information destinée aux professionnels de la santé sur les plaquettes d’aphérèse traitées au psoralène (PATP) et les plaquettes d’aphérèse non traitées dans la solution additive pour plaquettes PAS-E Ning S, Nowry A, Zeller M 2024 Professionaleducation.blood.ca View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Guest Editorial: Advancements in blood donor factors: Understanding their variability and implications on the clinical outcomes of recipients. Where are we now! Seghatchian J, Acker J 2024 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers Basic research
Intravenous albumin in cardiac and vascular surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis Skubas NJ, Callum J, Bathla A, Keshavarz H, Fergusson D, Wu B, Stanworth S, Shehata N 2024 Br J Anaesth View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Normal Morphology and Physiology of Human Blood Including Main Clinical Parameters and Microscopy Phan C, Brandon-Coatham M, Rahman A, Acker J 2024 The Optics of Blood: A Handbook View Researchers Basic research
Prevalence of Hepatitis B in Canadian First-Time Blood Donors: Association with Social Determinants of Health O’Brien SF, Ehsani-Moghaddam B, Goldman M, Drews SJ 2024 Viruses View Researchers Epidemiology research
An evaluation of the clinical impacts of 7-day platelets Ning S, Gabarin N, Li N, Liu Y, Lucier K, Barty R, Acker J, Webert KE, Warkentin TE, Arnold DM, Heddle NM 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Validation Plan for Lower Volume Blood tubes Siegal D, Callum J, Sztainert T 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Malattia emolitica del neonato (HDN): malattia di Rhesus (Rh) e MEN da altri anticorpi non-ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
Desialylated Platelet Clearance in the Liver is a Novel Mechanism of Systemic Immunosuppression Li J, Karakas D, Xue F, Chen Y, Zhu G, Yucel YH, MacParland SA, Zhang H, Semple JW, Freedman J, Shi Q, Ni H 2023 Research View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion medicine education delivery in Rwanda: Adapting Transfusion Camp to a resource-limited setting Skelton T, Nizeyimana F, Pendergrast J, Hagumimana J, Masaisa F, Kanyamuhunga A, Gashaija C, Callum J, Pavenski K, Khandelwal A, Lieberman L, Chargé S, Kapitany C, Morgan M, Meirovich H, Lin Y 2023 Transfusion View Health care providers Education research
Adjudicating the Diagnosis of Immune Thrombocytopenia in a Clinical Research Study Gabe C, Mahamad S, John M, Duncan J, Kelton J, Arnold D 2023 TH Open View Researchers Clinical research
Validation of a flow-cytometry-based red blood cell antigen phenotyping method Liwski R, Clarke G, Cheng C, Abidi SSR, Abidi SR, Quinn JG 2023 Vox Sang View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Hepatitis B Blood Donor Screening Data: An Under-Recognized Resource for Canadian Public Health Surveillance O’Brien SF, Reedman CN, Osiowy C, Bolotin S, Yi Q-L, Lourenço L, Lewin A, Binka M, Caffrey N, Drews SJ 2023 Viruses View Researchers Clinical research
Eleven-month SARS-CoV-2 binding antibody decay, and associated factors, among mRNA vaccinees: implications for booster vaccination Asamoah-Boaheng M, Grunau B, Haig S, Karim ME, Kirkham T, Lavoie PM, Sediqi S, Drews SJ, apos, Brien SF, Barakauskas V, Marquez AC, Jassem A, Goldfarb DM 2023 Access Microbiol View Researchers Clinical research
An association between intracellular ICE recrystallization-induced dna damage, the cell cycle, and chromatin condensation William N, Acker JP 2023 Cryobiology View Researchers Basic research
Simulation-optimisation approach to support management of blood components inventory Silva Magalhães V, Pinto LR, Rodrigues LF, Blake JT 2023 J Simul View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Canadian Blood Services traceback investigation of a suspected case of transfusion-transmitted malaria Tordon B, Drews SJ, Flahr F, Bennett K, Gaziano T, Anderson D, Nahirniak S, Gerges H, Tyrrell GJ, Mah J, Ndao M, Bigham M, Seftel M 2023 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Microbiological environmental contamination in the blood supply chain: An international survey by the bacterial subgroup of the ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party Ramirez-Arcos S, Garcia-Otalora M, McDonald C, ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party Subgroup on Bacteria 2023 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Alternatives to blood donor deferral of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: Acceptability of screening the sexual risk behavior of all blood donors Fisher WA, Kohut T, Woo H, Haw J 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators MSM research
Prophylaxis use of clotting factor replacement products in people with non-severe haemophilia: A review of the literature Iorio A, Königs C, Reding MT, Rotellini D, Skinner MW, Mancuso ME, Berntorp E 2023 Haemophilia View Health care providers Clinical research
Cross-Canada Variability in Blood Donor SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence by Social Determinants of Health O’Brien SF, Caffrey N, Yi Q-L, Bolotin S, Janjua NZ, Binka M, Thanh CQ, Stein DR, Lang A, Colquhoun A, Pambrun C, Reedman CN, Drews SJ 2023 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Clinical research
Evaluating variation in perioperative red blood cell transfusion for patients undergoing elective gastrointestinal cancer surgery Zuckerman J, Coburn N, Callum J, Mahar AL, Lin Y, Turgeon AF, McLeod R, Pearsall E, Martel G, Hallet J 2023 Surgery View Researchers Clinical research
Innovation & Portfolio Management Annual Impact Report 2022 – 2023 Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2023 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Granulocyte transfusion therapy Gardner E, Fernandes M, Latour C, Seftel M, Acker J, Clarke G 2023 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Leveraging Donor Populations to Study the Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Transfusion-Transmitted and Emerging Infectious Diseases Bloch EM, Busch MP, Corash LM, Dodd R, Hailu B, Kleinman S, O'Brien S, Petersen L, Stramer SL, Katz L 2023 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers New or improved product or process
International Forum on Blood Donation in Individuals with Current, Past or Germline Predisposition to Malignancy: Summary Baggio D, Fox LC, Wood EM, Aditya RN, Goldman M, van den Berg K, Kayser S, Wuchter P, Namba N, Tsuno NH, Makino S, Lee CK, Akhtar N, Shah F, Miflin G, Prati D, La Raja M, La Rocca U, Richard P, Tiberghien P, Harley RJ, Raouf MY, Sharma R, Kaur S, Bruijns S, Prakke-Weekamp H, Dunbar N 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
An online immunohematology educational resource for post-graduate hematology trainees: LearnSerology.ca Arsenault V, Yan MTS, Tait G, Lewin A, Pendergrast J 2023 Transfus Apher Sci View Health care providers Education research
Impact of SERPINC1 mutation on thrombotic phenotype in children with congenital antithrombin deficiency-first analysis of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis pediatric antithrombin deficiency database and biorepository Kumar R, Bakeer N, Dawson J, Al-Mughairy A, Stanek J, Dunn A, Male C, Chan A, Williams S 2023 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
How do I/we forecast tomorrows’ transfusion: Blood components Pereyra N, Devine DV 2023 Transfus Clin Biol View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Use of selective phenotyping and genotyping to identify rare blood donors in Canada Tordon B, Montemayor C, Clarke G, O'Brien SF, Goldman M 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
The 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 2023 Blood Adv View Researchers Basic research
Enfermedad hemolítica del feto y del recién nacido (EHFRN): incompatibilidad ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
Transfusion of female blood in a rat model is associated with red blood cells entrapment in organs Alshalani A, de Wissel MB, Tuip-de Boer AM, Roelofs JJTH, van Bruggen R, Acker JP, Juffermans NP 2023 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research