Our Research Publications
Updated August 2025
| Title | Authors | Year Sort ascending | Journal | Link to Article | Intended Audience | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prolonging the circulatory half-life of C1 esterase inhibitor via albumin fusion | Sivananthan S, Bhakta V, Chaechi Tehrani N, Sheffield WP | 2024 | PLoS One | View Prolonging the circulatory half-life of C1 esterase inhibitor via albumin fusion | Researchers | Basic research |
| Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Evaluating umbilical cord blood transfusion efficacy and safety in neonates | Yazdanbakhsh M | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Evaluating umbilical cord blood transfusion efficacy and safety in neonates | General public | Other |
| Fournir des lignes directrices essentielles en temps de crise : soutien à la recherche sur la COVID-19 | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Fournir des lignes directrices essentielles en temps de crise : soutien à la recherche sur la COVID-19 | General public | Other |
| Reply to: "Population-based screening works: Effect of integrating screening for hepatitis B and C into the general health check-up in Germany" | Thompson LA, Charlton CL | 2024 | J Hepatol | View Reply to: "Population-based screening works: Effect of integrating screening for hepatitis B and C into the general health check-up in Germany" | Researchers | Epidemiology research |
| End of selection criteria based on sexual orientation: An international symposium on alternatives to donation deferral | Lewin A, Goldman M, Busch MP, Davison K, van de Laar T, Tiberghien P, Shinar E, O'Brien SF, Lambert G, Field S, Hervig T, Tan DHS, Custer B, Drews SJ, Lanteri MC, Klochkov D, Widmer E, Domingue M-P, Renaud C, Germain M | 2024 | Vox Sang | View End of selection criteria based on sexual orientation: An international symposium on alternatives to donation deferral | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| 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 Intravenous albumin in cardiac and vascular surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis | 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 Normal Morphology and Physiology of Human Blood Including Main Clinical Parameters and Microscopy | 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 Prevalence of Hepatitis B in Canadian First-Time Blood Donors: Association with Social Determinants of Health | Researchers | Epidemiology research |
| Canadian Blood Services Vritual Tour | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Professionaleducation.blood.ca | View Canadian Blood Services Vritual Tour | Health care providers | Other |
| Human Fc gamma receptor IIIA blockade inhibits platelet destruction in a humanized murine model of ITP | Gil Gonzalez L, Won KD, Tawhidi Z, Cummins E, Cruz-Leal Y, Tundidor Cabado Y, Sachs UJ, Norris PAA, Shan Y, Bhakta V, Li J, Samudio I, Silva-Moreno B, Cerna-Portillo L, Pavon Oro A, Bergqvist P, Chan P, Moorehead A, Sholzberg M, Sheffield WP, Lazarus AH | 2024 | Blood Adv | View Human Fc gamma receptor IIIA blockade inhibits platelet destruction in a humanized murine model of ITP | Researchers | Basic research |
| Modification of deglycerolization procedure improves processing and post-thaw quality of cryopreserved sickle trait red cell concentrates | Phan C, Kurach J, Foxcroft M, Xu D, Olafson C, Clarke G, Acker JP | 2024 | Cryobiology | View Modification of deglycerolization procedure improves processing and post-thaw quality of cryopreserved sickle trait red cell concentrates | Blood operators | New or improved product or process |
| Providing vital guidance in a time of crisis: COVID-19 research support | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Providing vital guidance in a time of crisis: COVID-19 research support | General public | Other |
| Impact of lower concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide on cryopreservation of autologous hematopoietic stem cells: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical studies | Bennett B, Hanotaux J, Pasala AR, Hasan T, Hassan D, Shor R, Allan DS, Maganti HB | 2024 | Cytotherapy | View Impact of lower concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide on cryopreservation of autologous hematopoietic stem cells: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical studies | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Post-Reconstitution Hemostatic Stability Profiles of Canadian and German Freeze-Dried Plasma | Peng HT, Moes K, Singh K, Rhind SG, Pambrun C, Jenkins C, da Luz L, Beckett A | 2024 | Life | View Post-Reconstitution Hemostatic Stability Profiles of Canadian and German Freeze-Dried Plasma | Researchers | Basic research |
| The effects of pen ink and surface disinfectants on red blood cells stored in plasticized polyvinylchloride transfusion bags | Uy RJ, Serrano K, Hadjesfandiari N, Shih AW, Devine D | 2024 | Transfusion | View The effects of pen ink and surface disinfectants on red blood cells stored in plasticized polyvinylchloride transfusion bags | Researchers | Basic research |
| Red cell concentrates from teen male donors contain poor-quality biologically older cells | Mykhailova O, Brandon-Coatham M, Phan C, Yazdanbakhsh M, Olafson C, Yi QL, Kanias T, Acker JP | 2024 | Vox Sang | View Red cell concentrates from teen male donors contain poor-quality biologically older cells | Researchers | Basic research |
| Making IVIg treatment safer for patients | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Making IVIg treatment safer for patients | General public | Other |
| Estimating HIV risk | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Estimating HIV risk | General public | MSM research |
| Empowering Young Minds: Highlights from the 2024 Girls & STEAM Summit | Centre for Blood Research | 2024 | Centre for Blood Research Blog | View Empowering Young Minds: Highlights from the 2024 Girls & STEAM Summit | General public | Other |
| Pediatric antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 after infection and vaccination in Calgary, Canada | Ricketson LJ, Doucette EJ, Alatorre I, Tarannum T, Gray J, Booth W, Tipples G, Charlton C, Kanji JN, Fonseca K, Kellner JD | 2024 | BMC Infect Dis | View Pediatric antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 after infection and vaccination in Calgary, Canada | Health care providers | Epidemiology research |
| One month left to enter the 2024 Lay Science Writing Competition! | Wolfe A | 2024 | Research.Education.Discovery (R.E.D.) Blog | View One month left to enter the 2024 Lay Science Writing Competition! | General public | Other |
| Améliorer la sécurité du traitement par IgIV pour les patients | Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management | 2024 | Blood.ca website | View Améliorer la sécurité du traitement par IgIV pour les patients | General public | Other |
| 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 An online immunohematology educational resource for post-graduate hematology trainees: LearnSerology.ca | 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 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 | Researchers | Basic research |
| How do I/we forecast tomorrows’ transfusion: Blood components | Pereyra N, Devine DV | 2023 | Transfus Clin Biol | View How do I/we forecast tomorrows’ transfusion: Blood components | 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 Use of selective phenotyping and genotyping to identify rare blood donors in Canada | 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 The chemokines IP-10/CXCL10 and IL-8/CXCL8 are potential novel biomarkers of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia | Researchers | Basic research |
| Enfermedad hemolítica del feto y del recién nacido (EHFRN): incompatibilidad ABO | International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines | 2023 | ICTMG.org | View Enfermedad hemolítica del feto y del recién nacido (EHFRN): incompatibilidad ABO | 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 Transfusion of female blood in a rat model is associated with red blood cells entrapment in organs | Researchers | Basic research |
| Cost-effectiveness of Fibrinogen Concentrate vs Cryoprecipitate for Treating Acquired Hypofibrinogenemia in Bleeding Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients | Abrahamyan L, Tomlinson G, Callum J, Carcone S, Grewal D, Bartoszko J, Krahn M, Karkouti K | 2023 | JAMA Surg | View Cost-effectiveness of Fibrinogen Concentrate vs Cryoprecipitate for Treating Acquired Hypofibrinogenemia in Bleeding Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| Correction of haemorrhagic shock-associated coagulopathy and impaired haemostasis by plasma, prothrombin complex concentrates or an activated protein C-targeted DNA aptamer in mice | Eltringham-Smith LJ, Meixner SC, Pryzdial ELG, Sheffield WP | 2023 | Sci Rep | View Correction of haemorrhagic shock-associated coagulopathy and impaired haemostasis by plasma, prothrombin complex concentrates or an activated protein C-targeted DNA aptamer in mice | Researchers | Basic research |
| Supplemental information Modular adjuvant-free pan-HLA-DR-immunotargeting subunit vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 elicits broad sarbecovirus-neutralizing antibody responses | Kassardjian A, Sun E, Sookhoo J, Muthuraman K, Boligan KF, Kucharska I, Rujas E, Jetha A, Branch DR, Babiuk S, Barber B, Julien J-P | 2023 | Cell Rep | View Supplemental information Modular adjuvant-free pan-HLA-DR-immunotargeting subunit vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 elicits broad sarbecovirus-neutralizing antibody responses | Researchers | Basic research |
| Exploring the increasing need for plasma collection: Perspectives of voluntary nonremunerated donors on payment for plasma in Canada | Holloway K | 2023 | Transfus Med | View Exploring the increasing need for plasma collection: Perspectives of voluntary nonremunerated donors on payment for plasma in Canada | Blood operators | Ethical, legal & social implications research |
| Evolving the gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men time-based deferral to sexual risk screening for all donors: The contribution of Canadian research programmes | Caffrey N, O'Brien SF, Walsh GM, Haw J, Goldman M | 2023 | Vox Sang | View Evolving the gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men time-based deferral to sexual risk screening for all donors: The contribution of Canadian research programmes | Researchers | MSM epidemiology research |
| Transfusion camp: A retrospective study of self-reported impact on postgraduate trainee transfusion practice | Yeung KCY, Kapitany C, Chargé S, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, D'Empaire PP, Khandelwal A, Lieberman L, Lee C, Pavenski K, Pendergrast J, Shehata N, Hsia CC, Lavoie M, Murphy MF, Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Rahmani M, Trudeau J, Zeller MP, Lin Y | 2023 | Transfusion | View Transfusion camp: A retrospective study of self-reported impact on postgraduate trainee transfusion practice | Health care providers | Education research |
| B cells and antibodies in refractory immune thrombocytopenia | Roeser A, Lazarus AH, Mahévas M | 2023 | Br J Haematol | View B cells and antibodies in refractory immune thrombocytopenia | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Cultured CD71+ erythroid cells modulate the host immune response | Alshalani A, Beuger BM, van Bruggen R, Acker JP, Juffermans NP | 2023 | Transfus Med | View Cultured CD71+ erythroid cells modulate the host immune response | Researchers | Basic research |
| Importance du fer chez les donneurs de sang total : la perspective canadienne | Khandelwal A, Pambrun C, Goldman M | 2023 | Blood.ca website | View Importance du fer chez les donneurs de sang total : la perspective canadienne | Health care providers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Unrelated Allogeneic Hematopoietic Donor Collections and Safety | Parmar G, Allan DS, Morris G, Dibdin N, Ganz K, Mostert K, Paulson K, Petraszko T, Stevens N, Seftel MD | 2023 | Curr Oncol | View The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Unrelated Allogeneic Hematopoietic Donor Collections and Safety | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| Engineered Compounds to Control Ice Nucleation and Recrystallization | William N, Mangan S, Ben RN, Acker JP | 2023 | Ann Rev Biomed Eng | View Engineered Compounds to Control Ice Nucleation and Recrystallization | Researchers | New or improved product or process |
| The under-appreciated world of the serpin family of serine proteinase inhibitors | Bouton M-C, Geiger M, Sheffield WP, Irving JA, Lomas DA, Song S, Satyanarayanan RS, Zhang L, McFadden G, Lucas AR | 2023 | EMBO Mol Med | View The under-appreciated world of the serpin family of serine proteinase inhibitors | Researchers | Basic research |
| Diminished Neutralization Capacity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 in Donor Plasma Collected from January to March 2021 | Lin Y-CJ, Evans DH, Robbins NF, Orjuela G, Abe KT, Rathod B, Colwill K, Gingras A-C, Tuite A, Yi Q-L, O’Brien SF, Drews SJ | 2023 | Microbiol Spectr | View Diminished Neutralization Capacity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 in Donor Plasma Collected from January to March 2021 | Researchers | Clinical research |
| Risk of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in a simulated cohort of Canadian blood donors | Pozzo di Borgo A, Germain M, O'Brien SF, Delage G, Renaud C, Lewin A | 2023 | Vox Sang | View Risk of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in a simulated cohort of Canadian blood donors | Researchers | Clinical research |
| Willingness and eligibility to donate blood under 12-month and 3-month deferral policies among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Ontario, Canada | Brennan D, Armstrong JP, Kesler M, Bekele T, Lachowksy N, Grace D, Hart TA, Souleymanov R, Adam B | 2023 | PLOS Glob Public Health | View Willingness and eligibility to donate blood under 12-month and 3-month deferral policies among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Ontario, Canada | Researchers | MSM research |
| BAY 81-8973 Efficacy and Safety in Previously Untreated and Minimally Treated Children with Severe Hemophilia A: The LEOPOLD Kids Trial | Ljung R, Chan AKC, Glosli H, Afonja O, Becker B, Tseneklidou-Stoeter D, Mancuso ME, Saulyte-Trakymiene S, Kenet G | 2023 | Thromb Haemost | View BAY 81-8973 Efficacy and Safety in Previously Untreated and Minimally Treated Children with Severe Hemophilia A: The LEOPOLD Kids Trial | Researchers | Clinical research |
| A multiphasic approach to solve misidentification of Cutibacterium acnes as Atopobium vaginae during routine bacterial screening of platelet concentrates using the VITEK 2 system | Kumaran D, Laflamme C, Ramirez-Arcos S | 2023 | Access Microbiol | View A multiphasic approach to solve misidentification of Cutibacterium acnes as Atopobium vaginae during routine bacterial screening of platelet concentrates using the VITEK 2 system | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
| Long-term preservation of red blood cells through deep supercooling | Isiksacan Z, William N, Yarmush ML, Acker JP, Usta OB | 2023 | Cryobiology | View Long-term preservation of red blood cells through deep supercooling | Researchers | Basic research |
| Monitoring viral genomic sequences in transfusion-transmitted viruses | Candotti D, Drews SJ, Faddy HM, ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party SoV | 2023 | Vox Sang | View Monitoring viral genomic sequences in transfusion-transmitted viruses | Blood operators | Clinical research |
| Do Children With an Allergic Transfusion Reaction Require Premedication or All Blood Products? | Bahabri A, Barty R, Li N, Liu Y, Kovalova T, Chan AKC | 2023 | J Pediatr Hematol Oncol | View Do Children With an Allergic Transfusion Reaction Require Premedication or All Blood Products? | Health care providers | Clinical research |
| How do we forecast tomorrow's transfusion? Applying social science approaches to meet tomorrow's transfusion needs: Blood donors and donation | Haw J, Holloway K, Goldman M | 2023 | Transfus Clin Biol | View How do we forecast tomorrow's transfusion? Applying social science approaches to meet tomorrow's transfusion needs: Blood donors and donation | Researchers | Ethical, legal & social implications research |