Research. Education. Discovery.

Our Research, Education, and Discovery Blog is a showcase for our work as well as the basic science behind what we do. Here we invite readers to explore the worlds of transfusion and transplantation science and learn more about how our research leads to improved everyday practices and ultimately – and most importantly – better outcomes for patients. 

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MSM Research Meeting - January 2017
International meeting sets research agenda for changing eligibility for MSM blood donors
Wednesday, February 01, 2017
Isabelle Robillard
A two-day meeting held January 2017 brought together national and international stakeholders to identify research priorities for closing knowledge gaps that impact donor eligibility for men who have sex with men.
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Group of lab researchs grouping up together and discussing
Mission-driven research – a uniquely focused approach
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Jenny Ryan
“From the perspective of the blood system, our role I believe is to facilitate research that is required to provide patients with the safest and most effective blood and blood products.”
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Warren Fingrut (left), Cassandra DeLuka of Canadian Blood Services’ OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network (centre-right) along with two UBC medical students at a "May the swab be with you" recruitment event in 2014. (Photo courtesy of W
Submit your bright idea to BloodTechNet
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Jenny Ryan
The Stem Cell Club is just one of many successful and impactful projects funded by the BloodTechNet competition. Do you work in transfusion or transplantation medicine? Got a bright idea on how to share knowledge? Apply for funding to bring it to life.
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Blood and Guts: Management of the GI Bleed
Blood and Guts: Management of the GI Bleed
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Jenny Ryan
The 12th Annual Transfusion Medicine Education Videoconference takes place April 12, 2017. Pre-register today.
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platelets collected through apheresis
A primer on platelets
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Amanda Maxwell
Blood is red. That’s because of the red blood cells or erythrocytes that whizz around your veins and arteries. The colour is a great visual marker, both clinically and emotionally, but sometimes its very redness hides the other important components that are in you to give. These include plasma, the...
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Blood collection, Canadian Blood Services
Supporting vital research through our Centre for Innovation: Part 2
Wednesday, January 04, 2017
Dr. Kendra Hodgkinson
We are now accepting applications for the 2017 competition of our Intramural Research Grant program!
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