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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Two yellow bags of Frozen untreated pooled platelets in plasma
Suite of resources available to hospitals as pathogen-reduced platelet roll-out continues
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Amanda Nowry
In March 2023, pathogen-reduced platelets rolled out to hospitals served by our Dartmouth production site. Read about the resources available to help health-care providers learn about pathogen-reduced platelets.
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Research associate claims prize in video competition
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Dr. Peter Bell
Dr. Peter Bell was awarded second prize in Canadian Blood Services’ Research 180 Video Competition for his original video, “Styling proteins with nano-sized scissors: A matter of life and death”. Peter reflects on the video – and the experience of creating it – in this R.E.D. blog.
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4000 people in Canada are waiting for an organ transplant
Missed organ donor identification and referral causes preventable harm: new study estimates annual missed transplants in Canada
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Ross FitzGerald
Dr. Samara Zavalkoff discovered that more than 350 potential organ donation opportunities may have been missed between 2016 and 2018
Transplantation Organs and Tissues
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Senior scientist wins prestigious award for discovering a ‘gold standard’ reagent used in transfusion medicine
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Aldis Brennan
Dr. Donald Branch, Canadian Blood Services senior scientist, has received the Dale A. Smith Memorial Award for his discovery of the ZZAP reagent. This award, from the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB), recognizes the application of technology to the practice of transfusion medicine or biotherapies.
Transfusion Blood
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Investigating the impact of age and diabetic status on blood product characteristics
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Elyn Rowe
A PhD candidate with the Centre for Blood Research at the University of British Columbia is conducting a study to research where the differences in blood from donor to donor come from and how that information can be used to support better patient outcomes.
Transfusion Blood
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Students wearing masks taking a tour of a research lab
Interactive lab tour helps undergraduate students learn from Canadian Blood Services senior scientist and team
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Beth Binnington, Senior Research Assistant
Students from the Undergraduate Pathology Alliance at Western University posed insightful questions to researchers during an interactive visit to the research laboratory of Dr. Donald Branch, Canadian Blood Services senior scientist in February 2023.
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