Our Funded Research Projects
Updated April 2024
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Title Sort descending | Principal Investigator / Supervisor | Program | Project Start Date | Project End Date | Total $ Awarded |
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Identification of mechanisms leading to antibody independent RBC hemolysis | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: FRIAS BOLIGAN, Kayluz |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 150000.0 | ||
Identification of protein biomarkers for red cell quality | Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHEN, Deborah |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 100000.0 | ||
Identifying biomarkers for Staphylococcus aureus contamination of platelet component | Principal Investigator: RAMIREZ-ARCOS, Sandra Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHI, Sylvia Ighem |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 150000.0 | ||
Impact of storage on the function of cord blood hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells | Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: JAHAN, Suria |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 104000.0 | ||
Improving blood product quality | Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MA, Hongshen, JOHNSON, James, D'ALESSANDRO, Angelo |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 304462.0 | ||
Improving pathogen inactivation: the dengue virus-induced platelet proteome | Principal Investigator: PRYZDIAL, Ed Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TEGEGN, Tseday Zewdu |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 104000.0 | ||
Improving the cryostorage of blood products using novel small molecule cryoprotectants | Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ACKER, Jason P. , ALLAN, David S. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 384180.0 | ||
IN-TRUST: Using a transfusion database to explore the immune-modulatory impacts of blood transfusion and the clinical impacts of blood processing changes | Principal Investigator: NING, Shuoyan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ARNOLD, Donald, ZELLER, Michelle, ACKER, Jason, LI, Na, HEDDLE, Nancy, HILLIS, Christopher, ROCHWERG, Bram, SYED, Summer |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 270352.1 | ||
Incidence of intracranial hemorrhage in pediatric oncology patients | Principal Investigator: WEBERT, Kathryn Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Small Project Funding Program | 15000.0 | ||
Influence of eryptosis and storage on transfused red cell recovery in sepsis | Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BRANCH, Donald, LIAW, Patricia, HEDDLE, Nancy, QADRI, Syed |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 283569.0 | ||
Informing the distribution of COVID-19 convalescent plasma through implementation of CONCOR-1 in British Columbia | Principal Investigator: SHIH, Andrew Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: VASARHELYI, Krisztina, MANUSHA, Stephania Anna, STEINER, Ted, MCMASTER, Robert, DALY, Patricia, LI, Na, DOWN, Douglas, HEDDLE, Nancy, PETRASZKO, Tanya, LIOW, Eric, PAVLOVICH, Sasha, RUTHERFORD, Alexander |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
Innovative strategies for detection of uncharacterized platelet ligands from blood plasma and autoantibodies in blood | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SLAVKOVIC, Sladjana |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 162400.0 | ||
Investigating a new class of small molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors for red blood cell cryopreservation | Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: AMPAW, Anna |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 112333.3 | ||
Investigating the mechanism of anti-CD44 antibody amelioration of IVIg-treatable disease | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NORRIS, Peter |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 112333.3 | ||
Investigation of pathophysiology, prevention and treatment of murine Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) | Principal Investigator: SEMPLE, John Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: McVEY, Mark |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
IVIG utilization and its impact on platelet count in pregnant women with moderate thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: KHALIFE, Roy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TINMOUTH, Alan, EL-CHAAR, Darine, MACK, Jonathan, KAROVITCH, Alan, FERGUSSON, Dean, WEBERT, Kathryn |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 22217.3 | ||
Legal and policy strategies to optimize organ donation in Alberta | Principal Investigator: TOEWS, Maeghan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
James Kreppner Fellowship Program | 150000.0 | ||
Leveraging equity-focused implementation science to evaluate and support the re-integration of men who have sex with men into the blood donation system | Principal Investigator: GOLDMAN, Mindy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: VESNAVER, Elisabeth |
CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship | 108500.0 | ||
Mathematical modeling - comparing HIV risk between MSM donation strategies | Principal Investigator: O'BRIEN, Sheila Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GRÉGOIRE, Yves, SEED, Clive, CUSTER, Brian, STEELE, Whitney, DAVISON, Katy, PILLONEL, Josiane |
MSM Research Grant Program | 18000.0 | ||
Mathematical Modelling – Comparing HIV Risk Between MSM Donation Strategies | Principal Investigator: O'BRIEN, Sheila Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GERMAIN, Marc, GRÉGOIRE, Yves, SEED, Clive, CUSTER, Brian, STEELE, Whitney, DAVISON, Katy, PILLONEL, Josiane |
MSM Research Grant Program | 24000.0 | ||
McMaster Centre for Transfusion Research | Principal Investigator: ARNOLD, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Transfusion Medicine Research Program Support Award | 1303333.5 | ||
McMaster Transfusion Research Program | Principal Investigator: HEDDLE, Nancy Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Program Support Award for Canadian Transfusion Medicine and Science Research Program | 833333.0 | ||
Measurement of heavy metals in donor blood in Canada | Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SERRANO, Katherine, LEVIN, Elena, MURPHY, Michael, BARAKAUSKAS, Vilte, HADJESFAMDOARI, Narges, ARRIETA, Angele, RICHARDSON-SANCHEZ, Tomas |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 29971.0 | ||
Mechanism of anti-D-like antibody-mediated amelioration of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: YU, Xiaojie (Ben) |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 106200.0 | ||
Mechanisms of anti-αIIb mediated miscarriage in fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHEN, Zi Yan |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
Mechanisms of antibody-independent transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) | Principal Investigator: KUEBLER, Wolfgang Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SEMPLE, John W. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 328712.0 | ||
Mechanisms of erythrocyte antibody-mediated immune suppression | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NI, Heyu, SEMPLE, John |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 400000.0 | ||
Microfluidic devices to measure the deformability of stored red blood cells | Principal Investigator: MA, Hongshen Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SCOTT, Mark D. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 398301.0 | ||
Modified platelet storage containers to improve quality during storage | Principal Investigator: KIZHAKKEDATHU, Jayachandran Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PEREYRA DOS SANTOS, Nicolas |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 52000.0 | ||
Modulation of biofilm formation, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance by Staphylococcus aureus during platelet storage | Principal Investigator: RAMIREZ-ARCOS, Sandra Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SAD, Subash, MAH, Thien-Fah |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 323252.6 | ||
Monoclonal antibodies with anti-D like activity in amelioration of murine ITP | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KHAN, Ramsha |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 56166.7 | ||
Monoclonal antibodies with anti-D-like activity in the amelioration of murine immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SEMPLE, John W., NI, Heyu |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 400000.0 | ||
Monovalent anti-FcγRI strategy in transfusion medicine | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TUNDIDOR, Yaima |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 162400.0 | ||
Monovalent Fc receptor blockade using novel fusion proteins: The road towards an IVIg replacement | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SHEFFIELD, William, BRANCH, Donald |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 400000.0 | ||
MRI guided focused ultrasound facilitated IVIg immunotherapy as a therapeutic approach for Alzheimer's disease | Principal Investigator: AUBERT, Isabelle Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DUBEY, Sonam |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 100000.0 | ||
Myocardial Ischemia and Transfusion. The MINT rollover trial | Principal Investigator: HEBERT, Paul Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CARSON, Jeffrey L., DEVEREAUX, Philip J., EIKELBOOM, John W., FERGUSSON, Dean A., GOODMAN, Shaun G. , MCALISTER, Finlay A. , TINMOUTH, Alan T. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 140210.0 | ||
National evaluation of platelet transport bags to reduce wastage | Principal Investigator: WEBERT, Kathryn Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CALLUM, Jeannie, LIN, Yulia, LIEBERMAN, Lani, PENDERGRAST, Jacob, CSERTI-GAZDEWICH, Christine |
Small Project Funding Program | 9740.0 | ||
Neonatal outcomes after transfusion of ABO non-identical blood (Neo-ABO) | Principal Investigator: SOLH, Ziad Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HEDDLE, Nancy, COOK, Richard J., FUSCH, Christoph |
Small Project Funding Program | 14988.7 | ||
New cryosolution for stem cell-based therapeutics | Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BEN, Robert, HARPER, Marie-Ellen, CHAKRABORTY, Nilay |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 180000.0 | ||
New platform for targeted gene editing of hematopoietic stem cells for cellular therapy |
Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MAGANTI, Harinad |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 120000.0 | ||
New solution for cord blood unit preservation | Principal Investigator: PINEAULT, Nicolas Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KAUSHAL, Richa |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 116500.0 | ||
Novel cell-surface engineering methods to increase immune-tolerance of allogenic cell transplantation | Principal Investigator: KIZHAKKEDATHU, Jayachandran Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MOON, Haisle |
Graduate Fellowship Program | 90333.3 | ||
Novel detection strategies for new platelet ligands and anti-platelet antibodies | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NEVES, Miguel |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 150000.0 | ||
Novel mechanisms of platelet aggregation: Roles of non-classical beta-3 integrin ligands and fibronectin in thrombosis and hemostasis | Principal Investigator: NI, Heyu Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | 398871.0 | ||
Novel techniques in transfusion medicine: Advancing clinical investigations and discovering new ligands of platelets | Principal Investigator: BECKETT, Andrew Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SHOARA, Aron |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | 164200.0 | ||
Of skin, sperm, and blood: A comparative analysis of exemptions in Canadian human tissue legislation | Principal Investigator: CATTAPAN, Alana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: VON TIGERSTROM, Barbara, NELSON, Eric, DAWSON, Rosanne |
James Kreppner Award Program | 43275.0 | ||
Operational impact of individual risk assessment options | Principal Investigator: O'BRIEN, Sheila Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ROBILLARD, Pierre, GOLDMAN, Mindy, MYHAL, Geneviève |
MSM Research Grant Program | 168000.0 | ||
Optimization of monoclonal anti-erythrocyte antibodies for improved immunoprophylaxis in a murine model | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: NI, Heyu |
Intramural Research Grant Program | 400000.0 | ||
Optimizing Pre-Chemotherapy Anemia in Gynecologic Oncology (OPRA-2): A quality improvement initiative | Principal Investigator: VICUS, Danielle Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: SPÉNARD, Elisabeth, LIN, Yulia, KHANDELWAL, Aditi, TANO, Ruby, JADUNANDAN, Saudia, KNIGHT, Dawn |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 | ||
Optimizing rejuvenation to improve the product quality of pathogen-inactivation and γ-irradiated red cell concentrates | Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: QADRI, Syed, SCHUBERT, Peter, DEVINE, Dana |
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program | 30000.0 |