Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Autoimmune heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Greinacher A, Selleng K, Warkentin TE 2017 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Comparison of bacterial attachment to platelet bags with and without preconditioning with plasma Loza-Correa M, Kalab M, Yi QL, Eltringham?Smith L, Sheffield W, Ramirez-Arcos S 2017 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Extracellular vesicle characteristics in stored red blood cell concentrates are influenced by the method of detection Almizraq RJ, Seghatchian J, Holovati JL, Acker JP 2017 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers Basic research
Investigation of acute transfusion reactions Webert K, Heddle N 2017 Practical Transfusion Medicine, 5th Edition View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria: a difficult diagnosis in adult patients Zeller MP, Arnold DM, Al Habsi K, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Delage G, Lebrun A, Heddle NM 2017 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
The promise of organ and tissue preservation to transform medicine Giwa S, Lewis JK, Alvarez L, Langer R, Roth AE, Church GM, Markmann JF, Sachs DH, Chandraker A, Wertheim JA, Rothblatt M, Boyden E, Eidbo E, Lee A, Pomahac B, Brandacher, Weinstock D, Elliott G, Nelson D, Acker JP, Uygun K, Schmalz B, Weegman B, Tocchio A, Fahy GM 2017 Nat Biotechnol View Researchers New or improved product or process
ResearchUnit: Using immunocamouflage to increase transplantation safety Scott M 2017 Blood.ca website View Other Other
The association between platelet transfusions and bleeding in critically ill patients with thrombocytopenia Arnold DM, Lauzier F, Albert M, Williamson D, Li N, Zarychanski R, Doig C, McIntyre L, Freitag A, Crowther M, Saunders L, Clarke F, Bellomo R, Qushmaq I, Lopes R, Heels-Ansdell D, Webert K, Cook D 2017 Res Pract Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) Petraszko T 2017 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Other
Concentré de recherche: La présence de résidus de plasma favorise l'adhérence des bactéries à la paroi des poches utilisées pour les concentrés de plaquettes Ramirez-Arcos S 2017 Blood.ca website View Researchers Basic research
Immunoglobulin G Fc glycans are not essential for antibody-mediated immune suppression to murine erythrocytes Marjoram D, Cruz-Leal Y, Bernardo L, Le NPL, Crispin M, Yu X, Uchikawa M, Lazarus AH 2017 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Prevention of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn: what have we learned from animal models? Cruz-Leal Y, Marjoram D, Lazarus AH 2017 Curr Opin Hematol View Researchers Basic research
The impact of perioperative red blood cell transfusions in patients undergoing liver resection: a systematic review Bennett S, Baker LK, Martel G, Shorr R, Pawlik TM, Tinmouth A, McIsaac DI, Hébert PC, Karanicolas PJ, McIntyre L, Turgeon AF, Barkun J, Fergusson D 2017 HPB View Researchers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Improving outcomes for patients with autoimmune platelet disorders Arnold D 2017 Blood.ca website View Other Clinical research
Thrombotic microangiopathies: a general approach to diagnosis and management Arnold D, Patriquin C, Nazy I 2017 CMAJ View Health care providers Clinical research
Two novel ABCG2 alleles resulting in a Jr (a-) phenotype Berardi P, Cote J, Vege S, Aeschlimann J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Westhoff CM 2017 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Vox Sanguinis International Forum on provision of granulocytes for transfusion and their clinical use Morton S, Stanworth S, Lozano M, Harrison SJ, Hong FS, Dennington P, McQuilten Z, Worel N, Compernolle V, Kutner JM, Yokoyama APH, Nahirniak S, Germain M, Hume H, Robitaille N, Wilson A, Tinmouth A, Massey E, Boulat C, Woimant G, Tiberghien P, Schulze TJ, Bux J, Pierelli L, Ballester C, Netelenbos T, West KA, Conry?Cantilena C, Eder A, Haley NR, Yazer M, Triulzi D 2017 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
Activated NK cells cause placental dysfunction and miscarriages in fetal alloimmune thrombocytopenia Yougbare I, Tai WS, Zdravic D, Oswald BE, Lang S, Zhu G, Leong-Poi H, Qu D, Yu L, Dunk C, Zhang J, Sled JG, Lye SJ, Brkic J, Peng C, Hoglund P, Croy BA, Adamson SL, Wen XY, Stewart DJ, Freedman J, Ni H 2017 Nat Commun View Researchers Basic research
Blood Administration de Biasio L, Rymer T 2017 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Development and testing of a stepwise thaw and dilute protocol for cryopreserved umbilical cord blood units Pasha R, Elmoazzen H, Pineault N 2017 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell-derived osteoblasts promote the expansion of hematopoietic progenitors through Beta-catenin and Notch signaling pathways Michalicka M, Boisjoli G, Jahan S, Hovey O, Doxtator E, Abu-Khader A, Pasha R, Pineault N 2017 Stem Cells Dev View Researchers Basic research
Translational feasibility of soluble nanobiotherapeutics with enhanced red blood cell functions Chang TMS 2017 Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol View Researchers New or improved product or process
Vox Sanguinis International Forum on donor notification and counselling strategies for markers of transfusion-transmissible infections Sharma RR, Lozano M, Fearon M, Bigham M, Djoudi R, Gallian P, Woimant G, Lee C, Leung JNS, Tsoi WC, Marwaha N, Sachdev S, Tadokoro K, Tani Y, Matsukura H, Gbuz So O, Shantseva N, Zhiburt E, Hindawi S, Chay J, Huang T, Teo D, Moleli N, Oyonarte S, Jayasekara SBA, Bokhorst A, van den Burg P, Hewitt P, Bianco C, Kessler D 2017 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
T Regulatory Cells and Dendritic Cells Protect Against Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury via IL-10 Kapur R, Kim M, Aslam R, McVey MJ, Tabuchi A, Luo A, Liu J, Li Y, Shanmugabhavananthan S, Speck ER 2017 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Using Raman spectroscopy to assess hemoglobin oxygenation in red blood cell concentrate: an objective proxy for morphological index to gauge the quality of stored blood? Atkins CG, Schulze HG, Chen D, Devine DV, Blades MW, Turner RF 2017 Analyst View Researchers New or improved product or process
Autoimmune HIT due to apheresis catheter heparin flushes for stem cell harvesting before autotransplantation for myeloma Mian H, Warkentin TE, Sheppard JI, MacDonald A, Linkins LA, Benger A, Foley R 2017 Blood View Health care providers Clinical research
Maestro tissue factor reaches new hEIGHT Pryzdial ELG 2017 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Neuroimaging in sepsis: panacea or Pandora's box? Parker MJ, Kissoon N 2017 Pediatr Crit Care Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Pratiques à  suivre en matière de sérologie: Anti-M Clarke G, Cote J, Lane D 2017 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Switching to extended half-life products in Canada - preliminary data Keepanasseril A, Stoffman J, Bouskill V, Carcao M, Iorio A, Jackson S 2017 Haemophilia View Health care providers Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: La sécrétion de cellules immunitaires peut protéger les patients contre le syndrome respiratoire post-transfusionnel Semple J 2017 Blood.ca website View Researchers Basic research
Efficiency of riboflavin and ultraviolet light treatment against high levels of biofilm?derived Staphylococcus epidermidis in buffy coat platelet concentrates Taha M, Culibrk B, Kalab M, Schubert P, Yi QL, Goodrich R, Ramirez?Arcos S 2017 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Inhibition of allogeneic cytotoxic T cell (CD8+) proliferation via polymer-induced Treg (CD4+) cells Kang N, Toyofuku WM, Yang X, Scott MD 2017 Acta Biomat View Researchers Basic research
The unique immunological features of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Staibano P, Arnold DM, Bowdish DM, Nazy I 2017 Br J Haematol View Health care providers Basic research
Proteomic analysis of red blood cells from donors exhibiting high hemolysis demonstrates a reduction in membrane?associated proteins involved in the oxidative response Chen D, Schubert P, Devine DV 2017 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Red cell transfusion-associated hemolysis in cardiac surgery: an observational cohort study Karkouti K, Callum J, Acker JP, Yip P, Rao V 2017 Anesth Analg View Researchers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: It's a numbers game: improving cord blood stem cell transplantation success Pineault N 2017 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Vox Sanguinis international forum on provision of granulocytes for transfusion and their clinical use: summary Morton S, Stanworth S, Lozano M, Harrison S, Hong F, Dennington P, McQuilten Z, Worel N, Compernolle V, Kutner J, Yokoyama A, Nahirniak S, Germain M, Hume H, Robitaille N, Wilson A, Tinmouth A, Massey E, Boulat C, Woimant G, Tiberghien P, Schulze T, Bux J, Pierelli L, Ballester C, Netelenbos T, West K, Conry-Cantilena C, Eder A, Haley N, Yazer M, Triulzi D 2017 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
Blood and clots quizlet 1: Oral contraceptives and pulmonary embolism Tseng E, Yeh C, Shih A, de Wit K, Chan T 2017 CanadiEM website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Development of a high-yield expression and purification system for platelet factor 4 Huynh A, Arnold DM, Moore JC, Smith JW, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2017 Platelets View Researchers Basic research
Fondaparinux for treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: too good to be true? Warkentin TE 2017 J Am Coll Cardiol View Health care providers Clinical research
Intersecting worlds of transfusion and transplantation medicine: An international symposium organized by the Canadian Blood Services Centre for Innovation Hodgkinson KM, Kiernan J, Shih AW, Solh Z, Sheffield WP, Pineault N 2017 Transfus Med Rev View Health care providers Other
Red blood cell storage and in-hospital mortality: a secondary analysis of the INFORM randomised controlled trial Cook RJ, Heddle NM, Lee KA, Arnold DM, Crowther MA, Devereaux PJ, Ellis M, Figueroa P, Kurz A, Roxby D, Sessler DI, Sharon Y, Sobieraj-Teague M, Warkentin TE, Webert KE, Barty R, Liu Y, Eikelboom JW 2017 Lancet Haematol View Health care providers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: How do bacteria behave during platelet production? Ramirez-Arcos S 2017 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Restrictive or liberal red-cell transfusion for cardiac surgery Mazer CD, Whitlock RP, Fergusson DA, Hall J, Belley-Cote E, Connolly K, Khanykin B, Gregory AJ, de Medicis E, McGuinness S, Royse A, Carrier FM, Young PJ, Villar JC, Grocott HP, Seeberger MD, Fremes S, Lellouche F, Syed S, Byrne K, Bagshaw SM, Hwang NC, Mehta C, Painter TW, Royse C, Verma S, Hare GMT, Cohen A, Thorpe KE, Juni P, Shehata N 2017 N Engl J Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Septic transfusion case caused by a platelet pool with visible clotting due to contamination with Staphylococcus aureus Loza-Correa M, Kou Y, Taha M, Kalab M, Ronholm J, Schlievert PM, Cahill MP, Skeate R, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Ramirez-Arcos S 2017 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Suicidal death of erythrocytes in cancer and its chemotherapy: A potential target in the treatment of tumor-associated anemia Lang E, Bissinger R, Qadri SM, Lang F 2017 Int J Cancer View Researchers Basic research
Vox Sanguinis International Forum on donor notification and counselling strategies for markers of transfusion?transmissible infections: Summary Sharma R, Lozano M, Fearon M, Bigham M, Djoudi R, Gallian P, Woimant G, Lee C, Leung J, Tsoi W 2017 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade and Long-term Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Hiremath S, Fergusson DA, Fergusson N, Bennett A, Knoll GA 2017 Am J Kidney Dis View Researchers Clinical research
Risk of exposure to blood products during pregnancy: guidance for Zika and other donor deferral policies Murphy MS, Shehata N, Colas JA, Chassé M, Fergusson DA, O'Brien SF, Goldman M, Tinmouth A, Forster AJ, Wilson K 2017 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research