Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Comparative genome analyses of Staphylococcus aureus from platelet concentrates reveal rearrangements involving loss of type VII secretion genes Ramirez-Arcos S, Ighem-Chi S, Flint A, Weedmark K, Pagotto F 2024 Access Microbiol View Researchers Basic research
Introduire un nouveau produit sanguin pour mieux répondre aux besoins transfusionnels des Forces armées canadiennes Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Prehospital Freeze-Dried Plasma in Trauma: A Critical Review Sheffield WP, Singh K, Beckett A, Devine DV 2024 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
International review of blood donation nucleic acid amplification testing Faddy HM, Osiowy C, Custer B, Busch M, Stramer SL, Adesina O, van de Laar T, Tsoi W-C, Styles C, Kiely P, Margaritis A, Kwon S-Y, Qiu Y, Deng X, Lewin A, Jørgensen SW, Erikstrup C, Juhl D, Sauleda S, Camacho Rodriguez BA, Coral LJCS, Gaviria García PA, Oota S, O'Brien SF, Wendel S, Castro E, Navarro Pérez L, Harvala H, Davison K, Reynolds C, Jarvis L, Grabarczyk P, Kopacz A, Łętowska M, O'Flaherty N, Young F, Williams P, Burke L, Chua SS, Muylaert A, Page I, Jones A, Niederhauser C, Vermeulen M, Laperche S, Gallian P, Sawadogo S, Satake M, Gharehbaghian A, Addas-Carvalho M, Blanco S, Gallego SV, Seltsam A, Weber-Schehl M, Al-Riyami AZ, Al Maamari K, Alawi FB, Pandey HC, Mbanya D, França RA, Charlewood R, the Virology Surveillance Risk Assessment Policy subgroups of the ISBT Working Party on Transfusion-transmitted Infectious Diseases 2024 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Comparative virulome analysis of four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from human skin and platelet concentrates using whole genome sequencing Yousuf B, Flint A, Weedmark K, Pagotto F, Ramirez-Arcos S 2024 Access Microbiol View Researchers Basic research
Making blood donation more inclusive with sexual behaviour-based screening for all donors Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2024 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Transforming research to improve therapies for trauma in the twenty-first century Juffermans NP, Gözden T, Brohi K, Davenport R, Acker JP, Reade MC, Maegele M, Neal MD, Spinella PC 2024 Crit Care View Researchers New or improved product or process
Reconsidering Routine Repeat Group and Screens During Pregnancy-Personalizing Pregnancy Care Tran A, Clarke G, Callum JL, Smith G, Somerset D, Thorne J, Lieberman L 2024 J Obstet Gynaecol Can View Health care providers Clinical research
An international review of the characteristics of viral nucleic acid-amplification testing (NAT) reveals a trend towards the use of smaller pool sizes and individual donation NAT Faddy HM, Osiowy C, Custer B, Busch M, Stramer SL, Dean MM, Acutt J, Viennet E, van de Laar T, Tsoi W-C, Styles C, Kiely P, Margaritis A, Kwon S-Y, Qiu Y, Deng X, Lewin A, Jørgensen SW, Erikstrup C, Juhl D, Sauleda S, Camacho Rodriguez BA, Soto Coral LJC, Gaviria García PA, Oota S, O'Brien SF, Wendel S, Castro E, Navarro Pérez L, Harvala H, Davison K, Reynolds C, Jarvis L, Grabarczyk P, Kopacz A, Łętowska M, O'Flaherty N, Young F, Williams P, Burke L, Chua SS, Muylaert A, Page I, Jones A, Niederhauser C, Vermeulen M, Laperche S, Gallian P, Satake M, Addas-Carvalho M, Blanco S, Gallego SV, Seltsam A, Weber-Schehl M, Al-Riyami AZ, Al Maamari K, Alawi FB, Pandey HC, França RA, Charlewood R, Virology t, Surveillance RA, Policy subgroups of the ISBT WP-TTID 2024 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Proceedings of the immune thrombocytopenia summit: new concepts in mechanisms, diagnosis, and management Mahamad S, Modi D, Al-Samkari H, Cuker A, Despotovic JM, Italiano JE, Lambert MP, Lee EJ, Rondina MT, Sholzberg M, Kruse C, Larché M, Nazy I, Miller MS, Arnold DM 2023 Res Pract Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Trogocytosis drives red blood cell antigen loss in association with antibody-mediated immune suppression Cruz-Leal Y, Norris PAA, Gonzalez LG, Marjoram D, Wabnitz H, Shan Y, Lazarus AH 2023 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Doença hemolítica do recém-nascido (DHRN): incompatibilidade ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
Barriers and enablers to and strategies for promoting domestic plasma donation throughout the world: Overarching protocol for three systematic reviews Etherington C, Palumbo A, Holloway K, Meyer S, Labrecque M, Rubini K, Shorr R, Welch V, Gibson E, Foster T, Haw J, Vesnaver E, Maharshi MT, O’Brien SF, MacPherson P, Dogba J, Steed T, Goldman M, Presseau J 2023 PLoS One View Blood operators Social science research
The operational impact of introducing cold stored platelets Blake JT, Krok E, Pavenski K, Pambrun C, Petraszko T 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
NAC Recommendations for the Use of Solvent-Detergent Plasma in Canada Quinn JG, Pavenski K, Webert K, Ye S 2023 National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
FAQ : Information destinée aux professionnels de la santé sur les plaquettes d’aphérèse traitées au psoralène (PATP) et les plaquettes d’aphérèse non traitées dans la solution additive pour plaquettes PAS-E Ning S, Nowry A, Zeller M 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The Specialist in Transfusion Science program Clarke G, Holovati J 2023 Immunohematology View Researchers Other
Validation of a flow-cytometry-based red blood cell antigen phenotyping method Liwski R, Clarke G, Cheng C, Abidi SSR, Abidi SR, Quinn JG 2023 Vox Sang View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Hepatitis B Blood Donor Screening Data: An Under-Recognized Resource for Canadian Public Health Surveillance O’Brien SF, Reedman CN, Osiowy C, Bolotin S, Yi Q-L, Lourenço L, Lewin A, Binka M, Caffrey N, Drews SJ 2023 Viruses View Researchers Clinical research
Eleven-month SARS-CoV-2 binding antibody decay, and associated factors, among mRNA vaccinees: implications for booster vaccination Asamoah-Boaheng M, Grunau B, Haig S, Karim ME, Kirkham T, Lavoie PM, Sediqi S, Drews SJ, apos, Brien SF, Barakauskas V, Marquez AC, Jassem A, Goldfarb DM 2023 Access Microbiol View Researchers Clinical research
An association between intracellular ICE recrystallization-induced dna damage, the cell cycle, and chromatin condensation William N, Acker JP 2023 Cryobiology View Researchers Basic research
Simulation-optimisation approach to support management of blood components inventory Silva Magalhães V, Pinto LR, Rodrigues LF, Blake JT 2023 J Simul View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Canadian Blood Services traceback investigation of a suspected case of transfusion-transmitted malaria Tordon B, Drews SJ, Flahr F, Bennett K, Gaziano T, Anderson D, Nahirniak S, Gerges H, Tyrrell GJ, Mah J, Ndao M, Bigham M, Seftel M 2023 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Microbiological environmental contamination in the blood supply chain: An international survey by the bacterial subgroup of the ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party Ramirez-Arcos S, Garcia-Otalora M, McDonald C, ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party Subgroup on Bacteria 2023 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Adjudicating the Diagnosis of Immune Thrombocytopenia in a Clinical Research Study Gabe C, Mahamad S, John M, Duncan J, Kelton J, Arnold D 2023 TH Open View Researchers Clinical research
How do I/we forecast tomorrows’ transfusion: Blood components Pereyra N, Devine DV 2023 Transfus Clin Biol View 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 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 Researchers Basic research
Enfermedad hemolítica del feto y del recién nacido (EHFRN): incompatibilidad ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View 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 Researchers Basic research
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 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 Researchers Basic 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 Health care providers Education research
B cells and antibodies in refractory immune thrombocytopenia Roeser A, Lazarus AH, Mahévas M 2023 Br J Haematol View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
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 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 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 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 Blood operators 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 Researchers MSM research
Massive Hemorrhage Protocol: A Practical Approach to the Bleeding Trauma Patient Petrosoniak A, Pavenski K, da Luz LT, Callum J 2023 Emerg Med Clin North Am View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Severe fetal anemia caused by anti-Jra: Burst forming unit-erythroid colony formation inhibition assay suggesting possible erythroid suppression mechanism Tran A, Yan MTS, Branch DR, Blacquiere M, Pineault N, Pasha R, Clarke G 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Serum from half of patients with immune thrombocytopenia triggers macrophage phagocytosis of platelets Norris PAA, Tawhidi Z, Sachs UJ, Cserti-Gazdewich CM, Lin Y, Callum J, Gil Gonzalez L, Shan Y, Branch DR, Lazarus AH 2023 Blood Adv View Researchers Basic research
Solvent detergent (S/D) treated plasma (Octaplasma) Ning S, Blais-Normandin I, Tordon B, Mack J, Webert K 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Enfermedad hemolítica del recién nacido (HDN): enfermedad de Rhesus (Rh) y otros anticuerpos no-ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
Quality assessment of red blood cell concentrates from blood donors at the extremes of the age spectrum: The BEST collaborative study Cloutier M, Cognasse F, Yokoyama APH, Hazegh K, Mykhailova O, Brandon-Coatham M, Hamzeh-Cognasse H, Kutner JM, Acker JP, Kanias T, the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Determining the Optimal SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Dosing Interval for Maximum Immunogenicity Asamoah-Boaheng M, Goldfarb D, Prusinkiewicz MA, Golding L, Karim ME, Barakauskas V, Wall N, Jassem AN, Marquez AC, MacDonald C, O'Brien SF, Lavoie P, Grunau B 2023 Cureus View Researchers Clinical research
Staphylococcal Enterotoxins Enhance Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus in Platelet Concentrates Chi SI, Ramirez-Arcos S 2023 Microorganisms View Researchers Basic research
‘A Most Equitable Drug’: How the Clinical Studies of Convalescent Plasma as a Treatment for SARS-CoV-2 Might Usefully Inform Post-Pandemic Public Sector Approaches to Drug Development Grundy Q, Campbell C, Ali R, Herder M, Holloway K 2023 J Law Med Ethics View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
Clinical Outcomes of Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation Using Ex Vivo Expansion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Studies Saiyin T, Kirkham AM, Bailey AJM, Shorr R, Pineault N, Maganti HB, Allan DS 2023 Transplant Cell Ther View Researchers Clinical research
FAQ: Information for health professionals on apheresis platelet psoralen-treated (APPT) and untreated apheresis platelet in PAS-E Ning S, Nowry A, Zeller M 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting