Perseverance and collaboration: How a new clinical trial aims to determine whether sex matters when matching blood products to patients Transfusion Blood Thursday, October 31, 2024 Abby Wolfe As the Principal Investigator for the SexMatters trial described in this blog, Dr. Mickey Zeller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University....

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Canadian Blood Services research engineer applies network modelling techniques and mentorship skills to benefit Canada’s Lifeline Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Dr. Emily Freeman Dr. John Blake is a research engineer at Canadian Blood Services and a Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Dalhousie University. Based in Halifax, Nova...

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Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Evaluating umbilical cord blood transfusion efficacy and safety in neonates Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Thursday, October 17, 2024 Mahsa Yazdanbakhsh Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia is helping to train the next generation of researchers in...

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And the winner of the first Canadian Blood Services Dana Devine Award is… Transfusion Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Aldis Brennan Dr. Melika Loriamini!  This new award, in honour of Dr. Dana Devine, supports early career scientists in a field related to transfusion science and medicine, blood banking and blood biotherapies. It is awarded in collaboration...

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Celebrating young researchers: A look back at CBR Research Day 2024 Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Tuesday, September 10, 2024 Trainees Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is helping to train the next generation of researchers in transfusion science. This blog post highlights just some...

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Canadian Blood Services discovery research lab contributes to new knowledge on neutrophils Plasma Transfusion Blood Thursday, August 29, 2024 Abby Wolfe Dr. Donald R. Branch’s work as a discovery scientist at Canadian Blood Services focuses on immunotherapy, seeking to further enhance understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in autoimmune diseases. Based in Toronto,...

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Driving excellence: The Centre for Blood Research and Canadian Blood Services renew collaboration to advance blood science education and training Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Kaitlyn Chuong This blog was originally prepared by CBR communications and programs coordinator Kaitlyn Chuong and former Canadian Blood Services knowledge broker Dr. Travis Sztainert, with...

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CSTM 2024: Reflections from Canadian Blood Services trainees, part 2 Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Poojan Joshi The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) annual conference, held in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, took place on May 23-26, 2024, in Saskatoon with the theme of “Bridging transfusion communities.” Coinciding...

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CSTM 2024: Reflections from Canadian Blood Services trainees, part 1 Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Tuesday, July 09, 2024 Trainees The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) annual conference, held in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, took place on May 23-26, 2024, in Saskatoon with the theme of “Bridging...

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12th annual Norman Bethune Symposium showcases breadth of ongoing research Transfusion Blood Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Guest Author Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is helping to train the next generation of researchers in transfusion science. This blog post highlights just some of the achievements...

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