Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Platelets and platelet adhesion molecules: novel mechanisms of thrombosis and anti-thrombotic therapies Xu XR, Carrim N, Neves MAD, McKeown T, Stratton TW, Coelho RMP, Lei X, Chen P, Xu J, Dai X, Li BX, Ni H 2016 Thromb J View Health care providers Clinical research
Transfusion-related alloimmunization in children: epidemiology and effects of chemotherapy Solh Z, Athale U, Arnold DM, Cook RJ, Foley R, Heddle NM 2016 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Characterization of the growth modulatory activities of osteoblast conditioned media on cord blood progenitor cells Abu-Khader A, Pasha R, Ward GCD, Boisjoli G, Pineault N 2016 Cytotechnology View Researchers Basic research
Introduction of a closed-system cell processor for red blood cell washing: postimplementation monitoring of safety and efficacy Acker JP, Hansen AL, Yi Q-L, Sondi N, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Pendergrast J, Hannach B 2016 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Oxford's Systematic Review Initiative: leading by example in evidence-based transfusion medicine Fergusson DA 2016 Transfus Med View Researchers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Mastering the monocyte monolayer assay Branch D 2016 Blood.ca website View Other Other
RhoA/ROCK signaling contributes to sex differences in the activation of human platelets Schubert P, Coupland D, Nombalais M, Walsh G, Devine DV 2016 Thromb Res View Researchers Basic research
Shining a light on AHG "blind" spot(s) Branch DR, Westhoff CM 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Understanding stakeholder important outcomes and perceptions of equity, acceptability and feasibility of a care model for haemophilia management in the US: a qualitative study Lane SJ, Sholapur NS, Yeung CH, Iorio A, Heddle NM, Sholzberg M, Pai M 2016 Haemophilia View Health care providers Other
CD20+ B-cell depletion therapy suppresses murine CD8+ T-cell-mediated immune thrombocytopenia Guo L, Kapur R, Aslam R, Speck ER, Zufferey A, Zhao Y, Kim M, Lazarus AH, Ni H, Semple JW 2016 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Clinical Studies of Ex Vivo Expansion to Accelerate Engraftment After Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation: A Systematic Review Kiernan J, Damien P, Monaghan M, Shorr R, McIntyre L, Fergusson D, Tinmouth A, Allan D 2016 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers Clinical research
Hepatitis E Petrik J, Lozano M, Seed CR, Faddy HM, Keller AJ, Prado Scuracchio PS, Wendel S, Andonov A, Fearon M, Delage G, Zhang J, Shih JWK, Gallian P, Djoudi R, Tiberghien P, Izopet J, Dreier J, Vollmer T, Knabbe C, Aggarwal R, Goel A, Ciccaglione AR, Matsubayashi K, Satake M, Tadokoro K, Jeong S-H, Zaaijer HL, Zhiburt E, Chay J, Teo D, Chua SS, Piron M, Sauleda S, Echevarría J-M, Dalton H, Stramer SL 2016 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Mitochondrial Inner Membrane Depolarization as a Marker of Platelet Apoptosis: Disclosure of Nonapoptotic Membrane Depolarization Gyulkhandanyan AV, Allen DJ, Mykhaylov S, Lyubimov E, Ni H, Freedman J, Leytin V 2016 Clin Appl Thromb Hemost View Researchers Basic research
Noninvasive pH monitoring for bacterial detection in platelet concentrates Loza-Correa M, Perkins H, Kumaran D, Kou Y, Qaisar R, Geelhood S, Ramirez-Arcos S 2016 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Platelet microparticles reprogram macrophage gene expression and function Laffont B, Corduan A, Rousseau M, Duchez AC, Lee CH, Boilard E, Provost P 2016 Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Splenic lymphocyte subtypes in immune thrombocytopenia: increased presence of a subtype of B-regulatory cells Aslam R, Segel GB, Burack R, Spence SA, Speck ER, Guo L, Semple JW 2016 Br J Haematol View Researchers Basic research
The Grand Challenges of Organ Banking: Proceedings from the first global summit on complex tissue cryopreservation Lewis JK, Bischof JC, Braslavsky I, Brockbank KGM, Fahy GM, Fuller BJ, Rabin Y, Tocchio A, Woods EJ, Wowk BG, Acker JP, Giwa S 2016 Cryobiology View Researchers Other
The spleen dictates platelet destruction, anti-platelet antibody production, and lymphocyte distribution patterns in a murine model of immune thrombocytopenia Aslam R, Kapur R, Segel GB, Guo L, Zufferey A, Ni H, Semple JW 2016 Exp Hematol View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion premedication practices among pediatric health care practitioners in Canada: results of a national survey Solh Z, Chan AK, Heddle NM 2016 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Changes in blood center red blood cell distributions in the era of patient blood management: the trends for collection (TFC) study Yazer MH, Jackson B, Beckman N, Chesneau S, Bowler P, Delaney M, Devine D, Field S, Germain M, Murphy MF, Sayers M, Shaz B, Shinar E, Takanashi M, Vassallo R, Wickenden C, Yahalom V, Land K, on behalf of the BEST Collaborative 2016 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Effect of Blood Donor Characteristics on Transfusion Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Chasse M, McIntyre L, English SW, Tinmouth A, Knoll G, Wolfe D, Wilson K, Shehata N, Forster A, van Walraven C, Fergusson DA 2016 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers Clinical research
Extracellular matrix proteins in the regulation of thrombus formation Wang Y, Gallant RC, Ni H 2016 Curr Opin Hematol View Researchers Basic research
Phosphatidylserine externalization and procoagulant activation of erythrocytes induced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factor pyocyanin Qadri SM, Donkor DA, Bhakta V, Eltringham-Smith LJ, Dwivedi DJ, Moore JC, Pepler L, Ivetic N, Nazi I, Fox-Robichaud AE, Liaw PC, Sheffield WP 2016 J Cell Mol Med View Researchers Basic research
Producing megakaryocytes from a human peripheral blood source Ivetic N, Nazi I, Karim N, Clare R, Smith JW, Moore JC, Hope KJ, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Blood-Borne Pathogens - A Canadian Blood Services Centre for Innovation Symposium Walsh GM, Shih AW, Solh Z, Golder M, Schubert P, Fearon M, Sheffield WP 2016 Transfus Med Rev View Health care providers Other
Design and Implementation of a Competency-Based Transfusion Medicine Training Program in Canada Zeller MP, Sherbino J, Whitman L, Skeate R, Arnold DM 2016 Transfus Med Rev View Health care providers Other
Efficacy and safety of regenerative cell therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension in animal models: a preclinical systematic review protocol Suen CM, Zhai A, Lalu MM, Welsh C, Levac BM, Fergusson D, McIntyre L, Stewart DJ 2016 Syst Rev View Researchers Basic research
Identification of six new RHCE variant alleles in individuals of diverse racial origin Goldman M, Cemborain A, Cote J, El Hamss R, Flower RL, Garaizar A, Garcia-Sanchez F, Hyland CA, Kalvelage M, Londero D, Lopez GH, Revelli N, Rodriguez-Wilhelmi P, Villa A, Ochoa-Garay G 2016 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Introduction to the Special Issue: Teaching Healthcare Operations Research, Part 1 Blake J 2016 INFORMS Transactions on Education View Researchers Other
Microparticle and mitochondrial release during extended storage of different types of platelet concentrates Marcoux G, Duchez A-C, Rousseau M, Levesque T, Boudreau LH, Thibault L, Boilard E 2016 Platelets View Researchers Basic research
Reducing the age of transfused red blood cells in hospitals: ordering and allocation policies Sarhangian V, Abouee-Mehrizi H, Baron O, Berman O, Heddle NM, Barty R 2016 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Riboflavin and ultraviolet illumination affects selected platelet mRNA transcript amounts differently Klein-Bosgoed C, Schubert P, Devine DV 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Assessing the efficacy of a single-unit red blood cell transfusion policy at a multisite transfusion service using a computerized retrospective audit Covello TPC, Quinn JG, Kumar-Misir A, Watson S, Almohammadi M, Crocker BD, Conrad DM, Tennankore K, Sadek I, Kahwash E, Cheng CK 2016 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators Clinical research
Donor iron policy: from research to practice O'Brien SF 2016 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Non-invasive spectroscopy of transfusable red blood cells stored inside sealed plastic blood-bags Buckley K, Atkins CG, Chen D, Schulze HG, Devine DV, Blades MW, Turner RFB 2016 Analyst View Researchers New or improved product or process
Quantification of Cell-Free DNA in Red Blood Cell Units in Different Whole Blood Processing Methods Shih AW, Bhagirath VC, Heddle NM, Acker JP, Liu Y, Eikelboom JW, Liaw PC 2016 J Blood Transfus View Blood operators Basic research
ResearchUnit: Searching for safer red blood cell bags for pediatric recipients Serrano K, Acker J 2016 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Blood bag plasticizers influence red blood cell vesiculation rate without altering the lipid composition of the vesicles Bicalho B, Serrano K, dos Santos Pereira A, Devine D, Acker J 2016 Transfus Med Hemother View Researchers Basic research
Effect of liposome-treated red blood cells in an anemic rat model da Silveira Cavalcante L, Feng Q, Chin-Yee I, Acker JP, Holovati JL 2016 J Liposome Res View Researchers Basic research
Optimal conditions for the performance of a monocyte monolayer assay Tong TN, Burke-Murphy E, Sakac D, Pendergrast J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Laroche V, Branch DR 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Platelets are versatile cells: New discoveries in hemostasis, thrombosis, immune responses, tumor metastasis and beyond Xu XR, Zhang D, Oswald BE, Carrim N, Wang X, Hou Y, Zhang Q, Lavalle C, McKeown T, Marshall AH, Ni H 2016 Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci View Researchers Basic research
Subarachnoid hemorrhage admissions retrospectively identified using a prediction model English SW, McIntyre L, Fergusson D, Turgeon A, dos Santos MP, Lum C, Chassé M, Sinclair J, Forster A, van Walraven C 2016 Neurology View Health care providers Clinical research
The mechanism and modulation of complement activation on polymer grafted cells Leung VL, Kizhakkedathu JN 2016 Acta Biomater View Researchers Basic research
Antigen modulation as a potential mechanism of anti-KEL immunoprophylaxis in mice Liu J, Santhanakrishnan M, Natarajan P, Gibb DR, Eisenbarth SC, Tormey CA, Siddon AJ, Stowell SR, Branch DR, Hendrickson JE 2016 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Bacterial survival and distribution during buffy coat platelet production Taha M, Kalab M, Yi QL, Maurer E, Jenkins C, Schubert P, Ramirez-Arcos S 2016 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Bridging anticoagulation for interruption of warfarin in a patient with atrial fibrillation Tseng E, Crowther MA, Hillis CM 2016 CMAJ View Health care providers Clinical research
Microparticles as biomarkers of lung disease - enumeration in biological fluids using lipid bilayer microspheres McVey MJ, Spring C, Semple JW, Maishan M, Kuebler WM 2016 Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol View Researchers Basic research
QSAR accelerated discovery of potent ice recrystallization inhibitors Briard JG, Fernandez M, De Luna P, Woo TK, Ben RN 2016 Sci Rep View Researchers Basic research
Assessing the influence of component processing and donor characteristics on quality of red cell concentrates using quality control data Jordan A, Chen D, Yi QL, Kanias T, Gladwin MT, Acker JP 2016 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
CMV Seronegative, irradiated, and washed blood components Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Solh Z 2016 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other