Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
What to do with the queue? Reducing wait times for cancer care Blake JT, Bolland D, Dawe I 2013 Case Studies in Health Policy and Management, 2nd Edition View Other Other
Febrile and allergic transfusion reactions Fung MK, Heddle NM 2013 Practical Transfusion Medicine, 4th edition View Health care providers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Supporting evidence to change regulations regarding the storage of cryosupernatant plasma. Sheffield W 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
The impact of prolonged storage of red blood cells on cancer survival Kekre N, Mallick R, Allan D, Tinmouth A, Tay J 2013 PLoS One View Health care providers Clinical research
Exploring resource allocation and alternate clinic accessibility landscapes for improved blood donor turnout Paez A, Esita J, Newbold KB, Heddle NM, Blake JT 2013 Appl Geogr View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Microfluidic analysis of cellular deformability of normal and oxidatively-damaged red blood cells Kwan JM, Quan Guo Q, Kyluik-Price DL, Ma H, Scott MD 2013 Am J Hematol View Researchers Basic research
The epidemiology of human T-cell lymphotropic virus types I and II in Canadian blood donors O'Brien SF, Goldman M, Scalia V, Yi QL, Fan W, Xi G, Dines IR, Fearon MA 2013 Transfus Med View Blood operators Clinical research
Rapid removal of glycerol from frozen-thawed red blood cells Lusianti RE, Benson JD, Acker JP, Higgins AZ 2013 Biotechnol Prog View Researchers New or improved product or process
Drugs in ITP: Mechanisms of Action Crow AR, Lazarus AH 2013 Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) View Researchers Other
Deja-vu all over again: using simulation to evaluate the impact of shorter shelf life for red blood cells at Hema-Quebec Blake JT, Hardy M, Delage G, Myhal G 2013 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Rejuvenation of ATP during storage does not reverse effects of the hypothermic storage lesion Tchir JD, Acker JP, Holovati JL 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Risk factors and impact of major bleeding in critically ill patients receiving heparin thromboprophylaxis Lauzier F, Arnold DM, Rabbat C, Heels-Ansdell D, Zarychanski R, Dodek P, Ashley BJ, Albert M, Khwaja K, Ostermann M, Skrobik Y, Fowler R, McIntyre L, Nates JL, Karachi T, Lopes RD, Zytaruk N, Finfer S, Crowther M, Cook D 2013 Intensive Care Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Biofilm formation by Staphylococcus capitis strains isolated from contaminated platelet concentrates Greco-Stewart VS, Ali H, Kumaran D, Kalab M, Rood IG, de Korte D, Ramirez-Arcos S 2013 J Med Microbiol View Blood operators Basic research
Standardization of CD62P measurement: results of an international comparative study Levin E, Serrano K, Devine DV, for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2013 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
The use of the electronic (computer) cross-match Reesink HW, Davis K, Wong J, Schwartz DW, Mayr WR, Devine DV, Georgsen J, Chiaroni J, Ferrera V, Roubinet F, Lin CK, O'Donovan B, Fitzgerald JM, Raspollini E, Villa S, Rebulla P, Makino S, Gounder D, Safwenberg J, Murphy MF, Staves J, Milkins C, Mercado TC, Illoh OC, Panzer S 2013 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Enhancing the Migration Ability of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells by Targeting the SDF-1/CXCR4 Axis Marquez-Curtis LA, Janowska-Wieczorek A 2013 BioMed Res Int View Researchers Basic research
Proteolytic modulation of factor Xa-antithrombin complex enhances fibrinolysis in plasma Talbot K, Meixner SC, Pryzdial EL 2013 Biochim Biophys Acta View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: How does consolidation of blood production and distribution services impact hospitals? Blake J 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Chapter 5 - Platelet microRNAs Provost P 2013 Platelets (Third Edition) View Researchers Other
Evaluating Health Care Policy Decisions: Canadian Blood Services in Atlantic Canada Blake JT, Rogerson M, Harris D 2013 Operations Research and Health Care Policy View Other New or improved product or process
Getting the Most Out of the Evidence for Transfusion Medicine Stanworth SJ, Brunskill SJ, Doree C, Sally Hopewell S, Arnold D 2013 Practical Transfusion Medicine, 4th edition View Health care providers Other
Predominant autoantibody response to GPIb/IX in a regulatory T-cell-deficient mouse model for immune thrombocytopenia Nishimoto T, Satoh T, Simpson EK, Ni H, Kuwana M 2013 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Quality of frozen transfusable plasma prepared from whole blood donations in Canada: An update Sheffield WP, Bhakta V, Talbot K, Pryzdial ELG, Jenkins C 2013 Transfus Apher Sci View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
ResearchUnit: Platelets are Immune Cells! Semple J 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Synthesis of peptides and glycopeptides with polyproline II helical topology as potential antifreeze molecules Corcilius L, Santhakumar G, Stone RS, Capicciotti CJ, Joseph S, Matthews JM, Ben RN, Payne RJ 2013 Bioorg Med Chem View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion medicine data as product Skeate RC 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Other
Innate and adaptive immunity in immune thrombocytopenia Lazarus AH, Semple JW, Cines DB 2013 Semin Hematol View Researchers Clinical research
Asthma associated with incontinentia pigmenti and fanconi anemia: variable airflow limitation without cellular bronchitis Dasgupta A, Sanaee MS, Bauer CM, Botelho FM, Arnold DM, Stampfli MR, Nair P 2013 Chest View Health care providers Clinical research
Expression screening of bacterial libraries of recombinant alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor variants for candidates with thrombin inhibitory capacity Bhakta V, Gierczak RF, Sheffield WP 2013 J Biotechnol View Researchers Basic research
The effect of rituximab on vaccine responses in patients with immune thrombocytopenia Nazi I, Kelton JG, Larche M, Snider DP, Heddle NM, Crowther MA, Cook RJ, Tinmouth AT, Mangel J, Arnold DM 2013 Blood View Health care providers Clinical research
Blood donors implicated in transfusion-related acute lung injury with patient-specific HLA antibodies are more broadly sensitized to HLA antigens compared to other blood donors Saw CL, Hannach B, Petrazsko T, Nickerson P 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Fanconi anemia proteins interact with CtBP1 and modulate the expression of the Wnt antagonist Dickkopf-1 Huard CC, Tremblay CS, Helsper K, Delisle MC, Schindler D, Levesque G, Carreau M 2013 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Hemolytic anemia due to passenger lymphocyte syndrome in solid malignancy patients treated with allogeneic natural killer cell products Skeate R, Singh C, Cooley S, Geller M, Northouse J, Welbig J, Slungaard A, Miller J, McKenna D 2013 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Is Cytomegalovirus Testing of Blood Products Still Needed for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients in the Era of Universal Leukoreduction? Kekre N, Tokessy M, Mallick R, McDiarmid S, Huebsch L, Bredeson C, Allan D, Tay J, Tinmouth A, Sheppard D 2013 Biol Blood Marrow Transplant View Health care providers Clinical research
New RHCE variant alleles encoding the D– – phenotype Ochoa-Garay G, Moulds JM, Cote J, Kresie L, Garaizar A, Goldman M, Wynn P 2013 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Impact of changes to policy for Mexican risk travel on Canadian blood donor deferrals O'Brien SF, Uzicanin S, Choquet K, Yi QL, Fan W, Goldman M 2013 Blood Transfus View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Innate immunity as orchestrator of bone marrow homing for hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells Ratajczak MZ, Kim C, Ratajczak J, Janowska-Wieczorek A 2013 Complement Therapeutics View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: What if the shelf life of red blood cells was less than 42 days? Blake J 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Storage of red blood cells affects membrane composition, microvesiculation, and in vitro quality Almizraq R, Tchir JD, Holovati JL, Acker JP 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Therapeutic cells via functional modification: Influence of molecular properties of polymer grafts on in vivo circulation, clearance, immunogenicity and antigen protection Chapanian R, Constantinescu I, Medvedev N, Scott MD, Brooks DE 2013 Biomacromolecules View Researchers Basic research
Adhesion Molecules. Ni H 2013 Mechanisms in Hematology View Researchers Basic research
ATRP synthesis of poly(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl choline phosphate): a multivalent universal biomembrane adhesive Yu X, Yang X, Horte S, Kizhakkedathu JN, Brooks DE 2013 Chem Commun View Researchers Basic research
Thymic retention of CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ T regulatory cells is associated with their peripheral deficiency and thrombocytopenia in a murine model of immune thrombocytopenia Aslam R, Hu Y, Gebremeskel S, Segel GB, Speck ER, Guo L, Kim M, Ni H, Freedman J, Semple JW 2012 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Immunocamouflage of latex surfaces by grafted methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) (mPEG): proteomic analysis of plasma protein adsorption Le Y, Li L, Wang D, Scott MD 2012 Sci China Life Sci View Researchers Basic research
Solving the dilemma of prevention of red cell alloimmunization Branch DR 2012 Immunotherapy View Researchers Other
Encapsulation of factor IX-engineered mesenchymal stem cells in fibrinogen-alginate microcapsules enhances their viability and transgene secretion Sayyar B, Dodd M, Wen J, Ma S, Marquez-Curtis L, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Hortelano G 2012 J Tissue Eng View Researchers Basic research
Evidence for a novel mechanism independent of myocardial iron in beta-thalassemia cardiac pathogenesis Stoyanova E, Cloutier G, Felfly H, Lemsaddek W, Ah-Son N, Trudel M 2012 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
Safety of cell therapy with mesenchymal stromal cells (SafeCell): a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials Lalu MM, McIntyre L, Pugliese C, Fergusson D, Winston BW, Marshall JC, Granton J, Stewart DJ, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group 2012 PLoS One View Researchers Clinical research
The cell motility modulator Slit2 is a potent inhibitor of platelet function Patel S, Huang YW, Reheman A, Pluthero FG, Chaturvedi S, Mukovozov IM, Tole S, Liu GY, Li L, Durocher Y, Ni H, Kahr WH, Robinson LA 2012 Circulation View Researchers Basic research
Vascular endothelial dysfunction in beta-thalassemia occurs despite increased eNOS expression and preserved vascular smooth muscle cell reactivity to NO Stoyanova E, Trudel M, Felfly H, Lemsaddek W, Garcia D, Cloutier G 2012 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research