Research. Education. Discovery.

Our Research, Education, and Discovery Blog is a showcase for our work as well as the basic science behind what we do. Here we invite readers to explore the worlds of transfusion and transplantation science and learn more about how our research leads to improved everyday practices and ultimately – and most importantly – better outcomes for patients. 

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Mindy Goldman and J Presseau
Exploring barriers and enablers to more inclusive source plasma donations
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Pilar Castro
As work gets underway, the lead investigators in one of fifteen funded MSM Research projects, discuss the significance of consultation and collaboration to their research, and explain the anticipated impacts and feasibility of introducing alternative donor eligibility screening criteria for source plasma.
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Canadian Blood Services' James Kreppner Award awarded to Timothy Caulfield
University of Alberta’s Timothy Caulfield receives James Kreppner Award
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Obinna Okwelume
The 2018 award named for lawyer and tireless blood activist James Kreppner, will fund much-needed research into legal and regulatory issues around the long-term storage and use of biological samples.
Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood
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2019 Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Award
Nominations now open for the 2019 Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Award
Monday, May 13, 2019
Obinna Okwelume
Recipients of the Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Award are individuals whose landmark contributions are recognized as both extraordinary and world class in the field of transfusion or transplantation medicine, stem cell or cord blood research in Canada and/or abroad.
Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood
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Recordings from the CCCF 2018 Deceased Donation Scientific Symposium now available online
Wednesday, May 08, 2019
Jenny Ryan
Canadian Blood Services, Trillium Gift of Life Network and the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program partnered to host the Deceased Organ Donation Symposium that took place at the Critical Care Canada Forum (CCCF) on November 7 – 8, 2018. The CCCF is a national forum attended by...
Transplantation Organs and Tissues
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Expert guidance seeks to improve identification of potential organ donors
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Jenny Ryan
Collaboration leads to publication dedicated to supporting the critical care community in donor identification and referral allowing more potential organ donors to save lives, and more donor families to fulfill their loved one’s wishes
Transplantation Organs and Tissues
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Jennie Haw
Competition winner: Optimizing Cord Blood Donor Recruitment
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Dr. Jennie Haw
Dr. Jennie Haw's prize-winning entry in our Lay Science Writing Competition describes research underway to optimize cord blood donor recruitment for the national, public cord blood bank.
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