Research.Education.Discovery Blog

The Research.Education.Discovery blog showcases Canadian Blood Services’ work and explains the basic science behind what we do. We invite readers to explore the worlds of transfusion and transplantation science and learn more about how our research leads to improvements in everyday practices and ultimately – and most importantly – better outcomes for patients.

These R.E.D. blog posts are republished from Canadian Blood Services’ main website. See all blogs at blood.ca/RED.

 

April 9, 2021
Guest Author
By Dr. Donald Branch and Dr. Jacob Pendergrast

Dr. Donald Branch is Senior Scientist, Canadian Blood Services Centre for Innovation, and Professor in Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Jacob

April 6, 2021
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Nominations open for Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Award. Deadline May 7, 2021.

The Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals whose

March 26, 2021
Tricia Abe

We need platelets to perform vital functions in our bodies: they help heal our wounds and prevent us from bleeding excessively. We also need a certain number of them—what’s referred to as our platelet

March 11, 2021
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

The Centre for Innovation was thrilled to once again partner with the Centre for Blood Research at the University of British Columbia to deliver our annual Lay Science Writing Competition. And with

March 4, 2021
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

You may be aware that there’s no deferral for blood donors after they receive a vaccine against COVID-19. But you might be wondering how the blood operators made this decision. Canadian Blood Services

February 23, 2021
Renee Horton

The landmark Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act (HOTDA) came into effect in Nova Scotia on Jan. 18. Under the law, all Nova Scotians will be considered organ and tissue donors unless they opt out

February 18, 2021
Amie T. Kron

Amie T. Kron is the clinical research coordinator in transfusion medicine at Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto. The University of Toronto QUEST program is a research collaborative supported by

February 9, 2021
Tricia Abe

Patients with a bleeding disorder called immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are at risk for blood loss if they need to have surgery. Because their blood doesn’t clot as it should, ITP patients are commonly

January 29, 2021
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

Intramural Research Grant Program

One of the Centre for Innovation’s flagship competitive research grants, the Intramural Research Grant Program supports projects that will generate knowledge and