Seminar Series: Engineering Tregs for tolerance induction
This lecture is part of the CBR seminar series. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) regulate immune homeostasis through a variety of mechanisms and are being explored as a cell-based therapy to dampen inflammation and induce tolerance in the settings of transplantation and autoimmunity. Evidence shows that
Sep 22 12:00 pm | Istanbul, Turkey
International Congress of The Transplantation Society
International Congress of The Transplantation Society September 22-25, 2024 ICC Istanbul Congress Center Istanbul, Turkey Learn more
CBR Research Day 2023: Celebrating our summer students!
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 in education, training or knowledge mobilization accomplished by CBR trainees. This is a repost of a blog written by CBR summer student alumni Paniz Ghavimi and Rayan Ramadan that originally appeared on the Centre for Blood Research blog in October 2023. It’s that time of the year! 23 summer students start to roam the CBR hallways, doing everything from lab
November 28, 2023
The Importance of the Rinseback Procedure at Canadian Blood Services
Canadian Blood Services works to provide a steady supply of blood and blood products for Canadian patients in need. Frequent blood and platelet donors have played a significant role in sustaining this supply. As such, Canadian Blood Services, along with other Canadian and international blood operators, conduct research on donation processes and donor wellness, such as a recent study on plateletpheresis-associated lymphopenia. A recent study was conducted by the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) collaborative, which includes Canadian Blood Services researchers: Senior Scientist
November 23, 2023
Dec 6 1:00 pm | Virtual/Vancouver
Seminar series: The genetic battlegrounds shaping genome complexity and developmental processes
This lecture is part of the CBR seminar series. Presented by Dr. Kevin Wei Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia Member of the Life Sciences Institute Registration For information about CBR Seminar series events, visit the CBR website: CBR Seminars | Centre for
Dec 1 12:00 pm | Virtual
Restrictive or liberal transfusion strategy in myocardial infarction and anemia
Join the second Breakthroughs in Blood - Advancements into Action 1 hour webinar to hear from Dr. Carson's MINT Randomized Clinical Trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine online on November 11, 2023 and to take part in a panel discussion to understand the impact of this study on your
Dec 7 12:00 pm | Virtual
Avoiding bias: Critically reviewing manuscripts (including your own)
The Canadian Transfusion Trials Group (CTTG) is a pioneering national initiative designed to promote collaboration and excellence in Transfusion Medicine research. CTTG, led by co-directors Drs. Donald Arnold and Jeannie Callum, represents a paradigm shift in transfusion medicine research. CTTG
Apr 21 12:00 am | Across Canada
National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week 2024
National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week | Leave Well 2024 April 21 - 27, 2024 A collective campaign developed in honour of National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, Leave Well continues to celebrate registered donors, honour donors and their families, and give hope to those
Nov 17 10:00 am | Virtual
TTISS-ON Annual Education Meeting
This year’s annual TTISS-ON meeting, including interesting presentations and an interactive workshop, will be held virtually on November 17, 2023 from 10:00am to 2:30pm Eastern Time. The agenda includes a 30-minute break for lunch at 12:00pm. Registration A list of speakers is included in the
Centre for Blood Research PhD Candidate earns Killam Award for his work engineering platelets for improved bleeding control
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 in education, training or knowledge mobilization accomplished by CBR trainees. This post was written by Colton Strong, PhD Candidate supervised by Dr. Christian Kastrup and Dr. Dana Devine at the Centre for Blood Research in Vancouver. Colton was recently the recipient of the 2023 Killam Doctoral Award given by The Killam Trusts for his research developing
