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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.
May 27, 2026
Abby Wolfe
The Canadian Transfusion Trials Group (CTTG) has announced the winner of their inaugural “Paper of the Year” award! The award was conferred April 24, 2026, during the network’s annual meeting held in
May 19, 2026
Dr. Sophie Chargé
The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) annual conference, held in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, is taking place June 4-7 in Hamilton, ON. Each year, the CSTM
May 14, 2026
Sonia Mirza & Nawal Elshamiy
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
May 7, 2026
Abby Wolfe
A publication describing research activities supported through Canadian Blood Services’ MSM Research Program has been acknowledged by Vox Sanguinis, the ISBT’s International Journal of Transfusion
May 5, 2026
Alex Williams
Each month, our R.E.D. blog showcases the activities of our research and education network and the innovation and collaboration that drives our scientific community forward. Included in these
April 28, 2026
Alex Williams
The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) annual conference, held in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, is taking place June 4-7 in Hamilton, ON.
Each year, the CSTM
April 23, 2026
Abby Wolfe & Ross Fitzgerald
National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week (NOTDAW) is recognized in Canada each April as a way to highlight what donation and transplantation makes possible and serve as an inspiration for
April 16, 2026
Dr. Dimpy Modi
Congratulations to Dimpy Modi who successfully defended her PhD thesis this month, April 2026. Dr. Modi received a Canadian Blood Services Graduate Fellowship Program award for her research on “Anemia
April 9, 2026
Saifur R. Chowdhury
The Monthly Science Seminar series described in the blog below is an example of one of the knowledge mobilization activities organized to support effective knowledge sharing, connection, and