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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.
November 7, 2019
Catherine Lewis
Dr. Donald Branch’s career shows a scientist driven by intellectual curiosity. From Gila monster venom to crocodile blood, from HIV to Ebola to huge discoveries improving outcomes for transfusion and
October 31, 2019
Catherine Lewis
Drinking the blood of the young, and thereby somehow capturing their youth, is a common literary trope. The ghoulish notion speaks to our cultural fascination with youth, but also to our dread of
October 24, 2019
Jenny Ryan
The 2019 Canadian Transplant Summit took place Oct. 15-19 in iconic Banff, Alta. Presented by the Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST), Canadian Blood Services and the Canadian Donation and
October 8, 2019
Jenny Ryan
This year marks the fifth annual Deceased Organ Donation Symposium at the Critical Care Canada Forum in Toronto.
Presented by Canadian Blood Services, Trillium Gift of Life and the Canadian Donation
October 1, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Stories underlie all research experiences, and we want to hear them! The 2019 Canadian Blood Services’ Lay Science Writing Competition launches today and is open for submissions until Nov. 29, 2019
September 19, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Centre for Innovation scientist Dr. Jason Acker was recently inducted as a Fellow of the Society for Cryobiology, a prestigious international award that recognizes individuals who have had an
September 12, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
As Centre for Blood Research (CBR) director Dr. Edward Conway opened Research Day 2019, there was a frisson of nervous tension among the summer studentship trainees sitting in the jam-packed
September 6, 2019
Canadian Blood Services trainees
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On the 30th of May 2019, an eager group of Canadian Blood Services trainees
August 22, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Two pieces of equipment at the core of our component manufacturing process were recently replaced: the centrifuge, used to spin blood into layers of components; and the blood extractor, used to