Blogue

Investigating the impact of age and diabetic status on blood product characteristics

21 mars 2023
Elyn Rowe
A PhD candidate with the Centre for Blood Research at the University of British Columbia is conducting a study to research where the differences in blood from donor to donor come from and how that

Interactive lab tour helps undergraduate students learn from Canadian Blood Services senior scientist and team

16 mars 2023
Beth Binnington, Senior Research Assistant
Students from the Undergraduate Pathology Alliance at Western University posed insightful questions to researchers during an interactive visit to the research laboratory of Dr. Donald Branch, Canadian

Nominations open for the Lifetime Achievement Award 2023

2 mars 2023
Cathy Jones
Recipients of the Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Awards are individuals whose landmark contributions are recognized as both extraordinary and world class in the field of transfusion and

Treating iron deficiency with oral iron supplements: what is the best dosing frequency?

23 février 2023
Harley Meirovich
Researchers from the University of Toronto QUEST transfusion research program, part of Canadian Blood Services’ supported research network, conducted a study that will inform treatment of iron

Using prediction models to support transfusion practice

21 février 2023
Dr. Nadia Gabarin
Two new research studies from the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Transfusion Research (MCTR, formerly known as the McMaster Centre for Transfusion Research), part of Canadian Blood Services’ supported

Announcing the winners of the Research 180 Video Competition

26 janvier 2023
Abby Wolfe
Announcing the winning entries from the Canadian Blood Services Research 180 Video Competition showcasing “Impact in motion”!

2022 CBR summer students tour the netCAD Blood4Research facility

19 janvier 2023
Trainees
Summer students at the Centre for Blood Research describe their informative tour of Canadian Blood Services’ Blood4Research facility, where they learned about what this facility does and how blood is

CBR Travel Awards: Attending the ISTH 2022 Congress

15 décembre 2022
Colton Strong
Colton Strong, a PhD Candidate supervised by Dr. Christian Kastrup and Canadian Blood Services chief scientist, Dr. Dana Devine, at the Centre for Blood Research, shares his experience presenting

BloodTechNet’s support of educational rotation helps lab adopt new technology

6 décembre 2022
Abby Wolfe
With funding from BloodTechNet, the National Human Leukocyte Antigen Advisory Committee (NHLAAC) Rotation Program – Travel Bursary supports educational laboratory rotations for histocompatibility and