Research.Education.Discovery Blog

By Dr. Yulia Lin and Casey Kapitany 

Blood transfusion is one of the most commonly ordered procedures in hospitals. In Canada, more than 1 million red blood cell units are transfused every year

Earl W. Davie, Ph.D., professor emeritus of biochemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle, died in June 2020.

Over the course of Dr. Davie’s long and distinguished career, he made many

There is a comical clock in the office of Dr. Isra Levy, vice-president of medical affairs and innovation at Canadian Blood Services headquarters in Ottawa, with the numbers on the clockface jumbled

In a new study, a research team that includes experts from Canadian Blood Services and the McMaster Centre for Transfusion Research showed that genotyping red blood cell (RBC) proteins could help make

COVID-19 has had major implications for patients who need blood transfusions, blood donors, and the transfusion services and hospitals that manage transfusions. For example, in the event of a shortage

With funding from Health Canada, Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec are supporting research to contribute to the establishment of adequate evidence-based research for alternative screening

Third module of Canadian Clinical Guide to Organ Donation just launched

The Canadian Clinical Guide to Organ Donation is an essential curriculum for health professionals that enhances competencies in

Dr. Jennie Haw is a scientist at Canadian Blood Services’ Centre for Innovation. She was a Canadian Institutes

As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, being well informed has perhaps never been more important. For health-care professionals in particular, keeping pace with information related to COVID