In this blog, Canadian Blood Services scientists Dr. Jennie Haw and Dr. Kelly Holloway reflect on their experiences presenting at the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) annual conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. Read on to learn more about their social science research at this international event! At Canadian Blood Services, we are part of the Donation Policy and Studies team led by medical director of donor and clinical services, Dr. Mindy Goldman. As social scientists working in the transfusion medicine field, we study the behaviours of donors and nondonors, as well as the

Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia 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 an edited repost of a blog written by John Perrier, a graduate student in the Pryzdial Lab at CBR, that originally appeared on the Centre for Blood Research blog in August 2023. The original post was edited by Dr. Emily Park, a postdoctoral fellow (Ma Lab), and Alexandra Witt, a