This post was written by Steven Jiang, an MSc Student from the Kim Lab at the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia. Below is an abridged version of the post that originally appeared on the Centre for Blood Research blog in September 2022. Emel Islamzada, whose research is featured in this blog, is supported by a Canadian Blood Services graduate fellowship award. Researchers at the UBC Centre for Blood Research (CBR) have made a significant advancement in how to check the quality of red blood cells for transfusion. They identified a practical and efficient

The BEST Collaborative Adding a title like ‘BEST President’ to any CV certainly has an impressive ring to it, but for Dr. Dana Devine, whose career has many accomplishments and accolades, it feels like coming full circle. Devine, Canadian Blood Services chief scientist, will commence her four-year term as President of the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative this September, two decades after she attended her first meeting with the international research organization. ‘It really feels like I’m coming full circle. I have had an enjoyable 20 years with BEST, partly due