HLA Monthly Journal Club Topic: A Novel cPRA Metric to Achieve Equity in Kidney Allocation Among Candidate ABO Blood Groups Presented by: James Lan, MD, FRCPC, D(ABHI) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER This is a monthly journal club where various topics and presentations will be presented for discussion
“Squeeze-ability” of a red blood cell: The deformability of red blood cells is a useful biomarker for storage quality
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
October 6, 2022
Nov 17 4:00 pm | Webinar
Co-creating Digital Stories: Advancing equitable access to LDKT through culturally relevant education
BC Transplant Speaker Series A key component of BC Transplant's mandate is to support knowledge-development through research and teaching. There are various transplant-related education opportunities throughout the year available to both BC Transplant staff and other health care professionals who
Oct 26 9:00 am | Toronto/Virtual
Changing views of the hematopoietic stem cell: lineage bias, clonal hematopoiesis and impact on disease
Inspired by the work of 2022 Canada Gairdner International Award laureate, Dr. John Dick, this symposium will bring together some of the world’s top researchers in the field of blood stem cells. It will explore the evolution over the years of the concept of the multipotent blood stem cell first put
BEST presidency a full-circle moment for chief scientist Dr. Dana Devine
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
September 8, 2022
Nov 3 4:00 pm | Webinar
Examining the impact of overdose deaths on solid organ transplantation
BC Transplant Speaker Series A key component of BC Transplant's mandate is to support knowledge-development through research and teaching. There are various transplant-related education opportunities throughout the year available to both BC Transplant staff and other health care professionals who
Oct 20 4:00 pm | Webinar
Improving engagement and empowering patients through their transplant journey
BC Transplant Speaker Series A key component of BC Transplant's mandate is to support knowledge-development through research and teaching. There are various transplant-related education opportunities throughout the year available to both BC Transplant staff and other health care professionals who
Oct 6 4:00 pm | Webinar
Exploring the ethical considerations of direct contact in pediatric organ transplantation: A qualitative study
BC Transplant Speaker Series A key component of BC Transplant's mandate is to support knowledge-development through research and teaching. There are various transplant-related education opportunities throughout the year available to both BC Transplant staff and other health care professionals who
UBC 3MT finalist calls for more science communication
This post was written by Ardin Sacayanan, an undergraduate student, and edited by Loulou Cai, a PhD student. Ardin and LouLou are trainees at the Centre for Blood Research at the University of British Columbia. The post originally appeared on the Centre for Blood Research blog in August 2022. Nicolas Pereyra is a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Dana Devine, Canadian Blood Services chief scientist, located at the Centre for Blood Research. We are happy to congratulate Nicolas Pereyra for placing in the top three of this year’s UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT)! The 3MT is an academic
August 30, 2022
Research 180 Video Competition: Share your research story
Research 180 Video Competition now open for entries Canadian Blood Services’ latest trainee competition is delivered in partnership with the Centre for Blood Research at the University of British Columbia. We want to hear our trainees’ research stories and this year we’re excited to give trainees the opportunity to showcase these stories by creating engaging video content. “Impact in motion” The Competition’s theme is “Impact in motion”. We’re asking trainees to make 180-second videos that explains the applicant’s research and its impact/potential impact to a nonexpert public audience. The
