Research.Education.Discovery Blog

The Research.Education.Discovery blog showcases Canadian Blood Services’ work and explains the basic science behind what we do. We invite readers to explore the worlds of transfusion and transplantation science and learn more about how our research leads to improvements in everyday practices and ultimately – and most importantly – better outcomes for patients.

These R.E.D. blog posts are republished from Canadian Blood Services’ main website. See all blogs at blood.ca/RED.

 

March 8, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

Tackling the gaps in blood safety

Canadian Blood Services is committed to blood safety because lives depend on it. To reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission from donor to patient, donors

February 28, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

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At Canadian Blood Services, blood safety is paramount. Screening donors for

February 22, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

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Welcome to our new R.E.D. blog series where we focus on our Centre for Innovation

February 14, 2019
Ross FitzGerald
Dr. Dana Devine Chief Scientist with a red shirt and brown hair
Dr. Dana Devine, Chief Scientist, Canadian Blood Services

Researchers have developed a

February 8, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

This week, we highlight work from one of our partners, the Centre for Blood Research. Wayne Zhao describes a review by Dr. Ed Conway, Centre for Blood Research director and adjunct scientist at the

January 24, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

Our latest Centre for Innovation Research Unit examines what’s in a bag of plasma. Plasma can be separated from a whole blood donation (called recovered plasma), or obtained by apheresis donation

January 15, 2019
Jenny Ryan

The gift of transplantation has meant so much to the patients within the highly sensitized patient registry in Saskatchewan and all of Canada.” – Dr. Rahul Mainra, St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon

The

January 10, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

#WeDoResearch! Through our Centre for Innovation, our engaged network of scientists, medical experts, partners, and collaborators conduct and disseminate high quality, impactful research for the

January 1, 2019
Jenny Ryan

As the year comes to a close and 2019 is set to begin, we take a moment to reflect on the 2018 articles that were among the most popular.

#5: Raising awareness for living organ donation

In April