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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.
May 22, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Congratulations to Canadian Blood Services' Dr. Jason Acker, who was awarded the University of Alberta Graduate Students’ Association Graduate Student Supervisor Award at a ceremony on March 22, 2019
May 21, 2019
Lily Park
For thousands of years, traditional medicine placed blind trust in phlebotomy, which involves the withdrawal of blood from a patient for therapeutic purposes.1 Considering the paradigm of medical
May 14, 2019
Obinna Okwelume
The 2018 Canadian Blood Services’ James Kreppner Award has been awarded to Timothy Caulfield, professor and research director in the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta.
Valued at
May 13, 2019
Obinna Okwelume
Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the blood system in Canada?Who can be nominated?Recipients of the Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Award |
May 8, 2019
Jenny Ryan
Canadian Blood Services, Trillium Gift of Life Network and the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program partnered to host the Deceased Organ Donation Symposium that took place at the
April 23, 2019
Jenny Ryan
Publication supports the critical care community in donor identification and referral allowing more potential organ donors to save more lives, and more donor families to be enabled to fulfill their
April 16, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Brought to you in partnership with the Centre for Blood Research, this week's Stories worth sharing is focused on research into a new class of anticoagulants.
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Anticoagulants, or blood thinners |
April 5, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
To give our research trainees an opportunity to showcase their research, while honing their writing skills, Canadian Blood Services teamed-up with Science Borealis and the Centre for Blood Research
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