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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.
February 28, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
At Canadian Blood Services, blood safety is paramount. Screening donors for
February 22, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Welcome to our new R.E.D. blog series where we focus on our Centre for Innovation
February 14, 2019
Ross FitzGerald
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
December 20, 2018
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
This week, we chatted with Canadian Blood Services’ adjunct scientist, Dr. Mel Krajden, about his research work at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control and his role as a Canadian Blood