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BEST presidency a full-circle moment for chief scientist Dr. Dana Devine

8 septembre 2022
Abby Wolfe
Canadian Blood Services chief scientist, Dr. Dana Devine, attended her first meeting with the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative in 2002. This September, she’ll commence

UBC 3MT finalist calls for more science communication

30 août 2022
Trainees
Nicolas Pereyra, a graduate student at the Centre for Blood Research, placed third in the University of British Columbia’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Read on the learn about the research

Research 180 Video Competition: Share your research story

25 août 2022
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Canadian Blood Services, in partnership with the Centre for Blood Research, just launched our first ever Research 180 Video Competition for trainees. Read on to learn more!

Better support for families of organ donors – 20 suggestions for improvement

23 août 2022
Jenny Ryan
The experiences of family members of deceased organ donors and suggestions to improve the organ donation process: a qualitative study was published August 8, 2022 in the Canadian Medical Association

Updated resources for transfusion professionals: hemostatic disorders and hereditary angioedema

15 juillet 2022
Abby Wolfe
Two chapters in Canadian Blood Services’ Clinical Guide to Transfusion were recently updated to provide health-care providers with the latest guidance on treating patients with hemostatic disorders

Research supports safety, feasibility of sexual behaviour-based screening

21 juin 2022
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
In late April 2022, Canadian Blood Services’ research-informed request to remove eligibility criteria specific to men who have sex with men and instead use sexual behaviour-based screening for all

Norman Bethune Symposium 2022 – trainee reports

2 juin 2022
Canadian Blood Services trainees
The 11th annual Centre for Blood Research Norman Bethune Symposium was held on April 6, 2022. With a focus on recent research advances in bleeding and thrombosis, the symposium engages scientists and

BloodTechNet supports educational laboratory rotation for transplant and transfusion ‘matchmakers’

27 mai 2022
Abby Wolfe
Each year, Canadian Blood Services’ BloodTechNet award program supports innovative educational projects within the transfusion, cellular therapy, and transplantation communities. One funded project

Lay Science Writing Competition runner up: The greatest tool in research 

28 avril 2022
Parth Patel
Read undergraduate student Parth Patel’s entry to this year’s “Science behind the scenes” Lay Science Writing Competition. His heartfelt piece, which was targeted towards a public audience and