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31 mars 2022
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Dr Cyrus Eduljee
Dr. Cyrus Eduljee

What is your role in Innovation and Portfolio Management and what led

24 mars 2022
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

What is pathogen inactivation? 

Canadian Blood Services’ commitment to blood safety is paramount, which is why many measures are in place to protect transfusion recipients from getting an infection

18 mars 2022
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

For the 2021-2022 competition, we were delighted to once again partner with the Centre for Blood Research at the University of British Columbia and our friends at Science Borealis. This year’s

8 mars 2022
Abby Wolfe

Red cell antigen genotyping

Red cell antigen genotyping is a type of genetic testing offered through Canadian Blood Services at the National Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (NIRL). Available

21 janvier 2022
Abby Wolfe

For some patients who experience blood loss, transfusion with a blood product called albumin is often used to help restore their blood volume. However, albumin may not always be beneficial to the

13 janvier 2022
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

A significant step

In December 2021, Canadian Blood Services made a submission to Health Canada to focus donor screening criteria on higher-risk sexual behaviour, regardless of gender or sexuality

31 décembre 2021
Catherine Lewis

As we begin a new year, look back with us at the top five blogs of 2021. Unsurprisingly, our readers were most interested in information about the COVID-19 pandemic.  

1. Why getting a COVID-19

21 décembre 2021
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

Hosted by the Centre for Blood Research (CBR), the 15th Earl W. Davie Symposium in early November 2021 was the first in-person professional event I have attended since late 2019. Arriving that morning

16 décembre 2021
Dr. Geraldine Walsh

During November’s Honouring Canada’s Lifeline award ceremony, three distinguished Canadian researchers were recognized with Lifetime Achievement Awards. Each a world-leading expert with numerous