Our Funded Research Projects
Updated September 2023
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Title Sort ascending | Principal Investigator / Supervisor | Program | Project Start Date | Project End Date | Total $ Awarded |
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Virtual transfusions competency assessment | Principal Investigator: VAN VLIET, Paula Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DEYDEY, Kim, WESOLOWSKI, Mike |
BloodTechNet Award Program | $32,795.00 | ||
Use of red blood cell antigen genotyping to assess RhD diversity in sickle cell disease patients | Principal Investigator: SHIH, Andrew Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BERARDI, Philip, CLARKE, Gwen, HANNON, Judith, HEDDLE, Nancy, VERHOVSEK, Madeleine |
Small Project Funding Program | $15,000.00 | ||
University of Toronto QUEST Research Program | Principal Investigator: CALLUM, Jeannie Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Transfusion Medicine Research Program Support Award | $1,290,733.50 | ||
University of Ottawa Centre for Transfusion Research | Principal Investigator: TINMOUTH, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Program Support Award for Canadian Transfusion Medicine and Science Research Program | $799,887.81 | ||
Understanding transcriptional and epigenetic control by Gfi1b towards the development of a therapy for sickle cell disease | Principal Investigator: TRUDEL, Marie Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MOROY, Tarik |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $453,132.00 | ||
Understanding the factors that influence bacterial proliferation and biofilm formation in platelet concentrates | Principal Investigator: RAMIREZ-ARCOS, Sandra Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LOZA CORREA, Maria |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | $151,800.00 | ||
Understanding IVIg mechanism(s) of action in alleviating immune platelet destruction and thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: SEMPLE, John Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KAPUR, Ricky |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | $106,200.00 | ||
Understanding general population impact and opportunities from changes to blood donation deferral screening and criteria for men who have sex with men | Principal Investigator: LACHOWSKY, Nathan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BRENNAN, David, CARD, Kiffer, DRYDEN, OmiSoore, GASPAR, Mark, GILBERT, Mark, GRACE, Daniel, KNIGHT, Rodney, LEBOUCHÉ, Bertrand, MORGAN, Jeffrey, SALWAY, Travis |
MSM Research Grant Program | $310,000.00 | ||
Understanding brain death: a multipurpose educational video aimed to a diverse public and professional audience | Principal Investigator: SHEMIE, Sam Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Small Project Funding Program | $14,000.00 | ||
Understanding host mechanisms responsible for immune platelet destruction and thrombocytopenia | Principal Investigator: SEMPLE, John Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $406,003.00 | ||
Translating novel clotting factor X function to treat thrombosis | Principal Investigator: PRYZDIAL, Ed Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MACVICAR, Brian, SHEFFIELD, William |
Intramural Research Grant Program | $369,052.00 | ||
Transfusion-related Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection among allogeneic stem cell transplant pediatric recipients: A multicenter prospective cohort study (TREASuRE Study) | Principal Investigator: TROTTIER, Helen Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ALFIERI, Carolina , BUTEAU, Chantal , DUVAL, Michel , LACROIX, Jacques , ROBITAILLE, Nancy , SPINELLA, Philip , TUCCI, Marisa |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $519,766.00 | ||
Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury and delayed TRALI: a prospective study in critically ill children | Principal Investigator: EMERIAUD, Guillaume Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DU PONT-THIBIDEAU, Genevieve, FONTELA, Patricia S. , GAUVIN, France, GILFOYLE, Elaine, HUTCHISON, James S., LACROIX, Jacques, MENON, Kusum, ROBITAILLE, Nancy, TINMOUTH, Alan T., TROTTIER, Helen |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $477,651.00 | ||
Transfusion requirements in cardiac surgery (TRICS II) | Principal Investigator: SHEHATA, Nadine Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership New Investigator Program | $300,000.00 | ||
Transfusion options in coagulopathy: Efficacy in controlling bleeding | Principal Investigator: SHEFFIELD, William Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: QADRI, Syed |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | $151,800.00 | ||
Transfusion of red cells in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: The TRIST Study | Principal Investigator: TAY, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ALLAN, David S. , COYLE, Douglas A. , FERGUSSON, Dean A. , TINMOUTH, Alan T. , WALKER, Irwin R |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $340,817.00 | ||
Transfusion CONsent by a Standardized Evidence-based Novel Tool (Transfusion- CONSENT): Creating and validating novel tools to assess competence in obtaining transfusion consent | Principal Investigator: LAUREANO, Marissa Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KHANDELWAL, Aditi, HASPEL, Richard, FUNG, Mark, LANE, Shannon, ZELLER, Michelle |
BloodTechNet Award Program | $8,524.00 | ||
Transcriptome analyses of Staphylococcus aureus grown in platelet concentrates with focus on virulence | Principal Investigator: RAMIREZ-ARCOS, Sandra Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DA SILVA PAREDES, Carina |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $122,000.00 | ||
Tranexamic acid versus placebo to reduce perioperative blood transfusion in patients undergoing major liver resection: a pilot randomized controlled trial | Principal Investigator: KARANICOLAS, Paul Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GUYATT, Gordon H. , CHAUDHURY, Prosanto K. , DIXON, Elijah , LIN, Yulia , McCLUSKEY, Stuart A. , PORTER, Geoffrey A. , TARSHIS, Jordan , WEI, Alice C. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $248,319.00 | ||
Towards the impact of protein synthesis in human platelets to transfusion medicine | Principal Investigator: DEVINE, Dana Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BOSGOED, Christa |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $92,000.00 | ||
The use of antibody-mediated immune suppression as a model in the development of a replacement for RhD prophylaxis in haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $620,822.00 | ||
The Stem Cell Club: educating medical and nursing students to develop professional skills | Principal Investigator: FINGRUT, Warren Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
BloodTechNet Award Program | $24,458.00 | ||
The role of stakeholder trust in OTDT policy change: public and professional attitudes to ante-mortem interventions in organ donation | Principal Investigator: CHANDLER, Jennifer Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: McKAY, Lindsey |
James Kreppner Award Program | $50,000.00 | ||
The pan-Canadian immunoglobulin database: Enabling utilization reporting and personalized treatment using data mining techniques for immunoglobulin | Principal Investigator: LI, Na Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: DOWN, Douglas, CHIANG, Fei, LEE, Joon, HEDDLE, Nancy, ARNOLD, Donald, CALLUM, Jeannie, SIDHU, Davinder, BARTY, Rebecca |
Kenneth J. Fyke Award Program | $100,000.00 | ||
The mechanism of action of monoclonal antibody blends in the potential replacement of anti-D in HDFN | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CRUZ-LEAL, Yoelys |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | $165,000.00 | ||
The in vivo effects of liposome treatment on minimizing membrance injury in rat red blood cells during hypothermic storage | Principal Investigator: HOLOVATI, Jelena Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: da SILVIERA CAVALCANTE, Luciana |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $100,000.00 | ||
The Centre for Blood Research | Principal Investigator: CONWAY, Ed Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Program Support Award for Canadian Transfusion Medicine and Science Research Program | $776,229.00 | ||
The Canadian National Transplant Research Program: increasing donating and improving transplantation outcomes | Principal Investigator: WEST, Lori Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: |
Transplantation Research Program | $250,000.00 | ||
The Calgary Plasma Study: feasibility of implementing source plasma donation with alternative screening eligibility criteria for men who have sex with men | Principal Investigator: PRESSEAU, Justin Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: GOLDMAN, Mindy, O'BRIEN, Sheila, MACPHERSON, Paul, OTIS, Joanne, FOSTER, Terrie, VESNAVER, Elisabeth, GERMAIN, Marc, ROSSER, Andrew, LAPIERRE, Don, HILL, Nolan |
MSM Plasma Program | $399,875.00 | ||
TAD-POL (Transfusion-Associated-Dyspnea: Prospective observation and laboratory assessment) | Principal Investigator: CSERTI-GAZDEWICH, Christine Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BRANCH, Donald, LAZARUS, Alan, CALLUM, Jeannie, LIN, Yulia, PENDERGRAST, Jacob, LIEBERMAN, Lani, SHEHATA, Nadine, PAVENSKI, Katerina, SKEATE, Robert |
Intramural Research Grant Program | $278,027.45 | ||
Synthesis of carbohydrate derivatives for the improvement of red blood cell storage | Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MEYER, Julia |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $79,500.00 | ||
Synthesis and live cell imaging of ice recrystallization inhibitors in red blood cells | Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MCMUNN, Leah |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $112,333.00 | ||
Support of HLA laboratory directors in-training for rotations in specialized laboratories | Principal Investigator: WAGNER, Eric Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KEOWN, Paul, LIWSKI, Robert, CAMPBELL, Patricia, BERKA, Noureddine, WANG, Jinguo, MOSTAFA, Ahmed, CHEE-LOONG, Saw, RICHARD, Lucie, CHARGÉ, Sophie, DHARSEE, Fatima |
BloodTechNet Award Program | $8,490.00 | ||
Studying and alleviating the effects of platelet microparticles induced by pathogen reduction of platelet concentrates | Principal Investigator: PROVOST, Patrick Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: LAUGIER, Jonathan |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $52,000.00 | ||
Study of the mechanisms implicated in platelets microparticle internalization by blood cells | Principal Investigator: BOILARD, Eric Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: MARCOUX, Genevieve |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $104,000.00 | ||
Studies on the development of biocompatible antimicrobial platelet storage devices | Principal Investigator: BROOKS, Don Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HADJESFANDIARI, Narges |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $96,000.00 | ||
Stem Cell Transplantation Multimedia Toolkit | Principal Investigator: FINGRUT, Warren Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ALLAN, David, MESSNER, Hans, PETRASZKO, Tanya, ZUCCHET, Alyssa, DONNELLY, Sarah, HAMM, Taylor, THATCHER, Alicia, LADD, Aedan, CHAN, Sam, SUPPIAH, Roopa, WINQUIST, Lauren, LAU, Janny, PIETROBAN, Adam, LONDON, Sydney, COLES, Jenna |
BloodTechNet Award Program | $2,000.00 | ||
Social media for knowledge translation and education 3 (SoMe-KTE3): Transfusion, thrombosis, and hemostasis | Principal Investigator: SHIH, Andrew Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: CHAN, Teresa, DE WIT, Kristin, BHAGIRATH, Vinai, YEH, Calvin, CASTELLUCI, Lana, ELAHIE, Allahna, HEDDLE, Nancy, THOMA, Brent |
BloodTechNet Award Program | $30,000.00 | ||
Small molecule inhibitors of phagocytosis to replace intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TONG, Tik Nga (Cindy) |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $52,000.00 | ||
Small molecule inhibitors of phagocytosis as replacement therapy for IVIG | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KOTRA, Lakshmi, P. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $230,000.00 | ||
Small molecule inhibitors of phagocytosis | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KOTRA, Lakshmi P. |
Intramural Research Grant Program | $399,130.00 | ||
Small molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors as cryo-additives for red blood cell cryopreservation | Principal Investigator: BEN, Robert Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: POISSON, Jessica |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $82,000.00 | ||
Small molecule drug development of phagocytosis inhibitors | Principal Investigator: BRANCH, Donald Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: KOTRA, Lakshmi, P. |
Intramural Research Grant Program | $428,468.40 | ||
Short and long-term clinical effects of blood donor characteristics in transfusion recipients | Principal Investigator: FERGUSSON, Dean Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: ACKER, Jason P., CHASSÉ, Michael, ENGLISH, Shane, FORSTER, Alan, KNOLL, Greg, McINTYRE, Lauralyn A., SHEHATA, Nadine , van WALRAVEN, Carl, WILSON, Kumanan , TINMOUTH, Alan T. |
Canadian Blood Services-CIHR Partnership Operating Grant Program | $103,806.00 | ||
Sex Now 2018: A national survey on blood donation and undiagnosed blood borne infections | Principal Investigator: LACHOWSKY, Nathan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TRUSSLER, Terry, GILBERT, Mark, SALWAY, Travis, JOLLIMORE, Jody, HAM, David, LOFTUS, Patrick, OLIVER, Brent, HANSEN, Brian, VISSER, Floyd, BRENNAN, David, GRACE, Daniel, OTIS, Joanne, LEBOUCHÉ, Bertrand, NUMER, Matthew, SAXTON, Peter |
MSM Research Grant Program | $421,719.00 | ||
Safety, Acceptance, Fairness & Equality (SAFE project): Acceptable risk and donor selection | Principal Investigator: DITTO, Blaine Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: FERGUSON, Eamonn |
MSM Research Grant Program | $49,412.50 | ||
ROTEM-guided transfusion protocols - impact on the manufacturer | Principal Investigator: TRUDEAU, Jacqueline Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: PETRASZKO, Tanya, LI, Cecilia |
Small Project Funding Program | $15,000.00 | ||
Role of skin disinfection and buffy coat platelet production on residual bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates and cord blood stem cells | Principal Investigator: RAMIREZ-ARCOS, Sandra Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: TAHA, Mariam |
Graduate Fellowship Program | $92,000.00 | ||
Role of Fc receptors in antibody-mediated immune suppression | Principal Investigator: LAZARUS, Alan Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: BERNARDO REYES, Lidice |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | $106,200.00 | ||
Role of blood component manufacturing on microvesicle-induced transfusion-related immune modulation | Principal Investigator: ACKER, Jason Co-Investigator(s) / Trainee: HOLOVATI, Jelena, BRANCH, Donald, ZHANG, Haibo |
Intramural Research Grant Program | $250,660.00 |