Recent RED blog posts
The latest posts on R.E.D., our research, education and discovery blog.
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New online resources
ResearchUnit #36: An immune cell secretion may protect patients from transfusion-related lung injury
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Update to Clinical Guide to Transfusion: Chapter 11, Massive Hemorrhage and Emergency Transfusion
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Best practice: Clinical significance of red blood cell antibodies - Anti-M
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
The objective of this program is to improve the efficient and appropriate utilization of blood products, while maintaining the safety of the blood system. This program will support innovative research projects that seek new knowledge or accelerate the application of existing knowledge...
Application deadline: August 15, 2017
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In other news...
In Transfusion News: Gram-positive Bacterial Contamination of Platelets a Concern
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In Science Daily: Donor-recipient tissue mismatch analysis may help personalize treatment after transplant
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Correction: Sincere apologies for misspelling Dr. Loza's name in the previous edition of this newsletter.
Congratulations to Dr. Maria Loza, postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Ramirez's lab, on receiving an ISBT 2017 Harold Gunson Fellowship
(Photo via ISBT's Facebook page)
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New Publications
The latest transfusion and transplantation research publications from our Medical Services and Innovation network.
Mitigation of the threat posed to transfusion by donors traveling to Zika-affected areas: a Canadian risk-based approach Germain M, Delage G, O'Brien SF, Grégoire Y, Fearon M, Devine D. Version of Record online: 31 JUL 2017 | DOI: 10.1111/trf.14247
Prevention of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn: what have we learned from animal models? Cruz-Leal Y, Marjoram D, Lazarus AH. Curr Opin Hematol. 2017 Jul 20. doi: 10.1097/MOH.0000000000000374. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28719385
Eryptosis in health and disease: A paradigm shift towards understanding the (patho)physiological implications of programmed cell death of erythrocytes. Qadri SM, Bissinger R, Solh Z, Oldenborg PA. Blood Rev. 2017 Jun 17. pii: S0268-960X(17)30027-9. doi: 10.1016/j.blre.2017.06.001. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 28669393
Two cases of the variant RHD*DAU5 allele associated with maternal alloanti-D. Duncan JA, Nahirniak S, Onell R, Clarke G. Immunohematology. 2017 Jun;33(2):60-63. PMID: 28657764
Risks and trends of red blood cell transfusion in obstetric patients: a retrospective study of 45,213 deliveries using administrative data. Shehata N, Chassé M, Colas JA, Murphy M, Forster AJ, Malinowski AK, Ducharme R, Fergusson DA, Tinmouth A, Wilson K. Transfusion. 2017 Jun 22. doi: 10.1111/trf.14184. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28643386
Class II Eplet Mismatch Modulates Tacrolimus Trough Levels Required to Prevent Donor-Specific Antibody Development. Wiebe C, Rush DN, Nevins TE, Birk PE, Blydt-Hansen T, Gibson IW, Goldberg A, Ho J, Karpinski M, Pochinco D, Sharma A, Storsley L, Matas AJ, Nickerson PW.
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Jul 20. pii: ASN.2017030287. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2017030287. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28729289
Development of national system performance metrics for tissue donation, production, and distribution activity. Weiss B, Dakkak M, Rockl G, Sukhu B, Mohr J, Maru K; Eye and Tissue Data Committee.
Cell Tissue Bank. 2017 Jul 1. doi: 10.1007/s10561-017-9637-2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28669121
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