Program Investigators

Jeannie Callum
Director of Utilization, Department of Lab Medicine and Molecular Diagnostics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Associate Professor, Dept of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (LMP), University of Toronto (UofT)

Christine Cserti-Gazdewich
Associate Medical Director, Blood Transfusion Laboratory, University Health Network; Assistant Professor, Dept of LMP, UofT

Keyvan Karkouti
Chief of Anesthesia and Pain Management, UHN, Toronto General Hospital; Professor and Vice-Chair, Innovation and Research, Dept of Anesthesia, UofT

Lani Lieberman
Associate Medical Director, Blood Transfusion Laboratory, University Health Network; Assistant Professor, Dept of LMP, UofT

Yulia Lin
Division Head, Transfusion Medicine & Tissue Bank, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Associate Professor, Dept of LMP, UofT

Jacob Pendergrast
Associate Medical Director, Blood Transfusion Laboratory, University Health Network; Assistant Professor, Dept of LMP, UofT

Nadine Shehata
Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine Laboratory, Mount Sinai Hospital; Associate Professor, Dept of Medicine, UofT

Donald R. Branch
Senior Scientist, Canadian Blood Services Centre for Innovation; Professor in Medicine, UofT; Staff Scientist, Hematology/Oncology, UHN; Affiliated Scientist, Division of Diagnostic Therapeutics, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute

Alan Lazarus
Senior Scientist, Canadian Blood Services Center for innovation and St. Michaels hospital. Professor, Depts Medicine and LMP, UofT

Heyu Ni
Scientist, Canadian Blood Services Centre for Innovation; Professor, Departments of LMP, Physiology, and Medicine, UofT. Platform Director for Hematology, Cancer and Immunological Diseases, St. Michael's Hospital
Program Collaborators and Partners

Wendy Lau
Medical Officer, Donor and Clinical Services, Canadian Blood Services, Transfusion Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children; Program Director, Transfusion Medicine Area of Focused Competence, UofT; Medical Officer, Diagnostic Services, Canadian Blood Services

Katerina Pavenski
Director, Transfusion Medicine and Apheresis, St. Michael’s Hospital; Assistant Professor , Dept of LMP, UofT

Robert Skeate
Associate Medical Director, East, Canadian Blood Services, Assistant Professor, Dept of LMP, UofT