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L. Bruce Robertson beside Canadian Red Cross truck, ca. [1914-1918] L. Bruce Robertson fonds, F 1374, Archives of Ontario, I0050290 Copyright: Queen’s Printer for Ontario

Dr. Lawrence Bruce Robertson and blood transfusion in the trenches of World War I

Canadian Blood Services

As Canada celebrates 150 years we look back on Canadian innovations in transfusion medicine. A series of posts feature remarkable Canadian progress in transfusion medicine — past, present and future. Modern Canadian blood banking and transfusion services can trace their origins to the trenches of World War I, thanks to the efforts of transfusion pioneer Dr. Lawrence Bruce Robertson. Robertson enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps to support the British soldiers fighting in Europe. Along

Blood-Typing vials

Meet Canada's Blood-Typing Pioneers

Canadian Blood Services

Blood-typing pioneers Canada’s blood transfusion service and the patients who benefit from it owe a great deal to pioneering innovation in the field of blood typing. Work by immunohematologists Marie Crookston at the University of Toronto and Dr. Bruce Chown, Dr. Jack Bowman and team at the Winnipeg Rh Laboratory in the mid-twentieth century advanced clinical knowledge of transfusion reactions due to blood cell antibody responses. Their studies made the transfusion service aware of these

A fake skull that is clear shows the brain and brain stem.

The Best Scan of Human Brain Wiring to Date

Jesse Rogerson, PhD

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

A group of scientists from Cardiff University, in collaboration with engineers from Siemens, have created the most detailed scan of the white matter in a human brain. White matter refers to the connecting material, or the 'wiring' that connects regions of our brain together. The study also shows which way the signals in our brain move, as well as the density of the white matter in different regions.

Immunity against disease

Centre for the Commercialization of Antibodies and Biologics

Our body’s immune system is by and large a smooth-running operation. This complex system of organs, tissues and specialized cells destroys foreign invaders and rids the body of damaged and diseased cells. However, there are times when infections or diseases evade this protective process; one example is cancer. In some cases, it’s possible to give the immune system a boost. Scientists have been exploring ways to do this, and over the past several years, they have successfully developed drugs that

Can Virtual Reality Help Drug Addiction Recovery

Simon Fraser University (SFU) professor Farnak Farzan from the School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering is leading cutting edge research in neuro-engineering, virtual reality and psychiatry to develop solutions to diagnose and develop recovery-focused treatments for youth struggling with addiction and mental health issues. Farzan was recently named the inaugural chair in Technology Innovations for Youth Addiction Recovery and Mental Health. Farzan will also have a role with the City of Surrey’s

McGill University, Maude Abbott Collection P111

Atlas of the Heart

Ingenious - Ingénieux

The cardiac catalogue. To fix something, you must have a decent understanding of what’s wrong with it. So to have any hope of repairing a damaged heart, you first must know all the ailments and abnormalities that can afflict this vital organ. The Atlas of Congenital Cardiac Disease gave heart surgeons that critical knowledge for the first time. Published in 1936, the cardiac catalogue was the work of a remarkable woman named Maude Abbott. A trained medical pathologist, she used her position as

Dr. Norman Bethune (right) Canadian Blood Transfusion Unit which operated during the Spanish Civil War circa 1936-1938, Spain. Source: Library and Archives Canada Copyright: Expired.

Wartime Service and Canadian Transfusion Medicine

Canadian Blood Services

As Canada celebrates 150 years we look back on Canadian innovations in transfusion medicine over the years. A series of posts over the next few weeks feature remarkable Canadian progress – past, present and future. Modern blood banking and transfusion medicine owe a great deal to Canadian wartime pioneers in battlefield medicine. For example, Dr. Lawrence Bruce Robertson’s insistence on whole blood for treatment of battlefield shock and hemorrhage established its medical importance in

Bonnie Mallard - 2017 Governor General’s Innovation Awards Winner

Governor General's Innovation Awards

Bonnie Mallard is a professor of immunogenetics in the Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. Dr. Mallard created the High Immune Response Technology (HIR), which manages livestock health through genetic identification. This sustainable and efficient approach was designed to meet consumer expectations for healthy, non-GMO products while maintaining profitability and addressing global food demands. Dr. Mallard has been published extensively with over 100

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Audra Renyi - 2017 Governor General’s Innovation Awards Winner

Governor General's Innovation Awards

Audra Renyi is the executive director of the non-profit World Wide Hearing and the founder of earAccess. She has worked as an investment banker on Wall Street dealing with private equity firms. Ms. Renyi has worked with Doctors Without Borders, in Chad; in Rwanda she served as the CFO of the One Acre Fund, and she worked as director of development at Canada World Youth. World Wide Hearing Foundation uses affordable technology, market incentives and rapid training to help underprivileged people

Patrick McGrath and Patricia Lingley-Pottie

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Patrick McGrath and Patricia Lingley-Pottie - 2017 Governor General’s Innovation Awards Winners

Governor General's Innovation Awards

Patricia Lingley-Pottie and Patrick McGrath are the creators of the Strongest Families Institute, a non-profit organization that delivers evidence-based programs to children, youth and families through a unique distance-delivery system. Using proprietary software technology, trained coaches are able to connect with users by phone or via the Internet, thus allowing families greater flexibility when assessing services. Programs address common mental health and other issues impacting health and

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