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Dana Devine

ResearcherPathology and Laboratory MedicineUniversity of British Columbia

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Dana Devine

Researcher

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2019.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Research

Biocompatible Polymers Biomedical Materials (1902)Biomedical Technology (1901)Blood Storage Platelet Quality Platelet Storage Platelet Storage Lesion Polymer Modification

Latest papers

Genetic engineering of megakaryocytes from blood progenitor cells using messenger RNA lipid nanoparticles.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH · 2025
Preservation of recipient plasma sphingosine-1-phosphate levels reduces transfusion-related acute lung injury.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2024
The effects of pen ink and surface disinfectants on red blood cells stored in plasticized polyvinylchloride transfusion bags.
Transfusion · 2024 · senior author

All 17 publications

Latest funding

Increasing the natural coagulability of transfusable platelets using mRNA-lipid nanoparticles
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
$105,000
Options for Increasing Plasma Supply in Canada: A Health Economic Preference and Modelling Study
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
$54,250
Expanding source plasma donation in Canada: Enhancing the capability, opportunity, and motivation of under-represented Canadians to donate plasma
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$761,176

All 14 grants and awards

17 publications.

Genetic engineering of megakaryocytes from blood progenitor cells using messenger RNA lipid nanoparticles.

Leung J, Primbetova A, Strong C, Hay BN, Hsu HH, Hagner A, Foster LJ, Devine D, Cullis PR, Zandstra PW, Kastrup CJ

Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2024.09.008 PMID: 39341369

Preservation of recipient plasma sphingosine-1-phosphate levels reduces transfusion-related acute lung injury.

Hsing V, Zhao HQ, Post M, Devine D, McVey MJ

American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology2024

DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00388.2023 PMID: 38375568

The effects of pen ink and surface disinfectants on red blood cells stored in plasticized polyvinylchloride transfusion bags.

Uy RJ, Serrano K, Hadjesfandiari N, Shih AW, Devine D

Transfusion2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/trf.17620 PMID: 38059437

What influences decisions to donate plasma? A rapid review of the literature.

Berger M, Easterbrook A, Holloway K, Devine D, Bansback N

Vox sanguinis2023

DOI: 10.1111/vox.13496 PMID: 37470275

Navigating imperfect policies to donate plasma: Survey on plasma donation and a pilot plasma donation program among men who have sex with men in Canada.

Vesnaver E, Gibson E, Goldman M, Butler-Foster T, Hill NE, Lapierre D, MacDonagh R, Rubini KA, Miguel G, Rosser A, MacPherson P, Palumbo A, Randall T, Osbourne-Sorrell W, O'Brien SF, Otis J, Greaves M, Al-Bakri TB, Reid M, Labrecque M, Germain M, Orvis S, Clapperton AT, Devine D, Presseau J

Transfusion2023

DOI: 10.1111/trf.17398 PMID: 37218408

Improved access yet inequitable experience: gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men's views of more inclusive criteria for source plasma donation.

Vesnaver E, Butler-Foster T, Goldman M, Gibson E, Palumbo A, Lapierre D, Hill NE, MacDonagh R, Rubini KA, Bridel W, Miguel G, Rosser A, MacPherson P, Randall T, Osbourne-Sorrell W, O'Brien SF, Otis J, Greaves M, Al-Bakri TB, Germain M, Orvis S, Clapperton AT, Reid M, Labrecque M, Devine D, Presseau J

BMC public health2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15424-1 PMID: 37098497

Assessment of the soluble proteins HMGB1, CD40L and CD62P during various platelet preparation processes and the storage of platelet concentrates: The BEST collaborative study.

Cognasse F, Hamzeh Cognasse H, Eyraud MA, Prier A, Arthaud CA, Tiberghien P, Begue S, de Korte D, Gouwerok E, Greinacher A, Aurich K, Noorman F, Dumont L, Kelly K, Cloutier M, Bazin R, Cardigan R, Huish S, Smethurst P, Devine D, Schubert P, Johnson L, Marks DC, Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative

Transfusion2023

DOI: 10.1111/trf.17200 PMID: 36453841

National Blood Foundation 2021 Research and Development summit: Discovery, innovation, and challenges in advancing blood and biotherapies.

Holmberg JA, Henry SM, Burnouf T, Devine D, Marschner S, Boothby TC, Burger SR, Chou ST, Custer B, Blumberg N, Siegel DL, Spitalnik SL

Transfusion2022

DOI: 10.1111/trf.17092 PMID: 36169155

Staff perspectives on barriers and enablers to implementing alternative source plasma eligibility criteria for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.

Castillo G, Vesnaver E, Gibson E, Butler-Foster T, Goldman M, Hill NE, Rosser A, Lapierre D, Rubini KA, MacDonagh R, Miguel G, Palumbo A, MacPherson P, Randall T, Osbourne-Sorrell W, O'Brien SF, Bridel W, Otis J, Greaves M, Al-Bakri TB, Reid M, Labrecque M, Germain M, Orvis S, Clapperton AT, Devine D, Presseau J

Transfusion2022

DOI: 10.1111/trf.17000 PMID: 35834537

U.S. cities will not meet blood product resuscitation standards during major mass casualty incidents: Results of a THOR-AABB working party prospective analysis.

Cannon JW, Igra NM, Borge PD, Cap AP, Devine D, Doughty H, Geng Z, Guzman JF, Ness PM, Jenkins DH, Rajbhandary S, Schmulevich D, Stubbs JR, Wiebe DJ, Yazer MH, Spinella PC

Transfusion2022

DOI: 10.1111/trf.16960 PMID: 35730720

Increasing the natural coagulability of transfusable platelets using mRNA-lipid nanoparticles

SupervisorCIHR2022Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Strong, Colton

Keywords: Cell Therapy; Hemostasis And Thrombosis; Lipid Nanoparticles; Nanomedicine; Nucleic Acid Delivery; Platelet Activation; Platelet Engineering; Platelet Transfusion; Transfection; Trauma

$105,000

Options for Increasing Plasma Supply in Canada: A Health Economic Preference and Modelling Study

SupervisorCIHR2022Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Western Canada 2-year

Principal investigators: Kennedy, Kevin M

Keywords: Blood; Blood Plasma Donation; Discrete Choice Experiment; Donation Frequency; Health Economics; Mixed Logit; Modelling; Ordered Categorical Choice Experiment; Preference Task; Resource Allocation

$54,250

Expanding source plasma donation in Canada: Enhancing the capability, opportunity, and motivation of under-represented Canadians to donate plasma

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Presseau, Justin; Dogba, Maman A; MacPherson, Paul A

Keywords: Blood Donation; Equity Deserving Groups; Feasibility; Health Behaviour Change; Intervention Development; Plasma Donation; Survey; Systematic Reviews

$761,176

Options for Increasing Plasma Supply in Canada: A Health Economic Preference and Modelling Study (HEMO-CAN)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bansback, Nicholas

Keywords: Donation; Plasma; Value

$328,950

Impact of blood transfusion on cerebral blood flow regulation in experimental and pathological brain hypoxia in humans.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sekhon, Mypinder S; Hoiland, Ryan

Keywords: Blood Transfusion; Brain Oxygenation; Cardiac Arrest; Cerebral Blood Flow; Cerebral Oxygen Delivery; Neuromonitoring; Oxygen Transport; Red Blood Cell Transfusion; Red Blood Cells

$321,300

Platelet friendly storage bags to improve storage quality, shelf-life and prevent biofilm growth

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Kizhakkedathu, Jayachandran

$361,850

Improved organ transplant across the ABO barrier through enzymatic removal of antigens

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Withers, Stephen G; Hartell, David; Cypel, Marcelo

Keywords: Carbohydrates 5406; Cell Surface Antigens; Enzymatic Cleavage; Enzymes 5404; Human Health 1101; Immune Responses; Life Sciences 1201; Metagenomics; Microfluidics; Organ Transplantation

$431,290

Next Generation Platelet Storage Devices for Safe and Efficient Transfusion

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Kizhakkedathu, Jayachandran N; Levy, Isra; Brooks, Donald E; Devine, Dana V

Keywords: Biocompatible Polymers; Biomedical Materials (1902); Biomedical Technology (1901); Blood Storage; Platelet Quality; Platelet Storage; Platelet Storage Lesion; Polymer Modification; Polyphoshate; Surface Modification

$361,850

Process Evaluation of the Canadian Blood Services' Cord Blood Bank: Managerial and Donor Perspectives

SupervisorCIHR2017Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Central Canada 2 year

Principal investigators: Haw, Jennie

Keywords: Health Services Evaluation; Umbilical Cord Blood Bank

$108,500

Non-invasive probe to assess the quality and suitability for transfusion of stored red blood cells

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Turner, Robin

$206,646

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Dana Devine

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Genetic engineering of megakaryocytes from blood progenitor cells using messenger RNA lipid nanoparticles.

Preservation of recipient plasma sphingosine-1-phosphate levels reduces transfusion-related acute lung injury.

The effects of pen ink and surface disinfectants on red blood cells stored in plasticized polyvinylchloride transfusion bags.

What influences decisions to donate plasma? A rapid review of the literature.

Navigating imperfect policies to donate plasma: Survey on plasma donation and a pilot plasma donation program among men who have sex with men in Canada.

Improved access yet inequitable experience: gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men's views of more inclusive criteria for source plasma donation.

Assessment of the soluble proteins HMGB1, CD40L and CD62P during various platelet preparation processes and the storage of platelet concentrates: The BEST collaborative study.

National Blood Foundation 2021 Research and Development summit: Discovery, innovation, and challenges in advancing blood and biotherapies.

Staff perspectives on barriers and enablers to implementing alternative source plasma eligibility criteria for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.

U.S. cities will not meet blood product resuscitation standards during major mass casualty incidents: Results of a THOR-AABB working party prospective analysis.

Increasing the natural coagulability of transfusable platelets using mRNA-lipid nanoparticles

Options for Increasing Plasma Supply in Canada: A Health Economic Preference and Modelling Study

Expanding source plasma donation in Canada: Enhancing the capability, opportunity, and motivation of under-represented Canadians to donate plasma

Options for Increasing Plasma Supply in Canada: A Health Economic Preference and Modelling Study (HEMO-CAN)

Impact of blood transfusion on cerebral blood flow regulation in experimental and pathological brain hypoxia in humans.

Platelet friendly storage bags to improve storage quality, shelf-life and prevent biofilm growth

Improved organ transplant across the ABO barrier through enzymatic removal of antigens

Next Generation Platelet Storage Devices for Safe and Efficient Transfusion

Process Evaluation of the Canadian Blood Services' Cord Blood Bank: Managerial and Donor Perspectives

Non-invasive probe to assess the quality and suitability for transfusion of stored red blood cells

Frequent collaborators

Paul Macpherson

Justin Presseau

Elisabeth Vesnaver

Mindy Goldman

Joanne Otis

Larry Unsworth

Michael Doschak

Marcello Tonelli

Michelle Zeller

Martin Post