Paul Karanicolas, University of Ottawa

Research

Blood Salvage Blood Transfusion Cell Salvage Cholangiocarcinoma Colorectal Cancer Hepatectomy Hepatocellular Carcinoma Liver Surgery

Latest funding

The ICONIC trial: Intraoperative Cell salvage to Optimize allogeNeic transfusion In liver Cancer surgery
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,640,542
The TOPGUN trial: Threshold for OPerative hemoGlobin trigger for red blood cell transfUsioN
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$4,039,200
DRAGON 2 - An international multicenter randomized controlled trial to compare combined Portal and Hepatic Vein Embolization (PVE/HVE) with PVE alone in liver surgery
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$642,868

All 3 grants and awards

The ICONIC trial: Intraoperative Cell salvage to Optimize allogeNeic transfusion In liver Cancer surgery

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Martel, Guillaume; Karanicolas, Paul J; Taljaard, Monica

Keywords: Blood Salvage; Blood Transfusion; Cell Salvage; Cholangiocarcinoma; Colorectal Cancer; Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Liver Surgery; Patient Blood Management; Survival

$1,640,542

The TOPGUN trial: Threshold for OPerative hemoGlobin trigger for red blood cell transfUsioN

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Martel, Guillaume; Breau, Rodney H; Carrier, François M; McGinn, Ryan N; McIsaac, Daniel I; Taljaard, Monica; Turgeon, Alexis F; Verret, Michael

Keywords: Anesthesiology; Blood Transfusion; Cancer Outcomes; Perioperative Care; Perioperative Complications; Surgery

$4,039,200

DRAGON 2 - An international multicenter randomized controlled trial to compare combined Portal and Hepatic Vein Embolization (PVE/HVE) with PVE alone in liver surgery

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Martel, Guillaume; Fergusson, Dean A

Keywords: Hepatectomy; Hepatic Vein Embolization; Interventional Radiology; Liver; Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; Portal Vein Embolization; Randomized Controlled Trial; Regeneration; Resectability; Survival

$642,868

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Blood Salvage Dear Professor Karanicolas, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on blood salvage connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "The ICONIC trial: Intraoperative Cell salvage to Optimize allogeNeic transfusion In liver Cancer surgery" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]