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Sandra Ramirez-Arcos

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Adjunct ProfessorBiochemistry, Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of Ottawa

Sandra Ramirez-Arcos

Adjunct Professor

Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
32 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 20 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2008.

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Latest papers

Mapping syphilis surveillance: Insights into blood donation screening practices worldwide.
Vox sanguinis · 2026 · senior author
Emergence of Babesiosis in Nova Scotia, Canada.
NEJM evidence · 2026
How does a national blood operator detect early infectious disease signals affecting blood and cellular therapy product safety and sufficiency?
Transfusion · 2026

All 68 publications

Latest funding

Biofilm formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis under platelet storage conditions
CIHR · 2008 · Supervisor
$70,000

All 1 grants and awards

68 publications.

Mapping syphilis surveillance: Insights into blood donation screening practices worldwide.

García-Otálora MA, Orjuela-Falla G, McDonald CP, Ramirez-Arcos S, ISBT Transfusion‐Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party Subgroup on Bacteria

Vox sanguinis2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/vox.70335 PMID: 42571908

Emergence of Babesiosis in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Drews SJ, Charlton CL, Trecker MA, Bigham M, Bloch EM, Bruneau L, Coatsworth H, Conrod V, Cranney C, Goldman M, Hatchette TF, Kumaran D, McIsaac KE, Ndao M, Osmond L, Patriquin G, Ramirez-Arcos S, Todd L, Cram J, O'Brien SF, Pambrun C

NEJM evidence2026

DOI: 10.1056/evidpha2600131 PMID: 42517708

How does a national blood operator detect early infectious disease signals affecting blood and cellular therapy product safety and sufficiency?

Bruneau L, Charlton CL, Ramirez-Arcos S, Kumaran D, Allan D, Norman O, Seftel M, Bloch EM, Pambrun C, O'Brien SF, Cranney C, Drews SJ

Transfusion2026

DOI: 10.1111/trf.70388 PMID: 42762172

An in-house nucleic acid test for detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in whole blood donor samples.

Kumaran D, Charlton C, Pambrun C, Drews SJ, Ramirez-Arcos S

Transfusion2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/trf.70194 PMID: 41968968

Using blood donor surveillance and clinical case data to shape our understanding of Babesia epidemiology in Manitoba, Canada.

Drews SJ, Charlton CL, Ramirez-Arcos S, Jenkins C, Conrod V, Todd L, Bloch EM, Van Caeseele P, Stein D, Osmond L, Goldman M, O'Brien SF, Pambrun C

Transfusion2026

DOI: 10.1111/trf.70179 PMID: 41872710

Bacterial proliferation is comparable in red blood cell concentrates stored in DEHT/PAGGSM and DEHP/SAGM containers.

Ramirez-Arcos S, Kou Y, Kumaran D, Walsh GM, Howell A, Sumian C, Reichenberg S, Brebant Q, McTaggart K

Vox sanguinis2026First author

DOI: 10.1111/vox.70195 PMID: 41672712

Building evidence for transfusion practice: A pilot study on bacterial adhesion and growth in red blood cell infusion sets.

Versey Z, Kou Y, van Vliet P, Ledingham DL, Ramirez-Arcos S

Transfusion2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/trf.70104 PMID: 41669795

A congress report of the new Emerging Pathogens and Parasitology Subgroup within the ISBT Working Party on Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases.

Drews SJ, Wendel S, Custer B, Busch MP, Ramirez-Arcos S, McDonald C, Candotti D, Faddy HM, Rader B, Jacobs JW, Lieshout-Krikke R, Spencer BR, Renaud C, Lewin A, O'Brien SF, Bloch EM, ISBT Transfusion‐Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party. Emerging Pathogens and Parasitology Subgroup

Vox sanguinis2026

DOI: 10.1111/vox.70162 PMID: 41397835

Staphylococcal Enterotoxins Modulate Platelet Response During Storage of Platelet Concentrates and Impair Silkworm Survival.

Chi SI, McGregor C, Pineault N, Ramirez-Arcos S

Toxins2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/toxins17120593 PMID: 41441628

The platelet concentrate storage environment may enhance the ability of Cutibacterium acnes to establish chronic infections.

Kumaran D, Ramirez-Arcos S

Transfusion2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/trf.18368 PMID: 40755047

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Sandra Ramirez-Arcos

Research

Latest papers

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Mapping syphilis surveillance: Insights into blood donation screening practices worldwide.

Emergence of Babesiosis in Nova Scotia, Canada.

How does a national blood operator detect early infectious disease signals affecting blood and cellular therapy product safety and sufficiency?

An in-house nucleic acid test for detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in whole blood donor samples.

Using blood donor surveillance and clinical case data to shape our understanding of Babesia epidemiology in Manitoba, Canada.

Bacterial proliferation is comparable in red blood cell concentrates stored in DEHT/PAGGSM and DEHP/SAGM containers.

Building evidence for transfusion practice: A pilot study on bacterial adhesion and growth in red blood cell infusion sets.

A congress report of the new Emerging Pathogens and Parasitology Subgroup within the ISBT Working Party on Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases.

Staphylococcal Enterotoxins Modulate Platelet Response During Storage of Platelet Concentrates and Impair Silkworm Survival.

The platelet concentrate storage environment may enhance the ability of Cutibacterium acnes to establish chronic infections.

Biofilm formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis under platelet storage conditions

Frequent collaborators

Mindy Goldman

Nicolas Pineault

William Sheffield

Nadine Shehata

Allison McGeer

Ayush Kumar

Hesham Abdelbary

Derek Stein

Sangeeta Mehta

David Allan

Jean-Simon Diallo

Henry Ddungu