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Veterans Affairs Canada: Development of New Approaches to Improve the Supply of Universal “O-type” Red Blood Cells

Research Admin Offices:

  • HRS

Funding Type:

Grant

Opportunity Type:

  • Grant

Value:

Up to $250,000 over two years.

Disciplines:

  • Health Sciences

Sponsors:

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline:

April 1, 2024

Sponsor Deadline:

April 15, 2024

Description:

This opportunity is aimed at improving supply of “universal” O type red blood cells for use in transfusion, especially in cases where the blood type of the recipient cannot be identified rapidly. The intent is to provide a method in which A or B type blood can be converted to O type blood. Any methodology developed for this purpose should be usable on the battlefield in “far forward” austere situations where advanced medical technologies or laboratory procedures may not be present.

Resources:

Additional Details.

Contact:

If applying from the Faculty of Health Sciences, unless otherwise indicated, you no longer need to send documents to HRS Intake. Your first point of contact is your assigned Senior Grants Advisor.