Dana Devine to Retire From Canadian Blood Services

Dana Devine, PhD, will retire from her role as chief scientist at Canadian Blood Services (CBS) after more than 25 years of service, the organization shared last week.

Devine began her distinguished career at CBS in 1998 as director of the research and development group (now the Center for Innovation). She would go on to serve as vice president of medical, scientific and research affairs for 11 years and became chief scientist in 2018.

Devine’s research contributions include the modernization of transmissible disease testing, improvements to manufacturing processes to increase platelet availability, and assisting the development of CBS’ organ and tissue donation and transplantation program. She also contributed to the creation of the CBS’ Blood4Research Program, which collects blood from committed donors for research to drive advances in blood collection, manufacturing and storage.

Outside of CBS, Devine is a co-founder and the current director of the Center for Blood Research at the University of British Columbia, where she also serves as a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine.

An AABB member since 1998, Devine served as AABB president for the 2021-22 Association year, is the current president of the BEST Collaborative, and recently completed a 9-year term as editor-in-chief of Vox Sanguinis. In 2021, Devine received AABB’s prestigious Hemphill-Jordan Leadership Award for her extensive contributions to transfusion medicine.

“Congratulations to Dr. Devine on her retirement after a stellar and influential career in transfusion medicine,” said Debra BenAvram, CEO of AABB. “AABB thanks Dr. Devine for her significant impact on the field, as well as her monumental contributions to AABB. The AABB community has benefited greatly from Dr. Devine’s knowledge and expertise throughout the past several decades. We are also indebted to her for her service on the AABB Board of Directors and her recent term as our Association president. Our Association is stronger because of her vision and leadership, and her legacy will continue to benefit the field and the Association for years to come.”