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The UNC Blood Research Center (BRC) was established to promote interdisciplinary research in non-malignant blood disorders across UNC. It will seek to advance the work in the following specific areas.

Thrombosis

One in four of the US population will succumb to a terminal thrombotic event, such as: myocardial infarction, stroke, or venous thromboembolism.

Basic science discoveries have paved the way towards better prophylactic and therapeutic approaches to thrombosis. However, a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying thrombosis and prevention without any risk of bleeding remains an unmet need. The BRC seeks to investigate potential approaches to both aims.

Bleeding Disorders

UNC is a world leader in hemophilia, from the development and administration of the first coagulation factor VIII concentrate to the role of the Chapel Hill dog colonies of the Francis Owen Blood Research Center in the pre-clinical testing of protein and gene therapies. The BRC aims to address the broad challenges that remain in numerous other inherited and acquired bleeding disorders.

Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease affects approximately 100,000 Americans but accounts for an estimated 300,000 births worldwide every year, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian sub-continent.

Compared to many other areas of medicine, the development of impactful therapies in sickle cell disease remains inadequate. We will continue to expand our research efforts to this under-served patient population into the future.

Events/Seminars

Tuesday 9:00 am

Tuesday BRC Lab Meeting

Friday 11:00 am

BRC Seminar Series Spring 2026: Jing-Fei Dong

Tuesday 9:00 am

Tuesday BRC Lab Meeting

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2 weeks ago

Dr. Leiderman group has recently published two papers in Biophysical Journal

Dr. Leiderman group has recently published two papers in Biophysical Journal. Han Cao first author paper: “Continuum and discrete modeling of binding-site distribution-mediated reactions on lipid surfaces” collaborative with Anirban Sen Gupta.  Link to paper: https://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(26)00187-6 A collaborative effort Dr. Leiderman was a part of as a co-mentor to the first author who is not …