Erica Sparkenbaugh, PhD Awarded NC TRaCS $2K Pilot Grant May 4, 2022 By amshespe Erica Sparkenbaugh, PhD, has been awarded a NC TRaCS $2K Pilot Grant for her study “Evaluation of Pre-thrombotic Markers in Female Patients with Sickle Cell Disease on Hormonal Contraception”. Congrats, Erica! Filed Under: Categories: News More from UNC Blood Research Center Key Lab publishes study describing rapid and sensitive assay for hyperfibrinolysis in plasma Robert Lee, PhD and Wolfgang Bergmeier, PhD, were part of a team studying the contribution of platelets to mast cell activation in sepsis, published in the Journal Nature Communications. Aleksei Martianov, awarded the Staff Excellence Award