February 1, 2024
Read full article This paper, which was first-authored by former graduate trainee James Byrnes, investigated the relationship between coagulation factor XIII A and B subunits in circulation. Although these subunits are produced in different tissues, their data reveal a unique reciprocal regulatory mechanism in which each subunit determines the circulating half-life of the other subunit. …
January 31, 2024
Myocarditis Foundation Awards 2023 Fellowship Grant Myocarditis Foundation proudly awards 2023 Fellowship Grant to Dr. Swati Sharma of University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill One of the 2023 Fellowship Grants was awarded to Dr. Swati Sharma, for her work on: “The Protective Role of Platelet Protease-activated Receptor4 (PAR4) in Coxsackievirus (CVB3) Myocarditis”. Dr. Sharma came to …
January 17, 2024
Dr. Yohei Hisada has been appointed as an Early Career Editorial Board member of ATVB. He will serve for two years, from January 2024 to December 2025. ATVB site
January 17, 2024
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January 16, 2024
Dr. Dre’Von Dobson, former graduate student in Dr. Alisa Wolberg’s laboratory received a 2024 JTH Editors Award for his paper entitled, “Novel Genetic Regulators of Fibrinogen Synthesis Identified by an In Vitro Experimental Platform” published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis in 2023. Link to article: JTH
January 11, 2024
Paper published in Blood documenting how a nonpolymerizable fibrinogen can protect against thrombosis without compromising hemostasis. This work was featured on the cover and designated a Plenary Paper by the journal. An image of the cover is attached. Here is a link to the article: https://ashpublications.org/blood/article-abstract/143/2/105/498325/Mice-expressing-nonpolymerizable-fibrinogen-have?redirectedFrom=fulltext. The lead author on this work was Woosuk Steve Hur. …
November 16, 2023
The 17th Annual Earl W. Davie Symposium November 16, 2023 Dr. Alisa Wolberg presented a Keynote Address entitled, “Exploring the determinants of clot formation in thrombosis and bleeding” at the 2023 Earl Davie Symposium in Vancouver, BC. Website: 2023 Earl Davie Symposium
November 10, 2023
Clifford V. and Drusilla R. Harding Lecture Series: November 10, 2023 Dr. Alisa Wolberg presented the 2023 Clifford and Drusilla Harding Invited Lecture entitled, “Fibrinogen and factor XIII in thrombosis: old proteins, new functions” at Oakland University. Website: Clifford and Drusilla Harding Lecture
February 16, 2022
Brandi Reeves, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, was awarded a 2-year Hemostasis & Thrombosis Research Society Mentored Research Award to evaluate the role of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF) in myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN)-associated thrombosis. Rafal Pawlinski, Phd, and Nigel Key, MBBS CHB FRCP, will serve as mentors for the project. Thrombosis is the leading cause of mortality …
February 14, 2022
Published works from Jennifer Newman, MSPT; UNC Hemophilia Treatment Center Physical therapy within US HTCs: Amulticentre survey of utilization, practice patterns and pain management approaches. Read publication in Haemophilia
January 13, 2022
Erica Sparkenbaugh, Research Assistant Professor in the Blood Research Center and Division of Hematology will give a talk entitled “The Role of Thrombin and PAR-1 in Microvascular Stasis in Sickle Cell Disease” to the North American Vascular Biology Organization in an Online Symposium on Thrombosis in Vascular Occlusive Disorders. More information: Navbo symposium Register online: …
December 15, 2021
UNC Blood Research Center member Dougald Monroe, PhD is a coauthor on a paper published in Nature Communications. The article, Efficacy and safety of next-generation tick transcriptome-derived direct thrombin inhibitors, provides data on a new, safer anticoagulant. This anticoagulant is derived by making directed modifications to the sequence of a naturally occurring anticoagulant found in …