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June 5, 2025

UNC’s Vital Signs highlighted work from the Wolberg laboratory

UNC’s Vital Signs highlighted work from the Wolberg laboratory (https://news.unchealthcare.org/2025/05/unc-study-offers-new-hope-for-safer-bleeding-treatments/) that is currently in press in Blood (https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/doi/10.1182/blood.2025028680/537391/Plasminogen-activation-and-plasmin-activity-are). This work showed that plasminogen activation and activity are not required to prevent venous thrombosis/thromboembolism, and suggests that use of antifibrinolytic therapy to decrease bleeding is not expected to increase thrombosis risk. This work was first authored …

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June 5, 2025

Dr. Yaqiu Sang, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Wolberg’s laboratory was featured in the Brinkhous Bulletin, the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine’s monthly newsletter

Dr. Yaqiu Sang, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Wolberg’s laboratory was featured in the Brinkhous Bulletin, the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine’s monthly newsletter that reports exciting developments in the department. Dr. Sang was highlighted for her her contributions to the Wolberg lab including her recent paper published in Blood (https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/doi/10.1182/blood.2025028680/537391/Plasminogen-activation-and-plasmin-activity-are).

June 5, 2025

Beatriz Caceres-Navario, MD published Case Study in ASH Hematopoiesis

https://www.hematology.org/education/trainees/fellows/hematopoiesis/2025/neurologic-sequelae-of-lead-intoxication-in-a-child-with-sickle-cell-disease   An 8-year-old female with sickle cell disease (SCD), hemoglobin SS genotype, global developmental delay, and pica established care shortly after moving from out of state. The patient and her family had been living in a weathered house. The child’s caregiver reported a recent history of weakness in the right side of her body, …

April 7, 2025

Alisa S. Wolberg, Ph.D. gave The Dr. William Bell Lecture in Hematology at Johns Hopkins University

Alisa S. Wolberg, Ph.D. gave The Dr. William Bell Lecture in Hematology at Johns Hopkins University March 31, 2025. Dr. Wolberg’s lecture was entitled “Venous thromboembolism: fibrinogen, factor XIII, and new potential targets.” Dr. William R. Bell (1935-2013) was an internationally acclaimed hematologist and a professor and researcher at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. During Dr. …

April 3, 2025

Ana Sachetto, PhD, co-chair of the International Postdoc Alliance of the UNC Postdoctoral Association

Ana Sachetto, PhD, is now a co-chair of the International Postdoc Alliance of the UNC Postdoctoral Association. The University of North Carolina Postdoctoral Association (PDA) is a peer-led volunteer organization dedicated to addressing the needs and concerns of all UNC postdocs. PDA works closely with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs to provide resources for professional development, generate …