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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  

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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. …

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Project Title: Evaluation of a C1 inhibitor variant as a novel hemostasis sparing anticoagulant Awardee: Ana Sachetto Mentor: Nigel Mackman Co-mentor: Steven Grover Total amount awarded: $151,564

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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

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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

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Harish Eswaran, MD and Stephan Moll, MD co-authored a publication in Blood Advances titled Evaluating complement dysregulation in livedoid vasculopathy using a functional assay. Livedoid vasculopathy (LV) is a chronic skin condition characterized by severely painful ulcers that come and go on the legs and feet. LV is caused by thrombosis in the small blood …

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Steve Hur, PhD, is one of five recipients of the Postdoctoral Awards for Research Excellence from the UNC Office of Postdoctoral Affairs in recognition of research promise demonstrated by individual postdoctoral scholars. He will present his research during University Research Week in October.

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UNC BRC faculty members Dr. Stephan Moll (adult hematology) and Dr. Baskin-Miller pediatric Hematology-Oncology) and a former UNC Hematology-Oncology trainee (Dr. Alison Raybould, Richmond, VA)) co-authored a recent New England Journal of Medicine publication of a collaborative investigation documenting an association of adeno virus infection with an anti-platelet-factor-4 (PF4) antibody disorder with severe thrombocytopenia and …

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Click here to read the Special Edition Summer Newsletter 2023

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Yohei Hisada, PhD & Nigel Mackman, PhD have been published in Blood Advances. Their research paper, Tissue factor activates coagulation in mouse models of acute promyelocytic leukemia, measured the biomarkers of activation of coagulation, fibrinolysis, platelet, and bleeding in two mouse models (allograft and xenograft models) of acute promyelocytic leukemia and investigated the effect of …

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Brandi Reeves, MD, received a 5-year NHLBI K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award for a research project evaluating the role of hypoxia inducible factor in myeloproliferative-associated thrombosis.  These awards are judged not only on the merit of the candidate, training plan, and the research proposal, but also on institutional environment and mentoring team.  Her mentoring …

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