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UNC Blood Research Center member Dougald Monroe is a coauthor along with Maureane Hoffman on a commentary published in Blood. The commentary, EPCR knockout: inflaming the discussion, provides context for the Blood article from the group of Vijay Rao on how reduced EPCR function protects against joint bleeding-induced pathology in hemophilia mice. The commentary discusses …

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SOM / NCTraCS ECBR pilot grant application titled “Measurement of plasma biomarkers to determine the mechanism of the coagulopathy in COVID-19 patients” Funding in the amount of $50,000 will be provided jointly by the School of Medicine and NCTraCS and is for a 12-month period.

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Clinical knowledge about COVID-19-associated coagulopathy, including risk factors for development and how to prevent and manage hypercoagulability and thrombosis, continue to evolve as new data emerge from studies worldwide. Link to article

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Congratulations to Dr. Nigel Mackman for the September 2019 ATVB Cover Award! Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB) An award for the best cover of the previous year will be given at the ATVB Annual Conference held in the Spring. The covers are available at both Facebook and Twitter (@atvbahajournals) as well as below. Link …

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The Kenneth M. Brinkhous Early Career Investigator Prize in Thrombosis recognizes outstanding endeavors by new investigators in fundamental and applied research in Thrombosis including the mechanism, detection, treatment, and prevention of thrombotic disorders. Evaluating the Impact of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Transfusion on Bleeding and Thrombosis in the Setting of Anti-Platelet Therapy Robert H Lee | …

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Treatment with Blood Thinners Improves Survival in Sickest Covid-19 Patients – Dr. Stephan Moll (Physician’s Weekly)

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Congratulations to Dr. Nigel Key, Director, UNC Blood Research Center, his work published in Haemophilia was among the top 10% downloaded papers in the 12 months following online publication Link to article: How to discuss gene therapy for haemophilia? A patient and physician perspective

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Jane Little, MD, professor of medicine in the division of hematology and member of the UNC Blood Research Center, has received an Innovation Pilot Award from the UNC Center for Health Innovation for “OneSCD UNC: Improving Care for People with Sickle Cell Disease in North Carolina.” William Scheidler, MD, assistant professor in the department of …

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UNC Blood Research Center member Dougald Monroe along with Keith Neeves of the University of Colorado in Denver are investigators on a newly funded NIH NHLBI grant. The grant, R01HL151984, which was awarded four years of funding is titled An integrated computational and experimental approach to understanding the hemostatic response during treatment of bleeding. These …

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Congratulations to Jean Marie Mwiza, a graduate research assistant in Dr. Bergmeier’s Lab, for recently receiving a prestigious predoctoral fellowship from AHA.  Jean Marie’s fellowship provides stipend support for 2 years for his project, titled “Determining the Platelet Signaling Pathway(s) Critical in Venous Thrombosis Pathogenesis”.

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Nigel Key, MD, the Harold R. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Pathology and director of the UNC Blood Research Center published a study that identifies the intrinsic coagulation pathway as a potential target to prevent thrombotic and inflammatory complications after RBC transfusion. The article “Red blood cell microvesicles activate the contact system, leading to …

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Nigel S. Key, MB, ChB, FRCP Nigel Key, MB ChP FRCP, the Harold R. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Pathology and director of the UNC Blood Research Center (BRC) has published important findings on the mechanism of thrombin generation induced by stored red blood cells (sRBC). In a recent study, first author Denis Noubouossie, …

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