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 …
December 14, 2021
Publication News! “Hypofibrinogenemia with preserved hemostasis and protection from thrombosis in mice with a Fga truncation mutation” Woosuk Steve Hur, PhD of the Flick Laboratory is the first author of a manuscript accepted for publication in Blood In this collaborative study involving several UNC BRC labs (Flick, Bergmeier and Wolberg), Hur et al., determined the impact of …
October 1, 2021
Congratulations to Yi Yang, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Flick Laboratory! American Pancreatic Association has selected Yi Yang, PhD for the APA 2021 Young Investigator Award! The review committee was impressed by his pancreas research and will promote his professional growth at the APA 2021 Annual Meeting. Yi Yang, PhD (Flick …
September 14, 2021
Dr. Silvio Antoniak is part of a multidisciplinary investigator team on a newly funded collaborative NIH-NIEHS R01 under the lead of PI James C. Bonner (NCSU) and investigators Dr. Christine K. Payne and Dr. Loretta G. Que both at Duke University. Project Narrative: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are engineered nanoparticles with numerous applications. Their expanding …
September 10, 2021
Alisa S. Wolberg, PhD, has been selected to deliver the Sol Sherry Distinguished Lecture in Thrombosis at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in November, 2021. The Sol Sherry Lectureship honors the founder of the original AHA Council on Thrombosis. The Sherry Lecture is one of three Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB) named lectures presented …
September 10, 2021
Dr. Steven Grover has been selected as on of the top reviewers for ATVB in 2021. He will be recognized during the ATVB Journal Editorial Board Meeting in November 2021. The ATVB journal relies on the time and effort of many dedicated reviewers. Among these many individuals, the journal recognizes those that have made extraordinary …
August 30, 2021
UNC Blood Research Center’s contribution to research~ BRC member and Conference organizer Dr. Matthew Flick will Chair the conference being held February 6-11, 2022. Plasminogen Activation and Extracellular Proteolysis, Gordon Research Conference Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets of Extracellular Proteolysis in Human Disease February 6 – 11, 2022 Apply Now Chairs Matthew Flick and Tetsumei …
August 18, 2021
Drs. Matthew Flick, PhD and Alisa Wolberg, PhD of the UNC Blood Research and faculty within the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have been awarded a $2.3 million, 4-year R01 grant from the NIH-NHBLI to investigate the mechanisms by which the plasminogen activation system and the blood clotting protein fibrinogen affect the pathogenesis of …
August 10, 2021
Congratulations to Robert Lee, PhD Dr. Lee was awarded a 2-year basic science grant from the Ehlers-Danlos Society entitled “Investigating Intrinsic Platelet Dysfunction in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome”. The main objective of the project is to understand the contribution of impaired platelet function to bleeding in Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a group of inherited connective tissue disorders with …
July 26, 2021
Public Health Webinar Series on Blood Disorders BRINGING SCIENCE INTO PRACTICE The Division of Blood Disorders is proud to offer this webinar series, providing evidence-based information on new research, emerging issues of interest in blood disorders, as well as innovative approaches to collaboration. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in 2021: Diagnosis and Advances in Treatment August 19, …
July 15, 2021
A Multi-center Prospective Cohort Study in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease suggests that infusion centers give faster, more patient-centered symptom relief for people with sickle cell disease. Efforts ongoing to apply these lessons locally! 269 people with Sickle cell disease, followed at 4 US sites, were evaluated for treatment outcomes after being seen for management …
June 17, 2021
Congratulations Tina Abrams for being honored twice at the Department of Pediatrics Award Day. Tina was honored for her stellar research presentation at the Day of Scholarship in May. She earned the award for Best Basic Science Presentation as well Best Overall Research. Tina is currently part of Dr. Rafal Pawlinski’s Lab in the UNC …