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Congratulations- R01 awarded to Dr. Maria Aleman (PI), R01 was awarded on a $2 million (direct costs only) 5-year R01 grant; funding period (2020-2025). Scientific team includes outstanding scientists and collaborators, Co-Investigators Dr. Raj Kasthuri and Dr. Daniel Dominguez (not pictured). Institute: NIH/NIDDK (1R01DK124773-01) Title: Iron-sensitive RNA regulation during erythropoiesis PI: Maria Aleman PhD (Pharmacology); …

International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis The results have been tallied in the runoff election for the Society’s next Secretary General. Nigel Key has secured the majority of votes, and will serve in the role for the 2020-2023 term. Congratulations Dr. Key! ISTH Website

“Given his interest and engagement in space travel and risk of thrombosis (we reported here: Link to article, UNC Department of Medicine, Dr. Moll has been invited to give a presentation at the upcoming meeting of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in Nov 2020 entitled “The Potential of Telepresence to Transform Future …

Dr. Stephan Moll, UNC Hematology and member of the UNC Blood Research Center published a clinical educational article last week entitled “How I Treat: Unexplained Arterial Thromboembolism”, following an invitation by the Blood Journal of the American Society of Hematology. The article nicely bridges hematology, vascular medicine, neurology, cardiology and general medicine, discussing the existing …

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 …

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.

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

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 …

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 | …

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

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

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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R01 awarded to Dr. Maria Aleman (PI), Dr. Raj Kasthuri and Dr. Daniel Dominguez (Co-Is) Title: Iron-sensitive RNA regulation during erythropoiesis

Congratulations to Dr. Nigel Key Elected ISTH Secretary General- 2020-2023 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis

The Ultimate Telemedicine: Stephan Moll Helps Treat Astronaut’s Blood Clot During NASA Mission

Dr. Stephan Moll, Blood Journal of ASH published: “How I Treat: Unexplained Arterial Thromboembolism”

UNC Blood Research Center member Dougald Monroe is a coauthor along with Maureane Hoffman on a commentary published in Blood.

SOM/NCTraCS ECBR Pilot Grant Funded! Dr. Nigel Key and Dr. Nigel Mackman

ASH Clinical News: Coagulation Dysregulation

Award for best ATVB cover of the year – Dr. Nigel Mackman

Kenneth M. Brinkhous Early Career Investigator Award Winner, Robert H. Lee, PhD

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

Dr. Nigel Key has one of the top 10% downloaded papers!

Little, Scheidler Receive Innovation Pilot Award