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August 7, 2025

Matthew Karafin, MD MS, published the initial results of his prospective randomized clinical trial in JCI.

Matthew Karafin published the initial results of his prospective randomized clinical trial in JCI. Authors: Matthew S. Karafin, Abby S. Grier, Ross M. Fasano, Anton Ilich, David Wichlan, Ada Chang, Sonjile M. James, Hailly E. Butler, Oleg Kolupaev, Melissa C. Caughey, Daniel Stephenson, Julie A. Reisz, Nigel S. Key, Joshua J. Field, Jane A. Little, Steven L. Spitanik, …

July 25, 2025

Kylie Hutchison, was accepted into the UNC Certificate Program in Translational Medicine

Kylie Hutchison, a rising 2nd year PhD student within the Pathobiology and Translational Science program, was accepted into the UNC Certificate Program in Translational Medicine and selected as 1 of 4 trainees to receive funding from the certificate’s T32 training grant from the National Institute for General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) (NIH T32GM122741). This certificate program provides specialized …

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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).