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Dr. Aleksei Martianov (PI: Dr. Wolfgang Bergmeier) was awarded the Richard T. Silver, MD Abstract Achievement Award for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs). He will give an oral presentation entitled “Platelet priming in MPN triggers pro-thrombotic intermediate affinity state in αIIbβ3 integrin” on Sunday December 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM in Room W304-EFGH. Dr. Nirupama Ramadas (PI: …

On October 7, the Pathobiology and Translational Science graduate program had their annual student symposium. BRC trainees presented posters (YJ Choi – Wolberg Lab, Claire Reist – Flick Lab) and one gave a talk (Kylie Hutchison – Sparkenbaugh Lab). Alisa Wolberg, Steve Hur, and Erica were BRC faculty in attendance. We also had several postdocs, …

Nirupama Ramadas had a review paper published in RPTH “Emerging pathways in thromboinflammation of sickle cell disease: novel findings in disease pathogenesis” Sickle cell disease (SCD) is increasingly recognized as a chronic thromboinflammatory disorder, marked by persistent intravascular hemolysis, sustained endothelial activation, and multicellular aggregate formation. Free hemoglobin and heme act as damage-associated molecular patterns, …

Ana Sachetto PhD is chair of the UNC Postdoctoral Association The PDA is a social and collaborative space where postdoc volunteers come together to discuss relevant issues and try to find ways to improve the postdoc experience for the 800-1000 postdocs on UNC campus at any given time. Our main goals are to foster …

Mackman Lab Publishes Two Articles https://www.rpthjournal.org/article/S2475-0379(25)00331-0/fulltext https://www.rpthjournal.org/article/S2475-0379(25)00340-1/fulltext “Optimization of a Western blot protocol for the detection of low levels of tissue factor in human cells” The tissue factor (TF)/activated factor VII complex is the major activator of the coagulation system. TF is expressed by a variety of cells, including activated monocytes and tumor cells. …

Meghana Malempati was awarded a UNC Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program is one of many programs administered through the OUR, and it is designed to enhance the educational experience of undergraduates by engaging them in research opportunities. We expect to make about 60 individual awards each summer. SURF …

Ana Sachetto PhD was awarded a Top Poster Award and Early Career Travel Award at ISTH 2025 Congress Each year, the ISTH Congress Scientific Committee rewards abstracts of outstanding quality and provides the submitting author with a Travel Award to attend the ISTH Congress. Three categories of Travel Award are distributed: Early Career Awards (165 awards), …

Jane Little, MD, awarded RO1 from NIH Hypoxemia with Sleep in Sickle Cell Anemia-Prevalence, Clinical and Cellular Impact & Response to Therapy: A Multi-Site Prospective Study Accessing New Collaborative Pathways Sickle cell disease (SCD) arises from a gain-of function mutation of hemoglobin (Hb) in which deoxygenated sickle hemoglobin (deoxy-HbS) polymerizes, resulting in rigid, adhesive, and fragile red blood cells (RBCs) …

Alexandra Jane Borst, Clinical Associate Professor, and other team members awarded a large NIH U54 grant which is to support a rare-disease research consortium for vascular anomalies. It has many components and CHOP is the coordinating center, Borst is a PI for one of the main clinical projects, “Developing a Natural History Registry and Biorepository …

Emily Grace Clark, mentored by Dr. Matthew Flick, received an F31 award, “Disrupting the Fibrin Shield to Combat Staphylococcus aureus BloodstreamInfections.”

UNC Hem/Onc Fellow Sam Short, MD and collaborators/mentors from the REGARDS study published two papers in JTH about stroke risk in atrial fibrillation. Improving stroke risk prediction in atrial fibrillation with circulating biomarkers: the CHA2DS2-VASc–Biomarkers model (DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2025.06.007) Circulating biomarkers and ischemic stroke risk in adults with atrial fibrillation taking anticoagulation: the Reasons for Geographic And Racial …

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BRC November 2025 Newsletter

Three postdoctoral fellows in the BRC have received recognition from the American Society of Hematology.

Pathobiology and Translational Science graduate program had their annual student symposium

Nirupama Ramadas PhD had a paper published in RPTH

Ana Sachetto PhD is chair of the UNC Postdoctoral Association

Mackman Lab Publishes Two Articles

Meghana Malempati was awarded a UNC Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF).

Ana Sachetto PhD was awarded a Top Poster Award and Early Career Travel Award at ISTH 2025 Congress

Jane Little, MD, awarded RO1

Alexandra Jane Borst awarded a large NIH U54 grant

Emily Grace Clark received an F31 award, “Disrupting the Fibrin Shield to Combat Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections.”

Sam Short, MD and collaborators/mentors from the REGARDS study published two papers in JTH about stroke risk in atrial fibrillation.