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Dr. Stephan Moll coauthored an article published on May 15, 2024 in the New England Journal of Medicine (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc240259 ) expanding on an earlier observation (Warkentin TE et al. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2307721 ) that adenoviral infection can be associated with a clinical picture of severe thrombosis and thrombocytopenia, triggered by antibody formation against platelet factor 4 (PF4), …

The International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) announces Alisa Wolberg, PhD as one of the recipients of its inaugural Outstanding Mentor Award for 2024. The Outstanding Mentor Awards are a new award from the ISTH in 2024, recognizing individuals who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to cultivate and mentor early career professionals in the …

Drs. Ramadas, Trebak, Pawlinski and Sparkenbaugh are co-authors of “Biased agonism of protease-activated receptor-1 regulates thrombo-inflammation in murine sickle cell disease” and their manuscript was accepted in Blood Advances. In this study, they showed that APC inhibition exacerbates thrombin generation, inflammation and end-organ damage in a mouse model of sickle cell disease (SCD), and that APC-PAR1 …

Drs. Hisada, Key, and Mackman are co-authors of “Biomarkers of bleeding and venous thromboembolism in patients with acute leukemia” and their manuscript was accepted by The Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. In this manuscript, they showed that increased extracellular vesicle tissue factor activity is associated with bleeding whereas increased plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels are associated …

2024 Biology Undergraduate Honors Research Symposium – Coag and Fibrinolysis On Wednesday, April 3, 2024 from 2:00-3:30pm, Yesha Patel, Olivia White, and Sophia Dhrolia will be presenting their research in Coker Hall, Room 215. See the attached flyer for details.

Dr. Melissa Caughey and Dr. Matt Karafin was awarded a 3-year R21 grant for the NIBIB Trailblazer Award for Early Stage Investigators titled “Development of a contact-free assay to evaluate stored blood quality using ultrasound viscoelasticity techniques”.

Dean’s Office will provide your proposal Crosstalk Between Coagulation and Inflammation in Coronavirus Infection with Boost funding. The Boost award will provide $25,000 to help sustain current project and obtain preliminary data during the resubmission and review process. Dr. Silvio Antoniak received a UNC School of Medicine Boost Grant to further investigate the recently in …

Dean’s Office will provide proposal Regulation of Coagulation and Thrombosis by C1 Inhibitor with Boost funding. The Boost award will provide $22,771 to help sustain your project and obtain preliminary data during the resubmission and review process.

Notice of Award for a new R01 focused on the role of fibrinogen in thrombosis. The title is: “Novel mechanisms to limit thrombosis by decreasing fibrinogen or suppressing fibrin matrix formation”. The total funds for this award are: $2.9 million. Drs. Rafal Pawlinski and Wolfgang Bergmeier from the BRC are co-investigators.

Nature Cardiovascular Medicine publication written with our Duke colleague Dr. Ammon Fager. Title – Stopping the bleed when platelets don’t stick Journal – Nature Cardiovascular Research DOI – 10.1038/s44161-024-00421-3 View and download PDF

New MPI R01 awarded in the amount of $720,846 from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) project title: Mechanisms of venous thrombosis and renal dysfunction in sickle trait. Abstract: This proposal will use both human blood samples from subjects who are carriers of the sickle cell gene (so-called ‘sickle cell trait’ or …

The Junior Faculty Development Awards are funded by IBM and R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. This award grants $10,000 to support scholarly pursuits over one calendar year. JUNIOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AWARDS FOR 2024 UNC Faculty Award Announcement

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Stephan Moll, MD gets article published in NEJM

ISTH announces Alisa Wolberg, PhD as a recipient of its inaugural Outstanding Mentor Award

Manuscript Accepted by Blood Advances

Manuscript Accepted by The Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

April 3, 2024- Biology Undergraduate Honors Research Symposium

Melissa Caughey, PhD and Matt Karafin, MD awarded NININ Trailblazer Award for Early Stage Investigators Grant

Silvio Antoniak, PhD awarded SOM Boost funding award

Steven Grover, PhD awarded SOM Boost funding award

R01 awarded to Matthew Flick, PhD: Wolfgang Bergmeier, PhD and Rafal Pawlinski, PhD are co-investigators

Nature Cardiovascular Medicine publication, Dougald Monroe, PhD

New MPI R01 awarded to Nigel Key, MD and Rafal Pawlinski, PhD

Yohei Hisada, PhD receives the Junior Faculty Development Award from the UNC Office of Provost