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Mackman to give the Jeffrey M. Hoeg Lecture at ATVB Spring Meeting

November 11, 2013
Nigel Mackman, PhD, FAHA, is the John Parker Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology. He is also Associate Director of the UNC McAllister Heart Institute. He will give the honorary lecture at the 2011 Spring Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology meeting in April. Click here to read...

Newly approved blood thinner may increase susceptibility to some viral infections

October 16, 2013
A study by the Mackman Lab at the University of North Carolina uncovers some potential dangers for users of the blood thinner Pradaxa™. Click here to read the full article.

Protective and pathological clots

April 17, 2013
Dr Nigel Mackman directs the UNC McAllister Heart Institute. In an engaging interview, he describes some of the seminal findings he has made in his 25-year career through explorations of the role of tissue factor in blood clotting in health and disease. Click here to read the full interview.

Pathways of thrombosis

April 17, 2013
Researchers from the Mackman laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are studying an essential gene in search of new and better anticoagulant therapies to reduce the incidence of vein thrombosis Click here to read the full article.