{"id":3729,"date":"2023-03-02T10:10:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T15:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/hematology\/?post_type=ud_entry&#038;p=3729"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:37:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T15:37:53","slug":"nigel-key","status":"publish","type":"ud_entry","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/hematology\/people\/nigel-key\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigel Key, MB, ChB, FRCP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fEo3-HpWldA?html5=1\" title=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>My research interests have ranged from basic laboratory studies of the interactions between cells\/cellular organelles with the coagulation system, to large case-control and prospective cohort studies in bleeding and clotting disorders. 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