Category: Hematology
Rare Clotting Disorder May Cloud the World’s Hopes For AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Nigel S. Key, MB, ChB, FRCP An article published in Science recognizes new concerns about the safety of the AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, as an explanation gains ground for the unusual strokes and clotting disorders recorded in at least 30 recipients. Nigel Key, MD, the Harold R. Roberts Distinguished Professor in the division of hematology commented on the need to alert doctor … Read more
Should You Be Concerned About Blood Clots, Bleeding and the AZ-Vaccine?
David Wohl, MD, and Stephan Moll, MD While millions of people in dozens of countries have received the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine with few reports of ill effects, and its prior testing in tens of thousands of people found it to be safe, the vaccine is being investigated. A New York Times article explains the decision to pause the vaccine in European countries, with concerns about … Read more
Ellsworth Receives ASH Research Restart Award
Patrick Ellsworth, MD, assistant professor in the division of hematology in the UNC Department of Medicine, received a new ASH Research Restart Award to help ensure research continuity and workforce stability during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patrick Ellsworth, MD The American Society of Hematology (ASH) announced that 19 talented early-career investigators will receive critical fun … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: February 1 – February 28, 2021
Division of Cardiology Matthew Cavender, MD, received a grant from the NHLBI via the UNC Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) for “Team Proposal: Utilization of Machine Learning Techniques to Identify Clinical and Genetic Determinants of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease.” Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Andrew Moon, MD, MPH, and Louise Henderson, PhD, professor of r … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: January 1 – January 31, 2021
Division of General Medicine Seth Berkowitz, MD, received a new, five-year R01 grant to broaden clinical studies of medically-tailored meal delivery. Division of Hematology Erica Sparkenbaugh, MD, was awarded a five-year, $2 million R01 grant from NIH-NHLBI to evaluate whether activation of beneficial PAR1 signaling can attenuate the chronic pro-coagulant state of sickle cell dis … Read more
COVID-19 Vaccination While on a Blood Thinner
Stephan Moll, MD Clot Connect, a clearinghouse for Information about blood clots (DVT/PE) and clotting disorders (thrombophilia) provided as a public service by the University of North Carolina Blood Research Center, published a blog by Stephan Moll, MD, featuring guidance on COVID-19 vaccination for people on blood thinners. Read more from the UNC Health and UNC School of Medici … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: December 1 – December 31, 2020
Division of Hematology Nigel Mackman, PhD, FAHA, received an R35 grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the NIH to fund the study “Tissue factor-dependent coagulation in thrombosis and immune responses.” Division of Infectious Diseases Jessica Lin, MD, MSCR, received an NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R21 grant for “Plasmodium ovale hy … Read more
Fellows Match to the Department of Medicine
While the pandemic made this year particularly challenging for fellowship recruitment efforts and interviews, a series of videos showing each program’s strengths was a creative solution, introducing viewers to faculty and current fellows, with a brief glimpse into what it might be like to join the program. And although it was impossible to replicate the experience of visiting in- … Read more
UNC Research Highlighted by American Society of Hematology at Virtual Annual Meeting
William Wood, MD, and Nigel Key, MD William Wood, MD, professor of medicine in the division of hematology, and Nigel Key, MD, the Harold R. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Medicine, authored abstracts that were highlighted at American Society of Hematology press events. Alisa Wolberg, PhD, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, served as the scientific co-chair of the … Read more
Mackman Receives R35 NHLB Seven-Year Grant to Study Mechanisms in Thrombosis
Nigel Mackman, PhD, FAHA, has received an R35 grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the NIH. This grant is for seven-year study with a total budget of $6 million. The grant will fund “Tissue factor-dependent coagulation in thrombosis and immune responses,” studying the mechanisms of thrombosis in cancer and viral infections, including influenza A infection and … Read more
Patients With Blood Cancers Especially Vulnerable To COVID-19 Infections
William Wood, MD Medical Research.com interviewed William Wood, MD, associate professor in the division of hematology, about an outcome report published in the American Society of Hematology’s Blood Advances. The report describes the first 250 cases of patients with hematologic malignancy and COVID-19 that were entered into the ASH Research Collaborative COVID-19 Registry. Find … Read more
Strayhorn Recognized in Carolina Care Highlight
Martha Dell Strayhorn, MPH, FNP-C Martha Dell Strayhorn, MPH, FNP-C, nurse practitioner in the division of hematology, was recognized in a UNC Health Carolina Care Highlight. Here’s what one of Strayhorn’s patients said about her: “Dell Strayhorn is a treasure. Always prepared, always well-informed, always positive and cheerful. Excellent with follow-up–if she promises to follow- … Read more