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.
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) announced that 19 talented early-career investigators will receive critical funding to support their resumption of research that was paused amid pandemic-related shutdowns and uncertainty. These researchers have each been awarded up to $50,000 through the new ASH Research Restart Award, developed by the Society to address the urgent and time-sensitive need to support researchers in continuing or resuming high-impact research disrupted by the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Patrick Ellsworth, MD, clinical instructor in the division of hematology in the UNC Department of Medicine, received an ASH Research Restart Award to continue his study of the interaction of coagulation proteins with endothelium in bleeding disorders and sickle cell disease.
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