{"id":70422,"date":"2026-03-17T12:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=70422"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:10:46","slug":"mofiyin-obadina-and-erica-sparkenbaugh-awarded-50k-for-project-on-sickle-cell-disease-in-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/mofiyin-obadina-and-erica-sparkenbaugh-awarded-50k-for-project-on-sickle-cell-disease-in-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Mofiyin Obadina and Erica Sparkenbaugh Awarded $50k for Project on Sickle Cell Disease in Pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39559\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 196px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-39559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/01\/erica-sparkenbaugh.jpeg\" alt=\"Erica Sparkenbaugh, PhD\" width=\"186\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/01\/erica-sparkenbaugh.jpeg 285w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/01\/erica-sparkenbaugh-214x300.jpeg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Erica Sparkenbaugh, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48207\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 204px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48207 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/12\/Mofiyinfoluwa-Obadina-e1607301088170.jpg\" alt=\"Mofiyinfoluwa Obadina\" width=\"194\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/12\/Mofiyinfoluwa-Obadina-e1607301088170.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/12\/Mofiyinfoluwa-Obadina-e1607301088170-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Mofiyinfoluwa Obadina, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Mofiyin Obadina, MD, and Erica Sparkenbaugh, PhD, assistant professors in the Division of Hematology and the UNC Blood Research Center, received $50,000 from NC TRaCS for their TTSA proposal entitled, \u201cHypoxemia-Induced Platelet Activation in Sickle Cell Disease Pregnancy: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">This award supports the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations and projects. Here, Dr. Obadina and Dr. Sparkenbaugh will explore the effect of nocturnal hypoxemia on aberrant platelet activation and adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with sickle cell disease. This funding covers the 12-month Phase I of their trial, with the goal of identifying mechanisms and therapeutic targets that could improve care for this high-risk population.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mofiyin Obadina, MD, and Erica Sparkenbaugh, PhD, assistant professors in the Division of Hematology and the UNC Blood Research Center, received $50,000 from NC TRaCS for their TTSA proposal entitled, \u201cHypoxemia-Induced Platelet Activation in Sickle Cell Disease Pregnancy: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets.\u201d This award supports the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations and projects. 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