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Supporting Research and Education of Platelet Related Diseases (PRDs).
Platelet Lab Link-Up Challenge Launched
The Platelet Society is launching a challenge to all members and their friends and family.Can we walk, run and cycle the distance between all the labs of Platelet Society members in the UK!Just the short distance of 2625 Km!Want to take up the challenge? Find out more on our Platelet Lab Link-Up page and get […]
Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia (GT) – A Personal Story
Tanya is aged 52 and has Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia (GT), an inherited platelet disorder. She is married and works part time as a nurse specialist. Patients with GT have normal numbers of platelets, but their platelets do not function properly as they lack a key substance which makes platelets stick together to stop bleeding. Tanya’s Story […]
Platelet Labs Link Up: Week 3
This week's amazing efforts means we are well beyond our initial plans; we have already visited Milan, & so the challenge for the final week – can we get to Santiago and then all the way back to Reading? Find out more: https://t.co/rANwD8eTuU
Platelet Lab Link Up: Week 2 has seen us maintain our progress & achieve another 1793 Km towards our target! We have now visited all of the UK Platelet Society members' labs & are making big inroads towards our European members labs. https://t.co/qjz5UH0AVP Keep up the good work!
Enjoy your bank holiday with a #BloodandBone seminar by our vice-Chair, Steve Thomas! @drstev1et will be talking about using advanced microscopy to understand cytoskeletal function in platelets and megakaryocytes. Enjoy your day off, and Steve's talk! #platelets #workinginthesun
Tune in today for a talk from our very own Chair of the @plateletsociety Executive Committee, Prof Jon Gibbins! He will be presenting "The happy tale of an orhpan connexin". More @plateletsociety members are scheduled to present at future Blood & Bone seminars; keep an eye out!
UPDATE – After a flying start we have decided to go to Milan, at least virtually anyway, via the labs of Platelet Society members in Maastricht, Paris & Pavia. Our new target distance 4446 km by 8 June! Find out more: https://t.co/A6f8XbduUU
