Welcome to the Platelet Society website.
Supporting Research and Education of Platelet Related Diseases (PRDs).
Giordano’s Marathon – One Month to Go!
Marathon Progress update – 4 weeks to go… August went quite well. I managed to keep at bay my injuries. I did not resolve them, but I have learnt to live with them. This is a really important part of preparing for a big run, cycle, or other physical event. Its naive to think you […]
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 […]
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Fantastic post-doc opportunity for a BHF-funded project studying zinc fluctuations in platelets. Deadline 1st November 2021.
https://jobs.aru.ac.uk/vacancy/postdoctoral-research-fellow-447844.html
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Exciting to see that @attendECTH will be hosted in person in Ghent next month.
Are you a Platelet Society member and attending?
If so, we’d love for you to write a short piece about your experience of going back to in-person meetings.
#PlateletECR
Just in- a new donation from @LabmedicsUK to support our #LondonMarathon runner Giordano!
Check them out for their wide array of platelet function tests, which will accelerate your research.
Can you sponsor to get him across the line?
#RunGioRun
https://plateletsociety.co.uk/london-marathon-2021-sponsors-labmedics/
Are you feeling competitive?
Want to see if you can achieve a marathon distance in September?
Sign up to the latest platelet society challenge here: https://plateletsociety.co.uk/marathon-2021/giordanos-marathon-get-involved/
All we ask is that you chip in to help Giordano across the finish line.
On your marks… #RunGioRun
Huge thanks to @3i_inc for their generous marathon!
Check them out to see how their microscopy and imaging solutions could accelerate your research!
Please also consider sponsoring Giordano to get him over the finish line.
#RunGioRun
https://plateletsociety.co.uk/london-marathon-2021-sponsors-3i/
