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Are you a Researcher or Clinician working on platelets?Outreach events run by platelet researchers
Platelet researchers have run two recent outreach events to highlight our work to members of the public. Skirting Science, University of Bristol Ingeborg Hers, Samantha Moore & Gail Born at the University of Bristol took part in Skirting Science at Churchill Academy, on 28th June 2018. Skirting Science is an award-winning event organised by Soroptimist […]
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 […]
Congratulations to Andreas Wersäll, PhD student of Professor Alastair Poole @BristolPlatelet who passed his PhD viva in May and graduated in July. Andreas also had his PhD paper published. See our website for more info #platelets #proud #research
The @plateletsociety website is now fully functional, so pop along and have a look: There's lots of information available to patients, members of the society and non-members. #Platelets #plateletresearchers #plateletrelateddisaeses
DID YOU KNOW? Manuscripts that have been refereed by journals with an IF of 3+ can be submitted to Platelets without reformatting if accompanied by referee comments and a response to the comments. The Editors will make a decision on the manuscript within 10 DAYS!!! 🎉🙌🏼
A full report on the recent Early Careers Researchers meeting held in Manchester in July is now available Here are photos from the day https://t.co/5yskiyDTJu
Watch for details of future meetings & members of the @plateletsociety receive discounts.
Huge congratulations from everyone in the @plateletsociety to Ingeborg Hers in the School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience at the Uni of Bristol, who has been promoted to a Chair; she is now Professor Ingeborg Hers of Pharmacology and Cell Signalling! @BristolPlatelet