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Supporting Research and Education of Platelet Related Diseases (PRDs).
Report on Cambridge Platelet Society Meeting
With the college motto translating as “May your journey be successful”, there was perhaps no more apt place to hold the first full meeting of The Platelet Society than Jesus College, University of Cambridge. Upon arrival at the venue success seemed assured, as the conference hall was already bustling with a sea of familiar, friendly […]
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 […]
The 2019 ECTH was held in Glasgow last month, and included two special Platelet Society sessions for PhD students and early career researchers. Dr Alex Bye, from the @RdgPlateletLabs , attended the meeting and wrote a report for us: #platelets
The next e-newsletter will shortly be arriving in @plateletsociety members inboxes, but if you can't wait, here is one of the news items....Dr @alan_gs_harper's report on the first Platelet Society meeting in Cambridge: #Platelets #societyreport
BSHT annual meeting - Birmingham 23-24 January 2020
Please send in your abstracts - Deadline 1st November 2019
We're getting ready this morning for our first Platelet Society Research Committee meeting with newly elected members, @Dr_KTaylor, @AmandaUnsworth1, @alan_gs_harper, Ilaria Canobbio & Carly Kempster; welcome on board, we're sure you will bring a lot to the Committee! #Platelets
Congratulations to Platelet Society member @drmelchan for her #plenarypaper in @plateletjournal on light transmission aggregation assays
Here she is proudly showing her framed paper sent to her by @plateletjournal. Well done Mel! #Platelets https://t.co/35NIk2nPig
Not all light transmission aggregation assays are created equal: qualitative differences between light transmission and 96-well plate aggregometry
(2018). Not all light transmission aggregation assays are created equal: qualitative differences between light transmission and 96-well plate aggregom...
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