Tuesday 13th October saw the Platelet Society joining with researchers, clinicians and patients from across the world to recognise World Thrombosis Day Marking the anniversary of the birth of Rudolph Virchow, one of the founders of the study of thrombosis, World Thrombosis Day aims to raise awareness of this important disease and to highlight the […]
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Monday 12th October saw the Platelet Society hold its 2020 AGM. In a year where Covid-19 has caused widespread disruption to all aspects of our lives, the Society reflected on how this has affected our members and their research. The cancellation of the Birmingham Velo, a major fundraiser for the Society, means that we, like […]
The Platelet Society has joined in with National Post-doc Appreciation week (21st – 25th September) and has been spotlighting the amazing post-docs we have as members of the Society.See all their smiling faces on our Twitter Feed!https://twitter.com/plateletsociety/status/1308110173651828737
ECR virtual meeting.Following on from our first virtual meeting of Platelet Society early Career Researchers, Dr Kirk Taylor has written a brief meeting report.See the report here.
Platelet Society ECR Working Group In a recent ECR survey, we asked you what you wanted from the Society. 60% of respondents said that they would like to see additional activities from the society. Activities that people would like to see include: announcements/notice board/blog Webinars Mentoring/career development opportunities Socials Skills repository In response to this […]
The Platelet Society Virtual Early Career Researcher Meeting Thursday 3rd September 13:00 to 16:00 BST There is now just 1 week to go before our Virtual Early Career Researchers meeting. Make sure you register in plenty of time to be a part of this meeting. Register now: https://bit.ly/ECR_2020 Meeting programme: Virtual ECR programme
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 […]
In light of the recent developments across Europe regarding the Covid-19 pandemic, the Platelet Society has been monitoring the situation carefully and reviewing our forthcoming events. It is currently uncertain how quickly our lives will be able to return to some form of normality and when it will be feasible to hold meetings again. We […]
Platelet Society members had the opportunity to attend the Northern Vascular Biology Forum (NVBF) meeting hosted by Sheffield Hallam University in December.The NVBF is made up of 12 Universities in the North of England, and northern vascular scientists attend every year to showcase their research.This year, Dr Sarah Jones chaired the first session and Professor […]
The Platelet Society has secured a number of places at the highly sought after Velo – Birmingham & Midlands cycle event. Being held on Sunday 21st June 2020, Velo is a 100 mile cycle road around the West Midlands on closed roads. It is a great day out and hopefully we should be able to […]