Congratulations to Professor Ingeborg Hers and Andreas Wersäll at the University of Bristol. Ingeborg was recently promoted to a Chair position; her full title is now Professor of Pharmacology and Cell Signalling. Andreas Wersäll, PhD student of Professor Alastair Poole at the University of Bristol, passed his PhD viva in May and graduated in July. Andreas also […]
A full report on the recent Early Careers Researchers meeting held in Manchester in July is now available. Remember to look out for details of future meetings and that members of the society will receive discounted rates for these meetings. Photos from the day can be found on our Flickr page.
On the 1st of July 2018 four brave members of the platelet community travelled to Corvara in the Dolomite mountains in north eastern Italy to take place in one of the world’s toughest mass participation events in the cycling calendar; the Maratona does Dolomites. Over a distance of 138 km 12,000 competitors traverse 7 mountain […]
The Platelet Society Early Career Research Meeting on 13th July 2018 was a great success! A big thank you to our sponsors, the career experts & finally to the attendees without their participation & enthusiasm this meeting would not have been possible. Congratulations to Dr K Taylor who was awarded with the best oral communication […]
Many congratulations to Pip Nicolson, Alastair Poole, Dannie Seddon and our chairman Khalid Naseem on successfully completing the Maratona dles Dolomites Sportive on the 1st July. More details and info to follow. Don’t forget you can still donate to the platelet society! https://mydonate.bt.com/events/plateletsocietysportive/466725
Congratulations to Dr Steve Thomas from the University of Birmingham and Platelet Society committee member, who has been promoted to Senior Lecturer.
Details of an exciting new position for a Cardiovascular Professor working within the Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE) and the Birmingham Platelet Group.
Read about the challenges faced by Tanya on living day to day with Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia Read about the challenges faced by Tanya on living day to day with Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia
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 4th EUPLAN conference: will be held in Bruges, Belgium (September 19-21 2018) – organizer Hans Deckmyn, Karen Vanhoorelbeke and Simon De Meyer. Click here for further information and registration on the Congress website. Preliminary program and registration rates will be available soon. Registration will open January 15. Abstract submission opens on April 15.