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Clot Chat Series 1 – Trailer Launched
Clot Chat series 1 is almost here!! Over Christmas we have been busy beavering away interviewing platelet scientists, editing videos late into the night and having lengthy scheduling meetings….. But its almost time for us to launch series 1 of Clot Chat – interviews and discussions with you, the membership of the Society, about things […]
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Christmas 2020
2020 has been quite a year, with many challenges on us at both a personal and professional level. However, there are glimmers of hope and the Platelet Society looks forward to 2021! Our annual meeting, hosted by Keele, will be be on line in 2021, but the organisers, led by Alan Harper, are putting together […]
Keele 2021 – Abstract submission open
December 1st sees the opening of abstract submission for the Platelet Society annual meeting. Due to ongoing covid restrictions, the meeting will be held online and hosted by Dr Alan Harper at Keele University. The meeting will include an Early Career Researcher day and two days of talks and discussions. Being online, it is hoped […]
World Thrombosis Day
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 […]
Platelet Society AGM
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 […]
Thanking our post-docs!
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 – report

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.
ECR Working Group

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 […]
Last few days to register for our online ECR meeting
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
Platelet Lab Link-Up Challenge Launched

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 […]