Dr. Ali Amirkhosravi, Principal Scientist at the Florida Center for Thrombosis Research has been awarded a 2-year Grant-in-Aid by the American Heart Association. Dr. Amirkhosravi will study the mechanisms of coagulation activation and thrombosis induced by immune complexes.
A paper written by scientists at the Florida Hospital Center for Thrombosis Research titled "Anti-CD40L immune complexes potently activate platelets in vitro and cause thrombosis in FCGR2A transgenic mice" has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Immunology.
Dr. John Francis will be presenting a lecture entitled "Laboratory Assessment of Platelet Function" at the upcoming Symposium on Bleeding & Thrombosis presented by Midwest Coag Hemostasis and Thrombosis Laboratories on May 6-7, 2010.
Alane Drexler, Research Nurse Coordinator in the Center for Thrombosis Research was invited to give the Keynote Address at the Campus Research Program of the Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, TN on April 20th. Alane's topic was "Go Out and Research".
Dr. John Francis, Director of the Florida Hospital Center for Thrombosis Research, presented two papers at the 5th International Conference on Thrombosis and Hemostasis issues in Cancer. The meeting was held in Stresa, Italy on April 23-25.
