OC 28 - Factor XIII and Fibrinogen

Moderator(s)

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  Verena Schroeder, PhD

  Research Group Leader, PI, Study Director for the Master in Pharmacy
  University of Bern
  Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  Munira Borhany, MBBS, MCPS, FCPS, FRCP (Edin), FRCPath

  Consultant Haematologist
  Department of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine
  Haemophilia Welfare Society, Karachi
  Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Presentations:

• 14:45 – 15:00 ET

  Released, but not platelet-associated FXIII-A, is associated with crosslinking activity exposed on the platelet membrane
  

  Presenting Author: Yaqiu Sang, PhD – UNC at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Fahad S.M. Alshehri – Aberdeen Cardiovascular & Diabetes Centre, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen

  Co-Author: Claire S. Whyte, PhD (she/her/hers) – Aberdeen Cardiovascular & Diabetes Centre, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen

  Co-Author: Robert H. H. Lee, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Abigail Rene R. Ballard – Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, The University of North Carolina

  Co-Author: Éva Katona, PhD – Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen

  Co-Author: Wolfgang Bergmeier, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Nicola J. J. Mutch, PhD (she/her/hers) – Aberdeen Cardiovascular & Diabetes Centre, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen

  Co-Author: Alisa S. Wolberg, PhD – Univerisity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 15:00 – 15:15 ET

  Neutrophil-derived Factor XIII-A transglutaminase contributes to adipose tissue fibrosis and inflammation in mouse-obesity model
  

  Presenting Author: Fatemeh Soltani – Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University

  Co-Author: Cedric Duval, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Leeds

  Co-Author: Robert A. S. Ariens, PhD – Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

  Co-Author: Mari T. Kaartinen – Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
• 15:30 – 15:45 ET

  The flexible alphaC-connector is important for fibrin fibre integrity but not for fibre strength at low strains
  

  Presenting Author: Timea Feller, PhD – University of Leeds

  Co-Author: Helen R. McPherson – University of Leeds

  Co-Author: Simon D. A. D. Connell – University of Leeds

  Co-Author: Robert A. S. Ariens, PhD – Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
• 15:45 – 16:00 ET

  Exploring Interdomain Interactions Mediated by the Factor XIII Activation Peptide
  

  Presenting Author: Muriel Maurer, PhD – University of Louisville

  Co-Author: Rameesa Syed Mohammed – University of Louisville

  Co-Author: Lianay Gutierrez Luque – University of Louisville