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    Barbara A. Konkle, MD (she/her/hers)

    Professor of Medicine
    University of Washington
    Seattle, Washington, United States

    Barbara A. Konkle, M.D. is a Professor of Medicine in Hematology at the University of Washington in the U.S. and the Research Director at the Washington Center for Bleeding Disorders. She has built a career in clinical and laboratory-based research in disorders of hemostasis, including hemophilia and von Willebrand disease (VWD) and in mentoring trainees and junior faculty in these areas. She has led a number of clinical trials in new therapies for hemophilia, including gene therapy, and in other bleeding disorders. She has a longstanding interest in the genetic diagnosis of bleeding disorders and recently led the MyLifeOurFuture project which genotyped over 11,000 patients and potential genetic carriers of hemophilia in the U.S. She has researched outcomes in hemophilia and VWD, with special interest in the impact of these disorders on women and older individuals. She has received NIH, CDC and industry support for her studies and has published widely in these areas. Dr. Konkle is a member of the Board of Directors of the World Federation of Haemophilia and is a founding Board member of the Foundation for Women and Girls with Blood Disorders.

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