Kim Thomas
@kim_thomas_phd
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immunologist dabbling in transfusion medicine🩸 ~ budding platelet afficionado ~ 🐾dog lover & 🧶 bar knitter
Denver, CO
Joined February 2012
My ride or die science partner taking the Biorheology SSC at #ISTH2024 by STORM! Strong work @SMSheaLab 😁
Dr Shea should need no introduction - but she gets one - as a superstar true translational scientist bridging biorheology, trauma, hemostasis and thrombosis. Presenting now at the #ISTH2024 SSC. @PittTTMRC labs thriving under her leadership! @isth @PittTweet @PittSurgery
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Registration deadline EXTENDED until May 15!! You can still register for the International Cell Culture Under Flow Meeting taking place at Northwestern University, Chicago.
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Had a great time seeing old friends, spending some long-overdue quality time with my grad school mentor @LJustement, & sharing our work on cold-stored PLT & immune function at #AAI2024! Thanks @ImmunologyAAI for good weather & views. Now to get home to my concerned looking doggo!
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Congrats @MichaelOAlberti & @Heme_Team! You are to be commended on your fantastic choice of GIFs in addition to your scientific contributions 😁
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Really happy to finally share this with the world! Thanks to my science-ride-or-die @SMSheaLab, @PhilSpinellaMD, and our amazing collaborators in the @dalessandrolab, and the team at @JTHjournal. excited to continue working on this story! #plateletparty
Cold-stored #platelets maintain hemostatic activity for ~3 weeks of storage, incl. thrombus formation under physiological flow & phenotypic and functional profile of these cold-stored platelets ▶️ taurine metabolism. https://t.co/8iWzZ8Xfw5
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Honored to be presenting with @nicola_curry @gael_beverley & covering an important topic we are all passionate about!
New webinar added to the calendar for August 30: Hemostasis in Trauma and Critical Illness. Join @SMSheaLab and @nicola_curry with @gael_beverley moderating. Don't miss it: https://t.co/FADUfX0QpP
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Check out this excellent review for an overview of the experimental models available to study the endothelium during trauma coagulopathy👨🔬🩸🔬 @126Liam @JerryAbuHanna1 @nicola_curry
https://t.co/UA6IhnwAkQ
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Had our first lab member birthday celebration 🎉 Happy Birthday Alisha! Wishing you much laughter in the year to come & we are very lucky you chose to join our team 😁 #ThomasLab #PlateletParty #VRI
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If you have a minute, read this! thanks for sharing @peiferlabunc
The first talk in the Keynote Session for the Cell Contact and Adhesion @GordonConf is by Martin Schwartz. While i'll respect GRC rules and note share any of his cool new data, I will remind folks that he is MOST famous for teaching us about stupidity
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"A robust #blood supply relies on the generosity of people who donate their blood. This opportunity is gradually being extended to people who have been excluded in the past" #transfusion #donateblood New Editorial (free to read w/ registration)
thelancet.com
People who donate blood help to save millions of peoples’ lives every year. This altruistic act is celebrated annually on June 14th during World Blood Donor Day, on the anniversary of Karl Landstei...
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First of hopefully many studies coming out of our lab-based effort to support the Chilled Platelet Study (CHIPS) trial: https://t.co/DBdgnjvpfS
@kim_thomas_phd @PhilSpinellaMD
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Background Platelet concentrates (PLT) can be manufactured using a combination of apheresis collection devices and suspension media (plasma or platelet additive solution (PAS)). It is unclear how...
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Transcriptional drifts associated with enviro changes in #endothelial cells out in @eLife - w support of the brilliant @ArispeLab we describe changes from in-vivo to in-vitro - what does culture do? and how can we 'rescue' the artificial culture enviro? https://t.co/awxi61TlgN
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The June issue is online now. On the cover is an article by @CterminiPhD @mary_munson4 & Vivian Chang @UCLAJCCC @UMassChan_BMB @fredhutch detailing how letter reviewers, requesters, and writers can make letters of recommendation a more equitable tool to evaluate scientists 1/4
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And I am excited to be your newest faculty member! The Alberti Lab (@Heme_Team🩸) is accepting students interested in rotating and learning more about blood cancers and animal models.
We are thrilled to announce Dr. Michael Alberti as our newest faculty member! The Alberti lab studies the genetic and molecular basis of splicing factor gene mutations in the initiation, development, & progression of clonal hematopoiesis and myeloid malignancies. @michaeloalberti
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We are thrilled to announce Dr. Michael Alberti as our newest faculty member! The Alberti lab studies the genetic and molecular basis of splicing factor gene mutations in the initiation, development, & progression of clonal hematopoiesis and myeloid malignancies. @michaeloalberti
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Platelet procoagulant membrane dynamics: a key distinction between thrombosis and hemostasis? https://t.co/hNDSjEaJpf Happy to see this commentary now out in @BloodAdvances Team work with @EjaifeAgbani @HersIngeborg
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Every two seconds, a patient needs a blood transfusion. However, only 3% of the population donates blood. This #BloodAdvocacyWeek, we're joining other blood centers to raise awareness of the importance of blood donations. #GiveBlood: https://t.co/Fvu1uvTmjj
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3-year PhD position in vascular biology #blood #platelet #lipids in France which would start in October 2023. Great environment 🔬🧪 & 🏞️ Informations below 👇
We are looking for a PhD candidate who wishes to apply for a PhD position to work on #platelet #lipidmediator #inflammation #cellbiology
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