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Cell biologist #platelets #glycans #HemSky #ExtracellularVesicles 👩‍🔬#research #transfusion #mentoring 📢#SciComm 📸#photography 🦜#birds 🐈#redcats 🎛#music 🇾🇪#Dutch 🇦🇺#Australia ➡️Diannevanderwal.com

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Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · Mar 25

It's all about glycans! 🍡🍢 #glycosky
Our @isth.org SSC paper is now!

Alex K @alexkzis.bsky.social · Mar 25

We have worked for 2 years with @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social to propose a protocol for platelet desialylation, and we are excited to now share it. Communication from the ISTH SSC Platelet Physiology. - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis www.jthjournal.org/article/S153... #hemsky #hemesky

Consensus protocol for platelet desialylation (β-galactose exposure) quantification using lectins by flow cytometry: Communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Platelet Physiology.

Platelets contain many heterogeneous carbohydrates (glycans): often capped by sialic acid. The removal of sialic acid (desialylation) is important for platelet function and clearance, leading to novel...

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Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · 2d

AL 34 near Termini station, Roman pinsa pizzas, fantastic! Enjoy Rome (just about to fly back)

Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · 3d

Last days of Italian food...

Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · 7d

So inspiring to have watched her in Sydney years ago, one of THE nature trailblazers of our time & 1st #womeninSTEM It's a sad day but her legacy will 4ever continue Dr. Goodall 🦸‍♀️👩‍🔬

Jeanne Brennan @jeanneenabottle.bsky.social · 7d

Rest in peace, Dr. Jane Goodall💚

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Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · 14d

Dankje is goed 😁

Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · 14d

Prachtig 🤩

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 18d

PSA:

Your period should not
🩸last > 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen consistently > than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic

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Jan Hartmann, M.D. @janhartmannmd.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Clopidogrel versus aspirin for secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Clopidogrel versus aspirin for secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

These findings add to the evidence that clopidogrel monotherapy is superior to aspirin monotherapy for MACCE prevention with no increase in the risk of bleeding, and support the preferential use of cl...

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Jan Hartmann, M.D. @janhartmannmd.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Impact of Race on Profiles of Platelet Reactivity and Clinical Outcomes in Clopidogrel-Treated Participants"

ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Impact of Race on Profiles of Platelet Reactivity and Clinical Outcomes in Clopidogrel‐Treated Participants

Black individuals undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) experience higher rates of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) than non-Black individuals. This study assessed the racial ...

ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · Sep 9

Am visiting family and friends, it's been 2 years!

Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · Sep 8

'Home' sweet Home, a few phone snaps. Looking forward to taking my Nikon camera for a spin 😊

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · Sep 3

MORE SCIENCE TALK ON BLUESKY:
"During August, there were twice as many posts about science 🧪 each day compared with July and more than triple the number from March"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Related, growing Bluesky chatter about this study www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Text reading, "“At Bluesky, though it’s significantly smaller, I can have good discussions with people who are interested in my area as well as fellow experts. It serves the same purpose as SciTwitter as far as keeping up with new research, but also is far more amenable to conversation.”

David Shiffman, a marine conservation biologist, was another early adopter of social media for science engagement. He said he switched to Bluesky after becoming concerned about conspiracy theories on X. “Bluesky isn’t better than Twitter ever was, but it’s a hell of a lot better than Twitter is now,” he said."

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Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · Aug 28

You too. 2 days to go and I'll be flying home 🧀🇳🇱

Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · Aug 27

Looking forward to seeing mills next week 😊 beautiful

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Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · Aug 27

Lest we forget

Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · Aug 25

Beautiful composition 🤩

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Thomas Reiser @tomreiser.bsky.social · Aug 14

The #ISTH2025 recorded sessions are now available via the ISTH Academy.
@ISTH.org members can view the content freely and non-members can purchase access separately on the ISTH Academy.
Learn more: isthcongress.org/on-demand
Note: Some presenters did not allow their presentations to be archived.

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International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis @isth.org · Aug 21

⏳Early career researchers: Time is running out to apply for the ISTH Claire McLintock Award! This award offers $20,000 USD to support groundbreaking research in women’s health and thrombosis or hemostasis.

Apply today: www.isth.org/page/McLintockAward

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Terence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · Aug 18

I wrote an op-ed on the world-class STEM research ecosystem in the United States, and how this ecosystem is now under attack on multiple fronts by the current administration: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-an-awar...

I’m an award-winning mathematician. Trump just cut my funding.

The “Mozart of Math” tried to stay out of politics. Then it came for his research.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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American Society of Hematology @ash.hematology.org · Aug 19

This year the ASH Bridge Grant is funding 25 scientists with $3.75M, 5X more than last year, to keep hematology research moving forward. Congratulations to the recipients! https://bit.ly/3HJ51Ma

#HemeSky #MedSKy #ASHAwards

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HemaSphere Journal @hemasphere-journal.bsky.social · Aug 12

ADAMTS13's conformational regulation is crucial for enzymatic function & pathophysiology of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Open ADAMTS13 has emerged as a novel biomarker for acute & subclinical iTTP, aiding in prediction of early relapses during patient follow-up 👉https://bit.ly/40BpoS2
#TTP

Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · Aug 12

Congratulations again with great body of work 👏

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HITh lab InsermU1176 @hithlabinserm1176.bsky.social · Aug 12

Thrilled to share our latest work in @natcomms.nature.com !
MICAL1 mediates shear-dependent actin remodeling, enabling GPIb-IX-V mechanotransduction and platelet function, and reveals a previously unrecognized role for actin oxidation #mical1 #platelets #cytoskeleton #vwf #gpib

Alex K @alexkzis.bsky.social · Aug 12

Excited to share that our paper is out in @natcomms.nature.com
🔗 rdcu.be/ez3Gt
We uncover how MICAL1 regulates actin dynamics to enhance VWF–GPIbα binding in platelets.

Big thanks to all co-authors & collaborators !
@hithlabinserm1176.bsky.social @echardlab-pasteur.bsky.social

F-actin disassembly by the oxidoreductase MICAL1 promotes mechano-dependent VWF-GPIbα interaction in platelets

Nature Communications - To stop bleeding from an injured vessel, platelets adhere and form a clot despite high shear stress from the flow. Here, the authors show that platelet actin disassembly is...

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American Society of Hematology @ash.hematology.org · Jul 24

🚨 Reminder! Apply for the ASH Global Research Award for funding, mentorship and global connections.

New: Explorer Pathway supports applicants from lower-income countries with added resources. Apply now: https://bit.ly/4kR2Tkx

#Hematology #ASHAwards #MedSky #HemeSky

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Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · Jul 17

Super, voor de volgende vakantie

Dianne @dianvanderwaldr.bsky.social · Jul 17

Waar is deze hut? Wat een prachtige vogels 🤩

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