It’s in her blood: a way to prevent America’s top killer
Published on June 10, 2016“Blood is Alisa Wolberg’s favorite topic…”
“Blood is Alisa Wolberg’s favorite topic…”
Blood is Alisa Wolberg’s favorite topic. Talking trivia, she can tell you how a rare bleeding disorder passed down through generations of royalty helped to destroy Russia’s Imperial Empire.
Her fascination is a good thing—the UNC School of Medicine researcher could one day thwart America’s top killer.
She studies dangerous blood clots known as venous thrombosis, a condition that strikes more than a million Americans each year. Her research has shown a way to shrink the clots by 50 percent, identifying a promising therapeutic target to prevent thrombosis.
“…it could represent a whole new approach to treating thrombosis that’s different from anything else on the market,” Wolberg said.
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Dr. Wolberg’s work is made possible by the NC TraCS Institute, whose funders include RTI International and the Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences.
