This is aBSI Regional & Affinity Group Webinarbrought to you by the BSIAberdeen Immunology Group.

The session will be presented by Dr Matthew Linden, Associate Professor of Haematology and Head of the Discipline of Pathology and Laboratory Science at the University of Western Australia, on the topic 'Measuring blood platelets to understand their role in health and disease'.

Platelets are circulating, anuclear fragments in blood formed from bone marrow megakaryocytes. While their role in thrombosis and haemostasis is well established, recent research has demonstrated that complex platelet subsets exist with primary immune function that play significant roles in inflammation, wound repair, host response to infection and tumourigenesis.

In this seminar,Dr Matthew Linden will outline an integrated systems-biology approach to platelet characterisation through transcriptomic, proteomic and phospho-proteomic, flow, image and mass cytometric approaches, in vitro and in vivo functional studies. He will present their data showing the complex platelet-immune interplay in normal healthy development of children and in the elderly, the influence of diet, exercise and common medications, cancer and metastasis, long-term immune changes in response to trauma and a range of thrombo-inflammatory conditions.

This webinar isfree for BSI members.Non-members will be charged 10.Book your place here.

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The BSI Regional & Affinity Group webinar series is supported by Miltenyi Biotec.

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Measuring blood platelets to understand their role in health and disease | British Society for Immunology - British Society for Immunology |