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Karin Leiderman, PhD, is a UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center member researching the influence of biochemical and biophysical mechanisms on blood coagulation, clot formation, and bleeding. Applications include bleeding and clotting disorders and cancer-associated thrombosis.

PhD
Associate Professor, Mathematics
UNC-Chapel Hill
Molecular Therapeutics

Area of Interest

My research is focused on studying the influence of biochemical and biophysical mechanisms on blood coagulation, clot formation, and bleeding. Applications include bleeding and clotting disorders and cancer-associated thrombosis. My methodology involves the integration of mathematical, statistical, and experimental approaches to determine mechanisms underlying complex biological phenomena.

Awards and Honors

  • Invited State of the Art Speaker, International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis, 2022
  • Colorado School of Mines Faculty Excellence Award, 2021
  • Colorado School of Mines Martin Luther King Jr. Recognition Award, 2021
  • Colorado School of Mines W.M. Keck Graduate Student Mentorship Award, 2020
  • Colorado School of Mines Excellence in Research Award for Junior Faculty, 2020
  • Invited Plenary Speaker, BIOSIGMAA, Joint Mathematics Meetings (AMS, MAA), 2020
  • Invited Speaker, Gordon Research Conference on Hemostasis and Thrombosis, 2018
  • Student Paper Prize, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), 2010
  • Best Student Oral Presentation Award, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), 2007

Find publications on PubMed

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