ProfessorVivien Chen

Conjoint Professor

Faculty of Medicine and Health

Research projects & supervision summary

1. Mechanism procoagulant platelet formation

a. Mechanism of thrombin mediated procoagulant platelet formation:

b. Mitochondrial function and procoagulant platelet formation

c. Genetic drivers of procoagulant platelet formation

2. Roles of procoagulant platelets in vascular disease and cancer

Myeloproliferative disease

Acute coronary syndrome and ischaemic stroke

3. Clot wave analysis: predictors of severity in haemophilia and thrombophilia

4. Aging and platelet reactivity

5. Super-resolution imaging of platelet membranes and cytoskeleton.

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Antithrombotic Stewardship in Healthcare Facilities: An evaluation of program implementation and performance
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Assays of haemostasis in the diagnosis and monitoring of haemophilia
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Economic evaluation of rivaroxaban versus apixaban for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism (COBRRA study)
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Identifying novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets in high risk essential thrombocythemia utilising platelet sub-populations
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Molecular profiling and characterisation of the procoagulant platelet subpopulation
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Strategies to Identify Cardiovascular Risk and Improve Risk Prediction in Older Populations