Amrita Sarkar: Exciting Advances in Hematology and Vascular Research at 54th Annual Philadelphia Workshop
Amrita Sarkar, Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at University of Pennsylvania PSOM, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“It was a great pleasure and privilege to organize the 54th Annual Philadelphia Workshop on Hemostasis, Thrombosis, and Atherosclerosis, held on November 5, 2026, at the University of Pennsylvania at Gaulton Auditorium, Kelly research building, alongside my wonderful friend and colleague Francis Ayombil, Ph.D.
A big thanks to Francis for his tremendous dedication, teamwork, and support throughout the entire planning and organization process.
It was truly a pleasure working together to make this event a success!
I would also like to thank our entire Philadelphia Workshop Organizing Committee for their tremendous contributions and unwavering support in making this event a success!
This year, we welcomed over 130 attendees, with 15 oral presentations and 25 poster presentations, bringing together researchers, clinicians, faculty, and trainees from multiple institutions to share exciting advances in hemostasis, thrombosis, platelet biology, and vascular research.
A special thank you to our distinguished keynote speaker, Dr. Jorge Di Paola, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer at Versiti, for his outstanding lecture, ‘Chronic inflammation reprograms the bone marrow to generate hyperactive platelets.’
His presentation provided fascinating insights and stimulated engaging scientific discussions.
I am especially grateful to Drs. Morty Poncz, Sriram Krishnaswamy and Lawrence (Skip) Brass for their invaluable guidance and support throughout the planning and execution of this workshop.
Special thanks to Drs. Rodney Camire and Lubica Rauova for presenting the awards and recognizing the outstanding contributions of our trainees.
My sincere appreciation goes to all our oral and poster judges, abstract reviewers, session chairs, and organizing committee members for generously contributing their time and expertise.
Their dedication was essential to the success of this event.
A heartfelt thank you to Vernell Wynn, Terese Manganaro, and Rachel Juster for their tremendous assistance with the planning and coordination, and to all our sponsors (MDPI, Cell microsystem, Chronolog, ISTH, CHOP, PENN Blood Centre) for their generous support in making this workshop possible.
Most importantly, thank you to all the presenters, poster participants, and attendees for bringing such enthusiasm, excellent science, and thoughtful discussions to this year’s meeting.
Congratulations to all our award winners!
Organizing this scientific conference was an incredibly rewarding experience and a wonderful opportunity to bring our research community together.
I look forward to next year’s Philadelphia Workshop and hope to see everyone again for another exciting day of scientific exchange and collaboration!”
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