Michael Appiah, MSc

PhD student
Imperial College

Michael is a 1st year PhD student in Dr Tom Mckinnon's Laboratory at Imperial College London within the department of Immunology and Inflammation. He obtained a BSc in Biomedical Science from the University of Surrey. Subsequently, Michael completed an MSc in Molecular Medicine at Imperial College London, therein further laboratory experience as well as a keen interest in thrombosis and Haemostasis was gained. He also worked as a research technician for 1 year, undertaking research into the utilisation of shear-based assays for the analysis of VWF-mediated platelet capture under physiological and pathological flow conditions.
A recent research interest has been pertinent to the structure, expression, and function of Von Willebrand Factor (VWF) with relevancy to the bleeding disorder Von Willebrand disease (VWD).

Presentation(s):

• PB0796 - Characterisation of 17 Novel Von Willebrand Factor Missense Mutations

  Monday, July 11, 2022
  6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

• PB1433 - Analysis of uncharacterised Von Willebrand's Disease causing mutations located in the D4 and C-domains: identification of a novel type 2A variant and gain-of-function VWF

  Monday, July 11, 2022
  6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

• OC 57.3 - Cell-based high throughput screening to identify FDA/EMA approved drugs that inhibit the endothelial pro-thrombotic switch during severe COVID19 infection

  Tuesday, July 12, 2022
  11:15 AM – 11:30 AM