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Alisa S. Wolberg, PhD

Professor
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Alisa S. Wolberg, PhD is a Professor and Vice-Chair of Basic Science Research in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). Dr. Wolberg previously served as a Councilor of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH, 2016-2022), Chair of the 2018 Hemostasis Gordon Research Conference, Scientific Co-Chair of the 2020 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Associate Editor of Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, and Director of UNC’s Program in Translational Medicine and its associated NIH-funded T32 “Enhancement training for the next generation of translational Ph.D. scientists.” She currently Chairs the ASH Committee on Scientific Affairs and the NIH/Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Blood Cells, and Transfusion (HTBT) study section, and serves as an Associate Editor of Blood Advances. She is also Chair of the 2025 Hemostasis Thrombosis Research Society meeting, and Vice-Chair and Chair of Basic Science of the 2024 and 2025 ISTH meetings, respectively. Dr. Wolberg’s research focuses on contributions of abnormal blood coagulation and fibrinolytic proteins in health and disease. Current projects focus on fibrin(ogen), factor XIII, and red blood cells in thrombosis; mechanisms in cancer-associated thrombosis and hormone-associated thrombosis; and mechanisms that mediate clot formation, structure, and stability in hemophilia and factor XI deficiency. She has a deep commitment to mentoring, diversity, and supporting the next generation of blood scientists.

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