Professor
Baylor College of Medicine/CTRID
Houston, Texas, United States
Miguel A. Cruz, PhD., Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Protein-Biochemist graduated with PhD from the University of Puerto Rico-Medical Science Campus, Rio Piedras,
Puerto Rico. Completed post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. His research focuses on the
pathophysiology of thrombosis, with an emphasis on the molecular mechanisms by which the protein von Willebrand
factor (VWF) mediates platelets adhesion that leads to thrombus formation in clinical conditions such as myocardial
infarction, stroke, TBI and sepsis. Dr. Cruz’s group has identified key structural mechanisms that regulate the
interaction of the protein VWF with flowing platelets under high hemodynamic forces. In addition, he has discovered
novel ligands for VWF that are involved in thromboinflammation. Among his contributions is the development of a
potential therapeutic compound to prevent microvascular thrombosis in systemic inflammation and TBI-associated
coagulopathy
Sunday, June 23, 2024
13:45 – 14:45 ICT
Sunday, June 23, 2024
13:45 – 14:45 ICT
SSC 22.5 - VWF binding to fibrin in DIC?
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
17:10 – 17:20 ICT