Science
Before writing fiction, there was science.
First-authored, peer-reviewed scientific research by Florian Puhm, PhD:
- Megakaryocytes Internalize and Are Activated by Immune Complexes – Circulation Research – 2026
[Read Article][Google Scholar] - Diversity of Megakaryocytes – ATVB – 2023
[Read Article][Google Scholar] - Platelet Activation by SARS-CoV-2 Implicates the Release of Active Tissue Factor by Infected Cells – Blood Advances – 2022
[Read Article][Google Scholar] - Platelet Extracellular Vesicles in COVID-19: Potential Markers and Makers – Journal of Leukocyte Biology – 2022
[Read Article][Google Scholar] - Platelet Extracellular Vesicles: Beyond the Blood – ATVB – 2021
[Read Article][Google Scholar] - Platelets can Associate with SARS-Cov-2 RNA and are Hyperactivated in COVID-19 – Circulation Research – 2020
[Read Article][Google Scholar] - Mitochondria are a Subset of Extracellular Vesicles Released by Activated Monocytes and Induce Type I IFN and TNF Responses in Endothelial Cells – Circulation Research – 2019
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Press & Media Coverage
- Nous avons passé 5 jours avec 5 équipes scientifiques qui luttent contre la COVID-19 – Quebec Science – 2021 (Interview in French-only)
- Mitochondria: when friends become enemies – Medical University of Vienna – 2019 (English) (German)
Selected Awards and Prizes
- Best Poster Award, 10th Symposium on Hemostasis – Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA – 2022
- Best Presentation Award – Laval University School of Medicine, Quebec-City, Canada – 2021
- Best Scientific Manuscript Award – Austrian Vascular Biology Organization (AVBO) – 2020
- Best Scientific Manuscript Award – Circulation Research / American Heart Association – 2019
So, what’s next?
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