Positions

Overview

  • I have an interest in hemostasis and thrombosis research, specifically thrombotic microangiopathies including thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). At the University of North Carolina, I am assisting in banking plasma from each TTP patient’s first apheresis procedure, which will allow us to create a bank of research samples for additional studies. Going forward, I plan to utilize these banked samples to further my work in potential biomarker recognition as a predictor of TTP relapse.

    • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title Altmetric
    2021 Adaptable stewardship during a pandemic: a multifaceted approach to sustaining the blood supply for individuals with sickle cell disease 2021
    2020 Social distancing in apheresis medicine.  Transfusion.  60:2758-2759. 2020
    2020 The challenges of diagnosing heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in patients with COVID-19.  Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis.  4:1066-1067. 2020
    2020 The Impact of an Undergraduate Biology Class on Donor Recruitment at a Hospital-Based Blood Donor Center.  American Journal of Clinical Pathology.  153:368-373. 2020
    2019 Effects of Improved DNA Integrity by Punch from Tissue Blocks as Compared to Pinpoint Extraction from Unstained Slides on Next-Generation Sequencing Quality Metrics.  American Journal of Clinical Pathology.  152:27-35. 2019
    2017 Immunogenomics: using genomics to personalize cancer immunotherapy 2017
    2017 More apheresis medicine abstracts should be published into manuscripts for clinical use.  Journal of Clinical Apheresis.  32:203-204. 2017
    2017 High Frequency of Mutations in Genes Encoding Factor VIII, von Willebrand Factor, and ADAMTS13 in Skin Cutaneous Melanoma..  American Journal of Clinical Pathology.  147:S155-S156. 2017
    2017 Increased Plasma Levels of Human Neutrophil Peptides and Complement Activation Markers in Patients With Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura..  American Journal of Clinical Pathology.  147:S154. 2017
    2016 Human neutrophil peptides and complement factor Bb in pathogenesis of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura 2016

    Chapter

    Year Title Altmetric
    2017 Pathology informatics.  445-464. 2017

    Research Overview

  • I have an interest in hemostasis and thrombosis research, specifically thrombotic microangiopathies including thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura.

    • Teaching Overview

  • Resident Rotation lectures on Transfusion Medicine, 2017 - present
    Apheresis 101, 2020 - present
    Platelets, 2017 - present
    Basic Coagulation Tests, 2017 - Present
    Plasma Derivatives and Recombinant Plasma Proteins, 2017 - Present
    Autologous and Direct Donations, 2017 - Present
    Von Willebrand's Disease, 2017 - Present
    Patient Blood Management, 2017 - Present
    Transfusion-transmitted Infections, 2017 - Present
    To Medical Students
    Introduction to Transfusion Medicine. October 2017, October 2018.
    Small Group Leader, Transfusion Medicine Case Studies. October 2017, October 2018
    University of Alabama at Birmingham (2015-2017)
    Lectures
    To Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Residents and Fellows
    A virtual tour of the HLA laboratory. October 2015.
    The collection and processing of hematopoietic stem cells. October 2015.
    ABO and H blood group systems and secretor status. September, December 2015.
    Adverse complications of transfusions. September, December 2015.
    To Medical Students
    How To Use The Blood Bank. October, December 2015.
    To Other Department’s Housestaff
    Blood banking topics for Emergency Medicine. Emergency Medicine. December 2015.
    ‘Choosing Wisely’ AABB Campaign. Department of Internal Medicine. September 2015.

    • Education And Training

  • Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia 2007
  • Bachelor of Science or Mathematics in Biology, Kennesaw State University 2002

    • Awards And Honors

    Full Name

  • Rance Siniard