Phone:
(409) 772-2863
Fax:
(409) 772-7355
Route: 1165
Mailing Address:
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, Texas
77555-1165
Location:
Primary Care Pavilion
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Silvia S. Pierangeli, Ph.D. Division of Rheumatology University of Texas Medical Branch 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-1164 (409) 772-2863 |
Dr. Silvia S. Pierangeli is Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Pathology and Director of the Antiphospholipid Standardization Laboratory at UTMB. She recently joined the UTMB faculty from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Pierangeli received her B.S. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry degree from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina and subsequently a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Louisville, KY. She directs a research laboratory and a clinical laboratory at UTMB and she is certified by the College of American Pathologist to direct the antiphospholipid standardization laboratory, a reference center for testing on antiphospholipid antibodies at UTMB. Dr. Pierangeli’s research interests are on Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) and lupus. Her laboratory is well-funded and is working on the pathogenic mechanisms to explain thrombosis in APS. These include intracellular mechanisms triggered by antiphospholipid antibodies on target cells and the receptor recognized for these antibodies on endothelial cells and platelets. Her laboratory is also interested in developing new targeted therapies to ameliorate and/or prevent clinical manifestations of APS. Dr. Pierangeli has published more than 140 scientific papers in the field of APS. She has also contributed to numerous chapters in books and invited to present lectures and conferences in many congresses and symposia around the world. Dr. Pierangeli is member of the editorial board of Blood and is reviewer for many scientific journals. | |
