Robert Medcalf
Prof Robert Medcalf has been undertaking research in the field of fibrinolysis and thrombolysis for over 35 years. He undertook a post-doctoral position in the Department of Haematology, Lausanne, Switzerland (1986-1993) where he worked on the regulation of the plasminogen activating (Fibrinolytic) system before returning to Australia in 1993 to establish a new laboratory in the Department of Medicine at Monash University. He was one of the co-founders of the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases (ACBD) that moved to the Alfred Hospital precinct in 2004. His major research focus at the ACBD has continued to focus on the fibrinolytic system in the broadest sense, with a particular interest in its role on the innate immune response and in the central nervous system and the relationship to ischaemic stroke and traumatic brain injury. He was awarded the 2016 Prize from the international Society on Fibrinolysis and Proteolysis (ISFP) in 2016 for his contributions to the field. Prof Medcalf served as Associate Editor of the J Thromb Haemost for 7 years and is currently co-Editor-in-Chief of Thrombosis Journal.
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