Anirban Sen Gupta, Case Western Reserve University (IMAGE)

Case Western Reserve University

Anirban Sen Gupta, Case Western Reserve University

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A Case Western Reserve University scientist, who has for more than a decade pioneered research into synthetic platelet substitutes, has been awarded a $3.8 million grant by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to develop freeze-dried artificial platelets that can treat bleeding in wounded soldiers in the battlefield before they can be taken to a hospital.

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