Patricia Liaw

Overview

Dr. Patricia Liaw is a Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Thromboembolism. She holds the Jack Hirsh and Clive Kearon Chair in Thromboembolism Research. She is also the Chair of the Canadian Critical Care Translational Biology Group (CCCTBG). Her research program aims to understand the biological links between innate immunity, blood clotting, and vascular dysfunction, with a focus on the mechanisms of infection-induced immunothrombosis in the context of sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Her research approach includes studies of biochemistry, cell biology, animal models of aging, and translational studies of ICU patients with sepsis.

Affiliations

• Professor
• Professor, Department of Medicine, McMaster University
• Jack Hirsh & Clive Kearon Endowed Chair in Thrombosis
• Chair, 2023 ISTH Conference Scientific Program (basic science) International Society on Thrombosis & Haemostasis (ISTH)
• Associate Editor of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
• Chair, Canadian Critical Care Translational Biology Group (CCCTBG)
• CIHR Peer Review Committee Member (Hematology, Digestive, Kidney)

Education

• BSc (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology), McMaster University
• MSc (Biochemistry), University of Western Ontario
• PhD (Medical Sciences), McMaster University
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Cardiovascular Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation