UNC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Graduate Student Alumni Page
Kelly A. Hogan, Ph.D.
My name is Kelly Hogan and I am an alumnus of the Department (1996-2001).  I am originally from New Jersey.  I graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Trenton State College (The College of New Jersey). I came to UNC straight from my undergraduate degree and I work in the lab of Dr. Susan Lord.  You can find additional information about our research on our lab homepage.
         Click here to view my Curriculum Vitae

The topic of my dissertation research was the plasma protein, fibrinogen.  Fibrinogen is the protein responsible for the complex, fibrous network formed during blood coagulation.  My research allowed me to spend half my time thinking about biochemistry and the other half about genetics.  I studied a specific dysfibrinogen (a natural mutation in the fibrinogen gene) known as Vlissingen/Frankfurt IV (V/F IV) that was passed through several generations of a large European family and was associated with thrombosis. To understand why the mutation was associated with thrombotic episodes, we generated recombinant fibrinogen and gene-targted mice with the V/F IV mutation. To read the abstract from my dissertation, click here.

My years as a Pathology graduate student were great years. I witnessed a great deal of change in the Department that has surely made it one of the top Pathology graduate programs in the country (if not the best)! Despite the fact that people think scientists spend all their time in the lab, I thoroughly enjoyed my nights and weekends, picked up some new hobbies, and shared many good times with fellow students.