Nationally Recognized Expert Joins The CHOC Children's Research Institute

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February 23, 2011

Nationally recognized molecular genetics expert, Thomas Kunicki, Ph.D., has joined the CHOC Children’s Research Institute as senior scientist. Dr. Kunicki’s expertise is dedicated to the research of molecular genetics of thrombosis and hemostasis.

For over 30 years, Dr. Kunicki’s research has yielded continuous National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. At CHOC, he will continue his principal investigator role in the NIH-funded study of mouse genes that regulate hemostasis and thrombosis. Dr. Kunicki currently serves as founder and chairman of the ThromboGenomics Subcommittee with the International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, and is a member of the American Society of Hematology.

Dr. Kunicki is a regular reviewer for approximately 40 scientific journals, including Blood, the New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, British Journal of Hematology, Cell, and Lancet. He has coauthored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications in journals including Molecular Immunology, Annals of the New York Academy of Science, The Journal of Clinical Investigation, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Blood Cells and Molecular Disease.

Dr. Kunicki earned his undergraduate and doctorate degrees in biology at Marquette University.

About CHOC Children's: Named one of the best children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report (2013-2014), CHOC Children's is exclusively committed to the health and well-being of children through clinical expertise, advocacy, outreach and research that brings advanced treatment to pediatric patients. Affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, CHOC’s regional healthcare network includes two state-of-the-art hospitals in Orange and Mission Viejo, several primary and specialty care clinics, a pediatric residency program, and four centers of excellence - The CHOC Children’s Heart, Neuroscience, Orthopaedic and Hyundai Cancer Institutes.

CHOC earned the Gold Level CAPE Award from the California Council of Excellence, the only children’s hospital in California to ever earn this distinction, and was awarded Magnet designation, the highest honor bestowed to hospitals for nursing excellence. Recognized for extraordinary commitment to high-quality critical care standards, CHOC’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is the first in the United States to earn the Pediatric Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence.

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