Natalia Beglova, a former instructor in the Stephen Blacklow laboratory received an independent faculty position at the Division of Hemostasis and Thrombosis, BIDMC. She will be using NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography combined with other biophysical and biochemical techniques to gain insights into the function of the ApoE receptor 2 in platelets. Stimulation of platelets controlled by ApoER2 is likely to represent the molecular mechanism of developing thrombosis in antiphospholipid syndrome. She is also responsible for the scheduling and maintenance of the 500 MHz spectrometer owned by the Division of Hemostasis and Thrombosis.