About Me
Dr. Heyu Ni is a Platform Director at Unity Health Toronto - St. Michael's Hospital, Professor at the University of Toronto, and Senior Scientist of Canadian Blood Services Centre for Innovation. Dr. Ni has discovered and redefined the fundamental mechanisms underlying thrombosis and hemostasis, which are critical for heart attack, stroke and bleeding disorders. He developed the first intravital microscopy thrombosis model and was the first to discover fibrinogen/ VWF-independent thrombosis, leading to a paradigm shift in the field. He has also established several autoimmune/alloimmune thrombocytopenia (bleeding disorders) and tumor metastasis models, and developed new diagnostics/therapies to control these lifethreatening diseases.