Dr. Jonathan Roberts, BCDI Associate Medical Director, was nominated and approved to become a member of the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR). SPR works to create a network of multi-disciplinary researchers to improve the health of children. They facilitate active communication among and between researchers and promote collaborations and advocate for funding of research. Dr. Roberts’ research areas of interest include advancing novel laboratory assay development to improve the diagnosis of Von Willebrand Disease and enhancing individualized clinical management of hemophilia. He has received numerous young investigator research awards and has over 20 peer-reviewed research publications and abstracts. He has also been featured as lead author in Blood and the New England Journal of Medicine.