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Speaker: Nirmish Shah, MD (he/him/his) – Duke University School of Medicine

Symposium Chair: Santosh L. Saraf, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Presenting Author: Nirmish Shah, MD (he/him/his) – Duke University School of Medicine

Co-Author: Biree Andemariam, MD – University of Connecticut Health

Co-Author: Henny H Billett, MD – Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Co-Author: William B Ershler, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: Shayla Bergmann, MD – Medical University of South Carolina

Co-Author: Vishwas S Sakhalkar, MD – Augusta University Health

Co-Author: Michelle Xu, MD – Pfizer Inc

Co-Author: Alicia Chang, MD – Dell Children’s Medical Center

Co-Author: Payal C. Desai, MD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Co-Author: Sharon Pennington, MD – Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine

Co-Author: Robin Miller, MD – Nemours Children’s Health

Co-Author: Laura M. De Castro, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Co-Author: Brooke Hayward, PhD – Pfizer Inc

Co-Author: Ching-Ray Yu, PhD – Biostatistics

Co-Author: Darla K K. Liles, MD – East Carolina University Health, Brody School of Medicine

Presenting Author: Julie Kanter, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Co-Author: Anjulika Chawla, MD, FAAP – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Alexis A. Thompson, MD, MPH – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Co-Author: Janet L. Kwiatkowski, MD, MSCE – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Co-Author: Suhag Parikh, MD – Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Co-Author: Markus Y. Mapara, MD – Columbia University, New York, NY

Co-Author: Stacey Rifkin-Zenenberg, DO – Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ

Co-Author: Banu Aygun, MD – Northwell Health and Cohen's Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

Co-Author: Kimberly A. Kasow, DO – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Co-Author: Ashish O. Gupta, MBBS, MPH – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Co-Author: Lixin Zhang, PhD – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Emily Sheldon-Waniga, PhD – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Meghan Gallagher, MSc – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Katiana Gruppioni, MPH – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Heidi Elliot, n/a – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Francis J. Pierciey, Jr, MSc – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Mark C. Walters, MD – University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, CA

Co-Author: John F. Tisdale, MD – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Presenting Author: Paul M. Shore, MD, MS – CSL Behring

Co-Author: Bart J. Biemond, MD, PhD – Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam

Co-Author: Rachel Kesse-Adu, MBBCh – Guy's and St Thomas Hospital

Co-Author: Ezanul Wahab, MBBCh MRCP(UK) DPM MFPM – MAC Clinical Research

Co-Author: Payal C. Desai, MD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Co-Author: Alex Boucher, MD (he/him/his) – University of Minnisota

Co-Author: Perla Eleftheriou, MD, MRCP, FRCPath – University College London Hospital

Co-Author: Anita Rijneveld, MD – Erasmus University

Co-Author: Laura M. De Castro, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Co-Author: Shayla Bergmann, MD – Medical University of South Carolina

Co-Author: Gregory J. Kato, MD (he/him/his) – CSL

Co-Author: Jeanine Jochems, PhD – CSL Behring

Co-Author: Francine Wilson, PhD – CSL Behring

Co-Author: Kerstin Jung, n/a – CSL Behring

Co-Author: Victor R. Gordeuk, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Speaker: Blane Shatkin, MD (he/him/his) – Memorial Healthcare System

Chair: Julia Z. Xu, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh

Chair: Julia Z. Xu, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh

Speaker: Alex Boucher, MD (he/him/his) – University of Minnisota

Speaker: Julia Z. Xu, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh

Speaker: Nirmish Shah, MD (he/him/his) – Duke University School of Medicine

Chair: Charles R. Jonassaint, PhD, MHS – University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine

Speaker: Charles R. Jonassaint, PhD, MHS – University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine

Speaker: Shirley A. Johnson, LSW – Virginia Commonwealth University

Speaker: Dima Hendricks, MA (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh

Speaker: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Chair: Shannon McKinney-Freeman, PhD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Chair: Shannon McKinney-Freeman, PhD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Speaker: Alexis Leonard, MD (she/her/hers) – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Speaker: David Kent

Speaker: Lachelle D. Weeks, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Speaker: Aditya Barve, PhD (he/him/his) – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Chair: Emily Limerick, MD – National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

Speaker: Emily Limerick, MD – National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

Speaker: Debra L. Friedman, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Speaker: Staci Martin, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Cancer Institute

Speaker: Alexis Leonard, MD (she/her/hers) – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Speaker: Azizi Coleman – bluebird bio

Keynote Speaker: Mae Jemison, MD

Chair: Inna Belfer, MD, PhD – NIH/NCCIH

Speaker: Inna Belfer, MD, PhD – NIH/NCCIH

Speaker: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Speaker: Nitya Bakshi, MD (she/her/hers) – Yale University

Speaker: Kalpna Gupta, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Irvine

Chair: Haydar Frangoul, MD – Sarah Cannon Center for Blood Cancer at The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial

Chair: Haydar Frangoul, MD – Sarah Cannon Center for Blood Cancer at The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial

Speaker: Rabi Hanna, MD – Children's

Speaker: Lakshmanan Krishnamurti – Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

Speaker: Haydar Frangoul, MD – Sarah Cannon Center for Blood Cancer at The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial

Poster Presenter: Samanta Catueno, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center

Co-Author: Carlos Vargas, MD – UT Health- McGovern Medical School

Co-Author: Bibek Bista, MBBS, MPH – UT Health, McGovern Medical School

Co-Author: Yu Bai, MD, PhD – UT Health, McGovern Medical School

Co-Author: Mary Austin, MD, MPH – UT Health, McGovern Medical School and MD Anderson Cancer Center

Co-Author: Maria Frost, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center

Co-Author: Reeja Raj, DO – MD Anderson Cancer Center

Co-Author: Lakshmi Srivaths, MD – UT Health, McGovern Medical School and MD Anderson Cancer Center

Poster Presenter: Kennedy N. Goldsborough, PhD (she/her/hers) – Emory University

Co-Author: Kathleen Romero, BS – Emory University

Co-Author: Israel Almeida, n/a – Emory University

Co-Author: John Paderi, PhD – IHP Therapeutics

Co-Author: Vivien Sheehan, MD-PhD – Emory University and Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta

Poster Presenter: Cheedy Jaja, PHD, MPH, MSN, PMHNP-BC, APRN, FAAN – University of South Florida

Co-Author: Robert W. Gibson, PHD – Medical College of Georgia -Augusta University

Co-Author: Stephanie Ibemere, PHD , MSN – Duke University

Co-Author: Joseph Edem-Hotah, PHD – College of Medicine and Applied Health Sciences - Faculty of Nursing

Poster Presenter: Sheinei Alan, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Inova Schar Adult Sickle Cell Center, Inova Fairfax Hospital

Co-Author: Najeebah Bade, MD – Inova Schar Cancer Institute

Co-Author: Upama Giri, MD – Inova Schar Cancer Institute

Co-Author: Rania Fusisi, BSN – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: Sebasitan Mendez Marti, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: Chad Zik, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: William B Ershler, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Poster Presenter: Osheiza Abdulmalik, DVM – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Co-Author: Andrew N. Fleischman, MD – Illexcor Therapeutics

Co-Author: David R. Light, PhD – Illexcor Therapeutics

Co-Author: Benita Balogun, n/a – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Co-Author: Mojisola Cyril-Olutayo, PhD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA; and Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Co-Author: Moustafa El-Araby, PhD – King Abdulaziz University

Co-Author: Abdelsattar Omar, PhD – King Abdulaziz University

Co-Author: Martin K. Safo, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Poster Presenter: Insia Rizvi, MD – University of Illinois College of Medicine

Co-Author: Raabia Syed – University of Illinois

Co-Author: Faiz Hussain, n/a – Aurora Health

Co-Author: Marwah W. Farooqui, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

Poster Presenter: Ayesha Farooqui, PharmD Candidate – University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy

Co-Author: Marwah W. Farooqui, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

Poster Presenter: Eiman Elmileik, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Marwah W. Farooqui, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

Co-Author: Xu Zhang, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Faiz Hussain, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Rayyan Haqqani, n/a – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Kaitlin Sung, MD Candidate – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Santosh L. Saraf, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Poster Presenter: Marwah W. Farooqui, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

Co-Author: Victor R. Gordeuk, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Kaitlin Sung, MD Candidate – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Elisa Martinez, MD Candidate – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Marianna Vakaki, MD Candidate – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Kayla Gross, MD Candidate – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Xu Zhang, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Santosh L. Saraf, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Gelila Goba, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Poster Presenter: Neil K. Vuppala, BA – Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Presenter: Catherine Arcara, MD – Cooper Children's Regional Hospital

Co-Author: Epley Morgan, MD – Cooper Children's Regional Hospital

Co-Author: Shabnum Sinha, DO – Cooper Children's Regional Hospital

Co-Author: Rafat Ahmed, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Renata Ostrowicki, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: K. Allen Eddington, MD – Cooper Children's Regional Hospital

Co-Author: Yuanzheng Andrew Gao, MD, PhD – Cooper University Hospital

Poster Presenter: Alexandra Paros, DO – The Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper

Co-Author: Hania Ahmed, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Rafat Ahmed, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Daniel Harwood, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Poster Presenter: Jessica Vasquez, MD (she/her/hers) – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Co-Author: Cecilia Ampem-Darko, MD – NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Co-Author: Fehintola Orisamolu, DNP, CPNP – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Co-Author: Sheera Minkowitz, MD – NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Co-Author: Revathy Sundaram, MD – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Poster Presenter: Tirthadipa Pradhan-Sundd, PhD – Versiti Blood Research Institute

Co-Author: Tomasz Kaminski, PhD – Versiti Blood Research Institute

Co-Author: Hong Zhang, n/a – Biomagis

Poster Presenter: Stamatia C. Vorri, MD, MPhil (she/her/hers) – Jacobi Medical Center - NYCHH / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Co-Author: Kenneth Rivlin, MD, PhD – New York City Health & Hospitals / Jacobi

Poster Presenter: Ram Prakash Thirugnanasambandam, M.B.B.S (he/him/his) – SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Co-Author: John Muthu, M.B.B.S – NYC Health+Hospitals/Kings County Hospital

Author: John Muthu, M.B.B.S – NYC Health+Hospitals/Kings County Hospital

Poster Presenter: Lashanta Gipson, BSN, RN – UTSouthwestern Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program

Co-Author: Votika Mitchell, BSN, RN – UTSouthwestern Medical Center

Co-Author: Bonnie Davis, APRN – UTSouthwestern Medical Center

Co-Author: Tonya Mitchell, MBA – UTSouthwestern Medical Center

Poster Presenter: Epley Morgan, MD – Cooper Children's Regional Hospital

Co-Author: Jaime Lau, MD (she/her/hers) – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Cherry Hanna, MD, MPH – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Rafat Ahmed, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Renata Ostrowicki, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Sean Krulish, DO – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Anita Nathan, MD – Cooper University Hospital