Stem Cell Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD), which results from an inherited mutation in the hemoglobin gene that causes red blood cells to "sickle" under conditions of low oxygen, occurs with a frequency…
Facebook Live: Stem Cells and Sickle Cell Disease
More than 80,000 Americans have sickle cell disease and despite decades of research the average life expectancy has dropped from 42 years in 1995 to 39 today. It is a…
Adrienne Shapiro: Sickle Cell Disease Patient Advocate
Adrienne Shapiro is the fourth generation of mothers in her family to have children born with sickle cell disease. Ms. Shapiro was an early advocate of innovative stem cell and…
