The final episode of Bringing Sickle Cell Disease to Life explores the concepts of putting research into practice, implementation science, and advocacy. Dr. Wally Smith hears from sickle cell pioneer and researcher Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston about early research with hydroxyurea. Sickle cell disease (SCD) provider and warrior Dr. Titilope Fasipe talks about how she learned to be an advocate to influence public policy. The season closes with final encouraging words from clinicians and researchers in SCD, including Drs. James Eckman, JJ Strouse, Michael DeBaun, and Solomon Ofori-Acquah. Learn more by reading through the resources in the list below.

  • ASH Advocacy Leadership Institute - https://www.hematology.org/advocacy/ali
  • ASH Sickle Cell Disease Initiative - https://www.hematology.org/advocacy/sickle-cell-disease-initiative
  • ASH Research Collaborative - https://www.ashresearchcollaborative.org/s/
  • ASH Minority Recruitment Initiative - https://www.hematology.org/awards/minority-recruitment

Music: "Envision" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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