Session 4: Sickle Cell Disease
Tracks
Plenary Hall
| Friday, March 27, 2026 |
| 2:25 PM - 3:30 PM |
Speaker
Dr. Biree Andemariam
Professor of Medicine American Red Cross Endowed Chair in Transfusion Medicine
Chair in Transfusion Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Recent developments in SCD therapy
2:25 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
Dr. Biree Andemariam is Professor of Medicine and the American Red Cross Endowed Chair in Transfusion Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She directs the Connecticut Bleeding Disorders Center and founded the New England Sickle Cell Institute. Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Oncology, Dr. Andemariam trained at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and completed the NHLBI PRIDE Research Fellowship. She serves as Chief Medical Officer of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.
Dr. Biree Andemariam
Professor of Medicine American Red Cross Endowed Chair in Transfusion Medicine
Chair in Transfusion Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Controversies in Clinical Trial End Points in Sickle Cell Diseases
2:45 PM - 3:05 PMBiography
Dr. Biree Andemariam is Professor of Medicine and the American Red Cross Endowed Chair in Transfusion Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She directs the Connecticut Bleeding Disorders Center and founded the New England Sickle Cell Institute. Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Oncology, Dr. Andemariam trained at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and completed the NHLBI PRIDE Research Fellowship. She serves as Chief Medical Officer of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.
Prof. Salam Al Kindi
Professor & Senior Consultant Hematologist, Director of National Hematology anc BMT center
University medical city Muscat Oman
Is Sickle Cell Trait a Benign CCondition?
3:05 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
Session Chair
Salam Al Kindi
Professor & Senior Consultant Hematologist, Director of National Hematology anc BMT center
University medical city Muscat Oman
Jaffer Altooq
Chief Resident at the Hereditary Blood Disorder Centre
Salmaniya Medical Complex
