🩸 Sharing with the Atlanta sickle cell community!

Emory & Grady will host the 2026 Sickle Cell Disease Research Day on Saturday, September 12, 2026 — a day focused on connecting adult patients, families, and researchers. A major highlight will be keynote speaker Dr. Wally R. Smith, a nationally recognized sickle cell expert and Florence Neal Cooper Smith Professor of Sickle Cell Disease at Virginia Commonwealth University. The day will also include discussions on: 🧬 Gene Therapy & Women’s Health 💊 Drug Development & Patient-Reported Outcomes 🩸 Advances in Transfusion Therapy 🧡 HbSC research 🔬 Research myth-busting 🗣️ A patient community panel 📅 Saturday, September 12, 2026 ⏰ 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM 📍 Steiner Auditorium, Atlanta 🍳 Breakfast + lunch provided 🚗 Complimentary parking available If you’re an adult living with sickle cell disease, this looks like a great opportunity to learn, ask questions, and hear directly from leaders in the field. Please share with anyone in the community who may be interested. ❤️ REGISTER HERE: https://med.emory.edu/departments/pathology/sickle-cell-research-event.html #SickleCellDisease #SickleCellResearch #SickleCellCommunity