Overview

Join us for Sickle Cell Education Day. Learn more about sickle cell disease (SCD), hear the latest on treatment and care, and connect with patients, families, providers, and community members. This event will educate, inspire, and strengthen support for everyone affected by sickle cell disease.

Agenda

8:30 am
Registration and Welcome Breakfast

Clinical track

9 am
SCD and the Lungs: Results of the ETAP Study
Michelle Gillespie, MD
Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

10 am
Current State of the OSU SCD Tissue Bank
Ann-Kathrin Eisfeld, MD
Director, Clara D. Bloomfield Center for Leukemia Outcomes Research
Associate Professor, Division of Hematology
OSUCCC – James

11 am
Cure or Not a Cure? Advanced SCD Therapies
Hemalatha Rangarajan, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology, Oncology and BMT
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Founding Member of REGENTS (Real-World Gene Therapy Consortium)

Community track

9 am
Transfusion Disparities: Why Donating Blood Matters
Erin Goodhue, DO
Associate Professor and Director
Division of Transfusion Medicine and Apheresis
Department of Pathology
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

10 am
Needs of the Adolescent/Young Adult Living with SCD
Susan Creary, MD, MSc
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Division of Hematology, Oncology and BMT
Center for Child Health Outcomes Research
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

11 am
Opportunities for SCD Advocacy
Felice Thomas
President and Director
Faith Thomas Foundation

All tracks

12 pm
Lunch and Networking

1 pm
Event Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks

Register Here: https://cancer.osu.edu/events/2026-sickle-cell-education-day