The Sickle Pan African Consortium Uganda (SPARCO) Strengthening Capacity for Clinical Care Research and Training in Sickle Cell Disease.(SCRT) project invites you to 1 day – 1 hour webinar next week on Wednesday 31st January 2023.
Topic: Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
Date: Wednesday 31 January 2023
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Moderator: Dr Ruth Namazzi
Speaker: Dr. Ashish Gupta
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
University of Minnesota
Biography
Dr. Gupta’s primary interest focuses on improving access and effective delivery of cell and gene therapy interventions for children with sickle cell disease. Current treatment strategies for these children include use of hematopoietic stem cell transplant to treat the underlying disorder in the hematopoietic system. He continues to lead transplant and transplant-based gene therapy trials at University of Minnesota and has developed the upper Midwest sickle cell treatment collaborative. He is also involved in an international collaboration with physicians and public health team in Uganda to improve knowledge and access to curative therapies for sickle cell disease. Dr.Gupta is also involved in treatment of rare disorders such as lysosomal storage diseases and adrenoleukodystrophy. He is also the principal investigator for a rare disease registry and bio-specimen bank for patients with adrenoleukodystrophy.
