Meet the Expert
| Thursday, October 2, 2025 |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM |
| Parallel Room |
Overview
Speakers:
Steven Okoli (UK) - From Lab to Community through developing Research Infrastructure, Collaboration and Patient Engagement to improve Sickle Cell Research - Room 14
Mariam Kayle (US) - Nurse-Led Research in Sickle Cell Disease - Main Plenary Hall
Minke Rab (Netherlands) - Focus on Haemoglobin SC Disease - Room 17
Ibrahim Idris (Nigeria) - Management of Priapism - Room 13
Khaled Musallam (UAE) - Chelation Therapy in SCD and Thalassemia - Room 15
Lan-Lan Smith (UK) - How to Write a Scientific Paper - Main Plenary Hall
Sara El Hoss (France) and David Rees (UK) - Designing a Research Study: “Bench to Bedside Research” - Main Plenary Hall
Presenters
Dr Steven Okoli
Haematology consultant
Imperial College NHS Trust
From Lab to Community through developing Research Infrastructure, Collaboration and Patient Engagement to improve Sickle Cell Research
Dr Mariam Kayle
Associate Professor
Duke University School Of Nursing
Nurse-Led Research in Sickle Cell Disease
Dr Minke Rab
Internist-hematologist
Erasmus University Medical Center
Focus on Haemoglobin SC Disease
Dr. Ibrahim Idris
Hematologist
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Management of Priapism
Prof. Khaled Musallam
Group Chief Research Officer, Director Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Center
Burjeel Medical City
Chelation Therapy in SCD and Thalassemia
Dr. Lan-Lan Smith
Editor-in-chief
The Lancet Haematology
How to Write a Scientific Paper
Dr Sara El Hoss
Researcher
Institut Imagine
Designing a Research Study: “Bench to Bedside Research”
Prof. David Rees
Consultant
King's College London
Designing a Research Study: “Bench to Bedside Research”
