All sickle cell disease

Blood smear illustrating sickle cell anemia

June 5, 2024

UIC part of groundbreaking sickle-cell study 

The gene-editing treatment is now approved by the FDA

February 6, 2023

Marketing study of sickle cell patients looks at effects of racism on the adoption of innovative therapies

The study focused on consumers impacted by sickle cell disease

Damiano Rondelli; experts guide

January 20, 2021

CRISPR technology to potentially cure sickle cell disease at UIC

UIC will be participating in clinical trials to cure severe red blood congenital diseases such as sickle cell anemia or Thalassemia by safely modifying the DNA of patients’ blood cells using CRISPR technology.

Acupuncture with needles showing.

October 5, 2020

$7.1M grant to review opioid alternatives to treating sickle cell disease pain

Five-year study looks at acupuncture and guided meditation to manage sickle cell disease pain

Rendering of red blood cells

February 12, 2020

UIC students spearhead AMA’s new sickle cell resolution

Medical association to create plan for school-age children with sickle cell disease

Blood smear illustrating sickle cell anemia

April 24, 2018

‘Incompatible’ donor stem cells cure adult sickle cell patients

UIC doctors study new transplant protocol

Jim Wang; University Scholars

February 26, 2018

NIH awards $4.6 million for chronic pain research

UIC researcher receives R35 Outstanding Investigator Award

Jidenna

August 1, 2017

Lollapalooza headliner Jidenna to visit UIC hospital

Charity organization arranges celebrity visit for sickle cell patients

Ying He

June 5, 2017

UIC biopharmaceutical scientist wins NIH research award

Grant limited to the most promising postdoctoral investigators

Rendering of red blood cells

December 13, 2016

Is there more to red blood cell production than we think?

Researchers studied DNA in sickle cell patients to find out

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