9/16/21
Congratulations to Dr. Charity Oyedeji, a faculty member in the Division of Hematology, and former T32 Trainee (2018-2019 and 2020-2021) for receiving the National Institutes of Aging, Grant for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists’ Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) R03 award (08/15/2021 – 04/30/2023). Her project “Characterizing Frailty in Older Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Using a Sickle Cell Frailty Index (FI-SCD)” seeks to develop a frailty index for older adults with sickle cell disease with the hopes of preventing frailty, improving function, and reducing mortality.
