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Sickle Cell: The Next 100 Years

Wednesday 14 April – Friday 16 April 2010

De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

Sickle Cell: The Next 100 Years conference will mark the 100th anniversary since Dr James Herrick published his first observations on ‘peculiar elongated cells’, what is now known as sickle cell disease.

This unique and highly distinctive three-day conference will bring together a selection of papers offering delegates the chance to explore the social scientific research currently being carried out around the world.

Submit an abstract for the conference for an opportunity to be featured in a special edition of Ethnicity and Health, due to be published in 2011.

The conference will include talks from four keynote speakers:

Professor Kwaku Ohene-Frempong (USA/Ghana)
Professor Karl Atkin (UK)
Dr Jemima Dennis-Antwi (Ghana)
Professor Simon Dyson (UK)

Plus - reserve your place at the conference dinner and experience an endless array of Indian cuisine at the Feast India restaurant. Sign up for our historic ghost walk and discover the history and monuments that surround De Montfort University’s campus.

Book Sickle Cell: The Next 100 Years

For further information about the conference, to register a place or to submit an abstract please visit our Sickle Cell: The Next 100 Years web pages, email conferences@dmu.ac.uk or telephone 0116 250 6215.