Reflections on the ESH Conference by Dr Liri Seraj: Advancing Haemoglobinopathy Research Through HELIOS and Collaborative Innovation
This article is written by Dr. Liri Seraj. You can explore more of her insights on haemoglobinopathy research on her blog: hemalily.com. Did you know that approximately 2.5 million reticulocytes are produced every second in our bone marrow? The recent conference I attended was not your typical large-scale event with thousands of attendees, and that […]
HELIOS Mission: Optimizing Geospatial Models for Global Hemoglobinopathy Forecasting
Written by Ms Mikaella Kontopoulou, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Cyprus The HELIOS-funded Short-Term Scientific Mission at the WorldPop research group significantly advanced the geospatial modelling framework for forecasting the global burden of hemoglobinopathy. Improved data pre-processing strategies were implemented to address data heterogeneity and ensure that the most reliable data points are used […]
HELIOS first Short-Term Scientific Mission for standardising annotation of structural haemoglobinopathies
Written by Ms Maria Xeniphontos, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Cyprus Structural haemoglobinopathies are genetic disorders characterized by abnormalities in the structure of haemoglobin (Hb), the oxygen-carrying protein found in red blood cells. These abnormalities result from pathogenic variants affecting the amino acid sequence of the globin chains causing alterations in the functional […]