Ep. 74: One Patient's Sickle Cell Story

Sounds of Science

Felicia Samuel has worked for Charles River for years, but recently the work she contributes to has taken on a new meaning. Her daughter will be part of a clinical trial to receive one of the brand new sickle cell treatments, with the potential to drastically change her own and her family's lives. She joins me to discuss the details of this amazing but involved gene therapy process, and how working for one of the companies that contributed to this treatment's research makes her feel. You can read more about it here: https://www.criver.com/eureka/crispr-silences-sickle-cell