On June 19th, World Sickle Cell Day 2025, our research group participated in raising awareness for sickle cell disease by engaging with patients, families, healthcare professionals, and members of the public at the event organized by the Sikkelcelfonds at ITA. Building on last year’s World Sickle Cell Day, when the exhibition You Can Never Feel My Pain was first opened, this year offered a meaningful opportunity to reconnect with its messages and to reflect on what they con

On May 15th 2025, all the consortium researchers met each other again in Rotterdam to discuss the progress of TRACER, to celebrate the milestones we have already achieved, and to help each other in areas where help is needed. In addition to the researchers, we also welcomed the TRACER User Committee at the meeting. They were able to ask critical questions and helped us think about our research from another perspective. We also shared an overview of scientific articles that ha

On December 23, 2024, just before the holidays, the PhD students within the TRACER consortium organized a special lab tour at Sanquin....