Episode 5: The Clinical Perspective w/Genesis Jones and Wynona Coles

This episode concludes part two of the interview with Genesis Jones. She shares her experience with post-transplant complications, specifically hemolytic anemia, and the treatments she has undergone. She discusses the challenges of managing chronic pain and the impact it has on her mental health.

Later in the episode, Wunmi and Dima interview Wynona Coles, the research lab manager at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health. They discuss curative therapy options for sickle cell disease, with a focus on gene therapy. They cover topics such as the role of the referral transplant coordinator, eligibility criteria for gene therapy, pre-testing for the therapy, the process of stem cell collection, and the success stories of curative therapy. They also touch on the FDA approval of gene therapy and the timeline for the entire process.