Biography
Obiageli E. Nnodu is Professor of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Director, Centre for Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training University of Abuja (CESRTA), Honorary Consultant Haematologist, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria. She a founding member of Sickle CHARTA and Chair of the Nigerian Sickle Cell Support Society (SCSSN) which works with the government and professional groups for the control of SCD in Nigeria. In that capacity, she is responsible for most of the in-country activities of the Network. She serves on technical committees of the government on non-communicable diseases and has completed several national assignments related to SCD. Professor Nnodu is Nigeria PI for the Sickle Pan African Research Consortium NigEria NEtwork (SPARC-NEt), a Site Coordinator for the H3Africa SickleGenAfrica Consortium and a member of the American Society of Hematology African New-born Screening and Early Intervention Consortium. Professor Nnodu, a Chevening Scholar and alumnus of Imperial College London is Chair Advocacy of Sickle Pan African Network (SPAN).