{"id":339,"date":"2018-04-04T09:24:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T07:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/h3a.cbio.uct.ac.za\/?page_id=339"},"modified":"2020-09-06T09:33:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T07:33:07","slug":"dr-julie-makani","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/index.php\/about\/founding-working-group\/dr-julie-makani\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Julie Makani"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prof. Julie Makani<\/span><\/h3>\n

Senior Lecturer and Specialist Physician, Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Prof. Julie Makani is from the Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), where Tanzania established one of the world\u2019s largest single-center study cohorts for sickle cell disease.<\/p>\n

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She is Principal Investigator of Sickle Pan African Research Consortium (SPARCO) within the SickleInAfrica network http:\/\/www.sickleinafrica.org\/<\/a> Co-Principal Investigator, SickleGenAfrica  http:\/\/sicklegenafrica.com<\/a>\/<\/p>\n

and MUHAS site Co-Principal Investigator for H3ABioNet https:\/\/www.h3abionet.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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She is a Fellow of the Tanzania Academy of Sciences, received the 2011 Royal Society Africa Award http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sd17odE1YLs<\/a> and is working on the application of genomic research to improve health and find a cure for sickle cell disease.<\/p>\n

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