1986 - Cellular engineering in Sickle Cell Disease

* Barabino’s thesis work involved studying the abnormal flow of blood in sickle cell disease, a topic she picked because it disproportionately affects African Americans. * She worked to understand the molecular mechanisms that cause red blood cells to stick together and adhere to the walls of blood vessels as they deform to pass through small capillaries in people with sickle cell disease. * She was awarded a PhD in 1986 and in 2007 Barabino moved to Georgia Tech, which was a center for sickle cell research.

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Biomedical

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