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U.S. Science Summit: Patient perspectives with sickle cell patient advocate Jimi Olaghere and cystic fibrosis advocate Bob Coughlin

Jim Olaghere describes signing up for a gene editing treatment clinical trial for sickle cell disease and how it has enabled him to climb mountains and Bob Coughlin recounts the moment when a therapy became available for his son's cystic fibrosis.

U.S. Science Summit 2026

Jul 21

From struggling with sickle cell disease to climbing mountains - a firsthand account of how gene therapy has been life changing

Jimi Olaghere describes how his life has changed after participating in a clinical trial for the CRISPR based gene therapy for sickle...

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U.S. Science Summit: Patient perspectives with sickle cell patient advocate Jimi Olaghere and cystic fibrosis advocate Bob Coughlin

From struggling with sickle cell disease to climbing mountains - a firsthand account of how gene therapy has been life changing

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