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Lab Life Video Series: Rivella Laboratory
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In the first of our new Lab Life video series, learn about ongoing work by researchers in the lab of Dr. Stefano Rivella, an investigator in the Division of Hematology at CHOP. Through a variety of novel technologies, Dr. Rivella and his team aim to treat and cure red blood cell disorders like sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta thalassemia, as current treatments for these disorders are largely limited to supportive care.
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Rivella Lab Life
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[Text] Lab Life: Rivella Laboratory
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[Text] The lab aims to treat and cure red blood cell disorders with a variety of novel technologies.
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[Text] Project Highlights Include…
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[Text] Iron metabolism, red cell production, inflammation and anemia
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[Text] Ineffective erythropoiesis in Beta-Thalassemia
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[Text] Ex vivo and in vivo gene therapies targeting hematopoietic stem cells for the cure of diseases such as….
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[Text] Beta-Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Alpha-Thalassemia and Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
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[Text] Located in the Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Pediatric Research Center
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