Andreas Glenthøj

Denmark

Andreas Glenthøj, MD, PhD is Associate Professor and Head of the Danish Red Blood Cell Center at Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark, a leading Nordic center for rare anemias. His work focuses on translating advanced diagnostics into targeted treatments, serving as PI on clinical and pre-clinical trials in hereditary anemias and iron metabolism, and chairing the Nordic Red Blood Cell Group.

13:45 – 15:35

Thursday Day 4 : May 7th

Scientific Session 9 – Hemoglobinopathies: Clinical and Translational Insights

CHAIRS : Sara El Hoss, Rami Khoriaty

13:45 – 14:10 Invited speaker: Andreas Glenthøj (Denmark)

Whole‑genome sequencing and functional testing in clinical red cell diagnostics

14:10 – 14:35 Invited speaker: Slimane Allali (France)

Innate immunity and inflammation during acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease

14:35 – 14:50 Philippe Connes (France)

Increasing daily step counts improves physical fitness, reduces pain and arterial stiffness in sickle cell patients

14:50 – 15:05 Nicolas Hebert (France)

Novel single red blood cell lifespan measurement assay through glycated hemoglobin assessment by flow cytometry

15:05 – 15:20 Tingyue Li (The Netherlands)

Development of novel CELMoDs for reactivation of fetal hemoglobin expression

15:20 – 15:35 Romain Carin (France)

Persisting elevation of total hemoglobin mass after altitude training in elite swimmers: a potential role of prolonged erythrocyte survival