TRACER: Treating Hereditary Anemias Through Stem Cell Research

Overview of the TRACER project

PATIENTS

The TRACER research starts with the patient. Sickle cell anemia and Diamond-Blackfan anemia are diseases that disrupt the lives of...

INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS

In our lab, the donated and tested blood is combined with different substances that cause a reaction in the blood cells, and then...

RESEARCH

The induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) need to be investigated thoroughly. By experimenting with different types of 'food' we can...

CULTIVATED BLOOD

With the donor blood derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), we are currently trying to produce a steady supply of cultivated...

DONATION

To do our research, we need blood donations of healthy participants and of patients with sickle cell anemia and Diamond-Blackfan anemia....

REPAIR

Another part of the induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is subjected to something exciting: genetic engeneering. With the help of a...

CULTIVATED BLOOD STEM CELLS

At the moment, the only way to cure sickle cell anemia and Diamond-Blackfan anemia is by doing a bone marrow transplant with blood stem...

PATIENTS & STAKEHOLDERS

The treatment options that we are developing within the TRACER research might have a big impact on the lives of patients with sickle cell...