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Congratulations to Dr. Rahima Zennadi on her recent publication, "Ciliary protein ARL13b detected on RBCs as a potential indicative biomarker of vaso-occlusive crisis and disease severity in sickle cell disease: A retrospective pilot study”. academic.oup.com/jscd/article/3…

Congratulations to Dr. Rahima Zennadi on her recent publication, "Redox Regulation of Complement Pathway Activation in Aging and Related Diseases"! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41596089/

Congratulations to Dr. Rahima Zennadi on her recent publication, "Protein Arginine Methyltransferases in γ-Globin Regulation and Sickle Cell Disease: Emerging Connections to Oxidative Stress"! mdpi.com/2076-3921/15/3…

Congratulations to Dr. Marquita Nelson on being recognized as one of the 2026 Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine! This places her in the top 2% of female physcians nationwide.

Congratulations to Dr. Ugochi Ogu on being recognized as a 2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctor! This recognition places her among the top 7% of all U.S. board-certified physicians!

Congratulations to Dr. Ataga who was featured in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Magazine. He is truly a gift to his patients. His compassion and dedication give them hope to fight another day. news.uthsc.edu/winter-2026-co…

Congratulations to Dr. Marquita N. Nelson on being recognized as a 2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctor! This recognition places her among the top 7% of physicians nationwide.

Congratulations to Dr. Ugochi Ogu on getting her paper published, entitled, " Role of Menstrual Bleeding Assessments in Sickle Cell Clinics". jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Congratulations to Dr. Ogu on winning the Best Abstract Award for Clinical Research at the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America annual meeting in Chicago. The abstract is titled, "Reproductive Health in Women with Sickle Cell Disease - A Single Center Study".

Congratulations to Dr. Nelson on her contributions to the article, Sickle cell care is better. Accessing good care is still challenging, from the newsroom of MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. mlk50.com/2025/09/29/sic…

The Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee 17th Annual Mark Walden Memorial Walk/Run is Sat September 20, 2025. Click on the link below to sign up. runsignup.com/Race/Events/TN…

Congratulations to Dr. Marquita Nelson who was promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine!

The Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee is hosting their 17th Annual Mark Walden 5K Walk/Run on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Sea Isle Park in Participate by walking, running, donating, volunteering, or through sponsorship.