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Connecting experts on inherited anemias and iron defects in Budapest
October 12-14, 2023 – Budapest, Hungary
Meeting Chairs:
Ali Taher, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Achille Iolascon, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy
In October 2023 EHA and the Specialized Working Group (SWG) on Red Cell and Iron hosted a…
Hans Erik Johnsen 1948-2018
On May 17, 2018, just after his 70th birthday, Hans Erik Johnsen passed away. Hans Johnsen was Professor of Clinical Hematology at the Department of Hematology at Aalborg University in Denmark.
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Current committee members
Lorena Arranz, Norway
Peter Borchmann, Germany
Veronika Buxhofer-Ausch, Austria
Ana Cvejic, Denmark
Matteo Della Porta, Italy
Michael Doubek, Czechia
Andreas Glenthøj, Denmark
Maria Gomes da Silva, Portugal
Julia Hauer, Germany
Daniel Hodson, United Kingdom
Cristina João, Portugal
Sören Lehmann, Sweden
Tamás Masszi, Hungary
Karinna Meijer, The Netherlands
Jamie O'Sullivan, Ireland
Cristina Papayannidis, Italy
France…
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