Biree Andemariam
Professor
Biree Andemariam, M.D. is Professor of Medicine and American Red Cross Endowed Chair in Transfusion Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She is a physician scientist in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Founding Director of the New England Sickle Cell Institute (NESCI), and Director of the Connecticut Bleeding Disorders Center. Dr. Andemariam has been lead principal investigator of 4 global SCD clinical trials and has extensive experience in clinical trial design, endpoint development, recruitment, and implementation. During the COVID-19 global crisis, she mobilized and chaired an international committee of experts in the development and worldwide dissemination of guidelines on managing patients with SCD during the pandemic. Dr. Andemariam has served as Chief Medical Officer of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. She is a member of the 2023 Lancet Commission, a global group of experts selected to develop and publish a set of recommendations to achieve greater political commitment, investment, and partnerships to improve the lives of patients with sickle cell disease globally by 2040.
