Seun Adebiyi Creates First Bone Marrow Registry in Nigeria
NYSCF sends congratulations to aspiring 2014 Winter Olympian, lawyer, and friend of the organization Seun Adebiyi for his lifesaving work in creating the first bone marrow registry in Nigeria.
View ArticleNigeria Launches Bone Marrow Registry
February 24, 2012 marked the launch of the first bone marrow registry in Nigeria, and only the second such registry in all of Africa. This launch was a milestone step in the country’s efforts to treat...
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View ArticleNew African Bone Marrow Registry
Bone marrow transplants, or hematopoietic stem cell transplantations (HSCT), treat more than 70 different diseases, including some types of leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle cell anaemia.
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BBC covers Nigerian registry
BBC’s Focus on Africa article features two personal stories behind the launch of Nigeria’s first bone marrow registry: stem cell donor Bisi Bokinni and stem cell recipient (and BMRN founder) Seun...
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BMRN Founder Honored as “Stem Cell Hero”
“This is a title I have yet to earn,” said Mr. Adebiyi at the New York Stem Cell Foundation‘s annual gala.
View ArticleOkoye named to UICC’s Advisory Board
BMRN’s Professor Okoye has just been named to the UICC’s (Union for International Cancer Control) Advisory Board as the “African Observer”, allowing her to expand global advocacy for patients of...
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Olympic hopeful, a cancer survivor, calls for bone marrow donors
http://www.omaha.com/article/20130216/LIVEWELL01/702169932
View ArticleUpcoming Bone Marrow Drives
The BMRN will be recruiting new bone marrow donors at the following venues: ENUGU: DATE: FRIDAY, 22nd July, 2016 TIME: 8. 30 am FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE CALL +234-7039222313 or +234-8185766742...
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Successful Donor Drives in Abuja, Enugu and Lagos
On October 28, 2017, 155 Nigerians registered as stem cell donors in simultaneous donor drives in Abuja, Lagos and Enugu. This successful collaboration involved several organizations, including: Samira...
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Stem Cell Registry Alliance to Tackle 100K Africa Challenge
Launched in October 2017, Stem Cell Registry Alliance is a collaborative effort among stem cell registries in the Caribbean, United Kingdom, and Africa to recruit 100,000 new donors by 2030 (dubbed...
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#MatchMyMix!
My name is Astrid (Ada). I was diagnosed with a particularly severe form of blood cancer – Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). I am Nigerian-German and urgently need a European-African stem cell donor who...
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Six-year-old boy who’s suffered stroke desperately searches for bone marrow...
Help Ayden find a donor to save his life! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6691871/Six-year-old-boy-whos-suffered-stroke-brain-cancer-desperately-searches-bone-marrow-donor.html
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ASTRID WANTS TO LIVE AND SEE HER SONS GROW UP – URGENT SEARCH FOR STEM CELL DONORS Preparations for donor registration event are in full swing Astrid suffers from blood cancer. A stem cell transplant...
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Astrid’s Search for a Donor Continues
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-49599148/this-leukaemia-sufferer-is-searching-the-world-against-the-odds-for-a-stem-cell-donor
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