Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service
Solomon F. Ofori-Acquah, Ph.D.
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
2015 Uppergate Drive NE
4th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone: 404-727-2293
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Education/Training
Doctoral Degree: King’s College London, England, UK, Molecular Genetics, 1999
Fellowship: University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, 2000-2002
Honors/Awards
- Carl Storm Fellow, Gordon Research Conference, Cell Adhesion, 2005
- NIH Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center Scholar, 2000
- Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Postdoctoral Fellow, 2000
- Welcome Trust Traveling Research Fellow, 2000
- Young Investigator of the Year, British Society for Hematology, 1997
Professional Societies
- American Society of Hematology
- American Thoracic Society
- American Heart Association
- Medical and Research Advisory Committee, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
- Section on Molecular Signaling, Southeast/Ohio Valley Affiliate, American Heart Association
Areas of Interest/Research
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Endothelial barrier function involving leukocyte recruitment and angiogenesis, particularly as it relates to sickle cell disease
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Gene regulation in haematopoiesis and sickle cell disease
Publications/Presentations/Other
- Authored/co-authored numerous original research articles, abstracts and book chapters on sickle cell disease and cardiovascular research
- Peer reviewer for cardiovascular and hematology journals
- Invited lecturer at numerous national/international conferences