Maureen Okam Achebe, MD, MPH, Hematology Division Brigham and Women's , Leon Bernal-Mizrachi, MD, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University , Lanetta Bronté-Hall, MD, MPH, MSPH, The Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research , Chancellor Donald, MD, Tulane University School of Medicine , Titilope Fasipe, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital , Patrick T. McGann, MD, PhD, Lifespan Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center , Jonathan Moreira, MD, Northwestern University , Kerice A. Pinkney, MD, Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital , Deirdra Terrell, PhD, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Ctr and Angela C Weyand, MD, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School