One to watch at ASH18: She’s 17 and she studies chronic pain in sickle cell disease
Aithanh Nguyen is skipping school to attend the ASH annual meeting, but she has a legit excuse: The 17-year-old is the youngest scientist presenting at the event.
SAN DIEGO — Aithanh Nguyen is skipping school to attend the American Society of Hematology’s annual meeting, but she has a legit excuse: On Monday, Nguyen was slated to take the podium here to present her research findings about a potential new. The research could one day lead to new drugs to treat the chronic pain that plagues patients with the inherited blood disorder.
