We are pleased to announce the official program and the book of abstracts for the ITHANET meeting at the 13th International Conference on Thalassaemia and Haemoglobinopathies (TIF World Congress 2013). The meeting will be held on 23rd October 2013 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, UAE, between 8:30am and 10:30am, in room Capital Suite 5.

The ITHANET meeting aims to bring together experts in the field of haemoglobinopathies in order to discuss new research ideas and possible collaborations. Existing research projects will be presented, specifically on aspects of epidemiology, novel therapeutic approaches and clinical characterization of patients, as examples of international collaborations and in order to facilitate possible contribution by the meeting participants. This will be followed by a discussion on funding opportunities and future collaborations. Furthermore, the redesigned ITHANET Community Portal and its databases will be presented, inviting suggestions and discussion for the further development of the portal and its role in promoting new collaborations will also be discussed.

Download / View the Book of Abstracts from here (PDF format)