09/01/2026
Someone volunteered for research. Years later, someone else got a cure.
For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile lived with sickle cell disease.
Then, after receiving gene therapy, his own blood stem cells were genetically modified and returned to his body, allowing them to produce healthier hemoglobin.
Today, his medical team describes him as cured.
Before this treatment could ever reach him, people living with sickle cell volunteered for clinical trials. They gave researchers the opportunity to test the therapy, understand its risks, collect evidence and ultimately help turn years of research into an approved treatment.
Someone said yes to research before they knew how the story would end.
And years later, someone else got to live differently because of it.
That’s why, during Sickle Cell Awareness Month, we also want to recognize the people behind medical progress who rarely make the headlines:
Research participants.
Today’s breakthrough was once a research study.
And the research happening right now could become someone else’s treatment tomorrow.
The next breakthrough needs a “yes.”
With PROBr, you can discover opportunities to participate in research and potentially become part of what happens next. 🧡
Be part of research. Be part of history.
