Carrera Christman is from Phoenix, Arizona, and currently serves as the Advocacy & Community Engagement Manager at Arizona Bleeding Disorders (AZBD). She is also a member of NYLI. Although she was diagnosed with a bleeding disorder at the age of…
Quinn Kennedy is from Cleveland, Ohio and is currently a senior at Ohio University studying mathematical statistics while also working as a math tutor. He plans to pursue a career in clinical data after graduation. For the past two years Quinn has…
Brooke Williams is a student at Rhodes College pursuing a double major in Business and International Studies, with an expected graduation date of 2028. She grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee where she became an active member of The Tennessee Hemophilia…
Seth Furr is a student at Washtenaw Community College. Seth has completed two summers as a Counselor in Training at Camp Bold Eagle (Holton, MI), a camp for kids with bleeding disorders run by the Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan. He also regularly…
Katelynn lives in Alexis, Illinois, with her adorable puppy, Elsa, and is a graduate of Capri College. She is a licensed cosmetologist in both Iowa and Illinois and runs her own salon business, where she gets to learn, create, and connect every day…
Dr. Xuejie Chen is a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Darrel Stafford at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining Dr. Stafford’s lab, she received her Ph.D. degree in Cell Biology from Beijing Normal University, P…
Erin is a fourth year Biological Science and Political Science student at Colorado State University. After being diagnosed with von Willebrand Disease Type 1 at a young age, Erin has spent most of her life deeply involved in her local bleeding…
Naiyila Davis currently lives in Phenix City, Alabama, settling there after moving all over the country due to the military. She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and works as a zip line guide. She is tasked with safely taking…
Cade Komar is a student from Phoenix, Arizona, currently attending Colorado State University where he is pursuing a dual degree in biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering. Cade was born with Severe Hemophilia A and became involved with the…
Explore the SeriesWe asked community members to share their thoughts on the issues that matter most to them. This video series covers research, access to health care, diagnostic difficulties, transitioning to adulthood and more – all from the…