A 17-year-old boy gains entrance to Harvard University after overcoming sickle cell disease and graduating from high school in the US with a 4.62 GPA.
Hanif Mouehla, a 17-year-old boy who fought sickle cell disease as a child, has overcome all obstacles to live. He received 4.62 grade points upon graduating from Northern Valley Regional High School in the United States.
Teenager Hanif from New Jersey battled valiantly to survive a fatal illness that nearly took his life. According to People, he experienced a severe health crisis after receiving a sickle cell diagnosis at the age of eight.
He said that after the sickness caused both of his lungs to fail, he was admitted to the intensive care unit of Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Westchester County, New York, and that his health deteriorated to the point where the physicians had to place him in a coma.
“I had a 20% chance of surviving my worst pain crisis in my life,” Hanif remarked. For six weeks, the physicians were unsure of what was causing his discomfort and questioned whether he would live.
Hanif, however, retaliated and used an experimental stem cell transplant to survive the conflict. On the internet, he talked about how the experimental stem cell transplant gave him a purpose in addition to saving his life.
According to Hanif, his survival has also inspired him to become a doctor. The medical center as a whole was something I truly wanted to imitate, which is why I decided to pursue medicine, primarily hematology, he said.
He currently receives treatment from Dr. Mitchell Cairo, a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who helped him fight sickle cell disease. According to Dr. Mitchell, Hanif is content with his healthy lifestyle and lack of sickle cell disease.
In addition to witnessing someone return to their regular life, Dr. Mitchell added, “It’s kind of an indescribable feeling because they’re now kicking in high gear and taking on additional stress to make a difference for the next generation.”
With a shared goal of curing sickle cell disease, an inherited blood condition that impacts more than a billion people globally, Hanif joined Dr. Mitchell in the research lab.
Because none of his siblings were suitable donors, Dr. Mitchell’s study resulted in Hanif’s sickle cell being healed years ago by a familial haploidentical stem cell transplant from his mother, Khuraira Musa.
It was an amazing adventure. “Khuraira’s cells were supercharged in Dr. Mitchell’s lab to ensure that they could eradicate the sickle cells in Hanif’s bloodstream.” Furthermore, Hanif’s mother said, “As a parent, I only wish all parents had what I have with Hanif today.”
According to Hanif, his life-threatening incident sparked his desire to become a doctor, and in the years after his transplant and recuperation, he has worked hard to fulfill his dream.
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At Northern Valley Regional High School, where he played football and served as class president, he excelled academically and earned a 4.62 grade point average. Hanif was accepted into the Harvard University Class of 2027 as a result of his exceptional achievement.
At Harvard University, Hanif is a first-year undergraduate pursuing a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience with a concentration in neurobiology and a minor in global health and health policy.
After being healed of sickle cell anemia as a child, he said on LinkedIn that he was resolved to make a difference in the healthcare sector by expanding and honing his life science research and biopharmaceutical laboratory skills.
According to Hanif, he began his pre-professional experience in 2022 while working as a laboratory volunteer and junior researcher at New York Medical College, which is located next to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York.
