Operator
Greetings, and welcome to the Global Blood Therapeutics conference call. [Operator instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Steven Immergut. Please, go ahead.
Steven Immergut
Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Thank you, and welcome to GBT s conference call to discuss the Company s financial results for the first quarter of 2021 and to provide a business update. I m Steven Immergut, head of communications and investor relations. Joining me on the call are Dr. Ted Love, our president and CEO, who will provide an update on our progress in the first quarter; Jeff Farrow, our chief financial officer, who will review our financial results; David Johnson, or DJ, our chief commercial officer, will give an update on the Oxbryta launch. Ted will then introduce Dr.