On World Sickle Cell Day, a look at Memphis’ past, present and future research
Nurse Melody Jacobs (left) prepares sickle cell patient Tiera Manuel for an apheresis infusion on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at Regional One’s Diggs-Kraus Sickle Cell Center. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The story of Memphis as a hub of sickle cell disease research began in 1929, when Dr. Lemuel W. Diggs encountered the disease within a week of arriving in Memphis to join the UTHSC faculty. The city still attracts researchers and clinicians from around the world.
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sickle cell Sickle Cell Disease Dr. Kenneth Ataga Ugochi Ogu UTHSC St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Lemuel Diggs World Sickle Cell Day University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing nursing Sara DayAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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