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JCI’s Conversations with Giants in Medicine: Griffin Rodgers

Beginning in the mid-1980s, Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health, led studies demonstrating the effectiveness of the drug hydroxyurea, the first FDA-approved drug for sickle cell disease. Since then, Rodgers has worked on transplant strategies and therapies for sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies while also taking on massive leadership and administrative roles at the NIH, culminating in his appointment to the directorship of the NIDDK in 2007. Watch to hear about how Malcolm Gladwell and Howard Hughes played a role in sickle cell anemia and why it’s fitting to study hematology at a diabetes- and kidney-focused institute.

Published January 4, 2021, by Ushma S. Neill

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A conversation with Griffin Rodgers
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Published January 4, 2021
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2021;131(1):e145540. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI145540.
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