March 2, 2021
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Dr. Stuart H. Orkin
The 2021 Gruber Genetics Prize has been awarded to Harvard hematologist-oncologist and geneticist Dr. Stuart H. Orkin for his pioneering discoveries of the genetic underpinnings of blood disorders. His remarkable body of work has not only revolutionized our understanding of how these illnesses occur but has also led to promising new gene-based therapies for thalassemia and sickle cell disease, two inherited blood disorders that affect millions of people around the world.
Orkin is the David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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NYC Health + Hospitals to Receive National Kidney Foundation s Kopple Award
Youngest recipient to be honored at 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings for his significant contributions to renal nutrition
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NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of nephrology and selects among them those who most exemplify the relentless efforts of NKF to enhance the lives of patients through action, education, and accelerating change.
National Kidney Foundation to honor Shivam Joshi, MD, a nephrologist, internist, and plant-based physician, who practices at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue in New York City. Dr. Joshi will receive the Joel D. Kopple Award for his work in the field of renal nutrition. This award has been given annually at NKF’s Spring Clinical Meetings in the name of Dr. Joel D. Kopple since 2002 to the physician who has made a
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The contributions made by African and Black American medical professionals to health and wellness are many. While determining just how many lives these trailblazers saved is impossible, we know that without their imagination, knowledge, and desire to help others many lives would have been lost. Since it is Black History Month, now is the perfect time to recognize and celebrate some of the numerous contributions the Black community has afforded the medical industry and the world overall.
Around 1716 – Onesimus
Onesimus is an African slave who, in 1706, is gifted to Cotton Mather, the Puritan minister. Mather recognizes that Onesimus is exceptional and considers him an individual with intelligence. As such, Mather begins instructing Onesimus, teaching him how to read and how to write, thus ensuring that Onesimus represents the Mather household well.