Discovered method for long-term storage of blood plasma Organized America's first large-scale blood bank Dr. Charles Richard Drew broke barriers in a racially divided America to become one of the most ...

Frederick McKinley Jones, invented a container making it possible to store blood for battlefield use. An African American, Dr. Charles Drew of Howard University, discovered the process for preserving ...

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science has been awarded $75 million from the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative. David M. Carlisle, president of Charles R. Drew University of ...

“Genius Unbroken” is the first comprehensive biography to bring the extraordinary life of Dr. Charles Drew, the “Father of the Blood Bank,” into focus. Born into Washington D.C.’s vibrant African ...

When many think about blood donation, they may think about the health and age of a donor. But what about diversity, and how that could benefit the blood supply? Middletown resident William Garrett has ...