GRA Eminent Scholar named to lead Georgiaâs Solve Sickle Cell Initiative
Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine An accomplished researcher in genetics and sickle cell disease is returning to Georgia to lead a science and medical collaborative that aims to find new treatments and cures for the disease. Solomon F. Ofori-Acquah, PhD, is currently director of two research enterprises, both of which he started: the West African Genetic Medicine Centre at the University of Ghana and the Center for Translational and International Hematology at the University of Pittsburgh. Upon arriving in Georgia in September, Ofori-Acquah will have a joint faculty appointment at Emory University and Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) as