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Charles Richard Drew (June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950) was an American surgeon and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions , developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II .
Charles Drew "Scientist; chosen for his outstanding work in blood plasma; research led to establishment of blood plasma bank." 1945 Paul Robeson "Singer and Actor chosen for distinguished achievement in the theatre and concert stage." 1946 Thurgood Marshall "Special Counsel for NAACP. For distinguished service as a lawyer before the U.S ...
Charles Drew (surgeon) (1916–1987), cardiothoracic surgeon; Charles S. Drew (1825–1886), representative in the legislature of the Oregon Territory of the United States; USNS Charles Drew, a 2010 Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy; Charles John Drew (c. 1690–1740), English lawyer murdered in Suffolk by his ...
Charlene Drew Jarvis (born July 31, 1941, in Washington, D.C. [3] as Charlene Rosella Drew) is an American educator and former scientific researcher and politician who served as the president of Southeastern University until March 31, 2009. [4] Jarvis is the daughter of the blood plasma and blood transfusion pioneer Charles Drew. [5]
Charles Edwin Drew (15 December 1916 – 31 May 1987) was a British cardiothoracic surgeon best known for assisting Sir Clement Price Thomas in King George VI's pneumonectomy in 1951. He went on to conduct pioneering research on profound hypothermia in cardiac surgery and what came to be known as the 'Drew technique'.
USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Dr. Charles R. Drew (1904–1950), who developed improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge in developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II, saving thousands of Allied lives.
Since July 2020: Appointed by the Howard University Board of Trustees as the Charles R. Drew Endowed Chair of Surgery [52] Since 2020: Chair, Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference (MEAC) Council of Chief Executive Officers (CCEOS) [53] Since February 2020: Member of the board of directors for Humana Inc. [54]
The managers of the BTBA turned to Dr. Scudder to organize the project. He recruited Charles Drew, one of his brightest graduate students and recently minted PhD, to lead the project. During the course of Plasma for Britain, Scudder often assisted Drew in organizing and communicating with project managers and other medical authorities.