Solomon Ofori-Acquah Selected to Lead the Georgia Solve Sickle Cell Initiative

Solomon Ofori-Acquah has been appointed to lead the Georgia Solve Sickle Cell Initiative, a collaborative research project started by the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) in partnership with Emory University, historically Black Morehouse School of Medicine, and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The Georgia Solve Sickle Cell Initiative aims to expand the state’s sickle cell research and care, as well as enhance the clinical trials, therapies, and treatments at Children’s Health of Atlanta. With over three decades of experience, Dr. Ofori-Acquah has conducted extensive research on genetic medicine and sickle cell disease. His research has greatly contributed to the understanding of what happens during a sickle cell crisis. Currently, he serves as the founding director at the West African Genetic Medicine Center at the University of Ghana, as well as the Center for Translational and International Hematology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Ofori-Acquah’s new role in Atlanta will include a joint appointment to the Calvin Smyre GRA Eminent Scholar Chair at Emory University and Morehouse School of Medicine. Prior to his current role, he spent six years with Emory, serving as an assistant professor of pediatrics and founding director of the Center for Endothelial Biology. A native of Ghana, Dr. Ofori-Acquah...