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Stuart Orkin
American hematologist · United States · On the map · Doctors · Born 1946 · age 80
Stuart Holland Orkin is an American physician-scientist specializing in hematology, pediatric oncology, and stem cell biology. He is the David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) at Boston Children's Hospital.
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Orkin is known for defining the molecular basis of human blood disorders, discovering key hematopoietic transcription factors, and pioneering gene therapy and gene editing approaches for sickle cell disease and thalassemia. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine.
