Charles Drew, a Black surgeon and researcher, pioneered new ways to process and store blood. His method saved countless lives during World War II and led to the creation of a national blood bank.

Dr. Charles Richard Drew broke barriers in a racially divided America to become one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. His pioneering research and systematic developments in the use ...

Charles Richard Drew was born in 1904 in an interracial neighborhood in the Foggy Bottom area of Washington, D.C. He aspired to become a doctor at age 15 when he watched, helplessly, as his sister ...

Garrett created the blood bank's Dr. Charles R. Drew Memorial Blood Drive in 2022, amassing fellow Omega Psi Phi fraternity brothers to donate. The drive attracted 36 donors in 2022 and 26 donors ...

Blood, a doctor, the human spirit, and a song? ... Dr. Charles Drew resigned his Red Cross directorship, denouncing the decision as repugnant on both moral and scientific grounds.

Since opening 56 years ago, Charles R. Drew University has graduated more than 600 physicians, 1,225 physician assistants and nearly 1,600 other health professionals.