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Finding New Treatments for Sickle Cell Disease

South Carolina Public Radio | By Bobbi Conner
Published August 12, 2019 at 5:05 AM EDT
Dr. Patrick Woster
Bobbi Conner/MUSC

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Patrick Woster about sickle cell disease and efforts underway in S.C. to find improved treatments for this disorder.  Dr. Woster is a SmartState Endowed Chair in Drug Discovery and Chair of the Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences at MUSC.
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Bobbi Conner
Bobbi Conner has been producing and hosting public radio programs for over 30 years. She was the longtime host of the national Parents Journal public radio program. Conner has lived in the Charleston area for over twenty years.
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