Dr. Yutaka Niihara

Crenshaw Christian Center Sheds Light on Sickle Cell Anemia

Yumiko Whitaker and Janice Kyser, Contributing WritersSeptember 14, 2023

September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and Juanita and her mother are spreading a hopeful message – sickle cell disease may be life changing, yet it need not be life draining.

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Ridley Thomas: New Sickle Cell Drug ‘Represents Hope for Millions’

Jennifer Bihm, Staff Writer July 13, 2017

“Sickle cell doesn’t really have advocates,” said Dr. Yutaka Niihara, CEOEmmaus Life Sciences and LA Biomed investigator, who has focused on helping to improve the lives of those who suffer from the disease for over twenty years.