“Ted W. Love, M.D., former president and CEO of Global Blood Therapeutics, and Joyce Y. Love have pledged $5 million to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine to establish the Ted W. Love, M.D., and Joyce Y. Love Endowed Support Fund for Sickle Cell Disease in the Lifespan Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center. This endowment will enhance the center’s impact in vital initiatives focused on helping individuals with sickle cell disease live healthier lives with fewer disease-related complications.”
“‘Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, ‘Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane,’ Ted Love said. ‘This gift is intended to ensure that sickle cell patients at UAB receive excellent and compassionate care.'”