Gene Therapy Pioneer Jerry R. Mendell, M.D., Named to Inaugural TIME100 Health List of the 100 Most Influential People in Global Health
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT), the leader in precision genetic medicine for rare diseases, today announced that TIME named renown neuromuscular researcher, physician and gene therapy pioneer Jerry R. Mendell, M.D., to the inaugural 2024 TIME100 Health, a list of 100 individuals who most influenced global health this year.
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT), the leader in precision genetic medicine for rare diseases, today announced that TIME named renown neuromuscular researcher, physician and gene therapy pioneer Jerry R. Mendell, M.D., to the inaugural 2024 TIME100 Health, a list of 100 individuals who most influenced global health this year.
- The TIME100 Health list recognizes the impact, innovation, and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals in health.
- In addition to recognition on the TIME100 Health list, Dr. Mendell is a 2024 recipient of the King Faisal Prize Laureate in Medicine.
- He is also a published author of more than 400 peer-reviewed articles and books about skeletal muscle disease, peripheral nerve disorders and gene therapy.