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LOS ANGELES - Assistant Professor Cynthia Davis represented Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science at the 123rd Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena.
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She rode on a horse-drawn stagecoach, the iconic symbol of Wells Fargo & Co.. a financial service company with roots in the Old West. Professor Davis was invited to ride in the parade by the Magic Johnson Foundation, one of two community nonprofits that Wells Fargo hosted during the event.
The Rose Parade draws a huge audience. Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets in Pasadena and millions more watched on television around the world. “I was very fortunate to be involved, and to join the Magic Johnson Foundation as a guest,” said Professor Davis, who is well-known for establishing the first mobile HIV testing unit in Los Angeles County through Charles R. Drew University nearly 30 years ago. . She added, “I’ve lived in Southern California all my life and never have been to the Rose Parade. When the opportunity presented itself, I was in awe. It was an experience that I’ll cherish throughout my lifetime.” Professor Davis, an assistant professor in the Medical Sciences Institute at Charles R. Drew University, has often been recognized for her tireless AIDS advocacy. Recently, she was honored with a televised tribute by the Lifetime Cable Network. Also, she was named one of the Southern California Freedom’s Sisters, honoring her contribution to social justice.
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About Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
CDU is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian, minority-serving medical and health sciences institution. Located in the Watts-Willowbrook area of South Los Angeles, CDU has graduated more than 550 medical doctors, 2,500 post-graduate physicians, more than 2,000 physician assistants and hundreds of other health professionals. The only dually designated Historically Black Graduate Institution and Hispanic Serving Health Professions School in the U.S., CDU is recognized as a leader in translational and health inequities research, specifically with respect to heart disease, diabetes, cancer, mental health, and HIV/AIDS. Recently, the CDU/UCLA medical program was named the “best performer” in the University of California System with respect to producing outstanding underrepresented minority physicians by the Greenlining Institute. For more information, visit
http://www.cdrewu.edu/
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