William Eaton

About

William Eaton is a Chief and NIH Distinguished Investigator at the National Institutes of Health in the United States. His research areas focus on sickle cell disease, particularly the mechanisms of hemoglobin function and the development of novel therapeutic approaches. Recent publications include studies on oxygen affinity-modifying agents and pyruvate kinase activators, as well as explorations into hemoglobin kinetics and its implications in disease. He is also involved in the physics of virus transmission and computational biology.