John Myers, faculty, Assistant Professors Hanzhang Xu and Allison Lewinski,  Jackie Brown, research program leader, Jessie Byrd, clinical research coordinator, and Christin Daniels, assistant dean, Research Development, were recently awarded a Duke Faculty Seed Advancement grant to develop a podcast called Breaking Research Barriers. Their goal is to raise awareness of racial justice and equity for all – at each component of the research lifecycle. They will confront racism and bias by addressing the main pillars of clinical research through our conversations – funding, motivation, project design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination.

The team needs podcast music and a logo, so they are launching a contest. Winners will receive a prize of their choice worth $100. Entries must be original work. Submissions are due May 3. Please send any questions to christin.daniels@duke.edu.

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