Doris Duke Foundation

This week the fellows of the inaugural 2024-2025 Equitable Futures Fellowship (EFF) are in Honolulu, Hawai‘i from October 28 to November 8, 2024 for the first of two in-person meetings. The program’s 16 fellows have convened to hear from experts and engage in activities designed to enhance their knowledge, leadership capacities, and networks. The EFF, a partnership between the?Doris Duke Foundation?and the?East-West Center, empowers diverse leaders from across sectors to tackle inequity in all its forms, from income and health care disparities to the impacts of the climate crisis. Learn more about the inaugural EFF cohort by visiting https://lnkd.in/gAHexStg Be sure to follow?Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design?and our page for more updates!

Join the The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Oct. 31 for the release of a new consensus study report examining the use of race and ethnicity in medical research. Hear directly from the experts behind the report as they dive into their findings, share key recommendations and engage with your questions. Register to attend here: https://lnkd.in/eKZYJ27P #EquityInEquations #healthequity

New hope is emerging for sickle cell disease patients, thanks to breakthroughs in gene therapy. Since 2008, the Doris Duke Foundation has supported over 40 research projects, providing $35 million to advance treatments for this long-overlooked condition. Two of the scientists behind this novel therapy, Daniel Bauer and Stuart H. Orkin, together received grants in 2013 and 2015 to identify core genetic sequences that upon #CRISPR intervention created healthy red blood cells. Read about the progress and the challenges ahead in the latest?The New York Times?article: https://lnkd.in/gaPR8r_9 #MedicalResearch #SickleCell #GeneTherapy #DDFImpact

Today, the Doris Duke Foundation mourns the passing of Lola Adedokun, a treasured member of the Doris Duke Foundation family. For over a decade, Lola was the engine behind some of the foundation’s signature initiatives, including our Child Well-being Program and our $90 million African Health Initiative. Lola was a force of nature: wickedly intelligent, thoughtful, creative, kind. Lola’s vision has been permanently etched into the Doris Duke Foundation legacy. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, her loved ones, and her colleagues at The Aspen Institute.

Doris Duke Foundation, Islamic Scholarship Fund and Sundance Institute are thrilled to announce the six new artists selected for the second cohort of the Building Bridges Fellowship! ? With a focus on uplifting U.S. Muslim stories, the fellowship seeks to reduce the barriers for emerging artists to connect with broader audiences and ultimately pave the way for a new generation of filmmakers to enrich our nation’s cultural tapestry and encourage meaningful dialogue around common themes of identity, belonging and diversity.? ? Learn more about the artists and their projects: https://lnkd.in/eE9fgj-j #BuildingBridges #filmmaking #storytelling

Grateful to be able to reflect on our past successes at Doris Duke Foundation and to continue to share how these are guiding evolving support for health research now in the company of our peers American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Dana Foundation, Donaghue Foundation, Susan G. Komen, and Robertson Foundation

Despite investments in biomedical research producing astonishing advances in in the diagnosis and treatment of human illnesses, health outcomes in the United States remain stubbornly below what they should be. We need stronger pathways for incentivizing and applying research to prevent disease and improve health outcomes. The Collective to Strengthen Pathways for Health Research — a joint effort of?Doris Duke Foundation,?the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Dana Foundation, The Donaghue Foundation, the Robertson Foundation and Susan G. Komen —?seeks to improve prevention and care, and invites the research community to help define an actionable blueprint for progress. What are the research priorities, incentive structures, and missed opportunities for innovation that hold the greatest potential to prevent disease or improve health outcomes from clinical encounters??Together, we will elevate voices and ideas. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eGFKerDA

Fantastic launch event for the new Climate Data Collaborative, a new mechanism for public-private collaboration and coordination on improving the data, tools, and access to the information that can unlock #ClimateAmbition and #ClimateAction. Really proud that Doris Duke Foundation is a lead partner to the Collaborative! #ClimateWeekNYC #Forests4Climate

NYC Climate Week continues to be a tremendous success! A heartfelt thank you to the Doris Duke Foundation for co-hosting such a thought-provoking reception with us on Indigenous Futures. It was inspiring to hear how Indigenous art and storytelling—portrayed by artist Cannupa Hanska Luger, whose photography is featured on the cover of this National Geographic publication—can evoke powerful emotions and drive action to protect our planet. This perfectly aligns with the National Geographic Society's vision of using storytelling to ignite passion and inspire meaningful action. Research across various fields consistently shows that stories have the power to break down barriers, simplify complex ideas, change behaviors, and promote social change. What a great end to the week! Cheers Sam Gill, Kevin McAndrew, Danielle Levoit, Kaitlin Yarnall, Rob Flynn #NYCClimateWeek #IndigenousFutures #StorytellingForChange #ClimateAction #IndigenousArt #Sustainability #NationalGeographic #ClimateLeadership #DorisDukeFoundation

Excited and proud to host the Data Foundation and Ali Zaidi for the launch of the new Climate Data Collaborative at the Doris Duke Foundation #Treehouse this morning! This new initiative will build public-private cooperation to address the critical need for reliable, standardized data to quantify and verify climate mitigation activities across the United States. The Climate Data Collaborative will convene policymakers, investors, researchers, and other stakeholders to develop open-source greenhouse gas (GHG) protocols, data standards, and analytical tools. By improving the quality and accessibility of climate data, the CDC aims to empower decision-makers at all levels to take more effective climate action. David J. Hayes Jason Burnett Michel Gelobter Nick Hart, Ph.D. Ryan Alexander Rita Hite Jad Daley #Forests4Climate