Duke football is teaming up with Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center, a nationally-ranked pediatric academic medical center, for the inaugural “Score for More Sickle Cell Research and Care” to raise awareness about sickle cell disease and to continue research to find successful treatments and a cure.

“Sickle cell impacts the lives of children and adults in our community, including student-athletes within our Duke Athletics program,” said Blue Devil head coach David Cutcliffe. “We are proud to partner with Duke Children’s to bring awareness to this common condition that impacts individuals, and to advance research to further our understanding of sickle cell so that we can one day find a cure to improve the quality of life for infants, children and adults with sickle cell.”

The community is invited to support ongoing research at Duke Children’s for sickle cell disease with a donation by texting DUKEKIDS to 50555 to donate $10 for Duke Children’s.

Score for More Sickle Cell Research and Care will culminate to the Duke-Tulane home football game this Saturday, Sept. 20. The game will feature special “Score for More Sickle Cell Research and Care” programs, and celebrate Duke Children’s Pediatric Hematology-Oncology researchers, faculty, staff, care givers, patients, and families.