{"id":1879,"date":"2020-02-08T13:19:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T19:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/uresearch\/?page_id=1879"},"modified":"2024-07-11T16:12:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T21:12:39","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/covidresearch\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Research at Abilene Christian University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/covidresearch\/files\/2021\/06\/ACU-Science-Halbert3.jpeg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8px||16px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; vertical_offset=&#8221;-50px&#8221; horizontal_offset=&#8221;-120px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;62px||65px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; 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Please contact Jennifer Huddleston at <a href=\"mailto:jennifer.huddleston@acu.edu\" style=\"color: #ed2d4d\">jennifer.huddleston@acu.edu<\/a> with any questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Are you planning to receive the COVID-19 vaccine soon? Are you 12 years old or older? Have you already been vaccinated? Are you interested in helping scientists better understand the strength and longevity of the COVID-19 vaccine? If so, volunteer for our research project. Volunteers will simply donate a small sample of blood up to six times. 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