Ke’Yona Barton, MBS, is a Clinical Studies Coordinator for the DAWN Alzheimer’s Study at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, where she supports research focused on understanding Alzheimer’s disease risk in African American and other underrepresented communities. She earned a Master of Biomedical Science from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Bennett College. Her background includes clinical research, healthcare operations, and biomedical laboratory research, with contributions to several peer-reviewed publications. Passionate about health equity, Ke’Yona is dedicated to building community trust, increasing research participation, and advancing discoveries that improve brain health for future generations