Are you interested in speech and language? If you have had a stroke you may be able to take part in a study to help us understand speech patterns.
Would you like to participate in research studies to help better understand lung health and the effect of air pollution on the lungs? We are currently looking for people with no history or asthma or smoking to see if you are eligible for other studies surrounding these topics.
Have you had a stroke? Did someone you care about have a stroke? If you are interested in participating in research studies related to stroke, you may join the UNC Stroke Research Registry. People on the registry may be called by researchers to find out if they want to participate in one or more studies related to stroke.
Do you smoke cigarettes? We will soon be conducting focus groups about tobacco products and health, and want to hear your opinion. Participants will receive a $50 Amazon gift. If you are interested in participating, please go to the screening link or contact us for more information. We will be holding focus groups in locations around the triangle, not just in Chapel Hill.
Currently or soon-to-be breastfeeding a baby younger than three months of age? Interested in helping infants worldwide? We are interested in how mother's milk improves baby's brain function. Participants may be paid up to $225.
Are you interested in assisting our Center to find ways to potentially help firefighters and people living near wildfires? Our goal is to study the impacts of wood smoke on the body. If you are generally healthy, with no more than mild asthma, you may be able to participate in this study. Compensation provided.
Have you traveled to a dengue, Zika or other arbovirus endemic area? Donate blood to aid in the development of vaccines! If you have ever lived in or traveled to tropical areas where arboviruses are common and suspect you may have been exposed to an arbovirus, please consider participating in our research study and donating some blood!
We are looking for patients with kidney disease and healthy controls (no kidney disease) to provide blood samples, fill out surveys, and provide health related information to help investigators learn more about how to better diagnose and treat kidney disease. The information you provide will go into a "library" of data for doctors and researchers across the world to use for research projects. If you are a kidney patient, we are able to use your information to find out if you are eligible for treatment studies/other studies in the future.