The CureGN Network acts as a "library" of data for investigators across the world to use to help us ask the following questions: 1) What is the disease?; 2) Why did it happen to me?; 3) Can it be passed down to my family members?; 4) What treatments work the best with the least side effects?

Have you been diagnosed with Barrett's Esophagus or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma? If so, you may be able to participate in a research study to find out if a new, minimally invasive device can collect cells from your esophagus without the need for sedation. Compensation provided.

Do you want to help us learn more about skin cancers with little effort on your part? We would like to collect data from your medical record and use tissues sitting in storage to help us better understand how skin cancers work and find treatments/cures. Contact us today to find out how you can be a part of ground-breaking research!

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 want to be notified about research opportunities and stay informed about the latest advances in research on autism, fragile X and other developmental syndromes? UNC is an nationally renowned leader in research on autism and related disorders. Our Registry staff will contact you about studies of interest. Confidential, free, no obligation.

Will you be treated for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma? Have you been cancer free for at least two years after previous treatment? If so, you may eligible to participate in a clinical research trial aimed to measure the level of ctDNA in the blood before and after treatment.

Do you have COPD and repeated breathing flares ending up in the hospital? If you are under the care of a doctor at UNC, you may be eligible for a research study to find out which of two medicines, roflumilast or azithromycin, can help your COPD control.

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!

Do you have Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma? Has your cancer come back or did it not get better with the last treatment you were given? If so, you may be eligible to participate in this gene therapy research study to learn more about using your own modified immune cells as possible treatment.

Have you been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer? If so, you may be able to take part in a research study looking at the efficacy of neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX in subjects with non-metastatic pancreatic cancer.