The purpose of this study is to characterize the natural history of DRPLA patients using a variety of clinical and biomarker modalities and to identify genetic factors, biomarkers, and clinical measures that could predict disease progression.

The goal of this study is to gather information about people with a chromosome 15 condition. The information will be linked to information from other studies in the LADDER database. Identifying information will be removed. Researchers will be able to use the information to try to improve the quality of life for people living with these conditions.

The purpose of this study is to examine pre-service teachers' meaning making and processing of experiences in the course of their individual processes of professionalization in the context of an experiential cross-cultural teacher education program called "Tricontinental Teacher Training (TTT)". The study aims at elucidating the role of uncertainty and dealing with uncertainty in new cultural and institutional contexts.

The CMR is a population based breast imaging registry for women screened for breast cancer in NC.

The purpose of this study is to collect samples from patients with GI conditions that are coming to UNC for upper endoscopy as part of their clinical care. Samples will be stored and used for research to learn more about GI conditions.

We are validating a revised questionnaire that looks at the quality of dying and death a patient experiences at end of life.

TIssue specimens for hidradenitis suppurativa patients will be collected and analyzed to understand the inflammation that occurs in the disease.

The goal of this study is to implement and assess the utility of a curriculum tailored to preparing PGY-3 Emergency Medicine Residents for their financial, professional, and personal transition to attendingship.

The purpose of this study is to detail the successes and challenges from HIV self-screening (HIVSS) programs in South Africa, and provide suggestions to improve HIVSS policy guidelines in South Africa.

We survey local public servants in one of the Russian regions. The goal of the study is to understand how local administration is organized, and which informal rules and beliefs influence the behavior of the public servants. We are most interested to find what makes public servants more innovative and encourages them to take initiative.