Have you been infected with COVID-19? Are you a solid organ transplant recipient? Have you or your child received a COVID-19 vaccine or are planning to receive one? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a research study that will assess your immune response to COVID-19 infection or vaccination over a 5 year period. We are looking for children and adults aged 7-95 years, and plan to collect blood every 2-6 months over the study period. (Compensation provided for the first year).

The purpose of the REHEARSe study is to help women with a recent heart attack improve their ability to recognize future heart symptoms and know when to call the health care team about symptom changes. If you are part of the study a registered nurse will teach you about what causes a heart attack, how to prevent another one, how to monitor yourself for symptoms, and what to do if symptoms return. You will also be given access to an educational website with additional resources designed to improve heart health.

Do you sit too much at work or home? There is strong evidence for an association between sitting and cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and stroke. In this study, we want to identify strategies to break up sitting for long periods of time. Compensation will be provided.

Researchers are trying to find out if they can slow the growth of prostate cancer by adding green tea to patients treatment. Researchers are also trying to find out if this could be better or worse than usual care patients get.

This study aims to characterize how gait mechanics are altered when the neck is immobilized or an excessive curve of the spine is induced via a 3D printed neck collar.

Do you have non-small-cell lung cancer? Did your cancer get worse after, or while you were on treatment? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a research study that uses your own modified immune cells as possible treatment.

The research study seeks to improve the effectiveness of warnings for little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs) among youth. Scientific findings will provide novel and necessary evidence regarding the effectiveness of LCC warnings and will inform efforts to strengthen warnings through larger warning size and added images. Ultimately, this research can be used to reduce LCC use among youth and lessen tobacco-related disparities.

In this study, we want to learn about the differences in the personal values of donors based on cultural and ethnic backgrounds. This will help organizations to better understand how to engage people from various cultures and ethnicities on issues that affect their communities.

Latino/a/x populations are diverse, and one area of diversity is by race. For this study we are interested in learning from the perspectives of Black Latin Americans in the United States (Afro-Latinos) to understand their experiences in the U.S. This includes what stress they face, how that stress affects their health (physical, mental), and experiences with the healthcare system.

Are you interested in public health? Researchers at UNC are exploring groundbreaking vaccine development research and we need your help. We are exploring whether an FDA-approved vaccine provides protection against certain bacteria. Compensation provided.