Seeking people who been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or a similar immune disorder of the central nervous system or their immediate family members for a study to better understand what causes these diseases and perhaps improve treatment.
We are collecting skin and blood samples from people with autoimmune or inflammatory skin diseases, like vitiligo psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, or scleroderma and from healthy volunteers to study how these skin diseases start in immune cells and why they affect the skin
Seeking people with Parkinson's disease and healthy volunteers for a study of how speech changes depending on PD symptoms, effects of medication and genetics.
Seeking men and women who are or have been smokers and are at greater risk for lung cancer for a study to improve lung cancer screening
We are collecting data and biological samples from people with infectious or inflammatory conditions of the bowel such as celiac disease, colitis, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and from people who do not have bowel disease to get a better understanding of these diseases.
Seeking men and women aged 65 and older for a study of changes in the microbiome in the intestines of seniors when they move into a long-term care facility.
Seeking healthy volunteers who either drink less than 1 drink per week on average or at least 3 drinks per day for a study collecting biological samples (blood, urine, and stool) and health information to better understand alcoholic hepatitis.
Seeking blood samples from healthy volunteers and volunteers who have various autoimmune diseases, like type 1 diabetes
Seeking men and women who are willing to donate fat cells for a study of the difference between fat cells collected from healthy volunteers and people who have type 2 diabetes.
Seeking healthy adults and adults who have been suffering influenza-like illness for no more than 14 days for a study of how the flu or flu-like infections affect their blood cells.
Seeking children who have been diagnosed with influenza in the past 7 days and healthy children willing to donate a blood sample for a study of how influenza affects blood cells of children.
Seeking adults and children for a study testing the accuracy of investigational devices to diagnose COVID-19.
Seeking men and women with either normal airways or airways that have been difficult to manage while under anesthesia for a study of a voice test that might reliably predict if someone's airway may be difficult to manage during an operation.
Children and adults who either have macular degeneration or are closely related to someone who has macular degeneration are sought for a study of macular degeneration and other related ocular disorders to prevent visual loss and blindness for current and future generations
Pregnant women with either normal or high blood pressure sought for a study of the effects of high blood pressure during pregnancy. The study will assess whether future cardiovascular disease or serious pregnancy complications like preeclampsia can be better detected & prevented.
Looking for adult volunteers 18 years of age or older with no history of any chronic skin diseases for a research study using clinical patch testing to see their skin’s response to chemical allergens.
We are studying how skin diseases occur in the skin, including how immune cells choose to initiate disease as well as what causes them to enter the skin.