Atopic dermatitis is one of the most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases. It poses a significant burden on the quality of life of both human and veterinary patients. Symptoms include patches of skin that are red or brownish, dry, cracked, swollen, raw, or scaly. Atopic dermatitis is one of the most itchy of the skin dermatoses. There is no cure for atopic dermatitis, and it is hard to control. Canine atopic dermatitis is a common skin disease seen in veterinary clinical practice. Clinical signs of canine atopic dermatitis include redness and itch, predominantly in the muzzle, neck, chest, ears, around the eyes and in body folds. Itching, with resultant scratching can lead to secondary infections. As time progresses, canine atopic dermatitis may change from seasonal to year-round and progressively increase in severity. Given the severely pro-inflammatory nature of atopic dermatitis, the research team of Linda Watkins (CU distinguished professor) and Dr. Robert Landry, (DVM, Colorado Center for Animal Pain Management; adjunct professor, CU Boulder) are initiating a pilot study of a potent anti-inflammatory protein that dogs and people naturally make. This is a non-viral gene therapy that drives the production of interleukin-10 (IL-10) that evolved to specifically suppress inflammation. This pilot study will test IL-10 gene therapy delivered directly into the dog’s skin in the affected region to define whether, as expected, this novel treatment will relieve the inflammation and itch suffered by dogs. This therapeutic approach has already proven itself to be successful in relieving pain and disability in pet dogs with osteoarthritis after local delivery to the arthritic joints. Dogs always remain with their owners throughout and after the study. Dogs and owners do have to come to the Colorado Center for Animal Pain Management in Westminster periodically for assessment of response to treatment. Call 720-502-5823 to determine the eligibility requirements to participate in the study.

The Cognitive Development Center in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is looking for children age birth to 13 years old who are interested in playing games that will help teach us about self-control, language and cognitive strategies. 

A visit, scheduled at your convenience, lasts about 60 minutes. Babysitting is available for siblings. Parents are compensated for travel, and kids receive a fun prize.

To sign up, please:

• Visit our website.
• Email cogdevctr@colorado.edu with your child’s name, gender, date of birth, and parent contact information (address, phone number, email address).
• Call us at 303-492-6389.

For more information, feel free to check out our Facebook page and website. 

Are you ages 18-45 and healthy? This study is about how artificial indoor lighting influences the timing of the human body clock compared to an indoor simulation of a natural sunset. This work will have important implications for determining how new lighting technology can be used to promote sleep. Looking for participation in a study lasting 15 days consisting of wearing an activity tracking watch at home and two laboratory visits of about seven hours each at the CU Boulder Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory. Compensation up to $200. For study details, email sleep.study@colorado.edu and ask about the Simulated Sunset study.

CU Boulder is participating in a multi-campus, National Science Foundation-funded study on student relationship experiences. Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate by completing a brief survey. Share your thoughts and experiences for the chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card.

The Student Health Adjustment and Relationship Experiences (SHARE) Study aims to evaluate campus community members’ perceptions of campus climate, including the health and wellness of students. Please encourage your colleagues at CU Boulder to take the survey, but do not share the link with individuals outside of your university!

Students

Please click here to participate in the initial survey. It should take under 30 minutes to complete. Please note, once you click on the survey link, it will only be available for 24 hours.

Faculty and staff

Campus leaders like you play a critical role in shaping these aspects of your campus community, and your perspective on campus climate is critical to this project. You must be a currently employed faculty, staff or administrator at CU Boulder and over the age of 18 to participate. 

Please click here to participate in the initial survey. It should take under 30 minutes to complete. Please note, once you click on the survey link, it will only be available for 24 hours.

Learn more

This project (ECU UMCIRB 18-002737) is sponsored by researchers at East Carolina University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in conjunction with leadership at the Center for Inclusion and Social Change at CU Boulder.

If you have any questions about this research study or would like to speak with someone before participating, please contact the SHARE Study project team at sharestudy@ecu.edu.

Interested in your sleep and circadian rhythms? Participate in a paid study on how your environment affects your 24-hour rhythm and sleep, here on campus in the CU Department of Integrative Physiology, and receive your personal sleep and rhythms report!

Earn up to $150 to participate in our study that will allow you to track your sleep, light and feeding/fasting cycles using app and sensor technologies for two weeks. The study includes three separate visits (the first two visits about 1 hour, and the last visit up to 10.5 hours). 

Please fill out a brief survey to see if you qualify.

If you have questions, please contact caselab@colorado.edu.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how sleep loss affects your ability to think and how it changes the helpful bacteria living in your gut. We are also testing how a prebiotic diet alters how you and the bacteria living in your gut respond to sleep loss and being awake at night. This research will help us to create treatments and strategies for people working long hours under stressful conditions at night.

You may be eligible for this study if you:

• Are a healthy male or female
• Aged 18-35

Study visits include:

• Consent appointment at the Sleep Laboratory
• Medical screening appointment at Boulder’s CTRC
• An actiwatch appointment at the Sleep Laboratory
• 2 application appointments of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensors
• 2 out-patient food pickups in Aurora, CO
• 2 laboratory visits spanning 3.7 days each, with 17 days in-between visits at the University of Colorado-Boulder Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory

Main procedures involved:

• Consumption of prebiotic and placebo supplement
• Sleep loss • Blood draws • Computer testing
• Biological specimen sampling

Compensation is up to $2,451. For study details, questions, or concerns, email sleep.study@colorado.edu and ask about the Navy study.

Do you want to participate in a study about cognition, emotions and resilience? Are you a teen ages 15-19? At the Research on Affective Disorders and Development (RADD) Laboratory, we are interested in understanding how certain cognitive abilities, such as being able to pay attention or learn actions that help you achieve goals, may help teenagers to cope with stress and stay healthy. This is a two-year study. Over the course of the study, you will have two study visits at our laboratory in Boulder, each lasting about five hours. During these visits you will be interviewed about your life experiences; you will complete some computer games that involve paying attention and learning; you will have a neuroimaging scan while you either rest quietly or play computer games; and you will answer a set of surveys on a computer. Also as part of the study, you will complete a set of online surveys and a brief telephone interview once every six months (five times total during the two-year study participation). At the end of the study, you will have a final telephone interview, lasting about two hours. You can earn up to $750 for your time and effort completing the study. To learn more, you or your parent/legal guardian (if you are age 17 or younger) can contact our lab directly at 303-735-8306, or email us at raddlab@colorado.edu. You can also visit our website and take the quick and easy online eligibility screen to see if you/your child is eligible to participate in this study.

The CU Boulder Psychology Department is looking for adults aged 18–40 to participate in a study about attitudes toward spiders, which requires looking at various spider stimuli.

This is a paid research study that consists of one approximately 4-hour session. You will earn $60 for the completion of this study.

Eligibility criteria:

• 18–40 years of age
• Physically healthy
• Experience significant fear of spiders
• Qualify based on a short online survey

Email alex.kirk@colorado.edu if you are interested in participating.

The Cognitive Development Center in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is looking for children age birth to 13 years old who are interested in playing games that will help teach us about self-control, language, and cognitive strategies. A visit, scheduled at your convenience, lasts about 60 minutes. Babysitting is available for siblings. Parents are compensated for travel, and kids receive a fun prize.

To sign up, please:

• Visit the Cognitive Development website: https://www.colorado.edu/cognitivedevelopment/help-us-explore-cognitive-development, or
• Email cogdevctr@colorado.edu with your child’s name, gender, date of birth, and parent contact information (address/phone number/email address), or
• Call us at (303) 492-6389

For more information, feel free to check out our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/CognitiveDevelopmentCenter/) and our website. (www.colorado.edu/cognitivedevelopment/).

Are you interested in your moods and brain? Participate in a paid neuroimaging study on the CU Boulder campus in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience (IRB# 17-0358) to understand your own emotions and the emotions of others.

Earn between $20-$25 per hour to participate in studies, which involve answering questions about your thoughts and feelings, watching brief videos, playing computer games and having an MRI brain scan taken. The study includes up to three separate visits (2-3 hours each), with an option for additional paid follow-ups.

To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 55 years old and either have:

1. A diagnosis of bipolar disorder,
2. A history of depression, or
3. No history of mental health conditions.

Please fill out the following brief survey to apply—https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Pf9VOvzceCRTdH.

If you have questions, please contact us at gruberpeplab@colorado.edu or 303-735-7547.

We are looking for individuals to participate in a research study on memory. The study will take approximately 60 minutes and participants will receive $10 for their time.

Participants must be:

• Between the ages of 18 and 40
• Able to read and speak English
• Have no history of brain injury
• Neurological or psychiatric disorder
• Severe cognitive or psychological problems.

This study is designed to learn more about how well people can control their thoughts, including keeping specific information in mind and removing specific information from their thoughts. Sign up online by visiting, https://ucboulderpaid.sona-systems.com/default.aspx?p_return_experiment_id=493.

The Cognitive Development Center in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is looking for children from birth to 13 years old, who are interested in playing games that will help teach us about self-control, language and cognitive strategies. A visit, scheduled at your convenience, lasts about 60 minutes, and babysitting is available for siblings. Parents are compensated for travel, and kids receive a fun prize.

If you are interested in signing up, please:

• Visit our website: https://www.colorado.edu/cognitivedevelopment/help-us-explore-cognitive-development, or
• Email cogdevctr@colorado.edu with your child’s name, gender, date of birth, and parent contact information (address/phone number/email address), or
• Call us at (303) 492-6389

For more information, feel free to check out our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/CognitiveDevelopmentCenter/) and website (www.colorado.edu/cognitivedevelopment/).

The CU Hearing Research Laboratory is recruiting participants for a research study on how our ability to hear interacts with our ability to listen (focus our attention) in difficult listening situations, such as distorted or noisy speech. The researchers are interested in whether measures of attention and memory can help people choose hearing aid settings that make speech more clear. You may be eligible to participate if you are 18 years of age or older with hearing loss in both ears. Please contact hearlab@colorado.edu if you are interested in participating in this study.

We are looking for healthy men to participate in a research study on the effects of sleep restriction on bone density.

Study duration:

• One week outpatient and eight-night inpatient stay, with an optional three week additional observation phase

You may qualify if you:

• Are a healthy man aged 20-65 years old
• Habitually sleep 7-9 hours per night
• Have not done shift work in the past year
• Do not currently smoke

Benefits for study volunteers:

• Measurement of bone density and baseline labs
• Meals provided for 2 weeks
• Compensation will be provided

If you are interested in participating in the “SIIB” study (Sleep disruption-Induced Impairments in Bone Formation), email SleepyBoneHead@UCDenver.edu for study details (PI Christine Swanson, MD, MCR, COMIRB # 18-0015).

Are you interested in your moods and your brain? Participate in a paid neuroimaging study to understand your own emotions and the emotions of others on the CU Boulder campus in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience (IRB# 17-0358). Earn between $20-$25 per hour to participate in studies that involve answering questions about your thoughts and feelings, watching brief videos, playing computer games and having an MRI brain scan taken. Study includes up to three separate visits (2-3 hours each), with the option for additional paid follow-ups. To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 55 years old and either have: 1) a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, 2) a history of depression, or 3) no history of mental health conditions Please fill out the following brief survey to apply: https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Pf9VOvzceCRTdH. If you have questions, please contact us: gruberpeplab@colorado.edu or 303-735-7547.