{"id":2240,"date":"2020-09-08T18:09:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T18:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tarheels.live\/cplunc\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T13:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:19:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/cassidylogo_updated_transparent_background.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/cassidylogo_updated_transparent_background-300x168.png\" alt=\"Cassidy Plasticity Logo\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/cassidylogo_updated_transparent_background-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/cassidylogo_updated_transparent_background-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/cassidylogo_updated_transparent_background-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/cassidylogo_updated_transparent_background-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/cassidylogo_updated_transparent_background-2048x1150.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/cassidylogo_updated_transparent_background-600x337.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2 class=\"section-som\"><span>About Us<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"left-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/brain-blue1.png\" alt=\"brain icon\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><strong>Our Research<\/strong><br \/>\nWe use multi-modal neuroimaging to study brain-behavior relationships during rehabilitation across the lifespan. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/research\/\">Learn More<\/a> about our ongoing work.<\/div>\n<div class=\"left-items\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"left-items\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/people\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/people-blue1.png\" alt=\"three people icon\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><strong>Our Team<\/strong><br \/>\nWe are a growing team of individuals that share a passion for research, discovery, and having fun. Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/people\/\">Our Team<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/join-our-team\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/door-open-blue1.png\" alt=\"open door icon\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><strong>Join Us<\/strong><br \/>\nInterested in joining our team? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/join-our-team\/\">Learn More<\/a> about our hiring opportunities.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\" rule-thin osc-rule\" \/>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2 class=\"www-somHeader\">Connect<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs oscitas-bootstrap-container yourcustomclass\" id=\"unc-tab-0\" role=\"tablist\">\n\n    \n        \n            <li class=\"active oscitas-bootstrap-container nav-tab-list-item\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\">\n\n                    \n            <a role=\"button\" class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container nav-tab-button\" href=\"#tabs-0-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">\n\n            Twitter\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/li>\n\n    \n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n\n    \n        <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane active oscitas-bootstrap-container\" id=\"tabs-0-0\">\n        \n            \n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CassidyBrainz\" data-lang=\"en\" data-width=\"700\" data-height=\"550\">Tweets by Jessica Cassidy<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2 class=\"www-somHeader\">News<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"wc-cards\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--3x2\" style=\"border-bottom-color: #215572\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/2021\/07\/new-stride-study-member\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/STRIDE_logo-01-600x400.png\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_3x2 size-wc_card_3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Stride Study Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/STRIDE_logo-01-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/cplunc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1222\/2021\/07\/STRIDE_logo-01-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\" style=\"color: #215572\">July 11, 2021<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--2\">New Stride Study Member<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--3\">The Cassidy Lab welcomes Ryan Fitzgerald to the team! 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