{"id":19818,"date":"2026-05-06T12:10:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/?page_id=19818"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:30:15","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/research\/psychiatry-department-research-programs\/prime\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us &amp; Directions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2907 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/oasis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/718\/2024\/02\/PRIME-Logo-300x128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The PRIME Research Program was established in _______. Since then, our program has been part of ___ studies, enrolling over ____ participants in our research. Learn more about what our participants have made possible by clicking each\u00a0link below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/oasis\/research\/previous-studies\/dup\/\">DUP: Pathways to Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/oasis\/research\/previous-studies\/napls-ii-predictors-and-mechanisms-of-conversion-to-psychosis\/\">NAPLS 2: Predictors and Mechanisms of Conversion to Psychosis<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAPLS 3: Predictors and Mechanisms of the Development of Serious Mental Illness: North American Prodrome Longitudinal Study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3084 size-thumbnail alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/oasis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/718\/2026\/04\/AMPSCZ-image-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Currently, the PRIME Research Program is one of several study sites working as part of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership in Schizophrenia, or AMP SCZ. This partnership funded our ProNET study, and is now funding the ProCAN clinical trial. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampscz.org\/\">To learn more about what AMP SCZ does, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Directions<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2803 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/oasis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/718\/2023\/03\/med-wings-2-300x195.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/>The PRIME Research Program is located in the Medical School Wings at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The address is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Medical+School+Wing+B,+332+Emergency+Room+Dr,+Chapel+Hill,+NC+27514\/@35.9056305,-79.0520842,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89acc2eefbc9c26f:0xeae9157718ae717!8m2!3d35.9056262!4d-79.0498955!16s%2Fg%2F11h53wnmfd\">332 Emergency Room Drive, Medical School Wing B, Chapel Hill, NC 27514<\/a>. Our building and parking lot are located at the end of Emergency Room Drive between the UNC Hospital loading docks and UNC Student Campus Health. Our team has one parking spot available to visitors located in the Campus Health lot. 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