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Autoimmune diseases

A paid research study on how the immune system changes in autoimmune patients—and why a treatment works for one person, but not another. Every visit at home. For adults with an autoimmune diagnosis.

  • Every visit at home. A phlebotomist comes to you.
  • One blood draw per visit. No clinic visits required.
  • $100 for every completed visit. Each one is paid separately.
See if you qualify
Questions? Email support@onyx.bio and we'll get back to you.

About the study

Two people with the same diagnosis can respond to the same treatment in opposite ways. One improves; the other tries drug after drug. Doctors can't yet reliably predict which will be which. To find out, science needs to watch the immune system over time, in the same people, through flares, calm stretches and changes in treatment.

Eligibility

To qualify, you must be diagnosed with one of these conditions:

  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  • Psoriasis
  • Atopic dermatitis
  • Crohn's disease
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Systemic sclerosis
  • Mixed connective tissue disease
  • Sjögren's syndrome
  • Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (e.g. polymyositis)
  • Vasculitides (e.g. ANCA-associated vasculitis)
  • Graves' disease
  • Multiple sclerosis

Not on the list? Apply anyway — we'll review it during screening. No autoimmune diagnosis at all? The Immune aging study recruits adults 18–30 in good health and adults 50–75 in any state of health.

See that study

What we ask of members.

  • Sharing health data and medical records
  • Completing study visits for sample collection
  • Tell us when something changes — a flare, a new treatment, an infection — so we can time a visit to it
  • Offering feedback on research findings

What members receive.

  • Research updates. Discover how everyday factors shape immunity from the study you helped make possible
  • Fair cash compensation. For completing study visits (e.g. blood sample)
  • Early access to future research developments. Opportunity to explore new research tools and discoveries developed through Onyx research

How it works

  1. 01

    Apply

    Complete a quick pre-screen questionnaire, which takes about 5–10 minutes. Our research team will invite you to enroll if qualified.
  2. 02

    Share

    Consent to share medical records and participate in research.
  3. 03

    Collect

    We coordinate a mobile phlebotomy visit to your home. No clinic visits required.
  4. 04

    Compensation

    Receive cash compensation for your time.
  5. 05

    Analyze

    We analyze your sample in our Berkeley lab. Your data helps advance research.

  • Research Lab

    Berkeley, CA

  • Founders

    UC Berkeley PhDs

  • Data handling

    Privacy-first

  • Ethics board oversight

    IRB-approved

How often we'll ask.

Members complete at least one study visit a year. Between those, we may invite you back around the moments that matter in autoimmune disease: a flare, a new treatment, a change in dose. Every visit is short, happens at home, and is paid: $100 per completed visit.

  • Every invitation is optional — decline any one without leaving the study

  • Every visit is compensated separately

  • The only thing you're committing to today is the first one

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Who we are

Taking part is always voluntary and members are fairly compensated for their time and effort.

Onyx was founded by two scientists who received their PhDs at UC Berkeley. An independent ethics board approved this study and oversees how it runs.

Common questions

Ready to join?

It starts with a questionnaire that takes 5–10 minutes. Nothing is committed until you decide, and you can stop at any point without giving a reason.
See if you qualify
Questions? Email support@onyx.bio and we'll get back to you.