A National Center for Understanding Gut Bacteria
National Gnotobiotic Resource Center
This center helps scientists understand how gut bacteria affect conditions like heart disease and autism by providing special resources.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Chapel Hill, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11135555 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Our bodies are home to many tiny bacteria, called microbiota, especially in the gut, which play a big role in our health. When these bacteria are out of balance, it can be linked to conditions like heart disease, autism, and other inflammatory or metabolic issues. This center provides special mice that are free of germs, allowing scientists to carefully study how specific bacteria or groups of bacteria affect these conditions. We also collect and prepare human gut bacteria samples to help researchers understand how different people's gut bacteria might contribute to health or disease. This work aims to uncover the exact ways gut bacteria influence our health and how we might use this knowledge to help people.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Patients interested in contributing biological samples for research on gut bacteria and its link to conditions like heart disease or autism might be suitable for future related efforts.
Not a fit: Patients not interested in research focused on the role of gut bacteria in health and disease may not find direct benefit from this specific resource.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: This work could lead to new ways to prevent or treat conditions like heart disease and autism by targeting gut bacteria.
How similar studies have performed: Research on gut bacteria and its link to various diseases is a rapidly growing field, with many studies showing promising connections, though specific functional roles are still being uncovered.
Where this research is happening
Chapel Hill, United States
- Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Sartor, Ryan B — Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- Study coordinator: Sartor, Ryan B
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.