A National Resource for Understanding Disease with Special Mouse Models
National Gnotobiotic Resource Center
This national center provides unique germ-free mice and human samples to researchers, helping them learn how diseases develop and find new ways to help patients.
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-11135551 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This national center offers specialized mice that live without any germs, along with collections of bacteria and human stool samples from both healthy and diseased individuals. Researchers use these unique resources to explore how gut bacteria and other factors influence health and various diseases. The center focuses on making sure these resources are of the highest quality, well-documented, and easily available to scientists across the country. By providing these essential tools, the center helps speed up our understanding of complex health conditions.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Patients with various diseases, particularly those related to gut health and immune conditions, may indirectly benefit from the research supported by this resource.
Not a fit: Patients not affected by conditions studied using gnotobiotic models or human fecal samples may not directly benefit from this specific resource.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: This resource helps accelerate discoveries by providing essential tools for scientists to better understand diseases and develop new therapies.
How similar studies have performed: This resource builds upon established methods for using specialized animal models and human samples to advance biomedical research.
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.