Center for Quantitative Biology: From organisms to single cells
Official title: Center for Quantitative Biology: A focus on "omics", from organisms to single cells
Funded at Dartmouth College · NIH-11406058 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A center at Dartmouth combines high-tech cellular profiling and big data to understand basic biology and disease at the single-cell level.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Dartmouth College NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Hanover, United States) |
| Project start | August 1, 2019 |
| Project end | June 30, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $2,445,600 |
| NIH project number | 5P20GM130454-08 |
| Project ID | NIH-11406058 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are individuals whose conditions are linked to cellular or molecular disease mechanisms and who could benefit from future translational work informed by single-cell biology.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not directly tied to immunology, single-cell profiling, or diseases where these approaches are not currently applicable may see indirect benefits or none.
What this research studies
This grant supports a hub that unites experimental and computational experts to generate and analyze single-cell, spatial, and immune-cell omics data. It emphasizes developing data science methods and integrating them with cutting-edge laboratory techniques to study biological processes and disease. The program aims to train the next generation of researchers, expand research cores, and attract external funding while linking biology and computation for real-world impact. The work is focused on advancing quantitative biology and its applications across multiple departments and clinical contexts.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Advances in single-cell and spatial omics could lead to new insights into how diseases develop and progress, informing better diagnostics and therapies.
How similar studies have gone: Previous phases have generated substantial external funding and trained new leaders, suggesting a productive and scalable model for this approach.
Where this research is happening
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Dartmouth College
Hanover, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Whitfield, Michael L — Dartmouth College
- Study coordinator: Whitfield, Michael L
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.