Core Surgery and Histology Core for brain research in mice
Official title: Core B: Surgery and Histology Core
Funded at Medical College of Wisconsin · NIH-11420074 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A dedicated core that provides expert surgical and histology support for mouse studies to advance brain and blood pressure research.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P01 program project |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Medical College of Wisconsin NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Milwaukee, United States) |
| Project start | September 1, 2026 |
| Project end | June 30, 2031 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $255,589 |
| NIH project number | 1P01HL180287-01A1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11420074 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable (this is a core facility; no direct patient enrollment occurs).
✕Less likely to help
No direct patient participation in this core facility activity.
What this research studies
This core helps researchers perform precise brain surgeries in mice, including implanting blood pressure monitors, delivering drugs into the brain, and placing light-activated devices. It also standardizes tissue analysis, like protein and RNA detection, and tracks reproductive biology through vaginal cytology. By centralizing these techniques, the core aims to improve data consistency and speed across projects while enabling rapid adoption of new methods.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Patients could benefit indirectly through faster progress in brain research that may lead to better treatments for blood pressure and neurological conditions.
How similar studies have gone: Other centers have demonstrated that centralized surgical and histology cores improve data quality and reproducibility.
Where this research is happening
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Sigmund, Curt Daniel — Medical College of Wisconsin
- Study coordinator: Sigmund, Curt Daniel
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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.