Curation and Informatics for Drosophila Stock Center data and resources
Official title: Curation and Informatics Component: Improving data management infrastructure
Funded at Trustees of Indiana University · NIH-11387890 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A grant to improve how researchers manage, curate, and share Drosophila stock data and living lines that are widely used in human health research.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Trustees of Indiana University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Bloomington, United States) |
| Project start | August 15, 2014 |
| Project end | July 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $277,072 |
| NIH project number | 5P40OD018537-13 |
| Project ID | NIH-11387890 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable to patients directly; this fund supports researchers using Drosophila models who may contribute to translational insights.
✕Less likely to help
Patients are not participants in this grant, and there is no direct individual patient involvement.
What this research studies
This funding helps the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center organize and maintain their living stocks and the information about them so scientists around the world can quickly find the right fly strains for studies related to human biology and disease. It supports advanced informatics and data management to ensure accurate, up-to-date stock records and easy access to materials. The effort helps researchers link phenotype information, genotypes, and experimental context to enable reproducible work and faster scientific progress. By preserving valuable strains and providing expert support, this project underpins many NIH-funded projects that rely on Drosophila as a model organism. This grant focuses on infrastructure and curation activities that directly benefit scientists who work with fruit flies in biomedical research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Improved access to well-documented Drosophila stocks and data can accelerate discoveries related to human health and disease.
How similar studies have gone: Drosophila stock centers have a long track record of enabling rapid genetics research and reproducibility in biomedical studies.
Where this research is happening
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Trustees of Indiana University
Bloomington, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Parks, Annette L. — Trustees of Indiana University
- Study coordinator: Parks, Annette L.
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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.