Data Management Core for a long-term genetics of alcohol use disorder study
Official title: Data Management Core
Funded at Suny Downstate Medical Center · NIH-11398206 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A data management core supports a large, multi-site study that looks at how genes, brain function, and environment influence alcohol use disorder across the lifespan.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Suny Downstate Medical Center NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Brooklyn, United States) |
| Project start | September 29, 1989 |
| Project end | August 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $545,023 |
| NIH project number | 5U10AA008401-38 |
| Project ID | NIH-11398206 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Individuals with alcohol use disorder or related conditions who may participate indirectly through data sharing or future hypothesis-driven research.
✕Less likely to help
Direct clinical benefits to patients are not guaranteed by this core alone, as it primarily supports data infrastructure.
What this research studies
This project coordinates and organizes complex data from families with alcohol use disorder, including clinical, behavioral, neurophysiological, and genomic information. It will handle data collection, storage, quality control, and data sharing to enable researchers to analyze how genetics and life experiences affect AUD progression, remission, and relapse. By building and maintaining high-quality datasets and biospecimens, the core helps ensure researchers can study aging and AUD outcomes in a reliable way. Participants may contribute data and biospecimens as part of broader family-based research efforts.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could accelerate discoveries that inform personalized interventions for AUD and healthier aging.
How similar studies have gone: Large, well-maintained multi-omics and clinical datasets have enabled important insights in AUD research, underscoring the value of robust data management.
Where this research is happening
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Suny Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hartz, Sarah — Suny Downstate Medical Center
- Study coordinator: Hartz, Sarah
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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.