Drosophila Stock Center: Acquire Maintain and Share Fly Strains
Official title: Resource Component: Acquisition, maintenance and distribution of Drosophila stocks
Funded at Trustees of Indiana University · NIH-11387888 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A national resource is collecting, keeping, and sharing living fruit fly strains to support biomedical research and human health.
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) | $754,633 |
| NIH project number | 5P40OD018537-13 |
| Project ID | NIH-11387888 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not a direct patient study; however, research leveraging these models may inform future therapies for aging and neurological conditions.
✕Less likely to help
Direct patient participation is not part of this resource; benefits accrue to the broader research community and future patients.
What this research studies
This grant funds the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center to continue acquiring, maintaining, and distributing documented Drosophila melanogaster stocks. Researchers around the world rely on these stocks to study biological processes related to aging, brain function, and disease mechanisms. The center also preserves important strains for future usefulness and provides information and support to help researchers choose the right stocks for their work. By ensuring rapid access to well-characterized fly lines, this resource accelerates many NIH-funded projects and broadens experimental possibilities. Overall, the grant strengthens the infrastructure that underpins numerous human health studies using a premier model organism.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Patients could benefit indirectly through faster scientific discoveries related to aging and brain health driven by research using these fly models.
How similar studies have gone: Other model-organism stock centers have successfully supported thousands of projects, demonstrating the value of centralized, well-curated resources.
Where this research is happening
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Trustees of Indiana University
Bloomington, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Whitworth, Cale — Trustees of Indiana University
- Study coordinator: Whitworth, Cale
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.