Enhancing CFDE Resources with a Universal Discovery Interface
Official title: Enhancing CFDE Resources through the Universal Discovery Interface
Funded at Harvard Medical School · NIH-11542184 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A patient-facing project aims to improve how researchers access and visualize diverse biology data to better understand how gene-regulatory elements influence health.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Harvard Medical School NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Boston, United States) |
| Project start | September 19, 2024 |
| Project end | August 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $508,776 |
| NIH project number | 3U24OD038421-03S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11542184 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Patients whose conditions are related to genetic regulation and gene expression could indirectly benefit from faster translational research and potential new therapies.
✕Less likely to help
Direct patient participation is not described; the work is primarily data-driven and computational.
What this research studies
This grant supports building a flexible, visualization-first data system that links many large human biology datasets. Researchers will create interactive tools to explore how regulatory DNA regions target genes, using data from GTEx, HuBMAP, SenNet, 4DN, ENCODE and more. The goal is to make it easier for scientists to find meaningful connections between genetic variation, gene regulation, and health outcomes. The work emphasizes FAIR data sharing and customizable visualizations to support future discoveries that could impact human health.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the project could speed discoveries in gene regulation that inform disease understanding and treatment development.
How similar studies have gone: Similar integrative visualization efforts have shown promise in enabling researchers to interpret complex genomic data.
Where this research is happening
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Harvard Medical School
Boston, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Gehlenborg, Nils — Harvard Medical School
- Study coordinator: Gehlenborg, Nils
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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.