Healthy Brain and Child Development for 0-10 years old and infants
Official title: 4/24 Healthy Brain and Child Development National Consortium
Funded at Emory University · NIH-11518964 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A national effort to study how genes and early-life environments shape children's brain development from infancy through age 10.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Emory University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Atlanta, United States) |
| Project start | September 30, 2021 |
| Project end | June 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $1,395,370 |
| NIH project number | 4U01DA055360-06 |
| Project ID | NIH-11518964 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants are pregnant people and children from birth to 10 years old, representing diverse backgrounds and living across the US.
✕Less likely to help
Families not participating in imaging or biospecimen collection may not directly benefit from the study.
What this research studies
This project will enroll 7,200 mothers and infants across 27 sites in the US to collect brain imaging, EEG, behavioral, physiological, and biospecimen data over the first 10 years of life. Researchers will follow a harmonized protocol to build a large, diverse picture of typical development and how environmental hazards influence outcomes. The goal is to create a rich, shared dataset that doctors and families can trust to understand and support healthy neurodevelopment.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, findings could improve how we prevent or mitigate neurodevelopmental risks in early life and inform guidelines for caring for children and pregnant people.
How similar studies have gone: Previous large pediatric neurodevelopment projects show the value of harmonized imaging and biospecimen data, with growing opportunities for new insights through shared datasets.
Where this research is happening
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Emory University
Atlanta, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Kable, Julie a — Emory University
- Study coordinator: Kable, Julie a
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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.