Milk Analytics Core for Precision Dairy Research
Official title: Milk Analytics Core
Funded at University of California, San Diego · NIH-11617079 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A core facility at UC San Diego will provide specialized milk analysis services to support research on dairy biology and human health.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Diego NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (La Jolla, United States) |
| Project start | August 1, 2026 |
| Project end | July 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $180,890 |
| NIH project number | 3P50HD106463-05S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11617079 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Researchers and clinicians working on milk-related health questions can access the core to support their studies.
✕Less likely to help
This core does not directly enroll or treat patients; benefits come from downstream research products.
What this research studies
This grant funds a central facility that will offer advanced milk testing and analysis to researchers. It focuses on developing and providing standardized methods and data to study how milk components affect health and disease. Researchers can access services to generate high-quality measurements from milk samples and related data to support translational projects. The program is designed to enable collaborations and accelerate discoveries by making expert analysis widely available.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Improved ability to analyze milk components could inform better dairy products and nutrition strategies for patients.
How similar studies have gone: Other core facilities have successfully enabled high-quality biomarker analysis and supported translational dairy research.
Where this research is happening
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University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Tremoulet, Adriana H — University of California, San Diego
- Study coordinator: Tremoulet, Adriana H
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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.