Natural Products Magnetic Resonance Database, Phase II
Official title: Natural Products Magnetic Resonance Database (NP-MRD) Phase II
Funded at Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories · NIH-11135242 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Aims to expand and streamline NP-MRD, the largest public collection of natural product NMR data, to make it more automated and accessible for researchers and patients who may benefit from natural product insights.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Richland, United States) |
| Project start | June 1, 2026 |
| Project end | May 31, 2031 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $478,106 |
| NIH project number | 1R24AT013319-01 |
| Project ID | NIH-11135242 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not a patient-facing trial; designed for researchers and institutions that generate or use NP-NMR data.
✕Less likely to help
Patients seeking direct clinical trials or personalized treatment guidance may not be the primary beneficiaries.
What this research studies
NP-MRD is a freely accessible database of NMR data and related information about natural products. In Phase II, the project plans to optimize operations and expand content so that data entry and updates require less manual effort. The work will enhance data deposition, integration, and retrieval to support researchers and clinicians who study natural products and their potential health benefits. The effort is led by Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories with John R. Cort as the principal investigator, and it emphasizes AI-assisted workflows to improve efficiency. This could ultimately speed up the availability of high-quality spectral data for translating natural product research into health applications.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients could benefit from faster access to verified natural product information and correlations with health outcomes.
How similar studies have gone: The NP-MRD project has previously built a large, widely used open repository with ongoing expansions, showing successful data aggregation and utility.
Where this research is happening
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Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories
Richland, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Cort, John R — Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories
- Study coordinator: Cort, John R
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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.
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