Neurotrauma Data Hub
Pan-Neurotrauma Data Commons
Building a shared online resource that links brain and spinal cord injury data to help researchers and, ultimately, people living with these injuries.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
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| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Francisco NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Francisco, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11178472 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This project is creating a central data commons that collects and links diverse information from traumatic brain and spinal cord injury studies. It will bring together imaging, physiology, behavior, and other measurements from both animal and human research, and harmonize them so different studies can be compared. The team will provide tools and standards for organizing and analyzing high-volume, high-velocity, and high-variety neurotrauma data. By improving data sharing and reproducibility, the hub is meant to make it easier for researchers to spot patterns that could lead to better treatments.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People with traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury (or their clinicians and research teams) who are willing to share medical records, imaging, or other study data are ideal contributors.
Not a fit: People without brain or spinal cord injury or those not able or willing to share data are unlikely to see direct benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the resource could speed up discovery and translation of more reliable treatments for people with brain and spinal cord injuries.
How similar studies have performed: Other disease-focused data hubs (for example, ADNI in Alzheimer's) have helped research progress, so the approach has precedent though applying it across neurotrauma is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
San Francisco, United States
- University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Ferguson, Adam R — University of California, San Francisco
- Study coordinator: Ferguson, Adam R
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 below.