Resource and service hub for Aran-Duchenne disease mouse models
Official title: Resource and Service Section
Funded at Jackson Laboratory · NIH-11393946 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A program to publicize and distribute Aran-Duchenne mouse models and related services to researchers and clinicians.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Jackson Laboratory NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Bar Harbor, United States) |
| Project start | September 1, 2020 |
| Project end | August 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $63,683 |
| NIH project number | 5U54OD030187-07 |
| Project ID | NIH-11393946 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not a direct patient recruitment effort; aligns with researchers who study Aran-Duchenne disease and may impact future patient care.
✕Less likely to help
This grant involves researchers and resources; patients themselves are not recruited or treated.
What this research studies
If you or your family are affected by Aran-Duchenne disease, this grant aims to share valuable mouse models and services with the scientific community to accelerate research. It will build and improve an online resource (the JCPG website) that catalogs models, services, and delivery options, and will coordinate with the Jackson Laboratory’s existing infrastructure to distribute mice to qualified researchers. The project emphasizes a fee-for-service approach, clear project execution, deliverables, and feedback to ensure researchers get usable resources. By expanding model availability through CRISPR-based approaches and efficient archiving, the core hopes to speed discoveries that could inform future therapies. The focus is on strengthening resource sharing and reproducibility to support studies related to Aran-Duchenne disease.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, researchers will have faster access to validated Aran-Duchenne mouse models and related services, potentially speeding therapeutic research.
How similar studies have gone: The Jackson Laboratory has a long track record of providing mouse models and resources to the research community, with established success in model distribution.
Where this research is happening
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Jackson Laboratory
Bar Harbor, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Lutz, Cathleen M — Jackson Laboratory
- Study coordinator: Lutz, Cathleen M
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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.