Skeletal bone data sharing for rodent studies
Official title: Archiving and Sharing Skeletal Phenotyping Data
Funded at University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt · NIH-11403965 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Aiming to create a public data repository that collects and shares bone-phenotyping data from mouse studies to help researchers understand skeletal biology and related human diseases.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Farmington, United States) |
| Project start | September 19, 2024 |
| Project end | July 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $463,590 |
| NIH project number | 5R24AR084725-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11403965 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable to direct patient participation; this is a data-sharing infrastructure for bone research.
✕Less likely to help
There is no direct patient intervention or recruitment in this grant.
What this research studies
This project will build a global, computable repository for bone-phenotyping data from rodent models. It will organize, store, and allow viewing of datasets from hundreds of mutant mouse lines, with rich experimental metadata. By making data widely accessible, it hopes to accelerate discovery about how bones develop and respond in disease. Although focused on rodents, the work is intended to illuminate mechanisms relevant to human skeletal conditions.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients with bone disorders could benefit from faster translation of animal findings into human therapies and diagnostics.
How similar studies have gone: Other data-sharing projects have shown that centralized skeletal phenotype data can accelerate discoveries across labs.
Where this research is happening
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University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt
Farmington, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Maye, Peter — University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt
- Study coordinator: Maye, Peter
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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.