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Clinical trials and research at Dartmouth College
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 337 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $205.6 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 337NIH research projects
NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 337)
Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.
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Northeast CTN Node: Translating Community Research into Better Substance Use Care
A nationwide clinical network in the Northeast is testing real-world ways to prevent and treat substance use disorders using digital tools, AI, and collaborative care across rural communities.
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Biocompatible SWIR imaging dyes for high-resolution animal and potential clinical use
A researcher aims to develop safe, bright dyes that glow in the shortwave infrared range to improve high‑resolution imaging in animals and support future clinical imaging.
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Understanding how genes shape developmental disorders across tissues and time
A research grant exploring how genetic changes lead to developmental disorders across different tissues and life stages, with the goal of mapping where, when, and why these disorders arise.
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Hearing changes in people with HIV and in people without HIV in Tanzania
This project follows people living with HIV and similar individuals in Tanzania to see how hearing and brain function relate over time and whether hearing tests can help predict cognitive changes.
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Can hearing tests help predict Alzheimer’s disease changes
A study at Dartmouth investigates whether how we hear sounds now can signal future brain changes linked to Alzheimer's disease.
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New Hampshire network that boosts biomedical research at two-year colleges and builds data science skills
A state-wide program helps undergrad students and partner colleges connect with biomedical research and data science to build capacity and launch research careers.
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How our memory of places shapes how we see real-world spaces
A research project at Dartmouth College will study how your memory of the environment helps you perceive and navigate real-world scenes using immersive VR and brain scanning.
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Arsenic, the Gut Microbiome, and Health: How tiny microbes affect and are affected by metal exposure
A study exploring how arsenic exposure changes the gut microbiome in young children and how the microbiome, in turn, influences arsenic-related health risks.
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How sound processing in the ear and brain relates to education and well-being in adolescents living with HIV
This project looks at how hearing and brain processing of sounds relate to reading, mental health, and quality of life for teens living with HIV.
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Multimodal electrode arrays for fast chemical sensing and electrical recording
A new, combined sensor and electrode device is being tested to simultaneously record electrical brain signals and very fast chemical changes in the brain, in animal models.
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Finding effective T-cell receptors for infectious diseases based on receptor sequences
A patient-friendly platform will help researchers find T-cell receptors that can recognize harmful microbes using data from TCRs, microbiome, and genetics.
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Genome-scale measurements of how pathogen metabolism changes during infection
A research program will map how metabolic reaction rates in human pathogens change when they face the host, with the aim of finding new ways to curb virulence.
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Understanding What People Want to know About Multi-Cancer Blood Tests
A large study will test how different information about multi-cancer blood tests affects how adults 40-74 decide whether to use them.
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Membrane and protein cues shaping cell cortex during cell division in cancers
Researchers are studying how cells change shape and divide properly, and how failures in this process can contribute to cancer.
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Using smart devices to better understand and treat pain after surgery
A Dartmouth-led project uses smartphones and wearables with smart AI to predict and manage persistent pain that can follow surgery.
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Biomedical Elemental Imaging Resource for Biomedical Research
A national service that helps researchers map where elements are located in tissues using specialized imaging tools and free software, enabling advances in health and disease understanding.
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Understanding how suicide risk spreads on social media among young adults
This project studies how suicidal thoughts and behaviors may spread online among 18–25-year-olds using Twitter/X and Reddit, with real-time data and smart devices.
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Mapping how prion proteins are made, moved, and cleared in brain cells
Aims to map the cellular pathways that control prion proteins in neurons to better understand diseases like CJD and scrapie.
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Inductive Bias in Brain-Inspired Learning for Autism-Related Insights
A research project at Dartmouth uses non-human primates to understand how brains learn from few experiences and how this learning can adapt to different tasks, with potential implications for autism research.
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Brain tumor seizures: a new approach to stopping seizures and potentially slowing tumor growth
This grant aims to study brain-tumor-related epilepsy and test new ways to reduce seizures for people with brain tumors.
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Tapping T cells' memory to map bacterial antigens
A patient-facing overview of using blood samples to understand which T cells recognize bacteria, by linking T-cell receptors to their targets using advanced sequencing and new computational methods.
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Genomics data science core to advance single-cell and spatial omics
A genomics data science core at Dartmouth College will build and share software and training to help researchers analyze large-scale sequencing data, especially single-cell and spatial omics, so diseases can be understood at the molecular level.
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Single-Cell Genomics Core for advanced human disease research
A high-tech core grants researchers access to single-cell and spatial omics tools to study autoimmune diseases and other conditions, helping scientists understand disease at the cellular level.
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Center for Quantitative Biology: From organisms to single cells
A center at Dartmouth combines high-tech cellular profiling and big data to understand basic biology and disease at the single-cell level.
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Understanding motivation in the brain's VTA GABA/glutamate system and its link to mood disorders
A researcher at Dartmouth will study how a specific brain circuit that uses both inhibitory and excitatory signals influences motivation and mood disorders like depression and bipolar disorder.
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Improving acute care for people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
This project looks at how people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias are diagnosed and treated when they have sudden illnesses like blood clots or heart attacks.
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High-Quality Primary Care for Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
A national study looks at how access to high-quality primary care for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias has changed over time and what system factors help or hinder it.
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Resident Services Coordinators help aging in place for people with Alzheimer's in affordable housing
A study from Dartmouth College looks at how resident services coordinators can improve quality of life and reduce unnecessary moves for older adults with Alzheimer's living in affordable housing.
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Understanding how home-and-community care for Alzheimer’s affects stay-at-home vs. nursing facility use
This project examines how community-based care for people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias influences whether they stay home longer, use nursing facilities less, and what outcomes matter to families.
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Statistics and Networks Methods for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias care
A patient-facing core will partner with ADRD projects to improve how we study and understand care patterns using advanced statistics and networks.
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Administrative Core for a dementia research program
A center-wide support grant helps a team studying Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias stay organized, collaborate well, and share results to speed advances for patients.
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Causes and consequences of healthcare inefficiency in Alzheimer’s and related dementias
This funding opportunity supports research that looks at why health care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is inefficient and how it affects outcomes and costs.
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Understanding how antibody-based protection could prevent neonatal HSV infection
A study at Dartmouth College is exploring antibody-based ways to shield newborns from herpes by enhancing maternal antibodies and their ability to protect the baby.
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How actin and mitochondria talk to each other in human cells
A five-year NIH grant at Dartmouth is exploring how tiny parts of the cell skeleton (actin) interact with mitochondria to affect cell energy and health, with potential relevance to human diseases.
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Collaborative Research Core for NH-INBRE Network and Data Science
A program at Dartmouth College helps students and faculty across NH-INBRE partner schools connect on biomedical research and training, with a special focus on data science.
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Data Science Core to boost biomedical research capacity
A data science center is being built at Dartmouth and partner colleges to help scientists analyze big biomedical data more effectively.
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Developmental research program in cancer biology at Dartmouth for student training and pilot projects
A cancer biology–focused program at Dartmouth supports student researchers and junior faculty with pilot projects to boost scientific skills and future funding.
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Administrative Core for New Hampshire INBRE
This grant supports the administrative leadership and oversight that makes NH-INBRE projects possible, helping students and researchers at partner campuses pursue scientific training.
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New Hampshire network helps community colleges and universities boost biomedical research and data skills
This grant supports a statewide collaboration to grow biomedical research at New Hampshire colleges by engaging students, building data science capabilities, and helping institutions attract more external funding.
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Understanding anesthesia's role in perioperative organ injury with wireless soft implants
A research project from Dartmouth College is exploring how anesthesia contributes to organ injury after surgery using new wireless soft implants.
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