# Aquatic Models of Human Disease 2020, 10th annual meeting

> **NIH NIH R13** · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · 2020 · $20,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
This conference centers on the development and application of animal models to study human disease.
Specifically, this meeting has focused on emerging systems in which to study developmental mechanisms
and tools to approach biomedical and clinical research. Many aquatic animals have many advantages and
attributes that make them superior choices compared to mammalian models to investigate complex
scientific questions. As such, the current arsenal of aquatic animal models has played important roles in
advancing our understanding of the origins of human disease and have contributed to the study of drug
targets and tests associated with the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease. The Aquatic Models
of Human Disease Conference (AQMHD) is the only conference that brings together discussion of
common and emerging multiple models used to investigate the full range of human disease. These unique
aquatic models represent a wide-range of innovative studies, methods and technologies that improve the
conceptual understanding of the complexity of human disease. The Marine Biological Laboratory will host
the 10th conference in this series in October 2020, bringing together researchers from the U.S. and around
the world to engage in a program designed by recognized leaders in the field to provide state-of-the-art
information on advances in the use of aquatic animals in biomedical research. This is an important
opportunity to host this aquatic model conference at the oldest marine laboratory in the United States. The
dissemination of information, formal and informal engagement in discussion, and collaborative exchange of
ideas will be achieved through a series of platform presentations, workshops, and poster sessions. New
investigators, women, investigators with disabilities and under-represented minorities will be actively
recruited to participate in this meeting through mechanisms such as travel awards. A strong effort is made
to include more junior faculty representation. In addition, we have made efforts to increase participation and
interactions at the poster sessions by organizing lightning talks prior to each poster session. Proceedings
from this meeting will be published in special issues of Journal of Experimental Zoology B: Molecular
Developmental Evolution as well as a comprehensive review of the state of aquatic animal models and their
use in human disease research to be sent to Developmental Models and Mechanisms. An important
outcome of these meeting, and this year in particular, is to provide new investigators with ideas,
background, and mentoring required to improve the quality of grant applications submitted to multiple NIH
institutes, and to promote the building of novel tools for development of therapies and an understanding of
disease etiology.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10070905
- **Project number:** 1R13OD030023-01
- **Recipient organization:** BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** Ingo Braasch
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $20,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-08-01 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10070905

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10070905, Aquatic Models of Human Disease 2020, 10th annual meeting (1R13OD030023-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10070905. Licensed CC0.

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