# Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center at Indiana University

> **NIH NIH P40** · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $340,615

## Abstract

Project Summary
The Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center (BDSC) collects, curates, maintains and distributes strains of the fly
Drosophila melanogaster to support the biomedical research community. It is the largest and most
comprehensive Drosophila stock collection in the world and central to the success of many research projects
including over 820 active NIH grants. It promotes the effective use of its strains through information supplied on
its website and consultations. The BDSC maintains extensive strain information as well as ordering, financial
and account information. To manage these vast and complex records, it has invested heavily in custom
programming to efficiently retrieve and validate data, enter and update records, prepare reports and present
user-friendly information to the public. Unfortunately, the primary information management software used at the
BDSC is no longer supported by its developer, so routine operating system updates pose significant risks
because they may result in software incompatibility and failure. The BDSC has begun the process of replacing
this key software by restructuring its database to be compatible with newer, standard information management
software and by transferring parts of this new database to a server in conjunction with creating a new website.
The aim of this proposal is to carry out the final and most complex step of developing a new information
management system with the help of contracted programmers from Indiana University IU Studios. The new
system will provide up-to-date and efficient tools for editing, managing and querying the new database, a more
robust system for file backup and retrieval, and a platform for more effective collaboration among BDSC
scientists. Moving data and related processes from the unsupported software to a new, stable and future-proof
system is a clear and urgent need. The funding requested here will accelerate the process appropriately and
address this critical need in a time-effective manner.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10213375
- **Project number:** 3P40OD018537-07S1
- **Recipient organization:** TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** KEVIN R COOK
- **Activity code:** P40 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $340,615
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2014-08-15 → 2024-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10213375

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10213375, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center at Indiana University (3P40OD018537-07S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10213375. Licensed CC0.

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