# Communication, Training and Outreach in Support of Enhanced Echinobase

> **NIH NIH P41** · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $70,541

## Abstract

SUMMARY Dissemination Component
Echinobase is the central repository for all genomic features for the phylum of Echinodermata, which are
needed to support investigator-driven research in this important developmental model systems. The
Dissemination component is one part of a multi component project to maintain and enhance the function of all
Echinobase to facilitate improved research productivity. The goal of Dissemination is to increase the use of this
database by a broad community to empower researchers to make further advances, particularly in
understanding gene regulation and gene regulatory network function during development. The website itself will
be redesigned for improved ease of use, and also to accommodate the new applications. There will be an
extended effort to provide an active engagement and training around resources available at Echinobase.
Scientific papers, talks and poster presentations at conferences such as the Society of Developmental Biology,
and the Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin, will present new updates, and aspects of echinoderm
genomics to wide community. Disseminate will ensure that data is shared with external resources such as
NCBI, Ensembl and Galaxy, and also that links from Echinobase to outside resources are enriched.
Dissemination personnel will also work with our newly established Scientific Advisory Board, echinoderm
community, and other model organism database to both receive feedback about the priorities and quality control
features of the database while also educating these groups about our new updates.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10241295
- **Project number:** 5P41HD095831-04
- **Recipient organization:** CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Veronica Frances Hinman
- **Activity code:** P41 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $70,541
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-20 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10241295

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10241295, Communication, Training and Outreach in Support of Enhanced Echinobase (5P41HD095831-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10241295. Licensed CC0.

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