# Zebrafish International Resource Center

> **NIH NIH P40** · UNIVERSITY OF OREGON · 2022 · $2,023,917

## Abstract

OVERALL PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
Zebrafish is a premiere organism to study vertebrate development, physiology, behavior, genetics and
disease. Powerful techniques allow efficient generation and recovery of zebrafish mutations affecting
genes that regulate developmental patterning, organogenesis, physiology and behavior. Recent
advances make it easy to study gene function in transgenic zebrafish and with antisense
oligonucleotides. The functions of many, if not most of these genes are conserved among vertebrate
groups. Thus, analysis of zebrafish mutations provides insights into gene function in other vertebrates,
including humans.
The Zebrafish International Resource Center has been established as a repository that provides
animals, materials and services to the research community. This proposal seeks continued funding 1)
to serve as a central repository for zebrafish genetic stocks and research materials, 2) to provide
consultation and pathology services, and 3) to develop a platform, based on a panel of PCR assays,
to screen for the most prevalent pathogens of laboratory zebrafish. These materials, services and
information will be made widely available to the research community.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10401354
- **Project number:** 5P40OD011021-24
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
- **Principal Investigator:** Monte Westerfield
- **Activity code:** P40 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $2,023,917
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1998-05-01 → 2023-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10401354

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10401354, Zebrafish International Resource Center (5P40OD011021-24). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10401354. Licensed CC0.

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