# Methods and Analysis

> **NIH NIH P01** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $202,487

## Abstract

The Methods and Analysis Core will have five main functions and serve all three projects of the Program
Project. A first function of the Core will be to continue to implement and update standard operating procedures
for the collection of PSG signals, metabolic measures, cardiovascular measures, hormonal profiles and
neurobehavioral tests. Particular attention will be paid to adequate time synchronization with the other biological
and psychological measurements. A second function of Core B will be to establish and manage a shared
data repository to centralize digital records (PSG, cardiometabolic, hormonal and neurobehavioral measures)
obtained during the past and current project periods. The repository will be located on a server at the University
of Chicago and all project investigators will have remote access using encrypted authentication. A third function
of Core B will be to provide specific computerized analytical tools (PRANA software, Chronobiological Series
Analyzer (CSA), Minimal Model Software [MiniMod], Templates for analysis of oral glucose tolerance tests)
for the scoring of human and animal sleep-wake stages, the edition of sleep transient events, and the analysis
of hormonal, cardiovascular, genetic and metabolic data. Fourth, the Core will develop new computerized
tools for analyzing temporal profiles of gene expression. Lastly, Core B will provide expert statistical support to
the different projects. The functions served by the Methods and Analysis Core will greatly enhance the overall
quality, originality and quantity of the data collected in the individual projects.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9969247
- **Project number:** 5P01AG011412-21
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Eve Van Cauter
- **Activity code:** P01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $202,487
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9969247

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9969247, Methods and Analysis (5P01AG011412-21). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9969247. Licensed CC0.

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