Dissemination of research data

The Center is a national hub for the dissemination of resources, information and tools which facilitate genetic approaches to understanding human healthspan and aging. Data from aging research generated within and beyond the Center reaches the wider scientific community via the Mouse Phenome Database, a centralized public resource database.

We present highlights of lifespan, IGF1 and heart rate data collected by Center investigators on the Center website.

Distribution of animal and tissue resources

The Center maintains and distributes valuable aged biospecimens which are currently available to researchers upon request. In the future, the Center plans to develop a searchable and integrated tissue bank to increase the utility of aged tissues to the community. Information about Center resources has already been contributed to the University of Michigan Nathan Shock Center’s Animal Resource Database (currently under development) which aims to facilitate sharing of scarce animals and tissues by researchers working on the biology of aging.

Publications and presentations

Center investigators give presentations of their research findings at national and international research meetings and publish their results in peer-reviewed publications. The protocols used within the Center are also publicly available via the Center’s website.