$35,052,349

Funds development and maintenance of a rat genome database for biomedical research at an academic medical institution.

Rat models are critical for preclinical drug development and disease research; genomic databases accelerate discovery and reduce animal testing burden.

Supports demand for bioinformatics infrastructure, computational resources, and genomic sequencing services used by pharmaceutical and biotech R&D.

Genomic research infrastructure is strategically important; U.S. leadership in model organism databases supports competitive advantage in drug discovery and biomedical innovation.