RTI International of Research Triangle Park has landed a $6.8 million three-year contract with the National Institutes of Health to standardize clinical trial data looking at the relationship between genetics and various health conditions.
As part of an effort to maximize the benefits of research exploring the relationships between genetics, environment, health and disease, RTI International scientists will work with experts in a variety of health fields to develop a set of standard measures to be used in future genetics research. The project, PhenX (pronounced "phoenix"), will develop consensus measures for phenotypes and exposures.
The research is funded by a three-year cooperative agreement with the National Institutes of Health's National Human Genome Research Institute.