NIAMS P30 Centers

NIAMS P30 Centers provide shared research cores, specialized services, enrichment programs, and pilot funding to communities of investigators. This page lists the 15 active centers, grouped by type, with their key cores and services.

Jump to: Core Centers for Clinical Research · Rheumatic Diseases Resource-based Centers · Bone, Muscle, and Orthopaedic Resource-Based Centers · Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Centers · 

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Core Centers for Clinical Research (4)

American Joint Replacement Research-Collaborative (AJRR-C)

Mayo Clinic Rochester · Director: Daniel Berry · Current award ends Aug 2029 · Osteoarthritis-relevant

  • Methodology Core: bias and confounding methods, EHR informatics and NLP, PROs, registry-embedded trials for joint replacement
  • Resource Core: national joint replacement registry data and research infrastructure

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR076312)

UNC Core Center for Clinical Research

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Director: Amanda Nelson · Current award ends Aug 2029 · Osteoarthritis-relevant

  • Methodology Core: biostatistics, epidemiology, data science, trials, imaging biomarkers; consultation sessions and training
  • Phenotyping and Precision Medicine Resource Core: machine learning phenotyping in OA and other RMDs; real-world dataset with partner CCCRs

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR072580)

Boston Musculoskeletal Clinical Research Collaboratory (BU CCCR)

Boston University · Director: Tuhina Neogi · Current award ends Aug 2029 · Osteoarthritis-relevant

  • Methodology Core: advanced epidemiology, causal inference, machine and deep learning, claims and EHR data, wearables
  • Weekly Research Accelerator, Patient Advisory Group, pilot grants, methodology journal club

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR072571)

Building and InnovatinG: Digital heAlth Technology and Analytics (BIGDATA)

University of Alabama at Birmingham · Director: Jeffrey Curtis · Current award ends Jul 2029

  • Methods and Health Informatics Core: pragmatic and SMART trial designs, data capture and engineering, NLP and machine learning, analysis
  • Dissemination and Implementation for Community Engagement Core: recruitment and implementation support

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR072583)

Rheumatic Diseases Resource-based Centers (3)

Cincinnati Rheumatic Diseases Resource Center

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Director: Leah Kottyan · Current award ends Jun 2028

  • Integrative Cell Phenotyping Core: flow cytometry, multiplex analytes, single-cell genomic, proteomic, and spatial methods
  • Functional Genomics Core: reagents and expertise to test disease-associated genetic variants
  • Bioinformatics and Modeling Core: QC, analysis, integration, and modeling of large datasets
  • Tissue Repository Core: pediatric rheumatology biobank, including the CARRA Registry biobank

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR070549)

Washington University Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Center (WU-RDRRC)

Washington University in St. Louis · Director: Christine Pham · Current award ends Aug 2028

  • Cellular Imaging Core: advanced microscopy via the WU Center for Cellular Imaging
  • Genome Engineering Core: genome editing and engineered models
  • Biobanking and Phenotyping Core: patient biospecimens with clinical phenotyping

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR073752)

Oklahoma Rheumatic Disease Research Cores Center (ORDRCC)

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation · Director: Judith James · Current award ends Aug 2028

  • Human Phenotyping Core: transcriptomics, proteomics, immunophenotyping, single-cell and spatial multiomics
  • Clinical Characterization and Biorepository Core: clinical data and samples from about 71,000 patients in a CAP-certified biorepository

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR073750)

Bone, Muscle, and Orthopaedic Resource-based Centers (5)

UW Center for Translational Muscle Research (CTMR)

University of Washington · Director: Michael Regnier · Current award ends Mar 2029

  • Mechanics and Devices Core: multiscale muscle structure and function testing
  • Metabolism Core: muscle metabolism and mitochondrial function
  • Quantitative Analysis Core: computational modeling, data analysis tools, hackweeks and workshops

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR074990)

Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM)

University of California, San Francisco · Director: Edward Hsiao · Current award ends Apr 2029 · Osteoarthritis-relevant

  • Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics Core: bone biology and mechanical testing
  • Imaging Core: MRI, CT, PET, DXA acquisition and quantitative analysis, preclinical and clinical
  • Epidemiology, Bioinformatics and Study Design Core: access to UCSF osteoporosis and OA cohorts, consults, work-in-progress groups, online wayfinding tool

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR075055)

Center for Musculoskeletal Research

Massachusetts General Hospital · Director: Eva Liu (contact); Marie Demay (Admin Core) · Current award ends Jun 2029

  • Cellular and Molecular Analysis Core: annotated human tissues, primary cells, cell lines, and training
  • Translational Imaging and Phenotyping Core: histomorphometry, micro-CT, biomechanics, quantitative MRI, HR-pQCT

NIH RePORTER (P30AR075042)

Resource-based Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine

Washington University in St. Louis · Director: Matthew Silva · Current award ends Jun 2029 · Osteoarthritis-relevant

  • Musculoskeletal Structure and Strength Core: imaging and mechanical testing
  • Musculoskeletal Histology and Morphometry Core
  • Animal Models of Bone and Joint Injury and Disease Core

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR074992)

Resource Cores for Musculoskeletal Biology Research (Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health)

Indiana University Indianapolis · Director: Alexander Robling · Current award ends Jul 2029 · Osteoarthritis-relevant

  • Musculoskeletal Mechanobiology Core: in vivo and in vitro mechanical loading
  • Systems Biology and Multi-Omics Core: genomic and metabolomic methods for bone and muscle
  • Histology and Histomorphometry Core: bone, muscle, cartilage, tendon, disc; design consults and training

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR083854)

Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-Based Centers (3)

University of Michigan Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Center (UM-SBDRC)

University of Michigan · Director: Johann Gudjonsson · Current award ends May 2029

  • Functional Analytics Core: systems biology tools, bioinformatics, genome editing services
  • Animal Modeling Core: design and characterization of genetically engineered mouse models

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR075043)

Northwestern University Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Center (NU-SBDRC)

Northwestern University · Director: Amy Paller · Current award ends Jun 2029

  • STEM Core: human skin tissue and primary cells, 3D skin models, histology
  • TEST IT2 Core: skin provocation testing, sampling, monitoring, and bioinformatics
  • GETiN Core: CRISPR, viral and non-viral gene delivery into skin cells and tissue

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR075049)

Skin Biology Resource-Based Center at UCI

University of California, Irvine · Director: Bogi Andersen · Current award ends Apr 2030

  • Imaging/Engineering Core: in vivo and ex vivo imaging, 3D skin organoids
  • Multiomics Core: sequencing; bulk, single-cell, and spatial transcriptomics
  • Systems Biology Core: high-dimensional analysis and quantitative modeling

Program website · NIH RePORTER (P30AR075047)

Last updated October 2026. Compiled by the OAI CORE Knowledgebase from public NIH RePORTER records and program websites. Listings describe each program as presented publicly and are not endorsements. To suggest a correction or addition, contact us.