The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Central Repository (NIDDK-CR) is one of 27 National Institute of Health-sustained supported controlled access repositories providing materials to secondary investigators around the globe. The repository has become a vital international resource supporting large NIDDK-funded active and concluded clinical studies, hosting and making available resources covering over 100 different diseases, disorders, and topics across NIDDK mission research areas.
The repository is committed to implementing and promoting FAIR framework and TRUST guiding principles for digital repositories to support NIDDK’s data fabric, serving as a model to NIDDK’s scientific community and leading to secondary research with impactful health outcomes.