In this section you will learn about Results Explorers that have been developed and maintained by the AD Knowledge Portal team. Results Explorers are stand-alone interactive tools built alongside the Portal’s data repository functions to provide focused ways of exploring summarized results, patterns, and evidence generated from Portal-supported studies. Each Explorer serves a relatively narrow scientific purpose, and is organized around a specific axis/axes of exploration (e.g. genes, drug targets, mouse models, QTLs, etc.).
What makes a ‘Results Explorer’
Results Explorers…
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surface interpreted or summarized results from Portal-connected research programs.
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help users compare entities such as genes, variants, tissues, or model systems.
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provide a faster starting point for hypothesis generation before downloading data for deeper analysis.
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connect scientific findings back to the broader AD Knowledge Portal ecosystem of studies, methods, and data access.
They are…
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Domain-focused: each explorer is built around a particular scientific workflow or evidence type.
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Interactive: users can browse, filter, compare, or search within the results.
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Derived-result oriented: the emphasis is on analyses, summaries, associations, or phenotypic interpretations rather than only downloadable source files.
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Connected to underlying data: explorers help users understand available findings while the Portal remains the broader home for associated studies and data resources.
In short, the Portal helps users find and access research assets, while results explorers help users interpret and navigate specific classes of findings derived from those assets.
AD Knowledge Portal-affiliated Results Explorers
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AD target discovery evidence |
Gene-centered evidence relevant to Alzheimer’s disease, supporting target evaluation and prioritization. |
Aggregates and presents curated analytical outputs connected to AD research programs and Portal-supported resources. |
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Mouse model phenotypic results |
Summaries of phenotypic data for mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease generated by the MODEL-AD consortium. |
Helps researchers compare model-related findings and connect them to supporting studies, methods, metadata, and data files in the AD Knowledge Portal ecosystem. |
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