Subject model
Table of contents
Introduction
The subject model describes your animal subject through a set of standard fields. Flexibility is built in through a rich text description field, extra fields, and tags. Procedures offer a modular framework that can be used to describe processes related to your subject.
Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Name | Name of the subject (required; maximum length: 100 characters; must be unique) |
Projects | Projects the subject belongs to (required) |
Sex | Sex of the animal: (Male, Female, or Unknown; required) |
Species | Species of the subject (required) |
Strain | Strain of the subject (required) |
Description | A rich text description of the subject |
Genetic line | Genetic line of the subject. Could also be wild type (string; maximum length: 100 characters) |
Birth date | Birth date of the animal subject (e.g., “2023-03-22”) |
Death date | Death date of the animal subject (e.g., “2023-03-25”) |
Tags | Tags for the subject. Great for organizational purposes, quick labeling, and filtering. |
Subject identifier | Any identifier used for this subject outside of BrainSTEM, such as an ear tag or RFID number. |
Source | Source of the subject, e.g., Charles River. |
Name used in storage | Use this field if you have another name for your subject in your local data storage (string; maximum length: 100 characters) |
Extra fields | Allows you to add extra fields to the subject. Values can be strings or numeric. |
Procedure data fields
Please see the dedicated page describing the Procedure data model.
Permissions
Subjects inherit permissions from projects associated with them. Procedures, Subject logs, and Procedure logs all inherit permissions through the subject.
Visit the permissions page to learn more.
Subject API access
The API allows for programmable access to subjects. Learn more about the subjects’ fields and data structure on the Subject API page.