MBAR - McKnight Brain Aging Registry

The McKnight Brain Aging Registry (MBAR) is a website for researchers affiliated with the four McKnight Brain Research Foundation Institutes. Researchers who are part of those institutes can apply for access to the datasets.

• GitHub Pages: https://uab-it.github.io/mbar/
• Netlify: https://mbar.netlify.app/

Data Files

• https://uab.box.com/v/mbarstudywebsite
• https://uab.box.com/v/MBAR-data-dictionary

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Architecture

A static site using htmx for client-side page loading and Tailwind CSS (CDN v2.2.19) for styling. No build step, bundler, or package manager.

• index.html — Main entry point and shell (header, footer, nav, banner)
• pages/ — Content fragments loaded dynamically via htmx into the main content area
• 404.html — Catch-all for GitHub Pages SPA routing
• netlify.toml — Rewrite rules for clean URL routing on Netlify
• images/ — Static image assets (logos, photos)

Development

Open index.html in a browser or use any static file server:

python3 -m http.server

Deployment

• GitHub Pages deploys automatically from the main branch
• Netlify uses netlify.toml for SPA rewrite rules; deploy via netlify deploy --dir=. --prod