Systems and Methods for Behavioral Analysis and AI-Enhanced Digital Biomarker Development

A rack-mounted cage system comprising:

• a base frame;
• a plurality of vertical members coupled to the base frame;
• and
• a plurality of bays formed by spaces between the plurality of vertical members, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of bays comprises:
• a cage housing comprising:
• a cage top;
• and
• a cage bottom;
• a cage data unit comprising:
• a top-down camera configured to capture images of a top-down field of view including one or more animals housed within the cage housing;
• and
• an illumination module configured to illuminate the top-down field of view;
• an air handling system coupled to the cage housing;
• and
• a controller operable to carry out operations, the operations comprising:
• causing the top-down camera to capture images of the top-down field of view.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by way of a central server, images of a top-down field of view, wherein the images comprise live or historical images of one or more animals housed within a cage housing;
• and
• displaying, via a display, a user interface, wherein the user interface comprises:
• a video stream viewer, wherein the video stream viewer is configured to display a user-navigable stream of the live or historical images;
• and
• at least one data graph.