diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 17aa5dd1..8417abfb 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: pydocstyle
         args: # google style + __init__, see http://www.pydocstyle.org/en/stable/error_codes.html
-          - --ignore=D100,D101,D102,D103,D106,D107,D203,D204,D213,D215,D400,D401,D403,D404,D406,D407,D408,D409,D413
+          - --ignore=D100,D101,D102,D103,D106,D107,D203,D204,D213,D215,D400,D401,D403,D404,D406,D407,D408,D409,D413,D418
diff --git a/lnschema_core/_core.py b/lnschema_core/_core.py
index 1ecb0857..60951e2c 100644
--- a/lnschema_core/_core.py
+++ b/lnschema_core/_core.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from datetime import datetime as datetime
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, List, Optional, Union, overload  # noqa
 
+import anndata as ad
+import pandas as pd
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from cloudpathlib import CloudPath
 from pydantic.fields import PrivateAttr
@@ -182,6 +184,81 @@ def path(self) -> Union[Path, CloudPath]:
         """Path on storage."""
         return filepath_from_dobject(self)
 
+    def load(self, stream: bool = False):
+        """Load data object.
+
+        Returns object associated with the stored `dobject`.
+
+        Populates `RunIn` when called from a notebook.
+
+        Guide: https://lamin.ai/docs/db/guide/select-load
+        """
+        from lamindb._load import load as lnload
+
+        return lnload(dobject=self, stream=stream)
+
+    @overload
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        data: Union[Path, str, pd.DataFrame, ad.AnnData] = None,
+        *,
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        features_ref: Any = None,
+        source: Optional["Run"] = None,
+        id: Optional[str] = None,
+        format: Optional[str] = None,
+    ):
+        """Create a DObject record from data."""
+        ...
+
+    @overload
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        id: Optional[str] = None,
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        source: Optional["Run"] = None,
+        suffix: Optional[str] = None,
+        hash: Optional[str] = None,
+        run_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        storage_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        features: List["Features"] = [],
+        targets: List["Run"] = [],
+    ):
+        """Create a DObject record from fields."""
+        ...
+
+    def __init__(  # type: ignore
+        self,
+        data: Union[Path, str, pd.DataFrame, ad.AnnData] = None,
+        *,
+        features_ref: Any = None,
+        source: Optional["Run"] = None,
+        format: Optional[str] = None,
+        id: Optional[str] = None,
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        suffix: Optional[str] = None,
+        hash: Optional[str] = None,
+        run_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        storage_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        features: List["Features"] = [],
+        targets: List["Run"] = [],
+    ):
+        kwargs = locals()
+        if data is not None:
+            from lamindb._record import create_dobject_from_data
+
+            record = create_dobject_from_data(
+                data=data,
+                name=name,
+                features_ref=features_ref,
+                source=source,
+                id=id,
+                format=format,
+            )
+            kwargs = record.dict()
+
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+
 
 class Run(SQLModel, table=True):  # type: ignore
     """Code runs that transform data.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 977f7124..85116bfa 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ dynamic = ["version", "description"]
 dependencies = [
     "nbproject",
     "sqlmodel",
+    "anndata"
 ]
 
 [project.urls]