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iReceptor Plus Consortium to fill a major role in fighting COVID-19
Prof. Felix Breden discussed the challenge of the new coronavirus pandemic and how AIRR sequencing data is offered by the consortium to help find a solution.
iReceptor Plus appoints a new Ethics Advisory Board
Three independent experts, highly-experienced in the ethical aspects of genetic data sharing, have been named members of the new ethics advisory board of the iReceptor Plus Project.
iReceptor Plus to hold a virtual general assembly meeting
Nine early career scientists will give five-minute scientific lightning talks and four technical brainstorming sessions will discuss the latest cyberinfrastructure approaches to sharing genomic data.
iReceptor Plus participates in hackathon to fight the COVID-19 pandemic
iReceptor Plus team members Brian Corrie, Laura Gutierrez Funderburk and Felix Breden led the hackathon team, working on a project called the AIRR Adaptive Adapter.
iReceptor Plus seeks to understand the immune system taking part in the war against the Coronavirus
Two new Chinese studies have used immune profiling platform developed by iReceptor Plus' partner 10X Genomics, to examine the immune systems of COVID-19 patients at the level of single cells.
Desperation for effective vaccines highlights the importance of projects such as iReceptor Plus for breakthrough in vaccine research
The COVID-19 outbreak illustrates the importance of developing new vaccines. Associate Prof. Victor Greiff from University of Oslo and an iReceptor Plus Project, summarizes the knowledge of combining computer science…