ImmPort (Immunology Database and Analysis Portal) is a robust platform for immunology research, developed by Peraton in collaboration with the NIH’s NIAID Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation (DAIT) and the University of California-San Francisco. ImmPort serves as an open-access portal, providing a sustainable and integrated environment for data sharing and analysis to advance immunological research. It is instrumental for researchers looking to explore immunology data, share findings, and use advanced analytical tools for both hypothesis-driven and hypothesis-generating research.
Key Goals and Features
- Open Access for Data Sharing: Offers a platform where researchers can share and access immunology data freely.
- Integrated Environment: Enables comprehensive exploration of scientific data, fostering collaboration and enhancing research value.
- Accelerates Discovery: Makes important immunological findings available for rapid, further analysis by the research community.
- Analysis Tools: Provides sophisticated tools to support basic and clinical immunology research.
- Data Archiving and Exchange: Archives a wide range of research and clinical data in a sustainable, centralized data warehouse for future access.
ImmPort’s core data warehouse includes experimental data and metadata describing study methods and goals. Registered users can access shared research data and analytical tools through the Shared Data site (www.immport.org), while private data remains securely accessible to investigators at the ImmPort site hosted by NIAID (http://immport.niaid.nih.gov).
