AirLab

AirLab manages antibody reagents, experimental metadata, and resource sharing for antibody-based single-cell research involving flow cytometry, mass cytometry, and microfluidics-based methods.


Key Features:

  • Comprehensive Antibody Management: Provides structured organization of antibody repositories including tracking of purchases, storage, and reagent metadata.
  • Panel Creation: Facilitates creation and specification of antibody panels for experiments such as flow cytometry and mass cytometry.
  • Validation Data Sharing: Records and enables distribution of antibody validation data among researchers.
  • Experimental Data Logging: Supports detailed logging of experimental results and associated metadata for single-cell assays.
  • Inventory Management: Manages inventory of laboratory stocks beyond antibodies, including primers and clinical samples.
  • Customization: Allows customization of resource and metadata fields to reflect specific laboratory requirements.

Scientific Applications:

  • Antibody-based single-cell experiments: Supports workflows for flow cytometry, mass cytometry, and microfluidics-based single-cell methods through reagent and metadata management.
  • Antibody panel design and documentation: Enables specification and tracking of antibody panels used in cytometry and other multiplexed assays.
  • Validation and reproducibility: Facilitates sharing of antibody validation data to support experimental reproducibility and cross-laboratory comparison.
  • Sample and reagent tracking: Provides inventory tracking for primers, clinical samples, and other reagents to support experimental planning and traceability.

Methodology:

Organizes antibody repositories, supports antibody panel creation, records validation data, logs experimental results, and tracks inventory items.

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Details

License:
CC-BY-4.0
Tool Type:
web application
Operating Systems:
Linux, Windows, Mac
Added:
8/11/2018
Last Updated:
12/10/2018

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Data Inputs & Outputs

Publications

Catena R, Özcan A, Jacobs A, Chevrier S, Bodenmiller B. AirLab: a cloud-based platform to manage and share antibody-based single-cell research. Genome Biology. 2016;17(1). doi:10.1186/s13059-016-1006-0. PMID:27356760. PMCID:PMC4928244.

Funding: - SNSF Assistant Professorship grant: PP00P3-144874 - European Research Council (BE): ERC Grant Agreement n. 336921

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