The Karolinska KI/K COVID-19 Immune Atlas: An open resource for immunological research and educational purposes.
Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren, Eivind Heggernes Ask, Martin Cornillet, Benedikt Strunz, Puran Chen, Jagadeeswara Rao Muvva, Mira Akber, Marcus Buggert, Benedict J Chambers, Angelica Cuapio, Majda Dzidic, Iva Filipovic, Malin Flodström-Tullberg, Marina Garcia, Jean-Baptiste Gorin, Sara Gredmark-Russ, Laura Hertwig, Jonas Klingström, Efthymia Kokkinou, Egle Kvedaraite, Magda Lourda, Jenny Mjösberg, Christopher Maucourant, Anna Norrby-Teglund, Laura M Palma Medina, Tiphaine Parrot, André Perez-Potti, Andrea Ponzetta, Emma Ringqvist, Olga Rivera-Ballesteros, Olav Rooyackers, Johan K Sandberg, J Tyler Sandberg, Takuya Sekine, Mattias Svensson, Renata Varnaite, David Wullimann, Karolinska KI/K COVID-19 Study Group, Lars I Eriksson, Soo Aleman, Karl-Johan Malmberg, Kristoffer Strålin, Niklas K Björkström
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Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. ORCID
Eivind Heggernes Ask: Department of Cancer Immunology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. ORCID
Martin Cornillet: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Benedikt Strunz: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Puran Chen: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jagadeeswara Rao Muvva: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Mira Akber: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Marcus Buggert: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Benedict J Chambers: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. ORCID
Angelica Cuapio: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. ORCID
Majda Dzidic: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Iva Filipovic: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. ORCID
Malin Flodström-Tullberg: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Marina Garcia: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jean-Baptiste Gorin: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Sara Gredmark-Russ: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Laura Hertwig: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jonas Klingström: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Efthymia Kokkinou: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Egle Kvedaraite: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Magda Lourda: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jenny Mjösberg: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Christopher Maucourant: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Anna Norrby-Teglund: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Laura M Palma Medina: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Tiphaine Parrot: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
André Perez-Potti: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Andrea Ponzetta: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Emma Ringqvist: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Olga Rivera-Ballesteros: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Olav Rooyackers: Department of Emergency Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Johan K Sandberg: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
J Tyler Sandberg: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Takuya Sekine: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Mattias Svensson: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. ORCID
Renata Varnaite: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
David Wullimann: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lars I Eriksson: Department of Emergency Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Soo Aleman: Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karl-Johan Malmberg: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Kristoffer Strålin: Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Niklas K Björkström: Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
The Karolinska KI/K COVID-19 Immune Atlas project was conceptualized in March 2020 as a part of the academic research response to the developing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The aim was to rapidly provide a curated dataset covering the acute immune response towards SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans, as it occurred during the first wave. The Immune Atlas was built as an open resource for broad research and educational purposes. It contains a presentation of the response evoked by different immune and inflammatory cells in defined naïve patient-groups as they presented with moderate and severe COVID-19 disease. The present Resource Article describes how the Karolinska KI/K COVID-19 Immune Atlas allow scientists, students, and other interested parties to freely explore the nature of the immune response towards human SARS-CoV-2 infection in an online setting.