Testing for asymptomatic coronavirus carriers, Human Cell Atlas, and invasive parakeets. Link to interview here.
"Dear Dena"
Dear Dena,
It’s not that I don’t love talking to my HuBMAP brethren, but exactly how many Steering Committee calls do we have? I have invitations in my calendar that say ‘the first Monday of the month’ that are not on the first Monday of the month, and I can’t take this sort of chaos in my life!
Sincerely,
Where’s My Wine?
Dear Here, Have Some of Mine,
Yes, we’ve heard a couple reports of false Steering Committee call invitations in the calendar. The Steering Committee calls are on the first Monday of the month at 2:00pm EDT/11:00am PDT. Any other appointment that says it is a Steering Committee call on a day that is NOT the first Monday of the month is an imposter and should be removed with extreme prejudice.
The next Steering Committee call will be Monday, May 4, 2020.
See you there!
Zoom Backgrounds
Looking for a HuBMAP Zoom Background? Check the link here. Submit your backgrounds to help@hubmapconsortium.org
HuBMAP @ Home
Maggie Vella HIVE-TC Harvard
We're checking in with some HuBMAP team members at their home offices to tell us a bit about their work within HubMAP and to share how they're keeping busy while maintaining social distancing protocol.
Maggie is the Project Manager for the Harvard Medical School Tools Component. Her team works on a visualization tool, Vitessce, as well as the portal User Interface and curation efforts. Their efforts will allow the extraordinary data generated by the Consortium's TMCs to be accessible and visualizable to internal and external audiences.
Outside of work, she's pursuing a Master’s in Public Health at University of Massachusetts. She's staying busy during social distancing by walking her dog (Winnie), tackling some home improvements, painting by numbers, baking and cooking. She just purchased the Instant Pot, so send your best recipes her way!
MC-IU would like to point members of HuBMAP to the Common Coordinate Framework Ontology v1.0.0. Documentation of the alpha version is available here.
Annual HuBMAP Meeting is Going Virtual
The consortium's Annual All-Hands meeting will be moving to a virtual format due to public health concerns and social gathering restrictions surrounding the evolving COVID-19 pandemic.
We are working through the details and will keep you informed as things progress. Thanks for your patience. If you have any questions or concerns please send mail to help@hubmapconsortium.org.
More details will be sent out via email later this week
Upcoming NIH Deadlines
Yearly Progress Reports (RPPRs) are due 6-8 weeks in advance of the end of the funding period. For your reference, here are the end dates for the different Components:
* TMCs - June 30, 2020
* TTDs - June 30, 2020
* RTIs - August 31, 2020
(* HIVE - April 22, 2020 - though HIVE components use different reporting)
HIVE Year 2 Final reports: June 20, 2020
HuBMAP Haha
A red blood cell walked into a crowded restaurant. "Would you like a seat at the bar?" asked the greeter. The red blood cell answered, "No thanks; I'll just circulate."
Developers in need of HIVE infrastructure may request access through the PSC web form, foundhere.
Instructions for using HIVE infrastructure can now be found in the "Quick Links" section of the Collaboration Portal. A direct link to this documentation can be found here. Please report any issues or direct any questions to help@hubmapconsortium.org.
Content Suggestions
The IEC is seeking to collect information of general interest from individual members and groups and to share with the rest of the Consortium. Please submit content suggestions by emailing admin@hubmapconsortium.org.
Past Newsletters are available on the Collaboration Portal.
For comments, suggestions about how to improve the HuBMAP happenings, or questions about the consortium, please contact: help@hubmapconsortium.org
