Scientists discuss guiding principles, protocols, specimens to be collected in the large cohort studies, baseline assays to be performed, procurement, storage, distribution process, database, funding and immediate needs for SARS-CoV-2 specimen samples as part of the Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR).

Presenters: Lindsey Baden, Dan Barouch, David Golan, Howard Heller, Karen Jacobson, Michael Jordan, Jon Li, Gyongyi Szabo, David Walt, Scott Weiss, Dan Worrall, and Xu Yu

Institutions: Harvard Medical School, MIT, The Wyss Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Tufts, Boston University, Partners Biobank, and the Broad Institute.

Hosts: Bruce Walker, MD and Arlene Sharpe, MD, PhD, Faculty Co-Leaders of MassCPR