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The OpenCovid19 Initiative

Published on: 16/03/2020

The OpenCovid19 Initiative
Covid-19

Developing and sharing open source methodologies to safely test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 using multiple approaches.

by David KongZach MuellerThomas Landrain

The goal of this project is to develop an open source methodology to safely test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 using tools as common as possible. 

How to join the project:

0- Read through this onboarding document

1- Join the project on JOGL – activate the notifications in your profile

2- Fill out the project member survey

3- Join the Slack

4- Request to join the permissions group for edit access to the Google Drive

5- Visit our Open Lab Notebook

If you have relevant expertise but cannot commit to ongoing/dedicated work on the project, we’re working on putting together a separate Google Form experts can fill out to have their name included in our list of Expert Contacts we will occasionally reach out to for guidance/reviews. In the meantime, reach out to one of the project admins (above). Any help is much appreciated!

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