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ImmunoGrid is a project funded by the European Community under Framework 6, to model the mammalian, and specifically human, immune system using Grid technologies. It aims to simulate the immune system at different physiological levels; as such, it fits within the broad description of Systems Biology and is a step towards the development of an in silico model of a human being (the Virtual Physiological Human).

Objectives of ImmunoGrid

• To simulate the processes of the mammalian immune system at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels
• To develop a simulator that can be applied practically to clinical applications, such as the design of vaccines and immunotherapies and the optimisation of vaccine schedules
• To provide education and training in the area of computational immunology, including Web resources

Consortium Members

• CINECA, Italy (Elda Rossi, Andrew Emerson, Francesca Garofalo)
• Birkbeck, University of London, UK (Prof. David Moss, Dr. Adrian Shepherd)
• CNR, Rome, Italy (Dr. Filippo Castiglione, Dr. Massimo Bernaschi)
• CNRS, Montpellier, France (Prof. Marie-Paule Lefranc)
• DTU, Lyngby, Denmark (Prof. Søren Brunak)
• University of Catania, Sicily (Prof. Santo Motta, Dr. Francesco Pappalardo)
• University of Bologna, Italy (Prof. P.-L.Lollini)
• University of Queensland, Australia (Prof. V. Brusic)

Summer Schools

First Immunomics Summer School, Catania, Italy (2007). [FISS 2007]