SOULCAP
Advancing Science Through Collaborative Data Sharing
Access SOULCAP’s Annotation, Metadata & Ontologies Tool
Commitment to Standard Integrity and Quality: We maintain strategic partnerships with leading research and industrial institutions to ensure the SOULCAP Annotation, Metadata & Ontologies Tools are rigorously tested before public release.
Download SOULCAP’s standardized flow cytometry cell population Annotation, Metadata & Ontologies tool to help you identify and label your cell populations.
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Download Public Datasets
Commitment to Open Access: SOULCAP believes that scientific progress accelerates when data flows freely and securely across institutional and geographic boundaries. Our commitment extends beyond responsible stewardship to active data sharing with partner organizations and the global research community.
Browse SOULCAP hosted datasets generated by SOULCAP and the broader research community.
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Join the Research, Contribute!
When you contribute data to SOULCAP, it serves multiple specific purposes within our standardization mission:
Developing Universal Standards: Your cytometry data helps establish globally accepted gating strategies and cell population definitions that will be used by researchers worldwide.
Validating Annotation Software: Contributed datasets train and test automated annotation algorithms, ensuring they perform accurately across diverse populations and experimental conditions.
Creating Reference Libraries: High-quality datasets become part of our permanent reference collection, supporting ongoing research and serving as benchmarks for the scientific community.
Proficiency Testing: Your data contributes to validation protocols that help laboratories and software developers assess their annotation accuracy and maintain quality standards.
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SOULCAP provides a secure, community-driven data portal. Datasets are stored in trusted repositories with strict privacy and compliance safeguards,
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SOULCAP hosts datasets used in research related to the SOULCAP Foundation --- anything that pushes forward standardized cell annotation in research is welcome.
By contributing, your data becomes part of a global reference resource that accelerates consensus and enables AI-ready frameworks for immunology and clinical translation. Contributors retain control through transparent IP and licensing policies.
Defined a new cell populations?
Created a great new gating strategy?
Validated an existing gating strategy?
Designed a fantastic panel?
Upload your dataset, let’s analyze it together!
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Where Your Data Is Stored
Primary Repository: All SOULCAP data is stored with standard encryption in transit and at rest, access controls through Google Workspace permissions, and basic audit logging. Data is stored in Google's global cloud infrastructure with standard security measures appropriate for non-sensitive research data.
Open Community Repository: All validated cytometry annotations, standardization protocols, and reference implementations are made freely available to the global research community through our partners, including ISAC’s FlowRepository to support researchers worldwide in implementing SOULCAP standards, regardless of institutional affiliation or geographic location. We believe that democratizing access to high-quality cytometry standards accelerates discovery across all areas of immunological research.
How We Ensure Your Privacy
Data Minimization: We collect only the minimum data necessary for our standardization objectives, avoiding unnecessary personal or sensitive information.
De-identification Protocols: All personal identifiers are systematically removed using validated de-identification procedures specifically designed for cytometry data characteristics by our team that includes developers of the FCS standard.
Ready to Contribute?
Understanding how your data will be used, stored, and protected is essential. Our secure contribution portal provides detailed consent forms and data policies.
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