The National Cancer Institute is launching a research network to increase the nation's antibody testing capacity and better understand immune response to COVID-19.
Four things to know:
1. The Serological Sciences Network, known as SeroNet, represents the largest coordinated effort to study COVID-19 immunity in the U.S.
2. The initiative will provide grants for researchers to study immune response and then use those findings to develop COVID-19 blood tests and treatments.
3. Twenty-five biomedical research institutions will participate in the network nationwide.
4. SeroNet is supported by $306 million in emergency funds allocated by Congress.
Learn more about the initiative here.
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