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TRR237 Policy:
FAIR Da a in Nucleic Acid Immuni y
P eamble
The TRR237 esea ch conso ium is commi ed o upholding he highes s anda ds o
scien i ic in eg i y and da a s ewa dship. As a DFG- unded ini ia i e, all membe s a e
obliga ed o adhe e o he DFG Code o Conduc o Good Scien i ic P ac ice as
o mally acknowledged by e e y p ojec leade . In addi ion, compliance wi h ele an
local da a policies is equi ed o ensu e esponsible da a managemen and legal
con o mi y.
Recognizing he c i ical ole o da a in ad ancing biomedical esea ch, TRR237 a i ms
i s commi men o he p inciples o open science and anspa en da a sha ing. Beyond
ou ounda ional obliga ions, he conso ium ac i ely p omo es he implemen a ion o
he FAIR P inciples o ensu e ha esea ch da a gene a ed wi hin TRR237 a e
Findable, Accessible, In e ope able, and Reusable while ca e ully managing sensi i e
in o ma ion o mi iga e isks o misuse and dual-use conce ns. By os e ing a cul u e
o esponsible da a s ewa dship and openness, we aim o maximize he impac ,
ep oducibili y, and collabo a i e po en ial o ou esea ch o he b oade scien i ic
communi y.
This policy ou lines he expec a ions and esponsibili ies o da a managemen wi hin
TRR237, ein o cing ou dedica ion o bo h egula o y compliance and he
ad ancemen o bes p ac ices in esea ch da a sha ing.
Table o Con en s
P eamble ..................................................................................................................... 1
Scope and Applicabili y o he Policy ........................................................................... 2
Key Re e ence Policies ............................................................................................ 2
TRR237-Speci ic P ac ices ......................................................................................... 3
Open Da a and Risk Mi iga ion ................................................................................ 3
FAIR Da a P inciples ................................................................................................ 3
Open Access and Publica ion Suppo .................................................................... 3
Ci a ion o Conso ium Suppo ................................................................................ 4
Da a Sha ing and Collabo a ion ............................................................................... 4
Me ada a P inciples ................................................................................................. 4
Da a A chi ing .......................................................................................................... 5
Da a In as uc u e ................................................................................................... 5
Da a Managemen and Analysis Suppo ................................................................ 6
Roles and Responsibili ies ....................................................................................... 6
Documen In o ma ion ................................................................................................. 7
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Scope and Applicabili y o he Policy
This da a policy applies o all membe s and p ojec s wi hin he TRR237 conso ium. I
is in ended o complemen , no eplace, exis ing egula ions and guidelines
es ablished by he DFG and pa icipa ing ins i u ions. All esea che s a e equi ed o
comply wi h he DFG Code o Conduc o Good Scien i ic P ac ice and he esea ch
da a policies o hei espec i e uni e si ies.
The TRR237 policy speci ically add esses addi ional commi men s and p ac ices
adop ed by he conso ium, wi h a pa icula emphasis on he implemen a ion and
p omo ion o he FAIR P inciples. Whe e applicable, his policy e e ences and de e s
o he s anda ds and equi emen s se o h by he DFG and ins i u ional amewo ks.
Key Re e ence Policies
Policies o he DFG:
• “DFG Guidelines on he Handling o Resea ch Da a”
h ps://www.d g.de/ esou ce/blob/172098/4abab 7a149da4247d018931587d7
6d6/guidelines- esea ch-da a-da a.pd
• “DFG Guidelines o Sa egua ding Good Resea ch P ac ice”
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14281892
h ps://zenodo.o g/ eco ds/14281892
Policies o he Uni e si y o Bonn:
• Fo schungsda enpolicy ü die Rheinische F ied ich-Wilhelms-Uni e si ä Bonn
h ps://bonndoc.ulb.uni-
bonn.de/xmlui/bi s eam/handle/20.500.11811/11361/Am l.%20Bek.%2024012
.pd ?sequence=5&isAllowed=y
• Regula ions o Sa egua ding Good Resea ch P ac ice a he Uni e si y o Bonn
www.uni-bonn.de/de/ o schung-leh e/ o schung-und-leh e-
medien/p omo ie ende-und-pos docs-
medien/o dnung_zu _siche ung_gu e _wissenscha liche _p axis_en_mi -
ande ung.pd
• Websi e o Good Resea ch P ac ice a he Uni e si y o Bonn
h ps://www.uni-bonn.de/en/ esea ch-and- eaching/quali y-assu ance-in-
esea ch-and- eaching/good- esea ch-p ac ice
Policies o he Ludwig-Maximilians-Uni e si ä (LMU) München:
• Resea ch Da a LMU Po al
h ps:// dm.ub.lmu.de/
Policies o he TU D esden:
• Lei linien ü den Umgang mi Fo schungsda en an de TU D esden
h ps:// u-d esden.de/ o schung- ans e / essou cen/da eien/wisp ax/Lei linien-
ue -den-Umgang-mi -Fo schungsda en-an-de -TU-D esden.pd ?lang=de
• S a u es o Ensu ing Good Scien i ic P ac ice, A oiding Scien i ic Misconduc ,
and Handling Viola ions (uno icial ansla ion)
h ps:// u-d esden.de/ihi-zi au/umwel managemen / essou cen/da eien/ ud-
guidlines/S a u es- o -ensu ing-good-scien i ic-p ac ice-TUD_EN.pd
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TRR237-Speci ic P ac ices
In addi ion o adhe ing o he da a managemen equi emen s o he DFG and
pa icipa ing ins i u ions, TRR237 has es ablished a se o conso ium-le el p ac ices
o u he suppo esponsible and e ec i e esea ch da a managemen . These
p ac ices a e designed o acili a e he implemen a ion o he FAIR p inciples,
encou age he use o sha ed in as uc u e, and p o ide guidance and esou ces o all
conso ium membe s. The ollowing sec ion ou lines he key elemen s o TRR237’s
app oach o os e ing a collabo a i e and anspa en da a cul u e wi hin he
conso ium.
Open Da a and Risk Mi iga ion
Open da a sha ing in eposi o ies is i al o scien i ic p og ess and is ac i ely
encou aged while conside ing po en ial isks including dual use o misuse o sensi i e
da a, especially in poli ically o e hically sensi i e con ex s. To mi iga e hese isks,
TRR237 implemen s a ie ed isk assessmen o da a deposi ion. Rou ine da ase s
only equi e he P ojec Leade o con i m he absence o ele an isks. Da ase s wi h
po en ial conce ns need o unde go de ailed e iew by he CRC execu i e boa d and
e hics commi ees. Resea che s a e expec ed o ollow hese p o ocols o balance
openness wi h esponsible s ewa dship and p o ec esea ch in eg i y.
FAIR Da a P inciples
The FAIR p inciples p o ide a amewo k o ensu e ha esea ch da a can be easily
ound, accessed, combined, and eused by bo h humans and compu e s. FAIR s ands
o Findable, Accessible, In e ope able, and Reusable. These p inciples p o ide high-
le el guidance a he han s ic ules o help maximize he alue and impac o
esea ch da a.
• Findable: Da a and me ada a should be easy o loca e o o he s, ideally
h ough egis a ion in sea chable eposi o ies and he use o pe sis en
iden i ie s like DOIs.
• Accessible: Da a should be e ie able using s anda d p o ocols. Whe e open
access is no possible, me ada a should s ill desc ibe how he da a can be
accessed.
• In e ope able: Da a should use s anda dized o ma s and ocabula ies so hey
can be in eg a ed wi h o he da ase s and used by di e en sys ems.
• Reusable: Da a and me ada a should be well-desc ibed and licensed clea ly,
so o he s can unde s and and use hem in new esea ch.
The TRR237 expec s all esea che s o conside he FAIR p inciples when managing
and sha ing hei da a. While no e e y da ase will mee all aspec s o FAIR, e o s
should be made o imp o e indabili y, accessibili y, in e ope abili y, and eusabili y as
much as possible wi hin he scope o each p ojec .
Open Access and Publica ion Suppo
The TRR237 is commi ed o ad ancing open access o scien i ic knowledge and
ensu ing ha esea ch ou pu s a e eely and widely a ailable o he academic
communi y and he public. In suppo o his commi men , he TRR237 o e s inancial
assis ance o open access publica ion ees o i s membe s, subjec o a ailabili y o
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cen al conso ium unds. Resea che s a e encou aged o p io i ize open access
jou nals when publishing esul s a ising om TRR237 p ojec s. This app oach aligns
wi h ou dedica ion o anspa ency, accessibili y, and he b oad dissemina ion o
esea ch in acco dance wi h open science p inciples.
Ci a ion o Conso ium Suppo
P ojec leade s a e esponsible o ensu ing ha all publica ions esul ing om
TRR237 p ojec s p ope ly acknowledge he conso ium’s suppo in acco dance wi h
DFG egula ions. This includes ci ing he TRR237’s p ojec numbe 369799452 and
adhe ing o he ci a ion equi emen s speci ied by he DFG and ins i u ional guidelines.
P ope acknowledgmen o suppo is essen ial o anspa ency and compliance wi h
unding policies.
Example:
Funded by he Deu sche Fo schungsgemeinscha (DFG, Ge man Resea ch
Founda ion) – P ojec numbe 369799452 / TRR237 – P ojec INF
In he example he ex equi ed by he DFG is ma ked in bold. The added “/ TRR237
– P ojec INF“ speci ies he in o ma ion u he by adding he p ojec code TRR237
and he speci ic subp ojec INF.
Da a Sha ing and Collabo a ion
Sha ing Cul u e: All membe s a e encou aged o pa icipa e in and p omo e a cul u e
o open da a sha ing and collabo a ion, suppo ing inno a ion and ep oducibili y
ac oss he conso ium.
Collabo a ion and T anspa ency: Membe s a e encou aged o o m ocus g oups
and collabo a ions, sha ing esou ces and knowledge o enhance esea ch quali y and
ou pu . TRR237 os e s coo dina i e mee ings and he exchange o da a, analyses,
and me hods ia he TRR237 Nex cloud pla o m. Co-au ho ed publica ions esul ing
om join e o s ac oss p ojec s a e explici ly suppo ed.
Inno a ion and Feedback: Focus g oups a e in i ed o de elop and sha e inno a i e
analysis me hods and documen a ion wi hin he conso ium. Subp ojec s may es
hese me hods and p o ide eedback on hei applicabili y. The Da a Managemen
Commi ee acili a es he dissemina ion o new me hods and he collec ion o eedback
o suppo ongoing imp o emen s.
Me ada a P inciples
All TRR237 p ojec s mus p o ide accu a e, compu e - eadable me ada a o hei
da ase s. Me ada a should use consis en o ma ing and con olled ocabula ies
whe e possible, a oiding issues like inconsis en capi aliza ion, abb e ia ions, o
ypog aphical e o s. High-quali y me ada a a e essen ial o obus analysis, da a
sha ing, and euse ac oss he conso ium.
Me ada a should be documen ed alongside each da ase in a s uc u ed, compu e -
eadable o ma . Whe e e possible, ecognized me ada a s anda ds app op ia e o
he subjec ield should be used. A a minimum, he Dublin Co e s anda d o an
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equi alen gene al me ada a schema is ecommended o ensu e in e ope abili y and
disco e abili y.
Da a A chi ing
A chi ing P ac ice: Membe s a chi e esea ch da a in acco dance wi h he
Guidelines o Sa egua ding Good Resea ch P ac ice o he DFG and he espec i e
esea ch da a managemen policies o hei home ins i u ions. This includes u ilizing
local a chi ing in as uc u es, such as uni e si y lib a ies and ins i u ional eposi o ies,
o ensu e sus ainable and secu e long- e m s o age.
Minimum Re en ion Pe iod: Resea ch da a necessa y o he ep oducibili y o
scien i ic esul s a e a chi ed o a leas 10 yea s beyond he end o he p ojec ,
ollowing DFG ecommenda ions and local ins i u ional equi emen s.
S anda ds and Documen a ion: A chi ing p ac ices should ollow ecognized
s anda ds o da a o ma s and documen a ion o suppo u u e accessibili y and
euse. T aining and esou ces a e a ailable o assis esea che s in mee ing hese
equi emen s.
Da a In as uc u e
Uni e si y se ices: The uni e si es p o ide long e m da a a chi ing se ices
acco ding o DFG egula ions. Fo he LMU (and TUM) he se ice is p o ided
by he LRZ Documen a ion Pla o m. The TUD o e s a sho - e m a chi e o
up o 3 yea s ia he Cen e o In o ma ion Se ices and High-Pe o mance
Compu ing (ZIH) in e media e a chi e and o Open Access Reposi o y and
A chi e i o e s he pla o m OpARA. The Uni e si y o Bonn o e s a chi ing
se ice ia he bonnda a eposi o y.
Quick Access Links:
• LRZ: h ps://doku.l z.de/backup-und-a chi ie ung-10745679.h ml
• ZIH In e media e: h ps://doc.zih. u-
d esden.de/da a_li ecycle/in e media e_a chi e/?h=a chi
• ZIH OpARA: h ps:// aq. icke s. u-
d esden.de/o s/public.pl?Ac ion=PublicFAQZoom;I emID=1335
• Bonnda a eposi o y: h ps://bonnda a.uni-bonn.de/
TRR237 Nex cloud: The TRR237 p o ides membe s wi h access o a dedica ed
TRR237 Nex cloud ins ance, ope a ed a LMU. Each p ojec is assigned i s own olde
o p ojec -speci ic da a, while a common olde is a ailable o sha ing documen s,
p o ocols, and in o ma ion ele an o all membe s. The Execu i e Boa d has a
sepa a e olde o he adminis a ion o he conso ium.
Fo long- e m da a s o age and a chi ing, esea che s a e expec ed o use hei
espec i e ins i u ional solu ions.
TRR237 Zenodo Communi y: Fo public da a sha ing and publica ion, he TRR237
ecommends he use o subjec -speci ic eposi o ies whene e a ailable and
app op ia e o he da a ype. Resea che s should consul he egis y o esea ch da a
eposi o ies ( e3da a) i a sui able subjec -speci ic eposi o y is no known. I no
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subjec -speci ic eposi o y is a ailable, o o gene al-pu pose da a publica ion, he
TRR237 Zenodo Communi y se es as he ecommended eposi o y. Resea che s a e
expec ed o connec any Zenodo uploads o igina ing om TRR237 p ojec s wi h he
TRR237 Communi y o ensu e p ope a ibu ion and disco e abili y. This
in as uc u e suppo s secu e collabo a ion and enhances he isibili y and
accessibili y o TRR237 esea ch ou pu s.
Quick Access Link:
• TRR237 Zenodo Communi y: h ps://zenodo.o g/communi ies/ 237/
Da a Managemen and Analysis Suppo
Da a Managemen Commi ee: The TRR237 has es ablished a Da a Managemen
Commi ee esponsible o de ining and implemen ing da a managemen s anda ds in
acco dance wi h his policy. The commi ee o ganizes aining sessions o p omo e
da a managemen and analysis p o iciency among esea che s and add esses any
dispu es ela ed o da a managemen wi hin he conso ium. I s membe s include he
INF p ojec leade s, he conso ium’s Da a S ewa d, and he bioin o ma ician. The
speake s om Bonn and D esden pa icipa e as ad iso s, while coo dina o s, p ojec
leade s, and scien is s a e in i ed o speci ic mee ings depending on he opics unde
discussion.
Da a S ewa d: Resea che s wi hin TRR237 a e encou aged o con ac he dedica ed
Da a S ewa d o guidance and suppo on all aspec s o da a managemen and
sha ing. The Da a S ewa d helps implemen he conso ium’s da a policy, acili a es
he use o he exchange pla o m, and suppo s o ganizing da a a chi ing o ensu e
long- e m accessibili y o esea ch ou pu s. This ole also p omo es da a p o iciency
by p o iding aining and esou ces ailo ed o he needs o he conso ium.
Bioin o ma ician: To assis wi h he analysis and managemen o ad anced
sequencing da a, a bioin o ma ician embedded in he Klughamme g oup is a ailable
o suppo aw da a p ocessing, downs eam analysis, and he de elopmen o new
pipelines o single-cell and bulk sequencing da a. Toge he , hese esou ces aim o
empowe esea che s o manage hei da a e ec i ely, enhance collabo a ion, and
maximize he impac o TRR237’s scien i ic con ibu ions.
Roles and Responsibili ies
P ojec leade s, esea che s, and he execu i e boa d a e esponsible o complying
wi h all applicable DFG and he espec i e ins i u ional da a policies, as well as he
equi emen s se o h in his TRR237 da a policy. Each membe is expec ed o
ensu e ha esea ch da a a e managed, documen ed, and sha ed in acco dance
wi h hese s anda ds. TRR237 p o ides addi ional suppo and guidance o acili a e
compliance, bu he p ima y esponsibili y o p ope da a s ewa dship es s wi h
indi idual esea che s and p ojec eams.
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Documen In o ma ion
Ti le
TRR237 Policy: FAIR Da a in Nucleic Acid Immuni y
C ea o
Simon Gö gen1,2
h ps://o cid.o g/0009-0001-9682-6020
1 T ans egio 237 Nucleic Acid Immuni y, 2 Uni e si y Hospi al
Bonn, Ge many
C ea o
Johanna Klughamme 1,3
h ps://o cid.o g/0000-0002-3628-9278
1 T ans egio 237 Nucleic Acid Immuni y, 3 Gene Cen e and
Depa men o Biochemis y, Ludwig-Maximilians-Uni e si y,
Ge many
C ea o
Vei Ho nung1,3
h ps://o cid.o g/0000-0002-4150-194X
1 T ans egio 237 Nucleic Acid Immuni y, 3 Gene Cen e and
Depa men o Biochemis y, Ludwig-Maximilians-Uni e si y,
Ge many
Subjec
Resea ch Da a Policy; TRR237 Nucleic Acid Immuni y; Open
Science; FAIR Da a
Desc ip ion
This policy desc ibes TRR237’s expec a ions o da a
managemen wi hin he conso ium, supplemen ing he applicable
guidelines o he DFG and local ins i u ions. I de ails he
applica ion o he FAIR (Findable, Accessible, In e ope able,
Reusable) da a p inciples in TRR237 Nucleic Acid Immuni y,
ou lining expec a ions o da a documen a ion, sha ing, and
s ewa dship o suppo anspa ency, accessibili y, and esponsible
euse o esea ch da a ac oss he conso ium.
Publishe
Zenodo, ope a ed by CERN
Iden i ie
10.5281/zenodo.17779700
Funding
Funded by he Deu sche Fo schungsgemeinscha (DFG, Ge man
Resea ch Founda ion) – P ojec numbe 369799452 / TRR237 –
P ojec INF
Da e
2025-12-01
Ve sion
1.1
Type
Tex , Policy
Language
en - English
Righ s
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