Submission Templates

Primary Templates

Data Type	Purpose	Template	Required Data
All Templates	Download a zip file containing all templates	all_templates.zip	See requirements for individual templates.
Basic Study	Describes a study in terms of title, goals, endpoints, criteria for study participation, subject grouping (arms or cohorts), personnel, planned visits or encounters and protocols using a single worksheet. A study design and protocol should be uploaded first.	basic_study_design.xlsx basic_study_design.txt	Study User Defined ID Title Description Endpoints Actual Start Date Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria Arms or Cohorts Personnel Planned Visit Protocol
	Lists the protocols associated with the study. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
Edit Study Design	Update a study design, add files, publications, or subjects. A study design should be uploaded first.	study_design_edit.xlsx study_design_edit.txt	Study ID Study File Name Pubmed ID
Subjects	Subjects may be patients or animals from which samples are taken for analysis. Two .xlsx templates (one for human and one for animal subjects) are available for recording subject information. There is one .xml file that can be used for human and animal subjects. In these files, treatment protocols used on the subjects can also be listed as well as many other details.	subjectHumans.xlsx subjectAnimals.xlsx subjectHumans.txt subjectAnimals.txt	Human User Defined ID Protocol Gender Age Age Unit Age Event Ethnicity Race Phenotype Study Arm or Cohort Population Animal User Defined ID Species Name Strain Name Protocol Gender Age Age Unit Age Event Phenotype Study Arm or Cohort
	Lists the protocols associated with the study subjects. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
Clinical Lab Test	Captures the Lab Test User-Defined ID, Lab Panel ID, Biological Sample ID, Lab Test Name, Result Value and Result Unit for lab tests.	labTests.xlsx labTests.txt	Lab Test User Defined ID Lab Panel ID Biological Sample ID Lab Test Name Result Value Result Unit Lab Test
	Lists the protocols associated with the lab tests. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
Assessment	Captures the Subject ID, Panel ID, User Defined ID, Planned Visit ID, Component Name, and Study Day for assessments.	assessments.xlsx assessments.txt	Subject ID Assessment Panel ID Assessment Component User Defined ID Planned Visit ID Assessment Component Name Study Day
Assessment Component	Captures the User Defined ID, Assessment Panel ID, Subject ID, Planned Visit ID, Name, and Study Day for assessment components.	assessmentcomponent.xlsx assessmentcomponent.txt	Assessment Component User Defined ID Assessment Panel ID Subject ID Planned Visit ID Name Study Day
Assessment Panel	Captures the User Defined ID, Study ID, and Name for assessment panels.	assessmentpanel.xlsx assessmentpanel.txt	Assessment Panel User Defined ID Study ID Name
Intervention	Captures the study indicated interventions, concomitant medications, and substance use for subjects in a study.	interventions.xlsx interventions.txt	Substance ID Study ID Subject ID Compund Role Dose Start Day End Day
Adverse Events	Captures the adverse events reported during a study.	adverseEvents.xlsx adverseEvents.txt	Adverse Event User-Defined ID Subject ID Study ID Name Reported Severity Outcome Start Day End Day Relation to Study Treatment
CYTOF Assays	Describes the samples, reagents, and results from a CYTOF experiment. May be used to describe experiments and biological samples.	experimentSamples. CYTOF.xlsx experimentSamples. CYTOF.txt	Experiment Sample User Defined ID Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment Result file
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in a CyTOF (Mass cytometry) experiment.	reagents.CyTOF.xlsx reagents.CyTOF.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number Analyte Name Detector Name Reporter Name
	Groups of reagents used together in an assay may be defined as a reagent set to simply referring to reagents.	reagent_sets.xlsx reagent_sets.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Reagent Set Components ID Description Name Type Name
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
	Describe CyTOF (Mass Cytometry) results in a format to facilitate sharing of results.	CyTOF_Derived_data.xlsx CyTOF_Derived_data.txt	Experiment Sample ID Population Name Population Definition Population Cell Number Population Cell Number Unit Workspace File
ELISA Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from an ELISA experiment. May be used to describe experiments, biological samples, and report results.	experimentSamples. ELISA.xlsx experimentSamples. ELISA.txt	Experiment Sample User Defined ID Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment ImmPort Template? Result file
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in an ELISA experiment.	reagents.ELISA.xlsx reagents.ELISA.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number Analyte Name
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
ELISPOT Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from an ELISPOT experiment. May be used to describe experiments, biological samples, and report results.	experimentSamples. ELISPOT.xlsx experimentSamples. ELISPOT.txt	Experiment Sample User Defined ID Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment Result file ImmPort Template?
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in an ELISPOT experiment.	reagents.ELISPOT.xlsx reagents.ELISPOT.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number Analyte Name
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
Flow Cytometry Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from a Flow Cytometry experiment.	experimentSamples. Flow_Cytometry.xlsx experimentSamples. Flow_Cytometry.txt	Experiment Sample User Defined ID Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment FCS Result file FCS Compensation/Control file(s)
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in an Flow Cytometry experiment.	reagents.Flow_Cytometry.xlsx reagents.Flow_Cytometry.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number Analyte Name Detector Name Reporter Name
	Groups of reagents used together in an assay may be defined as a reagent set to simply referring to reagents.	reagent_sets.xlsx reagent_sets.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Reagent Set Components ID Description Name Type Name
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
	A form to describe Flow Cytometry results in a format to facilitate sharing of results.	FCM_Derived_data.xlsx FCM_Derived_data.txt	Experiment Sample ID Population Name Population Definition Population Cell Number Population Cell Number Unit Workspace File
Gene Expression Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from a Gene Expression experiment.	experimentSamples.Gene_Expression_Array.xlsx experimentSamples.Gene_Expression_Array.txt experimentSamples.RNA_Sequencing.xlsx experimentSamples.RNA_Sequencing.txt	Experiment Sample User ID Experiment ID Biological Sample ID Reagent Treatment Repository Name Repository Accession
	Lists the results associated with the experiments. Results may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	RNA_SEQ_Results.xlsx RNA_SEQ_Results.txt	Experiment Sample ID Reference Transcript ID Repository Name Transcript Type Reported Result Unit Reported
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in a Gene Expression experiment.	reagents.Array.xlsx reagents.Array.txt reagents.Sequencing.xlsx reagents.Sequencing.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
	Captures information on the public repository name and accession linked to ImmPort data.	publicRepositories.xlsx publicRepositories.txt	ExperimentSample ID Repository Name Repository Accession
Genotyping Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from a Genotyping experiment.	experimentSamples.Genotyping_Array.xlsx experimentSamples.Genotyping_Array.txt	Experiment Sample User ID Experiment ID Biological Sample ID Reagent Treatment Repository Name Repository Accession
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in a Genotyping experiment.	reagents.Array.xlsx reagents.Array.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
	Captures information on the public repository name and accession linked to ImmPort data.	publicRepositories.xlsx publicRepositories.txt	ExperimentSample ID Repository Name Repository Accession
Hemaglutinnation Inhibition Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from a HAI experiment.	experimentSamples.HAI.xlsx experimentSamples.HAI.txt	Experiment Sample User Defined ID Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment ImmPort Template? Result file
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in a HAI experiment.	reagents.HAI.xlsx reagents.HAI.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
HLA Typing Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from a HLA typing experiment.	experimentSamples.HLA.xlsx experimentSamples.HLA.txt	Experiment Sample User Defined ID Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment ImmPort Template?
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in a HLA typing experiment.	reagents.HLA_Typing.xlsx reagents.HLA_Typing.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
	A form to describe HLA typing results in a format to facilitate sharing of results.	HLA_Typing.xlsx HLA_Typing.txt	Experiment Sample ID Population
Image Histology	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from a Image Histology experiment.	experimentSamples. Image_Histology.xlsx experimentSamples. Image_Histology.txt	Experiment Sample User Defined ID Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment Result file
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in a Image Histology experiment.	reagents.Other.xlsx reagents.Other.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
KIR Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from a KIR typing experiment.	experimentSamples.KIR.xlsx experimentSamples.KIR.txt	Experiment Sample User Defined ID Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment ImmPort Template?
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in a KIR typing experiment.	reagents.KIR_Typing.xlsx reagents.KIR_Typing.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
	A form to describe KIR typing results in a format to facilitate sharing of results.	KIR_Typing.xlsx KIR_Typing.txt	Experiment Sample ID KIR Haplotype
Metabolomics Mass Spectrometry Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from a metabolomics mass spectrometry experiment.	experimentSamples. Mass_Spectrometry.xlsx experimentSamples. Mass_Spectrometry.txt	Experiment Sample User Defined ID Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment Result file
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in a Image Histology experiment.	reagents.Other.xlsx reagents.Other.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
Multiplex Bead Array Assays (MBAA) Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, treatments, and results from a MBAA experiment.	experimentSamples.MBAA.xlsx experimentSamples.MBAA.txt	Experiment Sample User Defined ID Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment ImmPort Template? Assay ID Dilution Factor
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in a MBAA experiment.	reagents.MBAA.xlsx reagents.MBAA.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number Analyte Name
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
	A form to describe control samples in a structure that can be interpreted by ImmPort to facilitate searching and display of results.	controlSamples.xlsx controlSamples.txt	Control Sample User Defined ID Experiment Source Catalog ID Dilution Factor Assay ID ImmPort Template?
	A form to describe a standard curve in a structure that can be interpreted by ImmPort to facilitate searching and display of results.	standardCurves.xlsx standardCurves.txt	Standard Curve User-Defined ID Experiment Formula Analyte Name Assay ID Lower Limit Lower Limit Unit Upper Limit Upper Limit Unit ImmPort Template?
	A form to describe MBAA results in a structure that can be interpreted by ImmPort to facilitate searching and display of results.	MBAA_Results.xlsx MBAA_Results.txt	Source ID Assay ID Analyte Name Calculated Concentration Value Calculated Concentration Unit Mfi
Neutralizing Antibody Titer Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from a Neutralizing Antibody Titer experiment. The literature uses a number of terms to describe similar assay methods and ImmPort employs some of these assay names.	experimentSamples. Neutralizing_Antibody_Titer.xlsx experimentSamples. Neutralizing_Antibody_Titer.txt	Experiment Sample User Defined ID Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment ImmPort Template?
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in a Neutralizing Antibody Titer experiment.	reagents. Neutralizing_Antibody_Titer.xlsx reagents. Neutralizing_Antibody_Titer.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
Proteomics Mass Spectrometry Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from a proteomics mass spectrometry experiment.	experimentSamples. Mass_Spectrometry_Proteomics.xlsx experimentSamples. Mass_Spectrometry_Proteomics.txt	Experiment Sample User Defined ID Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment Result file
QRT-PCR Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from a quantitative PCR experiment.	experimentSamples.QRT-PCR.xlsx experimentSamples.QRT-PCR.txt	Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment ImmPort Template?
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in a PCR experiment.	reagents. PCR.xlsx reagents. PCR.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details
Other Assays	Captures the samples, reagents, and results from an experiment type not characterized by ImmPort.	experimentSamples.Other.xlsx experimentSamples.Other.txt	Experiment Sample User Defined ID Experiment Reagent Biological Sample Treatment Result file
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in an experiment. Since different analysis platforms employ very different reagents, the reagents.xlsx file contains several tabs for entering platform specific details of the reagents that were used.	reagents.Other.xlsx reagents.Other.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number
	Captures information about the treatments applied in vitro to experiment samples or biological samples. Three types of treatments are supported: amount of agent, duration, and temperature.	treatments.xlsx treatments.txt	Treatment User Defined ID Treatment Name Treatment? Treatment Specific Details

Standalone Templates

Data Type	Purpose	Template	Required Data
Standalone Templates	Purpose	Spreadsheet Template	Required Data to Complete Metadata Form
Biological Samples	Describe the samples used for experiments or lab tests. N.B. Samples may also be described in the experiment sample template.	bioSamples.xlsx bioSamples.txt	Biological Sample User Defined ID Sample Type Subject ID Study ID Planned Visit ID Study Time Collected Study Time Collected Unit Study Time Event
Experiments	Describes the type of experiment, measurement technique and protocols used in the experiment. N.B. Experiments may also be described in the experiment sample templates.	experiments.xlsx experiments.txt	Experiment User Defined ID Experiment Name Purpose Measurement Technique Protocol ID
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
ELISA Derived and Interpreted Results	A form to describe ELISA results in a structure that can be interpreted by ImmPort to facilitate searching and display of results.	ELISA_Results.xlsx ELISA_Results.txt	Experiment Sample ID Analyte Calculated Concentration Value Calculated Concentration Unit Parent Specimen
ELISPOT Derived and Interpreted Results	A form to describe ELISPOT results in a structure that can be interpreted by ImmPort to facilitate searching and display of results.	ELISPOT_Results.xlsx ELISPOT_Results.txt	Experiment Sample ID Analyte Number of Spots per Well Base/Parent Population value Base/Parent Population unit Autogenerated Descriptive Phrase
Hemaglutinnation Inhibition Derived and Interpreted Results	A form to describe HAI results in a structure that can be interpreted by ImmPort to facilitate searching and display of results.	HAI_Results.xlsx HAI_Results.txt	Experiment Sample Virus Strain Titration Dilution Value
Immune Exposure	Captures information about the type of process through which a host is exposed and the type of evidence for that exposure.	immuneExposure.xlsx immuneExposure.txt	Arm Or Cohort ID Exposure Process Reported Exposure Material Reported Exposure Material ID Disease Reported Disease Ontology ID Disease Stage Reported
Lab Test Panels	Captures the Lab Panel Name, Study ID and Protocol ID for lab tests.	labTestPanels.xlsx labTestPanels.txt	Lab Test Panel User Defined ID Name Study ID Protocol ID
	Lists the protocols associated with the experiments. Protocols may be PDF files, Word documents, Excel or other file types.	protocols.xlsx protocols.txt	Protocol User Defined ID Protocol File Name
Lab Test Results	Captures the Lab Panel ID, Biosample ID, Name, Result Value, and Result Unit for lab tests.	labTest_Results.xlsx labTest_Results.txt	Lab Test User Defined ID Lab Test Panel ID Biosample ID Name Result Value Result Unit
Reagents Sequencing	Captures detailed information about the reagents used in an experiment. Since different analysis platforms employ very different reagents, the reagents.xlsx file contains several tabs for entering platform specific details of the reagents that were used.	reagents.Sequencing.xlsx reagents.Sequencing.txt	Reagent User Defined ID Manufacturer Catalog Number
PCR Derived and Interpreted Results	A form to describe PCR results in a structure that can be interpreted by ImmPort to facilitate searching and display of results.	PCR_Results.xlsx PCR_Results.txt	Experiment Sample Entrez Gene ID
Virus Neutralization Titers Derived and Interpreted Results	A form to describe the interpeted results of sample (e.g. serum) dilution series to quantitate the viral neutralizing activity of a sample. The Virus Neutralization Results capture the interpreted titer results in a commonly used format that can be interpreted by ImmPort to facilitate searching and display of results.	Virus_Neutralization_Results.xls Virus_Neutralization_Results.txt	Experiment Sample Virus Strain Titration Dilution Value