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The Research Data Alliance Building Immune Digital Twins Working Group (RDA-BIDT WG) includes scientists from the University of Surrey and is supported by the RDA TIGER (Research Data Alliance facilitation of Targeted International Working Groups for EOSC-related Research solutions). Dr. Yashwanth Subbannayya, Dean's Research Fellow at the University of Surrey and member of the RDA-BIDT WG, said, The immune system's complexity and variability from person to person make it difficult to treat when things go wrong. The development of an Immune Digital Twin (IDT) is a particularly complex task, as the human immune system is a highly intricate network of cells and molecules that constantly adapt and respond. The RDA's overarching mission is to build the social and technical bridges that enable that vision, accomplished through the creation, adoption and use of the social, organizational, and technical infrastructure needed to reduce barriers to data sharing and exchange."