METADATA last updated: 2026-02-23 AI file_name: _AI_Global LAMP Consortium (gLAMP) - Public Information Survey.md file_date: 2026-02-23 title: FloodLAMP Global LAMP Consortium (gLAMP) - Public Information Survey category: various subcategory: glamp tags: glamp, consortium, chris-mason, public-information source_file_type: md xfile_type: NA gfile_url: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PGwuuKgfutn7BCQn8G2GRbe1U19wStXEzrnt3WkDFvw xfile_github_download_url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FocusOnFoundationsNonprofit/floodlamp-archive/main/various/glamp/_AI_Global%20LAMP%20Consortium%20(gLAMP)%20-%20Public%20Information%20Survey.md pdf_gdrive_url: NA pdf_github_url: NA conversion_input_file_type: NA conversion: NA license: CC BY 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ tokens: 3048 words: 1442 notes: Created by AI (model not specified -- response was from a separate AI conversation) during archive preparation. **NOT HUMAN VERIFIED - MAY CONTAIN ERRORS** Survey of publicly visible information about the Global LAMP Consortium (gLAMP), including web presence, the major JBT review paper, peer-reviewed citations/acknowledgments, media coverage, and industry write-ups. summary_short: Survey of publicly visible information about the Global LAMP Consortium (gLAMP) founded by Chris Mason in April 2020. Covers the gLAMP Hub documentation site, the major Moore et al. JBT review paper (2021), peer-reviewed papers acknowledging gLAMP weekly calls, and media/industry coverage from NEB, Promega, and Wired. CONTENT ## Prompt (Verbatim) [Original prompt not available -- the AI response was generated in a separate conversation and provided as pasted text for archiving.] **Files included in context window:** - [Not available -- response was from a separate AI conversation] ## Prompt (Cleaned) Identify and compile publicly visible information about the Global LAMP Consortium (gLAMP), including its web presence, documentation, the major review paper, peer-reviewed citations and acknowledgments, media and industry coverage, and any other public mentions. **Files included in context window:** - [Not available -- response was from a separate AI conversation] ## 1) gLAMP's Own Public Web Presence ### The "gLAMP Hub" (live) There is a publicly accessible GitBook site titled "gLAMP Hub" that functions as the consortium's documentation hub. It describes gLAMP as: - **Founded in April 2020** during COVID-19 - A **diverse stakeholder group** (scientists, engineers, physicians, educators, government officials, etc.) - **300+ members** (as of the page's last update) - Meeting **virtually every week** (at least during the core pandemic period) - Sharing **IRB protocols, best practices, pilot results, reagent suppliers, and logistics experiences** - With the goal of an **open environment** to accelerate optimal SARS-CoV-2 testing deployment ([docs.lamp.bio][1]) ### The gLAMP "Index" Page (live) Lists Collaboration Infrastructure The Hub's Index page is especially useful because it lists what the group considered the "locations of note," including: - An "overall homepage" at **lamp.bio** (see note below) - The documentation hub **docs.lamp.bio** - A Google Drive folder ("LAMP Resources") - A Zotero **group library** - A Google Group mailing list ("primary email-based hub") - A Slack workspace (described as a chat-based review hub) - A recurring events schedule (writing call / regular call / FDA town hall) and later schedule changes (calls reduced from weekly to monthly; writing calls no longer on fixed schedule after the review submission) ([docs.lamp.bio][2]) **Key URLs listed on the gLAMP Index page** ([docs.lamp.bio][2]): ```text Documentation hub (gLAMP Hub) https://docs.lamp.bio/ https://docs.lamp.bio/index "Overall homepage" (listed, but see note below) https://lamp.bio/ Google Group (mailing list/forum) https://groups.google.com/g/glamp Zotero group library (references) https://www.zotero.org/groups/2644850/glamp_consortium Zoom links are also listed on the Index page (writing call + regular call) (They are Weill Cornell zoom URLs shown on the Index page) ``` ### Note on lamp.bio Availability The gLAMP Index page calls **lamp.bio** "the overall homepage," but when attempted to fetch via browsing tool, it failed (server/tool error). It cannot be reliably confirmed whether it's currently down, blocked, or intermittently available. The important point is: **the consortium itself publicly referenced lamp.bio as the homepage** on its Index page. ([docs.lamp.bio][2]) ### Zotero Group Visibility The Zotero group exists publicly (and at least the **member list** is visible). ([Zotero][3]) (The "items" listing page content could not be loaded, so this does not assert what specific papers/items are inside -- only that the group exists and is publicly reachable.) ## 2) The "Big Review Paper" **"Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and Myriad Other Applications"** - **Lead author:** Keith J. M. Moore - **Journal:** *Journal of Biomolecular Techniques (JBT)* - **Publication date:** 2021 Sep (Vol 32, Issue 3) - **DOI:** 10.7171/jbt.21-3203-017 - It explicitly frames the authors as the **global LAMP (gLAMP) Consortium**, describing it as an international collective meeting regularly to share experiences and best practices. ([PubMed][4]) It's also **openly available** via PubMed/PMC: ```text PubMed record https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35136384/ PubMed Central full text https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8802757/ ``` ([PubMed][4]) ### The Review Paper Itself Points to gLAMP Infrastructure The review includes a table of "Open Science and Collaborative organizations" that lists **Global LAMP R&D Consortium (gLAMP)** and points to the **groups.google.com/g/glamp** hub as the location for "various LAMP protocols and methods." ([abrf.memberclicks.net][5]) ## 3) Peer-Reviewed Papers/Preprints That Mention gLAMP (Public Trail in the Literature) Beyond the big review, gLAMP shows up publicly in **acknowledgments** and "community context" across multiple COVID RT-LAMP papers -- especially clustered around the 2020-2021 development wave and a JBT special issue. A few concrete examples (all publicly accessible): ### Papers Explicitly Thanking the Weekly Calls / Mason's Role - **Accessible LAMP-Enabled Rapid Test (ALERT)** thanks "those who participated in the weekly Global LAMP calls hosted by Chris Mason at Weill Cornell..." ([PMC][6]) - **Rapid, Affordable, and Scalable SARS-CoV-2 Detection From Saliva** thanks Chris Mason "for establishing the Global LAMP Consortium (GLAMP)" and the members for shared troubleshooting/experience. ([PMC][7]) - A medRxiv preprint (**SARS-CoV-2 Detection...**) thanks/mentions the **Global LAMP R&D Consortium led by Christopher Mason** among groups providing support/resources. ([MedRxiv][8]) ### JBT/ABRF Ecosystem Papers Acknowledging gLAMP as the Collaborative Space Several papers associated with *Journal of Biomolecular Techniques*' COVID/LAMP collection mention gLAMP, for example: - **Development of a saliva-optimized RT-LAMP assay** thanks the gLAMP consortium for open dialogue and collaboration. ([PMC][9]) - **Direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA using high-contrast pH-sensitive dyes** acknowledges Chris Mason and the gLAMP consortium (among others) for discussions/insights. ([jbt.abrf.org][10]) - **Real-time optical analysis of a colorimetric LAMP assay...** states the work was part of a global initiative "referred to as gLAMP." ([abrf.memberclicks.net][11]) - **Homebrew reagents for low-cost RT-LAMP** thanks the gLAMP consortium (and JOGL OpenCOVID) for advice and shared information. ([abrf.memberclicks.net][12]) ### Longer-Tail Citations / "Retrospective" Usage Later articles discussing COVID diagnostic alternatives sometimes explicitly cite the gLAMP Consortium review as the comprehensive review of RT-LAMP alternatives, e.g.: - A 2024 article in **Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences** points readers to "the article by the Global LAMP (gLAMP) Consortium (Moore et al., 2021)" for a comprehensive review of RT-LAMP alternatives for SARS-CoV-2 detection. ([PMC][13]) And gLAMP continues to show up in acknowledgments in later open-science/diagnostics educational work (examples in 2024-2025), indicating the name persists as a recognizable community reference point. ([PLOS][14]) ## 4) Non-Academic Write-Ups and Public Mentions (Industry + Media) These are the kinds of "write-ups" describing the group itself, not just LAMP generally. ### New England Biolabs (NEB): Interview + Feature Article - **NEB video/interview transcript**: Mason describes starting a **weekly call** due to inbox overload, naming it **Global LAMP Consortium / GLAMP**, and describes it as an open "pre-competitive" exchange; he also explicitly mentions a **Slack channel and Google group**. ([NEB][15]) - **NEB feature article (Aug 13, 2020)**: says Mason founded a global LAMP R&D working group called **gLAMP**, meeting weekly by video conferencing, framed as "pre-competitive," emphasizing sharing what worked and what didn't. ([NEB][16]) ### Promega Blog A Promega Connections write-up (Oct 2020) describes Mason organizing the **Global LAMP working group (gLAMP)**, gives a membership size estimate at the time (250+), and describes weekly virtual meetings and the purpose (share protocols, suppliers, logistics, successes/failures). ([Promega Connections][17]) ### Wired (Popular Press) A Wired article (July 23, 2020) describes an informal group Mason calls **"gLAMP" / Global LAMP Working Group**, calling it a "pre-competitive space" for sharing data/methods across universities/companies. ([WIRED][18]) ## 5) Slides/Presentations That Publicly Reference gLAMP A publicly posted PDF slide deck (Christopher Mason presentation hosted by clinicalmetagenomics.org) includes a direct link to **groups.google.com/g/glamp** and references a "global group." ([clinicalmetagenomics.org][19]) ## 6) What Was Not Found Based on what could be located quickly and reliably: - No single authoritative "official organization webpage" was found beyond the **gLAMP Hub (docs.lamp.bio)** + the (possibly unavailable) **lamp.bio** homepage reference. ([docs.lamp.bio][2]) - gLAMP was not found featured in major **governmental** COVID response reports in a way that's easily discoverable by name (e.g., CDC/WHO retrospective documents specifically discussing gLAMP). What *does* exist is strong **academic + industry/community** documentation and citations (papers, acknowledgments, interviews, blogs, and media coverage). ([PMC][13]) ## 7) Practical "How to Find More" (High-Signal Search Terms) To expand beyond what was surfaced (and avoid irrelevant "gLAMP" hits like the unrelated "in-gel LAMP" acronym), these queries tend to be the cleanest: - `"Global LAMP calls" "Chris Mason"` - `"Global LAMP Consortium" "Weill Cornell"` - `"gLAMP consortium" acknowledgments` - `"groups.google.com/g/glamp"` (to find slides/papers that cite the hub) - `"gLAMP" "pre-competitive"` (often pulls the NEB/Wired-style descriptions) [1]: https://docs.lamp.bio/ "gLAMP Hub: About" [2]: https://docs.lamp.bio/index "Index | gLAMP Hub" [3]: https://www.zotero.org/groups/2644850/glamp_consortium/members "Zotero | Groups > gLAMP Consortium > Members" [4]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35136384/ "Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Detection of SARS ..." [5]: https://abrf.memberclicks.net/assets/JBT/September_2021_Early_Access/New_additions/JBT%2032-3%20Review%20Article.pdf "2021 September Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification ..." [6]: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8146324/ "Accessible LAMP-Enabled Rapid Test (ALERT) for Detecting ..." [7]: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8730515/ "Rapid, Affordable, and Scalable SARS-CoV-2 Detection From ..." [8]: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.31.21254634v2.full-text "SARS-CoV-2 Detection in the Nasopharyngeal Swabs and ..." [9]: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8730519/ "Development of a Saliva-Optimized RT-LAMP Assay for SARS ..." [10]: https://jbt.abrf.org/article/151871-direct-detection-of-sars-cov-2-rna-using-high-contrast-ph-sensitive-dyes.pdf "JBTX20213203007_proof.pdf" [11]: https://abrf.memberclicks.net/assets/JBT/September_2021_Early_Access/Real-time%20optical%20analysis%20of%20a%20colorimetric%20LAMP%20assay%20for%20SARS-CoV-2%20in%20saliva.pdf "JBTX20213203011_proof.pdf" [12]: https://abrf.memberclicks.net/assets/JBT/September_2021_Early_Access/Homebrew%20reagents%20for%20low-cost%20RT-LAMP.pdf "JBTX20213203006_proof.pdf" [13]: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11377848/ "Cross comparison of alternative diagnostic protocols including ..." [14]: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0297081 "An Open One-Step RT-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 detection" [15]: https://www.neb.com/en-us/tools-and-resources/video-library/covid-19-researcher-spotlight-interview-with-chris-mason "COVID-19 Researcher Spotlight: Interview with Chris Mason" [16]: https://www.neb.com/en-gb/tools-and-resources/feature-articles/many-initiatives-turning-to-rt-lamp-as-alternative-to-pcr-for-rapid-covid-19-screening-assays "Many Initiatives Turning to RT-LAMP as Alternative to PCR ..." [17]: https://www.promegaconnections.com/mason-lab-covid-19-testing/ "Rapid COVID-19 Testing, International Collaboration, and ..." [18]: https://www.wired.com/story/a-wisconsin-city-experiments-with-a-faster-diy-covid-19-test/ "A Wisconsin City Experiments With a Faster, DIY Covid-19 ..." [19]: https://clinicalmetagenomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Christopher-Mason-presentation.pdf "Strain evolution and host response in patients"