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Antibodies are immune glycoproteins that represent a crucial part of the adaptive immune system as they mediate broad protection against viruses, bacteria, and cancer. Moreover, antibodies may serve as a unique source of information on past and current physiological and pathological events in the human body. The dysregulation of the antibody-dependent response can lead to a variety of abnormalities and diseases. Antibodies are found in the secreted form in the blood (antibody phenotype) and membrane-bound on B cells as B-cell receptor (antibody genotype). Thus, investigating the relationship between genomic and phenotypic antibody diversity is of decisive importance for understanding antibody-driven immune protection and disease. In this project, we aim to establish a robust high-throughput framework for single-cell (SC) genomic and proteomic characterization of antibody repertoires using high-throughput genomic sequencing and mass spectrometry. The generated data will be analyzed using a variety of bioinformatics tools.