d("projectSelector");
          projectSelector.innerHTML = "";

          response.projects.forEach((object) => {
            el_project = document.createElement("option");
            el_project.innerHTML = object.projectName;
            projectSelector.appendChild(el_project);
          });

          fetchSequencesHelper();
        });

      // get collections
      fetch("/dbdump/listcollections", {
        method: "get",
      })
        .then((res) => {
          return res.json();
        })
     