Join us for a 2-day hackathon that dives deep into the fascinating world of bioinformatics! BioHacks offers an immersive platform for students to unleash their creativity and technical skills in both a collaborative and competitive environment.
Our hackathon's highlights include:
- Interactive Workshops, designed to equip and assist participants with their projects throughout the event. They also build upon possible future career paths and opportunities.
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Speakers, including Razvan Marinescu, QB3, and TBD
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Networking Opportunities, with like-minded peers, researchers, and potential mentors through workshops and speaker events.
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Contributing to a Difference, through your projects and engagement. You will have the opportunity to contribute to real-world challenges in the field of bioinformatics. BioHacks will allow you to make a difference and find solutions to societal issues
If you have no experience in bioinformatics related projects, don’t worry – let this be your first. Anyone with a passion for biology and technology, or who are simply curious about bioinformatics, you’ll find BioHacks a very enriching experience.
Schedule for BioHacks
Saturday, February 22, 2025
8:00 am - 9:00 am Event begins, check-in for participants, distribute merchandise
9:00 am - 10:00 am Breakfast & Team Building
10:00 am - 10:30 am Opening Ceremony, event introductions
10:30 am - 11:30 am Guest speaker (TBD)
11:30 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch & Team building & Hacking starts
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm Workshops
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
Sunday, February 23, 2025
8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Hacking and workshops
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Opening ceremony, event introductions
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm Hacking and workshops continue
6:30 pm Devpost Hard Deadline, Return to E2-180
6:30 pm - 7:15 pm Guest Speaker Razvan Marinescu, https://razvanmarinescu.com/
7:15 pm - 8:00 pm Judging/Dinner
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Closing Ceremony
9:30 pm Event Ends
Schedule for Workshops
Saturday, February 22, 2025
2:00 pm Linux Training by Shubhanshi & Elina
4:00 pm Data Visualization Workshop by Pramod
6:00 pm UI/UX Principles Workshop by Architha
Sunday, February 23, 2025
9:00 am Machine Learning Workshop by Sanjana
11:00 am Research Workshop by Lekhya with QB3
1:00 pm Ethical Considerations in Bioinformatics by Kalpita & Architha
3:00 pm Resume Workshop by Isha
Prizes
JBL Go 3 Personalized
Prize for Beginners Award
Sony Noise Cancelling Headphones
Prize for Machine Learning Award
Fire 7 Tablet, with Amazon Standing Case (Black) and Screen Protectors
Prize for Most Social Impact Award
Projector
Prize for UI/UX
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Bioinformatics and Medusa's Officers
Shreya
Architha Dhavala
UCSC Bioinformatics Club
Lekhya Dommalapati
UCSC Bioinformatics Club
Judging Criteria
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Relevance to Tracks
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Innovation and Creativity
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Functionality and Usefulness
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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