Brandeis University is partnering with NCBI to host a Boston-area genomics hackathon April 25-27, 2016. Two previous hackathons held at NCBI successfully integrated scientists from across the country with different skill sets to tackle challenges in RNA-seq and genomics.
The August 2015 NCBI hackathon identified gaps in usability of current RNA-seq analysis tools and in just three days created software that greatly improved ease-of-use.
NCBI hackathons identify gaps in the current state-of-the-art analysis pipelines and outline feasible solutions to bring users, especially novices, closer to understanding genomic data and analysis. This hackathon will be highly cooperative: teams of 5-6 individuals will work on non-overlapping projects and share their expertise in a collaborative way. Projects planned for this session include:
- Network Analysis of Variants
- Structural Variation
- RNA-Seq
- Streaming Data and Metadata
- Neuroscience/Immunity
- Command-line user-interface design
The hackathon is an exciting opportunity to meet researchers in similar fields at different institutions, learn new ways of applying your work, and work with a team to contribute original work to the genomics field. Participants are also provided with the opportunity to publish their work in a newly-created F1000 hackathon channel.
Brandeis University and NCBI invite all genomics researchers to apply and visit the NCBI announcement for more information. Participants will need to bring their own laptops to the event and have some knowledge of a scripting language (Python, PERL, Shell, etc).
Please apply by 5:00 PM March 22, 2016.
