by ginger | Dec 9, 2016 | citizen science, community intelligence, crowdsourcing, mark2cure
The Might family has been an incredibly moving proponent of precision medicine, citizen science, and rare disease. Thank you for what you’ve done for Mark2Cure and the fields of health and science. We wish Bertrand and his family health, happiness, and...
by ginger | Nov 23, 2016 | citizen science, community intelligence, crowdsourcing, games, mark2cure
It’s still a little early, but we wanted to wish you well before the rest of your week got hectic with all the Turkey-day goodness. Since the project started, we’re grateful to have had the chance to learn and be inspired by you. For those of you who have...
by ginger | Oct 7, 2016 | citizen science, crowdsourcing, mark2cure
In Mark2Cure, it’s almost guaranteed that you’ll encounter words you’ve never seen before. Often times, you can use the context to infer whether or not that term should be marked. Other times, the abstract may be just too jargon-laden or poorly written to make that...
by ginger | Sep 23, 2016 | citizen science, collective intelligence, crowdsourcing, mark2cure
As a citizen science project, Mark2Cure has been very fortunate to recruit a number of volunpeers who have grown to become experts at the concept recognition task and provide a lot of useful feedback, comments, and suggestions. While we encourage you to explore and...
by ginger | Aug 26, 2016 | citizen science, crowdsourcing, mark2cure
Just a quick update—a new mission has been launched. This one is centered around galactosemia and oxidative stress. Check it out today! A huge thanks to everyone who contributed to finishing the mission on stress response and muscle weakness. You can investigate the...
by ginger | Aug 12, 2016 | citizen science, crowdsourcing, mark2cure
Shining a light on rare disease! Next week, Mark2Cure will be joining HESA online’s #dazzle4rare campaign to help raise awareness for rare diseases. Because many of our Mark2Curators have experienced the impact of a rare disease, we would like to use this opportunity...
