by Chunlei Wu | Apr 22, 2014 | BioThings, crowdsourcing, mygene.info
The 1st Network of BioThings Hackathon is just around the corner. To respond to Andrew’s call for ideas, here I throw an idea out for everyone. With the recent boom of next-gen sequencing technology, data of genomic variants are increasingly accessible to...
by Andrew Su | Apr 15, 2014 | BioGPS, crowdsourcing, games, Gene Wiki, jobs, recruiting
In addition to recruiting for new postdoctoral associates, my group also just posted an ad for a Scientific Outreach Program Manager. What exactly is a Scientific Outreach Program Manager? In truth, we’re not completely sure. What we do know is that our lab...
by Andrew Su | Apr 11, 2014 | BioThings, crowdsourcing
Several people in the Network of BioThings (NoB) community recently attended our first in-person meetup (the meeting summary for those who couldn’t attend is forthcoming). And one thing that became particularly clear is the importance of having good...
by bgood | Apr 10, 2014 | amt, award, biocuration, conference, crowdsourcing, microtask, sulab
Thanks to the hard work of my coauthors @x0xMaximus and @andrewsu , I was able to nab the award for the best presentation at The Seventh International Biocuration Conference from the International Society of Biocuration. The slides for the...
by bgood | Apr 10, 2014 | amt, award, biocuration, conference, crowdsourcing, microtask, sulab
Thanks to the hard work of my coauthors @x0xMaximus and @andrewsu , I was able to nab the award for the best presentation at The Seventh International Biocuration Conference from the International Society of Biocuration. The slides for the...
by bgood | Mar 21, 2014 | breast cancer, crowdsourcing, games, genegames, grant, gwaps, machine learning, NIH, r21, sulab, thecure
Last November, Andrew and I submitted an R21 proposal for consideration by the NIH. Today, we received the summary statement. Since a lot of work went into writing it, I feel compelled to share it regardless of whether its ever funded (which currently...
