BioHacks

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

Feb. 22, 2025 - Feb. 23, 2025

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