The umbrella term “rare disease” is, unfortunately, a misleading one. While each rare disease is indeed uncommon in isolation, the word “rare” fails to convey the cumulative 30 million individuals in the US affected by over 7,000 rare diseases recognized to date – 95% of which are still incurable, and remain poorly managed due to a lack of funding, attention, and collaboration in service of these small and highly heterogeneous patient groups.
Let's be clear: Rare diseases are a public health crisis.
- Harnessing artificial intelligence to improve diagnostics, clinical trials, and treatments for rare diseases;
- Hearing directly from patients and caregivers about their unique experiences grappling with a rare disease;
- Learning from leading physicians, researchers, and biostatisticians in the rare disease space;
- Hacking for an underserved cause (check out our 12 partner patient organizations);
- Meet like-minded students interested in the intersection of medicine + CS;
- Enjoy free food for a weekend (Flour, OTTO, Mr Bartley’s and more);
- Receive some cool merch;
This March 2-3 (Sat-Sun), join us for the 2024 Harvard Rare Disease Hackathon, where undergraduate + graduate students will gather on Harvard’s campus to set forth their own data-driven solutions for rare diseases. Participation is free and open to all undergraduate and graduate students who register with their .edu email address.
March 2, 2024 - March 3, 2024
Harvard Undergraduate Biotechnology Club
1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
$1,500