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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
The 13th Annual Genes and Health ContestUM GIDASOverviewCOMPETITORS: High school students or GIDAS members who love solving challenging problems at the intersection of computers, biology, engineering, and medicine.DATE: Saturday, January 25, 2025TIME: 2:00 – 5:30 pm Eastern Time (11 am – 2:30 pm Pacific Time)LOCATION: OnlineDetailed Contest Information:The 2025 Genes and Health Contest is an online contest held by miRcore and UM GIDAS focused on genetics and biocomputational processes. Anyone is welcome to participate in the contest and can sign up here by Monday, 1/20/2025 at 11:59 pm (EST) to be eligible to compete for a variety of contest awards! The 2025 Genes and Health Contest will be held on Zoom from 2:00-5:30 pm (EST) on Saturday, 1/25/2025. The Zoom link will be sent to those that sign up. The contest is broken up into two parts: the conceptual test and the computational test. The conceptual test will consist of around 40 multiple choice questions, while the computational test will consist of a mixture of multiple choice and free-response. The topics covered in each test are listed below in the “Contest Topics” section of this document, with some study resources as well. All participants will get 40 minutes to complete each of the two tests, with 15 minute breaks in between. The First Section (Conceptual Test) will be CLOSED BOOK (you will NOT be allowed to use notes/resources). The Second Section (Computational Test) will be open-internet.Please scroll down for Schedule, Rules, and Topics.RegistrationREGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, January 20, 2025 @ 11:59 PM Eastern TimeFEE: FreeSuggested Donation: $10 or more– check payable to “miRcore”and send it to 1100 North Main St. Ste 214, Ann Arbor, MI 48104orSUBJECTS:Genes and Neurodegenerative DiseasesSTUDY MATERIALS:HEREGENERAL CONTEST FORMAT:Session 1: Conceptual test (multiple choice)*Session 2: Computational test (multiple choice + free response)*Session 3: Random short presentations*each with 50% weight to Overall Awards and Honorable Mentions (UTR, Intron)PURPOSE: To familiarize students with functional genomics, help them understand diseases in terms of genes and environmental networks, and participate in computational biology research.AWARDS: There will be cash prizes for the contest winners and raffle winners. An award ceremony follows the competition and talent show.SPONSOR:For those who do not feel prepared for this contest:Participation will broaden your perspective on the emerging field of medical genomics. You will become familiar with key elements of genomics and learn how to access freely available resources which can lead to cures. In short, the contest itself is a learning opportunity.Do you have talent to show? Share your talent with others while we are summing up results.You may even win a prize!Contest Schedule2:00 – 2:05 pmSign-in time2:05 – 2:15 pmOpening remarks2:15 – 2:55 pmConceptual test2:55 – 3:10 pmBreak3:10 – 3:50 pmComputational test3:50 – 4:00 pmBreak4:00 – 4:45
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