Fit2Cure

23/02/2015

Geoffrey Siwo a Scientist Without Borders! http://magazine.nd.edu/news/50618-scientist-without-borders/

Geoffrey Siwo is ahead of his time — and he’s taking others along with him.

23/02/2015

Fit2Cure Ian Sander on finding new cures by gaming on TV news http://m.wsbt.com/news/Fit-to-Cure/31409280

Video games are not just for entertainment anymore, they can now help cure diseases.

15/01/2015

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3040697/you-have-a-way-to-help-end-malaria-in-your-pocket

Phones can track malaria cases in real time, giving doctors more insight into how to control the disease.

29/12/2014

Your computer can join 3 million other devices in the search for ebola cures enabled by IBM World community grid http://time.com/3634732/ibm-ebola-cure/

Anyone with a computer or Android smartphone can perform cutting edge research on the formidable virus

08/12/2014

Help find a cure for ebola with your computer http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/45594.wss

Anyone with a computer or Android device can help search for an Ebola cure. IBM's World Community Grid puts the devices to work when the machines would otherwise be idle, helping The Scripps Research Institute screen millions of chemical compounds.

02/11/2014

Your computer can now help analyze 200 million proteins in a few months instead of taking 40,000 years http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/45184.wss

An IBM World Community Grid project will make 20 quadrillion comparisons of 200 million proteins in multiple organisms. This could lead to new medicines, eco-friendly materials, more resilient crops, and cleaner air, water, and energy.

20/10/2014

Talking about making medical discoveries scalable to tens of thousands of diseases through computational tools like our drug discovery game Fit2Cure. (credits Marcelo de Jesus)

12/09/2014

Jacquiline Ochieng used Fit2Cure to do her University degree research on user interface design for scientific games! Anyone is welcome to find new ways of using Fit2Cure, from game design to machine learning.

08/08/2014

Animations can give you new insights for science discovery!
http://www.ted.com/talks/janet_iwasa_how_animations_can_help_scientists_test_a_hypothesis

3D animation can bring scientific hypotheses to life. Molecular biologist (and TED Fellow) Janet Iwasa introduces a new open-source animation software designed just for scientists.

01/08/2014

Nanocrafter- a computer game where anyone can design small DNA nanomachines to help research in biology
http://nanocrafter.org/

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30/07/2014

Instead of asking why we get sick, we should be asking why we are alive. Learn how the genetics of the healthy can help find cures for diseases http://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_friend_the_hunt_for_unexpected_genetic_heroes?utm_content=awesm-inlinelinkcreator&utm_campaign=null&utm_medium=on.ted.com-twitter&utm_source=t.co&awesm=on.ted.com_e0JKo

What can we learn from people with the genetics to get sick — who don’t? With most inherited diseases, only some family members will develop the disease, while others who carry the same genetic risks dodge it. Stephen Friend suggests we start studying those family members who stay healthy. Hear abou…

27/07/2014

If you know any high school students doing exciting research on biology and computing please ask them to apply to the American Medical Informatics meeting

AMIA 2014 will include a session for high school students participating in educational and research partnerships with Biomedical Informatics programs around the United States. The session will provide an opportunity for high school students to present their research activities. Additional special pr…