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Microbiome Hack 2019
A look back at the excellent hackathon speakers and teams from 2019
Team Pro-Bee-Otics
Exploring the relationship between the microbiota and the health status of honey bees
Team Kensho
Using machine learning & big data to make strategic decisions in improving gut microbiome health
Team Forever Young
How can the microbiome be used to combat aging? An exploration of naked mole rat microbiomes
Scott Olesen, PhD
Scientific director
OpenBiome, a non-profit stool bank based in Boston, MA
Claire Duvallet, PhD
Data scientist
Biobot Analytics,
a analytical company measuring biomarkers in wastewater
Meet the winning teams!
A look back at the excellent hackathon teams from 2019
Team McFly
Development of a microbiome-based diagnostic test for the early detection of Parkinson's disease
Team Colonosco-PY
Exploring anomaly detection and classifiers in colon cancer microbiome
Team CarcinoBiome
Predicting colorectal cancer based on increased F. nucleatum and sialidase
Team Boops Boops
Correlating the ocean microbiome with fish microbiome to create healthier and more sustainable fish farming
Best Analysis: CarcinoBiome
Best Presentation: Pro-Bee-Otics
Most Creative Scientific Question: Boops Boops
Most Creative Use of Methods: Forever Young
Honorable Mention Analysis: Colonosco-PY
Honorable Mention Presentation: McFly
Honorable Mention Data Viz: Kensho
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