Bio-IT World Hackathon – Project Pitch Invitation

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The CFDE Training Center (TC) invites you to submit a pitch for a project in the seventh annual Bio-IT FAIR Data Hackathon! The hackathon will take place in Boston, MA on May 18-19, 2026 with a focus on using open-source tools and adhering to FAIR data principles. We are particularly interested in projects that utilize or integrate with CFDE tools and data aiming to improve interoperability between CFDE datasets as well as external datasets. The Training Center has limited travel funds available for individuals who need support and are willing to serve as team leads on selected projects.

*Projects will be selected based on overall fit, alignment with participant interests, and how well each project supports the goals of the hackathon.

Bio-IT World excels in bringing together data scientists, developers, and researchers to tackle real-world challenges using Open Source & FAIR Data principles. This hackathon has become a key feature of the annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo in Boston. Over the years, the FAIR Data Hackathon has brought together hundreds of participants to address data and software challenges fostering dozens of creative projects.

  • 2025 Example Projects
    • GlycoEnzyme Expression Atlas: Linking Differential Expression to Pathway Dysregulation
    • DrugCentral Based Review and Profiles of Targets for Approved Drugs
    • Mapping Disease at the Cellular Level with HuBMAP
    • Unraveling Exercise Resilience: Multi-Omics Meets Machine Learning
    • Interactive Analysis with Biological Pathways
    • FAIR Maturity Matrix Assessment: The DATA Dimension
    • Mapping Immune States in SLE: A FAIR Pipeline for Integrating Spatial, Single-Cell, and Flow Cytometry Data
  • 2023 Example Projects
    • Gene Trends
    • Integrating Pebblescout and Other Similar SRA (Sequence Read Archive) Search Indexes into Computational Workflows
    • Building Knowledge Graphs to Capture Disease Sub-Typing and Subsequent Drug Efficacy Information
  • 2022 Example Projects
    • Iterative Cluster Analysis Using Multi-Omics Modalities Leveraging Open Data Available from the Gabriella Miller Kids First Data Resource and the INCLUDE Data Hub
    • Creating Computable Knowledge from Unstructured Information
    • NCATS Biomedical Data Translator
    • Visualization of NCBI ALFA Variants
  • 2019 Example Projects
    • BioAssay Express: Applying FAIR Principles to Bioassay Protocols
    • The Broad Institute’s Single-Cell RNA-Seq Data Set
    • Bringing the Power of Synthetic Data Generation to the Masses
    • DOE JGI Genomics Data Set
    • Integrating Globus into Galaxy to Enable FAIRifying Data

The seventh annual Bio-IT Hackathon will continue to unite life science and IT professionals to work on impactful bioinformatics projects, and this is your opportunity to pitch your project ideas and be a part of this event.

Interested in attending the whole conference? Register by December 19th for an early bird discount: https://www.bio-itworldexpo.com/.  You can reach out to us with any questions at cfde-trainingcenter@orau.org.