Description
Rare Hackathon Invites Students to Solve Rare Cases on Rare Disease Day
We are Competing for Rare Solutions!
Rare diseases are defined as diseases that affect 1 in every 2000 people or less. Although rare diseases are rare by definition, they represent approximately 7000 different diseases in total. Most of these diseases are genetic in origin and the majority currently have no treatment. Rare diseases, which affect 350-400 million people worldwide and more than 30 million people in Europe, pose a great burden on human health and health systems. Rare Disease Day, which is held at the end of February each year, aims to draw attention to these diseases and provide patients with better diagnosis, treatment and living conditions.
Some rare diseases cannot be diagnosed with standard medical evaluations, and this causes patients to remain undiagnosed for a long time. Today, thanks to advanced diagnostic methods and advanced genetic examinations, many patients who remain undiagnosed for a long time can be diagnosed. In order to better recognize rare diseases, better understand the diagnostic process and develop treatment methods, the Rare Hackathon competition will be held at the Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center on February 28, Rare Diseases Day. This competition, organized by the RareBoost ERA-Chair project, aims to raise awareness among young scientists about rare diseases.
In this competition, participants will be asked to develop ideas for solving rare/undiagnosed cases. In addition to gaining professional experience, it is aimed to provide young scientists, studying in the fields of health and life sciences, with group work discipline, project development skills, the capacity to develop an evidence-based approach, the ability to manage complex situations and problem-solving skills.
Participation Conditions
Students who are studying at any university in Turkey* can apply.
Applications will be made individually and each person can only
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