We invite you to join the BioML Hackathon aimed at addressing some of the most critical
challenges in biomedicine!
Why to participate?
Machine Learning is emerging as a powerful tool offering new ways to combat diseases and
improve human health. If you have experience training #ML models, we invite you to contribute
to the effort against cardiotoxicity in drug discovery.
Challenge Overview
Drug discovery is a complex process. Although many drug candidates demonstrate promising
results in animal models, only 11% reach the market. A significant reason for the high failure
rate is toxicity, when small molecules unintentionally inhibit a key protein that regulates the
human heartbeat, leading to severe side effects and rendering the drug unusable.
What will be your task at the Hackathon?
During this competition, your task will be to train an ML model to predict whether a compound
inhibits the critical protein.
● Prior experience in training machine learning models,
● You can join individually or as a team (up to 3 people),
No prior chemical knowledge is required. The competition begins with a lecture that will teach
you how to train ML models on molecules. You will be provided with a dataset of molecules in
SMILES format, along with inhibition labels (0 or 1).
What will you gain at the end?
By developing a leading predictive model, you will contribute to reducing cardiotoxicity risks and
boosting the success rate of clinical trials.
You will also work under the mentorship of experts from leading biomedical companies, such as
Denovo Sciences, Amaros AI, Optic, and BostonGene.
PRIZES
Yes, there will be prizes! The hackathon features a total prize pool of $2000, with the following
rewards for the top three participants:
Event Details
Date: November 2
Time: 12:00pm-7:00pm
Location: American University of Armenia
Agenda
How to REGISTER?
Register here: https://forms.gle/AF1GfVz5KSfPBmGKA
‼️Please note that the registration closes on October 29, 11:59pm.
Seats are limited andbased on a first-come-first-serve basis
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