Volunteership 2025
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2025 Volunteer Program Details
Dates
June 2nd, 2025 – July 25th, 2025 (8 weeks)
Monday to Friday | Remote | No breaks
Volunteer Expectations
- Daily progress updates via Slack (scrum).
- Regular Zoom meetings with the assigned project point of contact.
- Expected to dedicate 5–6 hours per day to project work, with the remaining time focused on skill development or reading.
Important: If the scrum is not updated for 2 consecutive days, the candidate will be automatically dropped from the program.
Potential Projects
- BiomarkerKB (biomarkerkb.org) project: Biomarker curation project. Involves reading papers and collecting biomarkers.
- GlyGen (glygen.org) project: Review glycan data and curate tissue, disease, and other related information.
- ARGOS (argosdb.org) project: Analyze genomics data using HIVE to identify reference genome assemblies.
Individuals with a background in programming and/or machine learning may take on additional tasks that contribute to the development of ML models, which can be integrated into PredictMod (https://hivelab.biochemistry.gwu.edu/predictmod).
Requirements for Completion
Note: The following are mandatory. Failure to complete any will result in an incomplete volunteer record.
Documentation
All volunteers must maintain adequate documentation of their work, including written protocols and scripts submitted to GitHub.
Written Report
Submit a 1–2 page summary of your tasks and accomplishments to the Admin Team during the final week of your program.
Presentation & Slide Submission
Present your work last week of the 8-week period.
Slides must be submitted to the Admin Team and should include:
- A title slide with your name, date, and mentor
- At least 3 content slides
- A final slide with acknowledgements or references
Contact the Admin Team to access previously submitted slides.
Completion Certificate
A certificate of completion and a letter of recommendation will be provided to all participants who successfully complete the program.