SF Genomics

Please apply to participate at: https://svai.co/neurofibromatosis INTRODUCTION The Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF), the Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program (NTAP), Sage Bionetworks, and SVAI are excited to announce the second Neurofibromatosis (NF) hackathon that will be held at the Google Launchpad at 543 Howard Street in San Francisco on September 13-15, 2019. This event is in concomitance with the 2019 CTF Patient Forum and NF Conference that will kickoff on September 20 until the 24. The first-ever NF2 hackathon, held in SF in June 2017, focused on a single set of genetic data (donated by Onno Faber, entrepreneur, and NF2 patient). Following in the footsteps of this successful event, the 2019 Hackathon will focus on analyzing diverse datasets including genomic, drug screening, drug-target association, imaging, and other data for all the three conditions of NF (NF1, NF2, Schwannomatosis). PRESENT AT NF CONFERENCE Selected research teams from this event will have an opportunity to present their results at Children’s Tumor Foundation’s annual NF conference. CTF’s NF Conference is happening September 21 - 24, 2019 in San Francisco and is the largest annual gathering of NF researchers. CONTINUING FOCUS Our first ever research case featured Onno Faber, a co-organizer for the event and NF2 patient. That event generated connections and ideas that led to this event. We’re excited to expand our research collaboration focus on NF in Fall 2019. Please apply to participate at: https://svai.co/neurofibromatosis