Bisha

Projects

Things I've spent time on.

A collection of scientific, computational, and open-knowledge projects I've participated in, contributed to, or found worth exploring.

Citizen science

I spend some of my spare time participating in projects that let people contribute directly to scientific research and collaborative discovery.

RNA design

Eterna Game

Eterna Game is an interactive scientific platform where participants design RNA molecules to solve structural and biochemical challenges. Solutions can contribute to laboratory research in RNA therapeutics and molecular biology.

  • Solve RNA folding puzzles using structural logic
  • Optimize nucleotide sequences under constraints
  • Work through molecular design challenges
  • Apply iterative hypothesis testing
Eterna certificate
My Eterna certificate.
Distributed computing

Rosetta@home

Rosetta@home is a distributed computing project that uses volunteered computing power to model protein structures and support computational biology research.

  • Donate processing power to protein folding simulations
  • Support computational biology research
  • Participate in distributed scientific infrastructure
Rosetta@home BOINC profile
BOINC profile.
Neuroscience

Stall Catchers

Stall Catchers is a citizen science project where participants analyze brain imaging data to identify stalled capillaries. The project supports research into blood flow and Alzheimer's disease.

  • Analyze microscopy videos
  • Identify stalled capillaries
  • Contribute to neuroscience datasets
Stall Catchers interface
Capillary flow classification interface.
Research collaboration

Zooniverse

Zooniverse hosts a wide range of research projects spanning astronomy, ecology, history, climate science, and more. I've participated in projects involving large-scale classification and pattern recognition.

  • Participate in multidisciplinary research projects
  • Assist with large scale classification
  • Explore research across different fields
Zooniverse certificate
My Zooniverse certificate.

Open knowledge

I'm also interested in projects that make information, literature, and computational resources more accessible.

Digital preservation

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg preserves and distributes public domain literary works in digital form. I've contributed to the broader work of digitization and text preservation.

  • Support digitization and proofreading
  • Contribute to open access preservation
  • Help maintain the integrity of public-domain texts
Project Gutenberg interface
Public-domain text preservation interface.

Why I keep doing it

I like contributing to things that are larger than any one person. Scientific research, open knowledge, and distributed projects all offer ways to participate without needing to be at the center of them.

These are some of the places where I've found that kind of participation.