Citizen Science & Distributed Research
In my spare time; I participate in several citizen science and distributed research initiatives that contribute to biomedical research, computational biology, neuroscience, and open knowledge preservation. These projects allow me to apply analytical thinking, pattern recognition, and problem-solving skills to real world scientific efforts.
🧪 Eterna — RNA Design
Eterna is an interactive scientific platform where participants design RNA molecules to solve structural and biochemical challenges. Solutions contribute to real laboratory research in RNA therapeutics and molecular biology.
- Solve RNA folding puzzles using structural logic
- Optimize nucleotide sequences under constraints
- Apply iterative hypothesis testing
- Engage with molecular design challenges
Skills: Analytical reasoning • Constraint optimization • Systems thinking • Persistence
My Eterna certificate.
🔬 Rosetta@home — Distributed Computing
Rosetta@home is a distributed computing project that uses volunteered computing power to model protein structures and support research into diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, and viral infections.
- Donate processing power for protein-folding simulations
- Support computational biology research
- Participate in distributed scientific infrastructure
Skills: Technical literacy • Long-term research support • Infrastructure contribution
BOINC profile.
🧠 Stall Catchers — Alzheimer’s Research
Stall Catchers is a citizen science project helping researchers analyze capillary blood flow in mouse brain imaging data to support Alzheimer’s research.
- Analyze microscopy videos for stalled capillaries
- Apply visual pattern recognition
- Contribute to neuroscience datasets
Skills: Attention to detail • Medical data interpretation • Consistency
Capillary flow classification interface.
🌍 Zooniverse — Research Collaboration
Zooniverse hosts a wide range of research projects spanning astronomy, ecology, history, climate science, and more.
- Participate in multi disciplinary classification projects
- Assist in large-scale pattern recognition
- Support collaborative global research
Skills: Cross-disciplinary curiosity • Classification accuracy • Research collaboration
My Zooniverse certificate.
📚 Project Gutenberg — Digital Preservation
Project Gutenberg preserves and distributes public domain literary works in digital form.
- Support digitization and proofreading
- Contribute to open-access preservation
- Maintain integrity of public-domain texts
Skills: Archival mindset • Precision • Knowledge accessibility
Public domain text preservation interface.
Why This Matters?!
These projects reflect my commitment to:
- Supporting scientific research beyond traditional institutional settings
- Applying analytical thinking to real-world problems
- Contributing to open knowledge and collaborative discovery
- Engaging consistently in intellectually demanding environments
Collectively, they represent a long-term investment in science, computation, and shared human knowledge.