Cell Slider

PROJECT

Url:http://www.cellslider.net/
Start date: 2012/10/23
End date: Still open
Infrastructure: Zooniverse

TEAM

Official team page:http://www.clicktocure.net/#/team
Leader:
Institution: Cancer Research UK


Main location: Cancer Research UK's Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, UK

PROJECT DEFINITION

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Subject

Medical and health sciences > health, medicine, oncology (biology/medicine/neuroscience)

Description

Crowdsourced analysis of cancerous tissue: using images from Cancer Research UK volunteers help to classify archived cancer samples.

Purpose.

This project is a first of its kind for Cancer Research UK. It will change the face of cancer research. We’re fighting for a world where no one’s life will be cut short by cancer . . . and there is real hope. Each year, our scientists get closer to finding cures for cancers – whether through targeted treatments or earlier detection. We are on the brink of major breakthroughs and by simply giving a few minutes of your time you will become part of a collaborative collective force that will to dramatically reduce the time needed to analyse our research data.

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ABOUT PARTICIPANT TASKS

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Tasks description.

Analysis of images of cancerous tissue, more precisely, determining the number and type of cancerous cells.

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Grey typology	Participation typology	Contribution type:
Computing: NO Thinking: NO Sensing: NO Gaming: NO	Crowdsourcing ☑ Distributed intelligence ☐ Participatory science ☐ Extreme citizen science ☐ Science outreach ☐	Data collection ☐ Data analysis ☐ Data interpretation ☐--------
Gaming
Genre:	Gaming elements:
Interface
Data type to manipulate: pictures	interface enjoyment: Interface usability:	Member profiles::detailed Member profile elements:

ABOUT GUIDANCE AND FEEDBACK

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Guidance	Feedback on
Tutorial and documentation: YES Training sequence: SOMEWHAT Peer to peer guidance: SOMEWHAT	individual performance: Somewhat collective performance: Somewhat research progress: Somewhat

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COMMUNITY

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Communication: Social Network: N/A	Main news site: Frequency of project news updates: N/A Type of events: Frequency of events :
Community description
Community size (volounteers based): Role: Interaction form: Has official community manager(s): N/A Has team work N/A

Other information about community:
Community led additions:

OTHER PROJECT INFORMATION

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http://www.clicktocure.net/#/team

Cancer Research UK's Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, UK

Yes health, medicine, oncology Medical and health sciences biology/medicine/neuroscience This project is a first of its kind for Cancer Research UK. It will change the face of cancer research. We’re fighting for a world where no one’s life will be cut short by cancer . . . and there is real hope. Each year, our scientists get closer to finding cures for cancers – whether through targeted treatments or earlier detection. We are on the brink of major breakthroughs and by simply giving a few minutes of your time you will become part of a collaborative collective force that will to dramatically reduce the time needed to analyse our research data.

Cancer Research UK's Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, UK Cell Slider Analysis of images of cancerous tissue, more precisely, determining the number and type of cancerous cells.

crowdsourcing pictures, other: Thinking: no Computing: no Sensing: no Gaming: no

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detailed

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Low

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