Inaugural Global Health Jubilee

Join the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (CZB) and UCSF’s Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) at this hackathon to develop innovative new solutions to global health challenges. Be part of a team of researchers from across a range of disciplines – including public health and medicine, engineering, data sciences, and the physical sciences – to brainstorm innovative products, services, and applications, with the most promising ideas selected for ongoing support and development by CZB and IGHS.

The initial Jubilee will focus on conceiving new tools to monitor and control outdoor biting mosquitos that transmit malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue and chikungunya.

No previous malaria or vector expertise required.

AGENDA

Wednesday, Dec. 5, noon to 5 pm

Lunch
"Malaria 101": Background on the disease, available tools and gaps
Potential Jubilee interventions: surveillance, personal protection, and killing
Team formation and initial brainstorming
Reception

Thursday, Dec. 6,  8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Instructions for the day, Q&A
Team breakouts: Idea generation
Presentation: Guidance on brainstorming
Team breakouts: Product concept development
Lunch
Presentation: Guidance on prototyping
Team breakout: Prototyping and continued development

Friday, Dec. 7, 8:30 am to 7 pm

Welcome back, instructions for the day, Q&A
Team breakouts to refine ideas, prepare draft presentations
Team check-in with Help Desk representatives
Team breakouts to finalize ideas and presentations 
Team presentations, judging and presentation of awards and feedback
Reception 

Team presentation and judging begins at 2 pm and is open to the public. Judges include:

        Catherine Cheney, West Coast senior reporter for Devex
        Joe DeRisi, UCSF professor of biochemistry and biophysics; co-president, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
        Thierry Diagana, head, Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
        Suha Jhaveri, vice president, new technology, Vir Biotechnology, Inc.
        Vikas Meka, global health innovation advisor
        Dr. Ken Staley, US Global Coordinator, President's Malaria Initiative
        Allison Tademoto, strategy and business operations leader, Google X

Participation in this initial Jubilee is by invitation only.  

We hope you can join us.