Different cancers are dependent on distinct genes for their survival. The Broad institute previously ran assays on cancer cell lines that knocked out individual genes. Cell survival was subsequently measured to discover what genes were most essential to cancer survival. This dashboard uses the “essentiality” scores produced from these assays...
Lichess is an online chess platform where players can play against each other in different rating brackets. Our idea was to visualize the chess opening hierarchy by experience level on the Lichess platform catered to beginner to advanced chess players. Chess openings are specific sequences of moves played by both...
Astronomers are studying how young stellar objects (YSOs) develop and accrete mass. The variability of the YSO brightness can give information about the rate of accretion and the growth of these young stars. The YSOs described in this project are found in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy nearby to...
My submission is a data dashboard that depicts global trends for new and total COVID-19 cases between Jan 01, 2020 and March 08, 2021. It contains two tabs (new and total cases) with three interactive visualizations. Two maps, an original and a log-scale-filled, show the number of new COVID-19 cases...
American communities of color have shouldered a disproportionate share of the COVID-19 pandemic’s burden. For instance, at peak, Hispanic/Latino Americans experienced a weekly all-cause death burden 130.9% in excess of previous years. Not all excess deaths are directly attributable to COVID-19—there is emerging evidence that delays in care associated with...
MANUSCRIPT ABSTRACT:
The analysis of citations to scientific publications has become a tool in the evaluation of a researcher’s work, especially due to an ever-increasing production volume. Despite its acknowledged shortcomings and the ongoing debate on their meaning, citations are still primarily viewed as endorsements and as indicators of the...