Biokind Analytics

On April 22nd, five teams presented their long-awaited projects at the Biokind Final Evaluation. The teams showed the work they had completed for their respective non-profits – each team having their own unique compilation of data visualizations and data analysis. In attendance giving feedback to these presentations was Dr. McGuffey from the Department of Statistics. #biokind #data #nonprofit

On Tuesday, April 27th, three teams from the University of Virginia chapter presented their final projects at the last Biokind meeting of the semester. The teams are partnered with various local healthcare nonprofits and they were excited to share their findings. Professor Gretchen Martinet, Director of Undergraduate Programs, was in attendance to provide feedback before the teams present to their respective nonprofit partners in the coming weeks. #biokind #data #nonprofit

Every Friday, our analysts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chapter meet to work on their ongoing project with a local healthcare non-profit based in Charlotte. During this particular meeting, our analysts presented shared findings from our geographic analysis of participants. Our team presented these findings to the nonprofit in April.

Earlier in February, our Rice Biokind Chapter had their first general body meeting for their spring semester. Teams and non-profit partners were announced, and members had the chance to get to know each other better. All of these teams will be presenting their results to their non-profits in May.

Biokind Analytics expanded to University of Virginia, where the local chapter is thriving with 21 members and three nonprofit projects led by Sophie Reale (‘24) and Celia Dolan (‘24). Read about our UVA teams for the fall 2023 semester below! #biokind #nonprofit #data

This Fall semester, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chapter leadership team hosted a seminar on R packages. The team covered data wrangling to data visualizations, reviewing packages including dplyr, tidyverse, ggplot, and mapview. #biokind #data #nonprofit #uwmadison

Our USC Chapter had their first general body meeting for the Fall 2023 semester. In this meeting, members played ice breaker games and got to know the clients for the semester as well as understand the vision and values of USC Biokind! The client projects are set to begin in November 2023 and present their results to their clients by January 2024. #data #biokind #nonprofit

After a great pilot semester last Spring, Celia Dolan and I have successfully founded a new chapter of Biokind Analytics at UVA! Our chapter is one of many under the broader 501(c)(3) organization founded by Alex Han that uses data analysis for good in our communities. With about 20 members this semester, we have partnered with three amazing local healthcare nonprofits: Make-a-Wish Foundation, Autism Society of Central Virginia, and Rx Partnership. Our teams are focusing on exploring volunteer demographics, visually demonstrating the growing needs of those with autism in VA, and analyzing medical coverage to identify any undersupplied areas. My role this semester has been finding nonprofit partners, overseeing these projects, and preparing the club for a successful future at UVA. I’m so excited to see what our teams come up with in the next few weeks! If you want to learn more about the projects at our school and around the country, please see the Fall 2023 Partnerships overview below!

Meet our UC San Diego Biokind Analytics team for 2023 Fall! Our UC San Diego Chapter is working with three non-profits this fall. The first is Curebound, a non-profit with the mission of accelerating cancer research to cure by providing funding for leading-edge research teams and institutions across San Diego. Another non-profit is Mama's Kitchen which provides medically-tailored meals for San Diegans in need, especially low-income individuals battling cancer. Finally, the UCSD chapter is also working with Oncology And Kids which provides resources and support for kids battling cancer and their siblings. #biokind #ucsd #data #nonprofit

Late September, our Rice Biokind Chapter had their first general body meeting for their academic year. Teams for each non-profit were announced, and members had the chance to get to know each other better. #biokind #data #nonprofit Here are some photos from the event: