Are you ready to show your research to the world? Do you and a colleague want a free one-year SNP & Variation Suite license? Could you use a new laptop? Then we have a contest for you!

As part of our ongoing commitment to empowering genetic researchers around the world, Golden Helix is hosting a competition for abstracts. All academic, government, and commercial organizations working with genetic data (regardless of species or location) are invited to apply. Your project should be using DNA-Seq, RNA-Seq, SNP, or CNV data.

There are three levels of prize winners:  

• First place: A one-year single-name user (SNU) license of SNP & Variation Suite (SVS) Power Seat loaded on a brand new Dell Latitude 6430u Ultrabook laptop and a second license to give to a colleague.  Additionally, you will have the opportunity to present your research to the Golden Helix community in the form of a webcast and blog post, reaching hundreds of people across the world.
• Second place: A one-year SNU license of SVS, a second license for a colleague, and the opportunity to highlight your research via a webcast and blog post to the Golden Helix community.
• Third place: A one-year SNU license of SVS, and the opportunity to highlight your research via a webcast and blog post to the Golden Helix community.

All three winners will be recognized on the Golden Helix blog and website, in a press release, and via email to Golden Helix’s mailing list.

Plus every applicant will receive a free Golden Helix t-shirt just for entering!

Golden Helix will select a winner based on four key elements:

1. The importance of the biological question you are studying and the impact it may have on the entire genetic field.
2. The overall study design and analysis methodology.
3. The application of research and how your project will help move the area forward.
4. How SVS will assist your research.

Applications are due on January 31st, 2014. Download the application from our website. Questions and submissions should be sent my way at vionas@goldenhelix.com.

We look forward to seeing your abstract!