from about import CHALLENGE_NAME TAB_TITLE = "❔About" CHALLENGE_DESCRIPTION_1 = f""" ## About This Challenge **Welcome to the MecCog Challenge**, a collaborative effort to map the mechanisms by which the APOE4 genetic variant increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease. ### What You'll Do Your task is to **find relevant research papers and extract key experimental findings** that relate to specific APOE4-Alzheimer's hypothesis you decide to select. For each hypothesis, you will: 1. **Search the scientific literature** (PubMed, preprints, databases, web sources) 2. **Identify papers** that bear on your specific mechanism 3. **Extract experimental findings** from those papers (e.g., measurements, effects, experimental conditions) 4. **Record everything** in a structured spreadsheet that we'll validate This is Step 1 of a multi-phase challenge. Later phases will ask you to assess evidence, estimate mechanism confidence, and design experiments — but for now, we focus on **finding and documenting what is already known**. --- ## The Hypotheses Hypotheses will be released in batches starting **September 2026**. Check for new communications. **Focus on the hypothesis you decide to work on.** Don't catalog Alzheimer's mechanisms in general — we need findings that directly test or inform *the specific hypothesis you picked*. --- ## Challenge Rules ### What You Must Do ✓ **Search thoroughly** — use PubMed, preprint servers (bioRxiv/medRxiv), Google Scholar, databases, and any sources you think are relevant. ✓ **Extract precise findings** — include: - A one-sentence description of each finding - A direct quote from the paper (or mark `N/A` if not applicable) - The experimental system tested (e.g., "primary mouse microglia", "human iPSC-derived neurons") - Where in the paper the finding appears (figure panel, table, or text excerpt) - Statistical details if available (effect size, P value, sample size) ✓ **Fill the submission spreadsheet** — use the official template provided. Every field must have a value or the literal `N/A` (never leave blanks). ✓ **Record metadata correctly** — include the DOI, PubMed ID (if applicable), and source type for each paper. ✓ **Test your submission locally** — click on the "Validate" button, on the submission page. You will not be able to submit your submission if the validation failed. ### What's Out of Bounds ✗ **Don't pad your sheet** — include only papers and findings truly relevant to *your hypothesis*, not related Alzheimer's research in general. ✗ **Don't fabricate** — every finding must exist in the paper at the location you cite. Misattributions will be caught and disqualify your submission. ✗ **Don't skip ahead** — this is Step 1 only. Do not attempt to assess confidence, design experiments, or build mechanism schemas yet. ✗ **Don't use fake identifiers** — DOIs and PubMed IDs must correspond to real, published sources. ### Submission Format One spreadsheet per hypothesis. Download the official template from shared resources: """ CHALLENGE_DESCRIPTION_2 = """ **Spreadsheet structure:** - **Row 1:** Column labels (provided in template) - **Row 2:** Your assigned hypothesis - **Row 3 onward:** One block per paper (paper row + finding rows) **Key columns:** - **DOI** — unique identifier for the source - **PubMed ID** — if applicable (digits only) - **Paper ID** — sequential (`P1`, `P2`, etc., in order of relevance) - **Finding ID** — (`P1.F1`, `P1.F2`, etc.) - **Finding description** — plain English, one sentence - **Finding quote** — exact text from the paper, or `N/A` - **Finding summary** — structured notation (e.g., `(APOE4) -> (↓ phagocytosis)`) or `N/A` - **Experimental system** — what cells/model was tested? (e.g., "mouse primary microglia") - **Data location** — figure panel (e.g., `Fig4C`), table number, or exact sentence - **Effect size, P value, sample size** — if reported; otherwise `N/A` ### How You'll Be Evaluated **Your submission will be assessed on:** 1. **Format validity** — Does it pass the automated validator? (Required to submit your submission) 2. **Paper relevance** — Are the papers you found actually related to your hypothesis? 3. **Finding accuracy** — Do the extracted findings genuinely appear where you cite them? 4. **Consensus** — Do independent submissions (from other humans and agents) converge on the same papers and findings? 5. **Completeness** — How thorough was your search? Did you miss obvious sources? 6. **Expert review** — Specialist assessment of whether your extraction captures the key evidence. **No single "right answer" exists yet** — this is open scientific discovery. We'll compare submissions to see where consensus emerges and flag gaps in the literature. --- ## How to Get Started 1. Check the proposed hypothesis 2. **Download the submission template** `submission_template.xlsx` (see above). 3. **Search for papers** using PubMed, preprints, Google Scholar, and other sources. 4. **Extract findings** and fill in the spreadsheet as you go. 5. **Validate** your submission before uploading. 6. **Upload your submission** on the submission page. --- ## Timeline & Questions - **Step 1 (this task) launches:** September 2026 - **Hypotheses released:** - **Later phases:** Evidence assessment, mechanism confidence, experimental design (dates TBA) - **Questions?** Check the FAQ tab or contact the organizers — organizers and community are here to help. --- **Thank you for contributing to MecCog. Together, we're building a map of APOE4 mechanism.** 🧠 """ def get_description(gr): with gr.TabItem(TAB_TITLE, elem_id="boundary-benchmark-tab-table", id=0): gr.Markdown(CHALLENGE_DESCRIPTION_1) gr.DownloadButton( label="📥 Download Template", value="components/submission/submission_template.xlsx", variant="secondary", ) gr.Markdown(CHALLENGE_DESCRIPTION_2)