Did you know… Citizen Science is one of GSUSA’s (inter)national service projects?!? USAGSO is excited to help our girls explore citizen science and contribute to Alzheimer’s research by partnering with Stall Catchers throughout the year.
How can you play a part in solving some of the biggest problems facing our planet? Enter citizen science, where volunteers help scientists collect data for their studies and experiments. Anyone can be a citizen scientist—all you need is curiosity and a willingness to help!
Stall Catchers is an online game that anyone can play - no experience necessary. In the game, you look at movies from the brains of mice and try to identify vessels as flowing or stalled. This helps to speed up Alzheimer's disease research at Cornell University. Anyone can play this online game — no experience necessary. Currently, catchers range from 6 to 88 years old. A large part of the Stall Catchers community includes middle school students, seniors, caregivers, and even Alzheimer’s patients themselves.
Get started catching today! Sign up and join a USAGSO team in 5 easy steps:
- Head to https://stallcatchers.com/ and click the orange, ‘Join now!’ button.
- Choose a username and enter your email address, then click the orange, ‘Sign up’ button. Be sure to watch your email for instructions on setting your password.
- Once logged in, click on your name in the top right corner and then select ‘Teams.’
- Type ‘USAGSO’ in the search bar – once you see your country on the list, click it!
- And, finally, click the green, ‘Join’ button to do just that… Join!
- If you have any difficulties signing up, please contact us at: overseascustomercare@girlscouts.org.
Play the Game to Earn Your Patch
The game is easy to grasp! Stall Catchers provides lots of helpful info to help you get started. Don't worry about making mistakes — each blood vessel is analyzed by multiple catchers, which ensures reliable crowd answers are generated in the end.
Girl Scouts who log 100-minutes playing the game will earn the exclusive Girl Scouts & Stall Catchers patch, FREE while supplies last!
Join Our Annual Catch-A-Thon!
Each November, Girl Scouts from all around the world join forces to contribute to Alzheimer’s research by playing Stall Catchers! Check out our 2023 Catch-A-Thon Kick-Off and make plans to join us for the next event this November.
2023 Catch-A-Thon Hall of Fame
In November 2023, 115 Girl Scouts in 13 countries on 4 continents made a huge impact on Alzheimer's research as part of a Citizen Science Project with Stall Catchers. In total, we accomplished 10 days of lab-equivalent research. Thank you to all who participated and congratulations to our winners!
Here are the winners of our challenge!
🏆 Top Countries:
1. Mexico
2. Japan
3. Germany
🏆 Top Catchers:
1. SamOviedo2121
2. FM123
3. PiaGTroop8301
4. SparklyEv15
5. WinterZombie
Check out this recap of everything we accomplished during our 2023 Catch-A-Thon!
