2025 Quarter 3 Top Scorers

Every data point tells a story of persistence, curiosity, and late-night breakthroughs. This quarter, thousands of contributors submitted annotations, labeling tens of thousands of protein regions. But a few names rose to the top of the global leaderboard.

Top 5 Contributors (Q3 2025)

1. @helixical
Known for uncanny precision in catalytic-site labeling. helixical's annotations across nematode proteases were used in the W. bancrofti dark proteome analysis published this quarter.

2. @cryolil

3. @Foldathon :D

4. @xxxxmaad

5. @residuerebel2001

Community Snapshot

This year all together, players from all around the world logged a record annotation time, roughly months of nonstop protein mapping. Each click, each highlight, continues to illuminate the unknown corners of biology’s largest puzzle.

The next quarter opens with new enzyme-pathway quests and a leaderboard reset. See you in the rankings.

— The Dark Protein Project Team