Charlie WhicherWhat we learnt from building a User CouncilOne of the guiding principles for the team at Repositive is to build something that solves a problem and is actually useful to people…Nov 13, 2017Nov 13, 2017
Charlie WhicherFinal Results from ‘Tools and methods in genomic data analysis’It is fundamental for the community that wants to use genomics for their benefit that we understand what and how tools and methods are used…Apr 7, 2017Apr 7, 2017
Charlie WhicherFrom PhD to Product Management — Life in a startupIn the last couple of weeks I have been invited to attend two events for academic researchers focusing on different non-academic career…Mar 15, 2017Mar 15, 2017
Charlie WhicherPersonal Genome Data: to share or not to shareI have been meaning to write this post for a long time, and took the chance over the Christmas break to put pen to paper.Feb 1, 2017Feb 1, 2017
Charlie WhicherHow do we encourage the doubtful to try Open Research?On 24/11/2016 the Moore Library at the University of Cambridge hosted the OpenCon2016 Cambridge satellite event — OpenConCam. This was a…Dec 8, 2016Dec 8, 2016
Charlie WhicherWhy reuse publicly available human genomic data?Recently I published a series of blog posts on sharing genomic data. They were mostly about the experiences our users had had when…Nov 22, 2016Nov 22, 2016
Charlie WhicherMoving to human microbiome dataA metagenome is the genome of the microbiome, which is a collection of microorganisms found in a particular ecosystem. For example, the…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
Charlie WhicherSubmitting genomic data to repositories: a necessary nightmare?!One of the primary goals of Repositive is to drive efficient and ethical genomic data sharing. However, in my travels, through discussions…Aug 10, 2016Aug 10, 2016
Charlie WhicherTools and methods in genomic data analysisIn today’s genomic era, comprehensive analysis of genomic data is becoming increasingly popular in academic and clinical research contexts…Jul 21, 2016Jul 21, 2016
Charlie WhicherThe Human Genome Project becomes a teenagerRecently I heard a proposed topic for debate entitled ‘The impact of the Human Brain Project will not surpass the impact that the Human…Apr 4, 2016Apr 4, 2016