Bioinformatics

In which Nick Loman teaches us about making real-world differences to epidemics using genomics, the importance of speedy response to viral outbreaks, and sequencing viruses in the field with no pants. Previous posts: Day 1 of BOSC, Day 2…

This is the part of the story in which I summarise the final BOSC lightning talks, open data panel, and FAIR bingo. You may wish to read about Day 1 of BOSC, or Part 1 of Day 2, before you read this section!

ToolDog

For a BOSC Intro, see my Day 1 post

BOSC talks today were more varied, with themes running from citizen science to Open Data, a great panel towards the end of the day, and an entertaining and inspiring keynote from Nick Loman…

I’ll be attending the PLoS Computational Biology Symposium — “Computational Biology: Past, Present, and Future” — at the National Institutes of Health. As I make my first pilgrimage to the NIH, I can’t help but feel the palpable…