PolITiGenomics

Archive for May, 2009

UR so beautiful to me

Sunday, May 31st, 2009 Posted in genomics, IT | No Comments »

Thanks to the hard work of a whole host of developers at The Genome Center, especially Scott Smith and Tony Brummett, UR, the class framework and object-relational mapping (ORM) layer ... Read more..

The local press

Sunday, May 31st, 2009 Posted in genomics | 4 Comments »

Some media outlets take a little longer to recognize a story, even one in their own back yard. St. Louis Magazine, a local culture and dining monthly, has an article ... Read more..

1000 Genomes phase change

Thursday, May 21st, 2009 Posted in genomics | 1 Comment »

The 1000 Genomes Project is transitioning from its pilot phase into the full project. Since 1000 Genomes is a mixture of data production centers and not a pure component, the ... Read more..

Paul Flicek’s a Mac

Monday, May 18th, 2009 Posted in genomics, IT | 1 Comment »

Paul may kill me for posting this, but I'll assume he allowed himself to be recorded and the video posted because he wanted people to see it. Enjoy. Read more..

Biology of Genomes Poster

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in genomics, IT | 2 Comments »

Several people have asked for an electronic copy of my poster, Maximizing Utility of Genome Sequence Data (pdf) (posted on the Internet Archive). As is hopefully clear from the poster, ... Read more..

Giving back instead of giving up

Monday, May 4th, 2009 Posted in charity | No Comments »

Here is a nice piece about some furloughed auto workers in St. Louis giving back to the community by volunteering their time at local charities, including the St. Louis Crisis ... Read more..