The Bioinformatics Blog (part 2)

The BioinformaticsBlog is a blog dedicated to describing experiences and opinions with bioinformatics software, philosophy and infrastructure. This has been a work in progress for the last 5 years, but as a New Years Resolution for 2009 I am hopeful that it might spring to the forefront of our awareness and be of benefit to a few in the community!

As bioinformaticians we have dedicated much of our working lives to facing the chaos that is the interface between biological data, systems biology and information technology. Following my own roller-coaster ride through academia and industry, having worked with fascinating and talented bioinformaticians in three different countries I have my own views of the subject. I have interests in open-source software, high-performance and distributed bio-computing, high-throughput bio-technologies and meta aggregation of biological data. Hopefully this establishes the foundations for a meaningful, relevant and appropriate vehicle that may be of interest to my peers, and to the new young hopefuls who consider dedicating their own careers to bioinformatics.