About the OBF
The Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) is a non-profit, volunteer-run group that promotes open source software development and Open Science within the biological research community. Membership in the OBF is open to anyone who wants to help promote open source or open science in a biological field.
OBF runs the annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC). BOSC 2023 took place July 24-25, 2023, as part of ISMB/ECCB 2023 in Lyon, France and online. It was followed by CoFest 2023. BOSC 2024 will be July 15-16, 2024, at ISMB 2024 in Montréal, Canada.
Latest News
- Exploring Open Science in Computational Virology: Li Chuin Chong’s Journey at ECCB2024
- Jacob González Isa: Bioinformatics, Spain and I
- Open source and open minds – a memorable experience: TBNSS 2024
- Call for the third 2024 round of the OBF Event Fellowship & overview of the second round.
- With a little help from your friends! -Learning bioinformatics online.
OBF Event Awards
The OBF Event Fellowship program aims to increase diverse participation at events promoting open source bioinformatics software development and open science in the biological research community.
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- What does the fellowship cover?
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- Who will review the applicants?
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