Daniela Senra: My Experience at… [ August 2, 2023 ] The Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) Event Fellowship program aims to promote diverse participation at events promoting open-source bioinformatics software development […]
Spotlight on diversity: Jenea Adams [ July 10, 2023 ] Diversity, inclusion and accessibility (also known as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, DEI) are a major part of BOSC’s mission and […]
Call for the second round… [ July 5, 2023 ] The call for applications for the OBF Event Fellowship 2023, round 2, is now open. The deadline for this round […]
Winfred Gatua: Hybrid Carpentries workshop… [ March 29, 2023 ] The Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) Event Fellowship program aims to promote diverse participation at events promoting open-source bioinformatics software development […]
OBF mailing lists migrating to… [ March 22, 2023 ] We’re sharing some important news with you regarding our mailing lists. From early on, we’ve maintained a self-hosted Mailman server […]
Ruth Nanjala: My experience attending… [ March 21, 2023 ] An OBF Event Fellowship enabled Ruth Nanjala to attend the International Congress of Human Genetics (ICHG) 2023 conference in Africa.
Hannah Wei webinar video now… [ March 17, 2023 ] On March 14, 2023, we held a webinar (hosted by ISCBacademy) about “Re-Thinking the Patient’s Role in a Learning Health […]
BOSC Early Poster Acceptance [ March 9, 2023 ] If you submit your abstract to BOSC by March 31, we will let you know by April 6 whether it has been accepted or not for (at least) a poster. (The regular abstract submission deadline is April 20, and authors who submit in that round will be informed of poster/talk acceptance on May 11.)
ISCBacademy webinar on Patient-Led Research [ March 7, 2023 ] Hannah Wei, co-founder and technologist at the Patient-Led Research Collaborative, will speak at a webinar on March 14 at 15:00 UTC on “Re-Thinking the Patient’s Role in a Learning Health System.”
Call for applications for the… [ February 20, 2023 ] The call for applications for the OBF Event Fellowship 2023, round 1, is now open. The deadline for this round […]
Comment period on potential BOSC… [ February 10, 2023 ] We asked the community to nominate potential BOSC keynote speakers, and we were pleased with all the great suggestions! Now […]
Nominate a keynote speaker for… [ February 2, 2023 ] BOSC usually includes two or three keynotes. We want these invited speakers to be prominent individuals or emerging leaders who […]
Microbiome (k)nights [ December 29, 2022 ] Luise Rauer, a PhD student at the Technical University of Munich’s Institute of Environmental Medicine, was awarded an OBF Event Fellowship to participate virtually in the 9th International Human Microbiome Consortium (IHMC) conference in November 2022.
OBF Public Board Meeting, 2022-10-21 [ September 29, 2022 ] Date, Time, and How to Join Agenda Board Officer Elections Elections to the Board Bylaw Changes Minutes After the meeting, […]
OBF Community Support Sponsorship scheme… [ August 18, 2022 ] The OBF Community Support Sponsorship scheme aims to sponsor small open-source-focused events like a scientific meeting, small conference, training workshop, […]
Crowdsourced highlights from BOSC 2022 [ August 16, 2022 ] Going home after attending BOSC was a little bittersweet. It’s my favorite conference because it brings together such a welcoming […]
Call for the second round… [ August 12, 2022 ] The call for applications for the OBF Event Fellowship 2022, round 2 is now open. The deadline for this round […]
Festus Nyasimi: Journey to the… [ August 1, 2022 ] The Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) Event Fellowship program aims to promote diverse participation at events promoting open source bioinformatics software […]
