CompBio Cafe

Jenea and Melyssa discuss Dr. Finley's journey into professorship as a computational researcher/mathematical biologist. -- Dr. Stacey Finley is Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Quantitative & Computational Biology, at the University of Southern California and the inaugural holder of the Nichole A. and Thuan Q. Pham Professorship. Dr. Finley received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from...

Jenea and Melyssa discuss opportunities and experiences attending conferences from the perspective of diversity, belonging, and accessibility. What are your thoughts on ways that conference organizations can increase accessibility and broaden participation? Let us know by emailing podcast@blackwomencompbio.org or leave a voicemail at +1-302-715-2922. Links mentioned : https://binningsingletons.com...

In this episode, Ijeoma guest hosts a conversation with Francesca Tuazon, Founder and CEO of Science& . Science& uplifts the next generation of cutting-edge scientists with skills from the visual, written, and performance arts. We enter the world at the intersection of art and data storytelling in science. ------ The CompBio Cafe Podcast is brewing up fresh perspectives in the CompBio worl...

Melyssa and Jenea discuss qualities of a work environment that is healthy and supportive for their growth as computational biologists. ------ The CompBio Cafe Podcast is brewing up fresh perspectives in the CompBio world. Hosts Jenea Adams and Melyssa Minto, PhD are two trained computational biologists who serve the Black Women in Computational Biology Network (BWCB). Learn more about us at linktr...

In this episode, Melyssa and Jenea interview Dean Lee (Novartis) about his initiative Figure One Lab. Figure One Lab helps people build a computational biology (compbio) portfolio by re-enacting Figure 1 of biology papers. We discuss key insights for using storytelling to land computational biology roles in biotech and pharma. ------ The CompBio Cafe Podcast is brewing up fresh perspectives in the...

Melyssa and Jenea discuss how they keep up with comp bio via social media, conferences, and the literature. ------ The CompBio Cafe Podcast is brewing up fresh perspectives in the CompBio world. Hosts Jenea Adams and Melyssa Minto, PhD are two trained computational biologists who serve the Black Women in Computational Biology Network (BWCB). Learn more about us at linktr.ee/bwcb . Subscribe to Com...

We talk to Aneesa Valentine, MS, about everything from bioinformatics to data science and AI. After leaving her PhD program, she embarked on a journey in data science. We explore her experience outside of academia and into the world of data science and AI. About Aneesa Aneesa is a Data Scientist and Researcher at heart. She earnestly began Biosciences Research during undergrad, where she participa...

In this episode, we dive into the world of spatial transcriptomics with Kalen Clifton, PhD Candidate Johns Hopkins University in the JEFworks Lab with Dr. Jean Fan. We highlight her latest Nature Communications paper detailing STalign: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43915-7 . You can find our guest, Kalen Clifton, on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalen-clifton/ and X (form...

Melyssa and Jenea attempt to answer the age-old question: what is computational biology?

We've reimagined our podcast! Here's a taste of what you can look forward to this season.

2023 was a historic year of growth for BWCB. Listen to our story as we journey through the year's major accomplishments and look ahead to what 2024 has in store.

Welcome to the #BlackInCompBio Podcast Series. The #BlackInCompBio series highlights Black computational biologists of all genders and professional stages and their stories. We use this platform to bridge the gap in representation and access to professional inspiration in the field. Javan Carte r is a bioinformatic scientist at RTI, known for his expertise in phylogenomic analysis, programming lan...

Welcome to the #BlackInCompBio Podcast Series. Today we have Dr. Segun Fatumo , an associate professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Bioinformatics at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the founder of the Nigerian Bioinformatics and Genomics Network. He has made some significant contributions to the field related to genetic risk scores and capacity building for Genomics research...

Join today’s conversation with 3 of BWCB’s stellar African scientists: Winfred Gatua, MS(BWCB Regional Representative, Africa/Europe; Ph. D. Student at the University of Bristol, UK), Nadia Harerimana (Associate Computational Scientist, Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NYC) and Ruth Nanjala, MS (Africa-Oxford, Kennedy, and Clarendon Scholar and Ph. D. Student). We discuss the opportunities...

Dr. Evans' Bio Chantell received a B.S. in Chemistry from Southern Illinois University and her Ph. D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Her graduate thesis investigated Ca2+-regulated exocytosis using biochemistry and biophysics. She completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania where she used advanced microscopy and biochemi...