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A Coffee with CompBio

Step into the world where algorithms meet biology! Hosts Lorena Pantano and Alex Bartlett, two dynamic women in science, unravel the complexities and curiosities of computational biology. Each episode, they break down complicated analyses, demystify big data approaches, and share real-world stories from their own bioinformatics research adventures. Whether you’re a seasoned bioinformatician or just bio-curious, Alex and Lorena"s engaging banter, expert interviews, and practical tips will guide you

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16:59

Collaboration Survival Guide for CompBio

A Coffee with CompBio ·

2025/11/11

What really happens when a wet lab scientist and a computational biologist sit down to plan an experiment? Spoiler: it's not always smooth sailing. In this episode of 'A Coffee with Compbio,' Lorena Pantano and Alex Bartlett chat with Amulya about the real talk nobody tells you about scientific collaborations.They break down the three make-or-break moments of any project: that first meeting where you're figuring out if single-cell sequencing on mouse eyes is actually the move (hint: maybe start

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13:55

A coffee with Saranya Canchi - Fail, learn, repeat,...

A Coffee with CompBio ·

2025/10/14

In this episode of A Coffee with Comp Bio, hosts Alex Bartlett and Lorena Pantano sit down with Saranya Canchi, a computational biologist specializing in neuroscience. Together, they explore how to thrive as a self-directed learner in bioinformatics—tackling early challenges, learning through projects, and building problem-solving resilience. Saranya shares her journey as a self-taught bioinformatician, highlighting the importance of mastering the field’s unique language and embracing failure as

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16:11

(Dry) Lab Notebooks: The Importance of Recordkeeping...

A Coffee with CompBio ·

2025/09/23

Grab your coffee and join us for another episode of Coffee with CompBio! This time, we kick things off with Amulya, a PhD student at Boston University and co-chair of Boston Women in Bioinformatics, who introduces us to llmr — a new Tidyverse-friendly tool for connecting with LLMs like ChatGPT, Gemini, and more. Think structured outputs, agent workflows, and even building your own chatbot in R.Then we sit down with Lina Faller, a veteran in bioinformatics with nearly two decades of experience

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18:05

The Spatial Transcriptomics Toolkit: Memory,...

A Coffee with CompBio ·

2025/09/02

In this episode, Alex and Lorena tackle the computational challenges of spatial transcriptomics. Learn how BPCells can help you work with millions of cells without needing terabytes of RAM, discover how Banksy's neighborhood-aware clustering reveals tissue architecture, and explore RCTD's approach to cell type deconvolution in spatially-resolved data. Plus, Lorena reviews Positron, the new R-friendly IDE that's catching attention in the bioinformatics

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20:04

A coffee with Katie Hughes - First hand experience on...

A Coffee with CompBio ·

2025/08/12

Alex Barlett and Lorena Pantano welcome Katie Hughes, their first guest, to discuss her career transition from bioinformatics to product management. Katie shares her journey from studying genetics, working in wet labs, and discovering a passion for bioinformatics, to eventually earning a master's degree in the field. She details her experience at various biotech companies, including Harvard Medical School, Moderna, Sonata Therapeutics, and Generate Biomedicines. Katie emphasizes the importance of

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21:27

R You Doing It Right? Modern Best Practices in R

A Coffee with CompBio ·

2025/07/29

Alex and I dig into the tricks and tips that'll actually make your R code work better. We're talking about ditching those old habits we all picked up and switching to code that works better in 2025. We cover over 10 solid habits that'll seriously boost your R game - everything from how you're reading and storing files, making plots that are publish-ready, theming, data manipulation, and setting up environments so your code works when you come back to it later. If you want to up your R skills, this

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26:39

Fast, Private, and Publish-Ready Spatial...

A Coffee with CompBio ·

2025/07/10

In this episode, we journey through the real-life challenges of building interactive single cell spatial data visualizations for large projects. Lorena shares her recent adventure turning mountains of data into a web app using tools like Python, R, and the (tricky-to-pronounce) single-cell viewer Vitessce. She discusses the hurdles of image cropping, memory limits, Python-R crossovers, and why “just putting it online” isn’t as easy as it sounds—especially when it comes to privacy, deployment, and

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21:35

R Markdown: Because RNA-seq Code Shouldn't Be Wild-Type

A Coffee with CompBio ·

2025/06/26

Alex and Lorena discuss a large bulk RNA-seq project that yielded lasting changes to their group’s everyday bioinformatics practices via the creation of parameterized R Markdown code templates. In the “Quick Sip” segment, they discuss reticulate for managing python environments in an R context, and in “Brewing Up Answers”, they reflect on the differences between industry and academia bioinformatics. Thanks to our 300+ listeners of past episodes!Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions using

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22:00

The Thousand-Dollar Alignment

A Coffee with CompBio ·

2025/06/10

In this episode of A Coffee with CompBio, Lorena and Alex share the twists and turns of realizing their methylation data wasn’t what it seemed. From puzzlingly low mapping rates to unexpected cloud costs caused by unoptimized compute jobs—thankfully caught just in time thanks to cost alarms—they highlight how essential clear communication and bioinformatics-aware experimental design are to any successful project.In our new segments, Quick Sips and Brewing Up for Answers, we talk about PIXI for

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16:13

Nine Samples and Zero Cells: A Week in the Life of...

A Coffee with CompBio ·

2025/05/27

In our first episode, Alex and Lorena dive into the messy reality of processing single-cell RNA-seq data. What started as a simple QC project turned into a week-long journey across compute environments, mysterious pipeline errors, and zero-cell outputs. Along the way, we troubleshoot issues with Cell Ranger, uncover strange sequencing artifacts, and reflect on lessons in data handling, pipeline reproducibility, and client communication.Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lpantano/

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06:19

About Us

A Coffee with CompBio ·

2025/05/27

In the introductory episode, Lorena and Alex introduce themselves and share how they got started in computational biology. They talk about their career paths, what drew them to bioinformatics, and some of the challenges and surprises they’ve encountered along the way. They also give a preview of the kinds of topics and practical issues they’ll be covering on the podcast, from workflow basics to troubleshooting analysis hiccups.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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