May 2022 - Guide for Using Open Source Software

Open source software is an important resource for bioinformatics and scientific community. This guide outlines a few considerations for how to evaluate and select open source projects and maximize the chances of a successful software implementation.

April 2020 - Setting Up Nextflow and AWS Batch

By: Kelsey Florek

Amazon Web Services Batch is a service that allows users to submit jobs to job queues while specifying the application to be run and compute resources that are needed by the job. Working in concert with Nextflow, AWS Batch can be configured to run Nextflow processes in defined compute environments minimizing the cost of cloud resources.

March 2020 - Connecting Remotely to Cloud Instances

By: Joel Sevinsky

Many people already know how to connect to their VMs through putty of MobaXterm, but the Google Chrome Browser provides a very nice service called “Chrome Remote Desktop” which allows for a fast and secure GUI connection to your VMs. Here is a short video showing you how to set up Chrome Remote Desktop on your VM.

December 2019 - Glossary of Bioinformatic Terms

By: Heather Blankenship and Kelsey Florek

A Dictionary of terms and phrases commonly used in Bioinformatics

October 2019 - Linux Cheat Sheet

By: Kelsey Florek

A Cheat sheet for working with Linux command line.