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Halimat Chisom

@gearthdexter

BIO GEN

A Simple Introduction to Functional Genomics

Knowing the genome sequence is one thing. We’re also interested in what each chunk does, how, and why. Functional genomics is the answer.

Jan 21, 2024 · 4 min read · 63 claps #genomics #bioinformatics #bioinformatics-analysis

What do you do when the research problem you aim to explore with deep learning lacks a gold-standard dataset? You create your own; like me.

Apr 26, 2026 · 5 min read · 55 claps #bioinformatics #bioinformatics-tools #machine-learning

How to Build a Variant Calling Pipeline for Normal and Tumour Sequences

Nov 21, 2022 · 5 min read · 20 claps #bioinformatics #biotechnology #genomics

For many parts of my bioinformatics career, my relationship with code has been temporary. This is about a permanent committed relationship.

Mar 20, 2026 · 6 min read · 2 claps #bioinformatics #bioinformatics-tools #software-engineering

BIO GEN

This piece is about 2 major bioinformatics file formats: a BAM and a VCF. They are the central inputs for a bioinformatics tool I…

May 29, 2026 · 10 min read · 0 claps #bioinformatics #bioinformatics-tools #genomics

Biology has always been an information science, so this piece is dedicated to shedding some light on some of the maths driving biomedicine

Jun 26, 2025 · 7 min read · 0 claps #statistical-genetics #bioinformatics-tools #statistical-analysis

Why do we sequence the human genome? Imagine for a second that you don’t how to read and someone asks you to compare 2 books…

Jan 08, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #genomics #dna-sequencing #cancer-genomics

MDA GEN

Methylation regulates how the genes are read and interpreted, similar to following reading instructions on a sticky note. Read and find…

May 30, 2025 · 3 min read · 0 claps #dna-methylation #genomics #epigenomics