Ruth Nanjala: My experience attending and participating at the ICHG 2023 conference hosted in the Mother City

[ 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 […]

Jason Williams delivered one of the keynote talks at BOSC 2022

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 […]

The audience at Rob Knight's keynote talk at IHMC 2022, https://ihmc2022.jp/

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.

Screenshot of OBF Board members, Oct 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, […]

Attendees at the second of two informal BOSC 2022 dinners

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 presented a poster at BOSC 2022

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 […]

A simple post card on the table with the 'Thank you' written on it. Next to it is an ink pen.

Reflections from my 3 years…

[ July 25, 2022 ]

I have reached the end of my term after working with the OBF board members since 2019 and have stepped down from the board. It is bittersweet!

My trip to the EMBO…

[ June 23, 2022 ]

The Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) Event Fellowship program aims to promote diverse participation at events promoting open source bioinformatics software […]

Furkan M. Torun: Highlights of…

[ June 17, 2022 ]

The Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) Event Fellowship program aims to promote diverse participation at events promoting open source bioinformatics software […]

Post-BOSC CoFest will be online

[ June 9, 2022 ]

‘ello Co-Fest Friends! After failing to find a good spot for an in-person CoFest, we decided to have the CoFest […]

CollaborationFest 2022

[ May 17, 2022 ]

Guest post by Thomas Schlapp, CoFest organizer This year we’re looking to have another post-BOSC CoFest! Last year (my first […]

BOSC and Bio-Ontologies: Even better…

[ March 2, 2022 ]

We are excited to announce that BOSC and Bio-Ontologies will join forces for part of a day at ISMB 2022. […]