Talking about news in the Nextflow ecosytem and speaking with pioneers in the field.


Episode 13 Special episode: Nextflow turns 10!

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Phil Ewels, Paolo Di Tommaso and Evan Floden look back on 10 years of scientific workflows.

  • Special episode
  • 22 March 2023

Today marks 10 years since Paolo Di Tommaso made the first commit for Nextflow!

In this special bonus episode of Channels, Phil Ewels talks to Paolo Di Tommaso and Evan Floden about what happened in those 10 years, and what makes Nextflow so special.

Episode 12 News and Views: S3 file names, Spack package manager support and local hackathon sites.

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S3 file names, Spack package manager support and local hackathon sites.

  • News and Views
  • 01 February 2023

In this News and Views episode, Chris Hakkaart and Marcel Ribeiro-Dantas discuss the hottest topics in the Nextflow world.

Episode 11 News and Views: The Sarus container engine, staging outputs and the GITHUB_TOKEN

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The Sarus container engine, staging outputs and the GITHUB_TOKEN.

  • News and Views
  • 25 January 2023

In this News and Views episode, Chris Hakkaart and Marcel Ribeiro-Dantas discuss the hottest topics in the Nextflow world.

Episode 10 News and Views: The Flux executor, bytesize transcripts and improved error messaging

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The Flux executor, bytesize transcripts and improved error messaging.

  • News and Views
  • 18 January 2023

In this News and Views episode, Chris Hakkaart and Marcel Ribeiro-Dantas discuss the hottest topics in the Nextflow world.

Episode 9 News and Views: End of DSL1 and AI pipelines

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Updates to the Nextflow language and putting ML pipelines to good use..

  • News and Views
  • 11 January 2023

In this News and Views episode, Phil Ewels, Chris Hakkaart, and Marcel Ribeiro-Dantas discuss the hottest topics in the Nextflow world.

Episode 8 News and Views: nf-test, mentorships and debugging resume

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nf-test, mentorships and debugging resume

  • News and Views
  • 21 December 2022

In this News and Views episode, Phil Ewels, Chris Hakkaart, and Marcel Ribeiro-Dantas discuss the hottest topics in the Nextflow world.

Episode 7 Interview: Robert Petit

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Pathogens, Bactopia and awesome shirts

  • interview
  • 14 December 2022

Rob Lalonde of Seqera Labs interviews Robert Petit, a senior bioinformatics scientist at Wyoming Public Health Laboratory. In this interview, Rob and Rob discuss public health challenges unique to Wyoming, genomic surveillance, the Bactopia pipeline, and the latest fashion trends among leading bioinformaticians in the state.

Episode 6 News and Views: Introducing "Channels" the rebranded podcast

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An introduction to the News and Views episode format

  • News and Views
  • 08 December 2022

In this News and Views episode, Phil Ewels, Chris Hakkaart, and Marcel Ribeiro-Dantas discuss the hottest topics in the Nextflow world.

Episode 5 Interview: Evan Floden

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CEO and Co-founder of Seqera Labs

  • interview
  • 11 March 2022

In this Podcast, Rob Lalonde, CCO of Seqera Labs speaks with Dr. Evan Floden, CEO and co-founder of Seqera Labs. Rob and Evan talk about the history of Nextflow, Evan's journey as the co-founder of a start-up, Breaking Bad, and the future of bioinformatics. Evan also provides a live demo of Nextflow Tower.

Episode 4 Interview: Cedric Notredame

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The Origins of Nextflow.

  • interview
  • 16 December 2021

In this Podcast, Rob Lalonde of Seqera Labs speaks with Cedric Notredame, head of the Notredame Lab at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, Spain. In this far-ranging discussion, Rob and Cedric talk about cloud, pipelines, and trace the evolution of Nextflow from its early days as a research project to its current role in the global COVID effort.

Episode 3 Interview: Lorena Pantano

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Inside a Bioinformatics Startup – with NextRNA Therapeutics

  • interview
  • 15 September 2021

In this podcast, Rob Lalonde of Seqera Labs speaks with Lorena Pantano, head of Computational Biology at NextRNA, a firm leading the next revolution in RNA-directed therapeutics located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In this fascinating discussion, Rob and Lorena talk bioinformatics, life in a startup, and women in technology.

Episode 2 Interview: Nils Homer

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Fulcrum Genomics – methods and software for analyzing next-generation sequencing data.

  • interview
  • 01 April 2021

In this Podcast, Rob Lalonde speaks with Nils Homer, founding partner at Fulcrum Genomics. Nils shares his unique perspectives on breaking into the bioinformatics industry, advances in technology and tools, and what to expect in the next three to five years.

Episode 1 Interview: Phil Ewels

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Talking open source, bioinformatics and maple syrup with Phil Ewels of SciLifeLab

  • interview
  • 02 March 2021

In this Podcast, Rob Lalonde speaks with Phil Ewels of SciLifeLab Sweden, part of NGI Stockholm. In this fascinating discussion, they cover everything from nf-core to future bioinformatics challenges.