Call for the first round of OBF Event Fellowship 2024 & overview of the last round of 2023

February 23rd, 2024 by

The call for applications for the OBF Event Fellowship 2024, round 1, is now open. The deadline for this round […]

My Journey at the nf-core Hackathon and Nextflow Summit 2023: Coding and Community

December 17th, 2023 by

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

Yvonne Walburga: Journeys across oceans

December 13th, 2023 by

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

Call for the third round of OBF Event Fellowship 2023 & overview of the second 2023 round.

October 19th, 2023 by

The call for applications for the OBF Event Fellowship 2023, round 3, is now open. The deadline for this round […]

Michell Salcan: My Wonderful Experience at LANET 2023 in Cusco, Peru

September 16th, 2023 by

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

Embracing Science and Culture: My Memorable Conference Experience at SMBE23 in Ferrara, Italy

August 7th, 2023 by

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

Daniela Senra: My Experience at the Human Cell Atlas General Meeting 2023

August 2nd, 2023 by

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

Spotlight on diversity: Jenea Adams

July 10th, 2023 by

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility (also known as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, DEI) are a major part of BOSC’s mission and […]

Call for the second round of OBF Event Fellowship 2023 and the first 2023 round overview.

July 5th, 2023 by

The call for applications for the OBF Event Fellowship 2023, round 2, is now open. The deadline for this round […]

Winfred Gatua: Hybrid Carpentries workshop supported by OBF Event Fellowship

March 29th, 2023 by

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

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

March 21st, 2023 by

An OBF Event Fellowship enabled Ruth Nanjala to attend the International Congress of Human Genetics (ICHG) 2023 conference in Africa.

Call for applications for the first round of OBF Event Fellowship 2023 & overview of the second 2022 round

February 20th, 2023 by

The call for applications for the OBF Event Fellowship 2023, round 1, is now open. The deadline for this round […]

Microbiome (k)nights

December 29th, 2022 by

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.

OBF Community Support Sponsorship scheme funds first pilot project

August 18th, 2022 by

The OBF Community Support Sponsorship scheme aims to sponsor small open-source-focused events like a scientific meeting, small conference, training workshop, […]

Crowdsourced highlights from BOSC 2022

August 16th, 2022 by

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 of OBF Event Fellowship 2022 & overview from the first round

August 12th, 2022 by

The call for applications for the OBF Event Fellowship 2022, round 2 is now open. The deadline for this round […]

Festus Nyasimi: Journey to the ISMB/BOSC 2022 conference

August 1st, 2022 by

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

Reflections from my 3 years on the OBF Board – Malvika Sharan

July 25th, 2022 by

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!