r/learnbioinformatics
Looking for a bioinformatics internship
Hi everyone!!!
I am msc bioinformatics 2nd year student and is looking for genuine remote internship in bioinformatics in ngs analyst. I will love to work with startups.
I am comfortable with linux, r , Python, sql and has built transcriptomics , wgs project on github.
Any senior who can guide what more I can learn to get a job will be great help.
Any type of guidance and help will be grateful.
u/Similar-Peak-5716 — 4 days ago
Tutorial - Basics of DNA Sequencing and VCF Files
I recently made a tutorial video on the basics of DNA sequencing, and how to make sense of VCF files (the file type produced by DNA sequencing, with information about genetic variants).
Here's the video if anyone's interested.
It's specifically meant for people who are beginners in the field of bioinformatics / genomics, including people who had their DNA sequenced and are interested in exploring their own data.
Bit of background - I work as a bioinformatics scientist at a biotech company for my day job, and my main hobby is making educational videos about this field. I'm also interested in biohacking and decentralized science more broadly, and try to contribute to that with my videos. Basically encouraging people to self-educate on these topics, and trying to get over the myth that you need to be a genius or have some fancy credential to explore biology.
Anyway, thought some people in this community might be interested!
u/mike20731 — 12 days ago
OpenLIMS — open-source, self-hosted LIMS with sequencing, BLAST, mass spec, and lab workflow support
Hi everyone,
I’ve been building OpenLIMS, an open-source, self-hosted Laboratory Information Management System aimed at research labs, bioinformatics groups, small biotech teams, and core facilities.
GitHub:
https://github.com/Mokey2002/OpenLIMS
The goal is to provide a lighter alternative for labs that need more structure than spreadsheets but don’t want the cost or complexity of a large commercial LIMS.
Some of the current functionality includes:
- Sample tracking, lineage, and chain of custody
- Projects and collaborative experiment notebooks
- Inventory and barcode/location tracking
- Configurable workflows and QC
- Instrument CSV/API ingestion
- Legacy data migration
- FASTA and sequence management
- Clustal Omega alignments
- Local BLAST databases and blastn/blastp searches
- mzML/mzXML and other mass-spec data review using pyOpenMS
- Reporting and audit trails
- REST API
- Optional OpenAI or local Ollama assistant
The stack is Django/DRF + PostgreSQL + Celery/Redis with a React frontend, and it can be deployed using Docker Compose.
It’s currently a production-style prototype and is not yet a validated clinical/diagnostic LIMS.
I’d be interested in hearing from people working in bioinformatics or lab informatics
Contributions, issues, and technical feedback are welcome as well.
u/Mokey925 — 12 days ago