Genomic Connections #6 – The code of life: the world of bioinformatics

The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) and the European node of the International Barcode of Life (iBOL Europe), two international communities of scientists brought together under the Biodiversity Genomics Europe Project, are joining forces for “Genomic Connections,” a podcast show exploring the fascinating world of Biodiversity Genomics and the intersection of their communities.

In this episode of the Genomic Connections show, Kasia and Christian talk with Rutger Vos and Diego de Panis about their experiences in bioinformatics and the central role this relatively new discipline plays in transforming vast amounts of data into biological insights.

Rutger is a bioinformatician and the head of the Data Competence Center at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Leiden, Netherlands). Diego is a biologist based at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Berlin, Germany) with 10+ years of data-driven research experience assembling sequences and connecting genes with phenotypes and biological processes.

You can listen to Genomic Connections on Spotify and PocketCast; RSS feed available here.
And you can watch the video of this episode below.

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“Genomic Connections” is written and produced by Christian de Guttry, Kasia Fantoni, Luisa Marins and Chiara Bortoluzzi.

Graphic design: Luisa Marins

Music (intro and outro): “⁠⁠Nostalgic Reflections⁠⁠” by Ant.Survila (c) copyright 2025 Licensed under a CC-BY-NC 4.0 license. Ft: airtone.

BGE is a Horizon Europe project funded by the European Commission, the Swiss Confederation and the United Kingdom.

The episode is licensed under a CC-BY 4.0 license.