Blue Genes and Boots
The Texas A&M Genetics Program has a podcast! Blue Genes & Boots is a podcast series where faculty and students talk about the fun science going on right here at Texas A&M University. Graduate students also share insights on how to pursue a PhD and jump-start a career in science.
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Blue Genes and Boots
Bioinformatics for the Betterment of Science with Dr. Adam Phillippy
Welcome to Blue Genes and Boots, everyone!
In this episode, Emmarie and Serina talk to Dr. Adam Phillippy. Dr. Phillippy is the director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research and the head of the Genome Informatics Section at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). His research focuses on developing computational tools for genomic analysis, such as genome assembly. His team has developed many widely used bioinformatic tools and assembled the genomes of diverse species. In 2022, Dr. Phillippy and his group published the first fully complete (or telomere-to-telomere) human genome.
If you want to know more about the research discussed in this episode or about the Genetics program at Texas A&M, please visit the following websites:
Dr. Adam Phillippy: https://www.genome.gov/staff/Adam-M-Phillippy-PhD
Telomere-to-telomere human genome publication: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.abj6987
Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu
Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu