Delve into NextFlow's modular design for scientific computation workflows with Evan Floden, Co-Founder of Seqera Labs. Explore challenges of genomic sequence data formats, academics transitioning to bioinformatics, and bridging the gap between scientists and software developers in biotech. Discover Nextflow's architecture, plugin development, and open source evolution, emphasizing scalability, industry collaborations, and the future of bioinformatics tools.
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NextFlow is a popular tool for managing scientific computation workflows in bioinformatics and life sciences.
NextFlow's modular design simplifies pipeline development by separating workflow logic from configuration.
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NextFlow for Managing Scientific Computation Workflows
NextFlow is a tool increasingly used in bioinformatics and life sciences. Evan Floden, the CEO of Secura Labs, discusses NextFlow's modular design, tailored for genomic data challenges. The focus is on improving scientific analysis tools for computation.
Evan Floden's Background in Bioinformatics and Science
Evan Floden's expertise lies in bioinformatics and multi-sequence alignment, aiding three-dimensional structure predictions and phylogeny analysis. His transition from a scientist to a company founder highlights the shift towards computational focus.
Secura Labs Goal in Modern Software Engineering for Scientists
Secura Labs aims to provide modern software engineering tools for scientists, starting with NextFlow. Their approach integrates containers, Git collaboration, and cloud adoption to streamline scientific data analysis.
NextFlow Architecture and Design Principles
NextFlow focuses on modular design with processes linked by channels for data flow. The separation of workflow logic from configuration simplifies pipeline development. Executors delegate tasks to systems like AWS Batch for distributed compute.
NextFlow is a tool for managing scientific computation workflows. It’s increasingly popular for bioinformatics, computational biology, and other life science applications.
Evan Floden is the Co-Founder and CEO of Seqera Labs which develops NextFlow. He joins the show today to talk about his background as a scientist and engineer, the modular design of NextFlow pipelines, the unique challenges of genomic sequence data formats, and more.
Sean’s been an academic, startup founder, and Googler. He has published works covering a wide range of topics from information visualization to quantum computing. Currently, Sean is Head of Marketing and Developer Relations at Skyflow and host of the podcast Partially Redacted, a podcast about privacy and security engineering. You can connect with Sean on Twitter @seanfalconer .