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Season 2 NEW

A Coffee with CompBio

Season 2 Hosts

Sharvari Narendra and Saba Nafees

Follow them on LinkedIn: Sharvari | Saba

All Episodes

Episode 9: "Who Do You Know?" — Networking in Bioinformatics NEW

Published: Oct 01, 2026 | Duration: 30:44

Networking is really just talking, but doing it well in bioinformatics takes strategy. Join Dina and Saba as they break down how to make meaningful connections at conferences, local events, and…

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Episode 8: Academia or Industry? Advice, Regrets and Real Talk

Published: Aug 24, 2026 | Duration: 52:57

Academia or Industry? Join us as we talk to two scholars in academia and two scientists in industry. They share a day in their life, what they would redo and how they navigated one of the biggest…

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Episode 7: Boston to the Bay: Building Bioinformatics Communities, from Coast to Coast & Beyond

Published: Jul 26, 2026 | Duration: 49:00

Bioinformatics is a field built on collaboration and some of the most meaningful work happens beyond the lab and workplace. In our latest podcast episode, we chat with our two wonderful guests Ryan…

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Episode 6: A Coffee with Lorena Pantano: science, community, and the work that connects them

Published: Jun 17, 2026 | Duration: 37:45

In this episode of A Coffee with CompBio, we sit down with Lorena Pantano - a bioinformatician with about two decades of experience, founder of Boston Women+ in Bioinformatics, and co-founder of the…

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Episode 4: Behind the "We'll Be in Touch" Emails: ArkeaBio's Lauren and Kaye on How to Get Hired in Bioinformatics

Published: Apr 29, 2026 | Duration: 51:28

What does it really take to land a bioinformatics role? In this episode, we sit down with Lauren Fitch, the Head of Computational Biology at ArkeaBio and Kaye Guerard-Hatziioannou, HR Business…

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Episode 3: Claude Code for Bioinformatics

Published: Mar 23, 2026 | Duration: 28:40

Claude code has taken over the tech world like a storm. But how good is Claude code when it comes to Bioinformatics and Computational Biology? In this episode of A Coffee with Compbio, Saba and…

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Episode 2: Hacking your way into computational biology

Published: Feb 24, 2026 | Duration: 32:30

Hackathons are not just for coders anymore — computational biologists have made it their own with data, models, and insights! Hackathons can be a great way to understand the trends in your field,…

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Episode 1: 12 New Year Resolutions For Computational Biologists

Published: Jan 27, 2026 | Duration: 18:45

New year, new episode, new comp-bio goals and new hosts. But first, we wish you a very Happy New Year! Most new year's resolutions fail due to lack of clarity, so to make it easier, we begin our…

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