Episode 4 dives into Statistics with guest, Dr. Jaya Satagopan. Hosts Dr. Sabah Kadri and Arshi Arora asked FIVE burning questions in statistics involving degrees of freedom, intercepts, hypothesis testing and more. Listen to Dr. Satagopan explain complex concepts using simple examples.  Let us know what is your favorite statistical summary metric too. Our email is computationallyyours@gmail.com.  After a hiatus of 2 months, we are back with a new schedule of an episode every 2 weeks. Follow us on Twitter: @compbiopodcast ; Dr. Sabah Kadri: @sabahkadri ; Arshi Arora: @arorarshi Websi ..read more

In this episode, hosts Dr. Sabah Kadri and Arshi Arora discuss the genetics of our cute furry friends, the effects of domestication on natural selection and how years of in-breeding have led to the study of clear mappings between dog traits and gene variants. Our hosts gave each other a task to come up with some interesting traits and their genetic markers. A must listen. Ostrander, E. A., & Wayne, R. K. The canine genome. Genome Research 15, 1706–1716 (2005) doi:10.1101/gr.3736605  Parker, H. G., et al. Genetic structure of the purebred domestic dog. Science 304, 1160–1164 (2004) doi ..read more

In this episode, our special guest, Dr. Debjani Sihi from Emory University talks to hosts Dr. Sabah Kadri and Arshi Arora, about the nuts and bolts of climate science. We dive in the real questions of climate change in accessible language. Curious about Green House gasses (GHG) or whether taking flights contribute global warming? What is the difference between weather and climate? What are the largest misconceptions surrounding climate science? Tune in to find out much more! Follow us on Twitter: @compbiopodcast ; Dr. Sabah Kadri: @sabahkadri ; Arshi Arora: @arorarshi Website: http ..read more

Welcome to the second season of Computationally Yours! In this very first episode of 2021, your hosts Dr. Sabah Kadri and Arshi Arora kick-off with the latest updates in the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccines. We talk about different types of vaccines, the science behind them, and the amount of misinformation surrounding these immunizations. Tune into this brand new episode as Sabah talks about her own experience of getting vaccinated! Follow us on Twitter: @compbiopodcast ; Dr. Sabah Kadri: @sabahkadri ; Arshi Arora: @arorarshi Website: http://computationallyyours.netlify.app/ Int ..read more

In this season finale episode, we discuss recent scientific news covering COVID vaccines and vaccine related jargon, results from a simulation study related to climate change and the nature communication paper describing influence of gender on mentor ship. See you soon in 2021! Email us at: computationallyyours@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @compbiopodcast ; Dr. Sabah Kadri: @sabahkadri ; Arshi Arora: @arorarshi Website: http://computationallyyours.netlify.app/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/computationallyours/ Intro/Outro music: Riatsu (Shadaab Kadri) --- Send in a voice ..read more

In light of the monumental weekend in the United States, we got thinking about women who changed Science forever, and the first name that comes up is Marie Curie. This episode highlights her fascinating story.  Email us at: computationallyyours@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @compbiopodcast ; Dr. Sabah Kadri: @sabahkadri ; Arshi Arora: @arorarshi Website: http://computationallyyours.netlify.app/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/computationallyours/ Intro/Outro music: Riatsu (Shadaab Kadri) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/computationall ..read more

In this episode, Arshi Arora takes you over a brief journey of data science and statistics in the field of Genomics. What are the steps of a typical data analysis pipeline, and some fun analogies to understand basic to complicated statistical concepts. We would love to hear from you if you think we missed something or you would like us to cover something more. Email us at: computationallyyours@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @compbiopodcast ; Dr. Sabah Kadri: @sabahkadri ; Arshi Arora: @arorarshi Website: http://computationallyyours.netlify.app/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com ..read more

Starting this month, we will be highlighting the main news in science for the month. This month, we highlighted three main stories: 1. Nobel Prize in Chemistry for CRISPR 2. Editorial in New England Journal of medicine “Dying in a Leadership Vacuum” 3. What's new in Remdesivir news? Contradicting evidence publications and FDA approval. References can be found on our website: http://computationallyyours.netlify.app/ Email us at: computationallyyours@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @compbiopodcast ; Dr. Sabah Kadri: @sabahkadri ; Arshi Arora: @arorarshi Follow us on Instagram https://www.in ..read more

In this episode of Computationally Yours, host Dr. Sabah Kadri discusses a topic she has been mulling over converting into an episode for a long time - the nuts and bolts of Bioinformatics. She introduces the field, discusses its fuzzy history and then shares nuggets of wisdom for both new and aspiring Bioinformaticians talking about things she wishes she knew when she was starting out. We would love to hear from you if you think we missed something or you would like us to cover something more. Email us at: computationallyyours@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @compbiopodcast ; Dr. Sabah Kadri ..read more

In this first of its kind episode in the field, host Dr. Sabah Kadri assembled a panel of distinguished Clinical Bioinformatics Directors for this very special episode. Dr. Eric Klee (Mayo Clinic), Dr. Ahmet Zehir (Memorial Sloan Kettering) and Dr. Matthew Hestand (Cincinnati Children's) talk about being leaders in the field, the challenges of hiring clinical bioinformaticians and some good training practices. You will get to know these scientists up close and personal with some fun daredevil questions posed by our host and walk away with many lessons. This is one fun ride! Contact us with que ..read more