https://init.bio/blog daily 0.75 2025-12-23 https://init.bio/blog/blog-post-title-one-h5zj6 monthly 0.5 2025-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61476fcdfe1a16411a7b27cd/b3898af7-6041-42fe-950f-1c05e9293b79/comp_bio_pillars_04172023.png Blog - Simplifying computational biology (for people building life sciences companies and products) Figure 1. Four pillars of applied computational biology: subdisciplines that equate to recurring job functions in a company. Core Science Data Analysis Algorithm Development Software & Data Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61476fcdfe1a16411a7b27cd/98632ad6-acb2-41ff-9764-9ad2c90543c9/comp_bio_functions_Venn_diagram.png Blog - Simplifying computational biology (for people building life sciences companies and products) Figure 2. These four job functions are distinct but sometimes overlap in practice. Separate areas of each circle indicate a recurring job function in a company. In practice, these domain areas and job functions can overlap, and this overlap is critical to developing a life sciences product using applied computational biology. (For example, someone doing much of the data analysis should also be able to participate in experimental design and have key scientific domain knowledge. Also, in an ideal world, everyone involved in the cross-functional team should be able to program and understand code, to varying extents.) https://init.bio/blog/blog-post-title-two-63dr6 monthly 0.5 2023-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61476fcdfe1a16411a7b27cd/1681762564760-KRUITVB7J01LXW83D2X5/unsplash-image-bmJAXAz6ads.jpg Blog - Lessons on computational biology teams from working in biotech Here are some examples of decisions around computational biology / bioinformatics team building that I have encountered that ran into problems: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61476fcdfe1a16411a7b27cd/1681762955273-PR9V15LH9P113C8SK990/unsplash-image-jjvAFteeies.jpg Blog - Lessons on computational biology teams from working in biotech https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61476fcdfe1a16411a7b27cd/1681762734023-WYJLJ3ZQES79NYR28LHS/unsplash-image-p74ndnYWRY4.jpg Blog - Lessons on computational biology teams from working in biotech Here are some examples of “bioinformatics done right” — teams I have worked with that were super productive and fun: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61476fcdfe1a16411a7b27cd/1681763256221-1CH0K7W8F1LHPXCUGLT9/unsplash-image-DnXqvmS0eXM.jpg Blog - Lessons on computational biology teams from working in biotech An important theme that emerges from the above experiences is the need for complementarities. 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