As much as we can help, we recognize that for most topics, members of the broad CQLS community are the "experts in the field," and more often than not we know who those experts are! We will be sure to connect you with the lab or person that has previously cleared the path for the analysis or data you are facing. One way we connect people is through the Bioinformatics Users' Group (BUG), which meets for an hour, every two weeks.
BUG consists of life scientists, bioinformaticians, computer scientists, mathematicians, engineers, statisticians, and researchers of all types who meet to discuss topics related to these fields of study.
- No experience necessary to participate
- Informal: discussions and interactive-talks
- Short workshops
- Bring/request your own topics of interest
Previous topics include Hidden Markov Models, SNP Calling toolkits, Metagenomics, Structured Query Language (SQL), De-novo genome assembly tools, Project management, and many more.
Want to keep yourself, or your lab, apprised of upcoming BUG presentations?
- Subscribe to the cqls-bug mailing list or contact the Bioinformatics Trainers
- Join the BUG Slack channel
- See a list of our past BUG meetings
This term the CQLS Bioinformatics User Group (BUG) meets once a month on Wednesdays and no experience is necessary to participate!
Fall 2026 Schedule
12pm in ALS 3005, ZOOM link
| Date and Location | Presentation |
|---|---|
October 14th ALS 3005 | BUG - “Fall HPC and Bioinformatics Updates " - Biocomputing and Bioinformatics Staff (CQLS) |
November 4th ALS 3005 | BUG - "25 years of bird genetics from autorads to pangenomes" - Peter O Dunn (Distinguished Professor Emeritus - University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) |
December 2nd ALS 3005 | BUG - “Genome Function Under Uncertainty: From Bayesian Estimation to Generative AI” - Bill Majoros (Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University) |