A Coffee with CompBio

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Lorena Pantano

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Episodes 12

Avg. Duration 18m

Activity Highly Active

Since May 2025

Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Monthly

Format

Episodic

Consistency

72%

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About This Podcast

Step into the world where algorithms meet biology! Hosts Lorena Pantano and Alex Bartlett, two dynamic women in science, unravel the complexities and curiosities of computational biology. Each episode, they break down complicated analyses, demystify big data approaches, and share real-world stories from their own bioinformatics research adventures. Whether you’re a seasoned bioinformatician or just bio-curious, Alex and Lorena's engaging banter, expert interviews, and practical tips will guide you through the fascinating process of turning raw biological data into meaningful scientific discoveries. Join them as they make computation in the life sciences accessible—and even a little bit fun! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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Recent Episodes

S1E11 A Comp-bio holiday calendar: 12 tools and tips to make this holiday season a fantastic one!

Dec 16, 2025 14m

As our first season comes to an end, we would like to wish all of our listeners a very happy holiday season. But wait! We also have some presents for our listeners. In this episode of “A Coffee with…

S1E10 Collaboration Survival Guide for CompBio

Nov 11, 2025 16m

What really happens when a wet lab scientist and a computational biologist sit down to plan an experiment? Spoiler: it's not always smooth sailing. In this episode of 'A Coffee with Compbio,' Lorena…

S1E9 A coffee with Saranya Canchi - Fail, learn, repeat, the bioinformatics way!

Oct 14, 2025 13m

In this episode of A Coffee with Comp Bio, hosts Alex Bartlett and Lorena Pantano sit down with Saranya Canchi, a computational biologist specializing in neuroscience. Together, they explore how to…

S1E8 (Dry) Lab Notebooks: The Importance of Recordkeeping in CompBio

Sep 23, 2025 16m

Grab your coffee and join us for another episode of Coffee with CompBio! This time, we kick things off with Amulya, a PhD student at Boston University and co-chair of Boston Women in Bioinformatics,…

S1E7 The Spatial Transcriptomics Toolkit: Memory, Clustering, and Deconvolution

Sep 02, 2025 18m

In this episode, Alex and Lorena tackle the computational challenges of spatial transcriptomics. Learn how BPCells can help you work with millions of cells without needing terabytes of RAM, discover…

S1E6 A coffee with Katie Hughes - First hand experience on transitioning to a Product Manager role

Aug 12, 2025 20m

Alex Barlett and Lorena Pantano welcome Katie Hughes, their first guest, to discuss her career transition from bioinformatics to product management. Katie shares her journey from studying genetics,…

S1E5 R You Doing It Right? Modern Best Practices in R

Jul 29, 2025 21m

Alex and I dig into the tricks and tips that'll actually make your R code work better. We're talking about ditching those old habits we all picked up and switching to code that works better in 2025.…

S1E4 Fast, Private, and Publish-Ready Spatial Transcriptomics App (Without Losing Your Mind)

Jul 10, 2025 26m

In this episode, we journey through the real-life challenges of building interactive single cell spatial data visualizations for large projects. Lorena shares her recent adventure turning mountains…

S1E3 R Markdown: Because RNA-seq Code Shouldn't Be Wild-Type

Jun 26, 2025 21m

Alex and Lorena discuss a large bulk RNA-seq project that yielded lasting changes to their group’s everyday bioinformatics practices via the creation of parameterized R Markdown code templates. In…

S1E2 The Thousand-Dollar Alignment

Jun 10, 2025 22m

In this episode of A Coffee with CompBio, Lorena and Alex share the twists and turns of realizing their methylation data wasn’t what it seemed. From puzzlingly low mapping rates to unexpected cloud…

S1E1 Nine Samples and Zero Cells: A Week in the Life of Single-Cell Analysis

May 27, 2025 16m

In our first episode, Alex and Lorena dive into the messy reality of processing single-cell RNA-seq data. What started as a simple QC project turned into a week-long journey across compute…

S1 About Us

May 27, 2025 6m Trailer

In the introductory episode, Lorena and Alex introduce themselves and share how they got started in computational biology. They talk about their career paths, what drew them to bioinformatics, and…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does A Coffee with CompBio have?

A Coffee with CompBio has published 12 episodes since May 2025, covering topics in Business, Careers.

Is A Coffee with CompBio still active?

A Coffee with CompBio is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 18m.

How do I contact A Coffee with CompBio for sponsorship or guest appearances?