PhageParser

[abbycabs]

[ Project Lead ] @mbonsma
[ GitHub Repo ] https://github.com/goyalsid/phageParser
[ Track ] Tools: you are building a tool others can help you build
[ Level ] Intermediate
[ Timezone ] EDT

Description

This project seeks to accelerate our understanding of disease immunity by leveraging open genetic data.

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[mbonsma]

Thanks @acabunoc! I'll be participating in the sprint (at the Toronto site) for both days.

[brucellino]

What kind of computing resources does this application need ?

[mbonsma]

@brucellino, do you mean what resources does a contributor need or what resources does the project need?

Contributor: a standard laptop on any OS is probably fine - that's what people have been working with until now. All scripts are made with small test datasets that don't take a crazy long time to run.

Project: ultimately it'll be hosted on a server somewhere, and more than that we're not sure! As far as I know, bioinformatics generally uses a lot of RAM.

[brucellino]

Hi @mbonsma

I was referring to the project, not the contributor. I am coordinating a distributed computing infrastructure in Africa and was wondering what would be needed to get the application onto it. The final aim would be to engage researchers and users of the project in our region.

[mbonsma]

Wow, that's a really cool project! I love that idea, and it would be great to hear what you have in mind. My feeling is that phageParser is still in too early a stage to be deployed for end users, but we could definitely talk about getting some developers on board from your region. My email is m.bonsma@mail.utoronto.ca if you're interested in chatting more about this.