We bring on Lingzi Xiaoli and Jill Hagey to talk about their benchmark datasets for SARS-CoV-2.  Find out more at https://github.com/CDCgov/datasets-sars-cov-2.  See our previous episode for part 1 of the conversation.

* Previous paper for bacterial datasets can be found at https://peerj.com/articles/3893/
* Jill can be found on Twitter at @JillHagey and jvhagey.github.io
* Lingzi can be found on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lingzi-xiaoli-27b87174/

81 The people behind the benchmark datasets for SARS-CoV-2

Microbial Bioinformatics is a rapidly changing field marrying computer science and microbiology. Join us as we share some tips and tricks we’ve learnt over the years. If you’re student just getting to grips to the field, or someone who just wants to keep tabs on the latest and greatest - this podcast is for you. 

The hosts are Dr. Lee Katz from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (US), Dr. Nabil-Fareed Alikhan from the University of Oxford (UK), and Prof. Andrew Page from Theiagen Genomics (UK) and bring together years of experience in microbial bioinformatics.

The opinions expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Oxford or Theiagen Genomics.

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81 The people behind the benchmark datasets for SARS-CoV-2

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