This blog: business|bytes|genes|molecules (bbgm) explores topics at the interface of the life sciences and information technology. Here you can find news and commentary on a variety of subjects with a particular emphasis on open data, scientific computing, big data, bioinformatics, collective intelligence, web services and anything else that catches my fancy. The emphasis is on the social and commercial potential of science and technology and how the World Wide Web and computing are constantly providing new ways for science to be practiced and communicated.
As a rule I try and separate work from blogging, but just in case a post touches on something related to my current or past employers, all conflicts will be stated in the post. Please see the standard disclaimer below.
I, Me, Mine: I spent nearly eight years in the life science software and informatics industry in a variety of roles ranging from scientific programming to product management and strategy. In 2008 I moved to the world of cloud services and massively distributed computing. As a technologist, I am a strong believer in the potential of computing and information technology to help solve socially and commercially relevant scientific problems, and wanted to be part of one of the most innovative business and technological paradigm shifts in recent years, with a potentially huge impact on science. I am a self-avowed geek, a hacker-in-training, and musician. A tip of the hat to freedom of thought, global open markets, creative commons, open source software, sustainability, and people who share my passion and curiosity for the world around us.
In addition to my day jobs, I co-founded Bioscreencast.com with some friends, or should I say, they allowed me to be one of the co-founders. Bioscreencast is just another example of my belief in the power of the web as a democratizing institution for science. We can all be creators and consumers.
That belief is further manifested in two micro-communities that I started (well, created the pages for at least), The Life Scientists and The BioGang, the latter an example of my interest in “bursty work“.
The history of mndoci: Many many years ago, in graduate school, I needed a yahoo id. With a name as common as mine, using that was out of the question, so I chose the name of an electronic structure calculation program I was working on at the time. It’s become part of my online persona (and for those who want to know, mndoci = Modified Neglect of Differential Overlap Configuration Interaction). You can find the real deal over here
Advertising: bbgm runs ads through various ad networks including adsense. While I try and keep advertising to the minimal amount that makes sense, if you have any comments/suggestions/criticisms, please let me know (email address below).There is no advertising on AWS. There might be an affiliate link or two from time to time.
Privacy Policy: bbgm does not share private information of any sort with third parties. All information collected via emails or comments is strictly confidential, unless the person provides written consent. bbgm does not track information from any cookies that might get stored on your computer by my content management system or third party widgets
Disclaimers
All professional affiliations are listed here. I work in the business development team at Amazon Web Services, where I am lucky enough to work on a bunch of cloud services that I am rather passionate about. While I try not to do so, on occasion I might refer to technologies from competitors, customers or business partners. However, all opinions in this blog are purely my own and don’t reflect the views of my employers in any way.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at deepak[at]deepaksingh dot net
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This blog: business|bytes|genes|molecules (bbgm) explores topics at the interface of the life sciences and information technology. Here you can find news and commentary on a variety of subjects with a particular emphasis on open data, scientific computing, big data, bioinformatics, collective intelligence, web services and anything else that catches my fancy. The emphasis is on the social and commercial potential of science and technology and how the World Wide Web and computing are constantly providing new ways for science to be practiced and communicated.
As a rule I try and separate work from blogging, but just in case a post touches on something related to my current or past employers, all conflicts will be stated in the post. Please see the standard disclaimer below.
I, Me, Mine: I spent nearly eight years in the life science software and informatics industry in a variety of roles ranging from scientific programming to product management and strategy. In 2008 I moved to the world of cloud services and massively distributed computing. As a technologist, I am a strong believer in the potential of computing and information technology to help solve socially and commercially relevant scientific problems, and wanted to be part of one of the most innovative business and technological paradigm shifts in recent years, with a potentially huge impact on science. I am a self-avowed geek, a hacker-in-training, and musician. A tip of the hat to freedom of thought, global open markets, creative commons, open source software, sustainability, and people who share my passion and curiosity for the world around us.
In addition to my day jobs, I co-founded Bioscreencast.com with some friends, or should I say, they allowed me to be one of the co-founders. Bioscreencast is just another example of my belief in the power of the web as a democratizing institution for science. We can all be creators and consumers.
That belief is further manifested in two micro-communities that I started (well, created the pages for at least), The Life Scientists and The BioGang, the latter an example of my interest in “bursty work“.
All professional affiliations can be found at my profile on LinkedIn
The history of mndoci: Many many years ago, in graduate school, I needed a yahoo id. With a name as common as mine, using that was out of the question, so I chose the name of an electronic structure calculation program I was working on at the time. It’s become part of my online persona (and for those who want to know, mndoci = Modified Neglect of Differential Overlap Configuration Interaction). You can find the real deal over here
Alter egos, etc: I also maintain a personal portal and a scrapblog
You can find me on Twitter, FriendFeed, and Facebook
Advertising: bbgm runs ads through various ad networks including adsense. While I try and keep advertising to the minimal amount that makes sense, if you have any comments/suggestions/criticisms, please let me know (email address below).There is no advertising on AWS. There might be an affiliate link or two from time to time.Privacy Policy: bbgm does not share private information of any sort with third parties. All information collected via emails or comments is strictly confidential, unless the person provides written consent. bbgm does not track information from any cookies that might get stored on your computer by my content management system or third party widgets
Disclaimers
All professional affiliations are listed here. I work in the business development team at Amazon Web Services, where I am lucky enough to work on a bunch of cloud services that I am rather passionate about. While I try not to do so, on occasion I might refer to technologies from competitors, customers or business partners. However, all opinions in this blog are purely my own and don’t reflect the views of my employers in any way.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at deepak[at]deepaksingh dot net