Bill Farmerie of ICBR: Audio Blog

Bill discusses ICBR, the exciting new world of NGS, the challenges and opportunities of SDM, and why his organization is adopting GenomeQuest.

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BILL FARMERIE
Associate Director
University of Florida
Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research

Highlights of the Interview

• ICBR Organization
• ICBR Requirement for GenomeQuest (Part 1)
• ICBR Requirement for GenomeQuest (Part 2)
• Managing NGS Data Overload
• Vision for Bioinformatics Managers
• Reaction of Researchers to GenomeQuest
• Value of GenomeQuest as Service Partner

Excerpts of the Interview

On ICBR

• “We are an umbrella organization for major core facilities that serve University of Florida campus.”

On NGS and Research

• “A whole new range of exciting applications are springing up -- made cost effective by NGS”
• “We have to keep data production and data management in proper balance.”
• “We want our bioinformatics managers to be more research consultant and less IT administrator – the highest and best use of our talent.”

On GenomeQuest and ICBR

• “When I saw how well the GQ platform handled the high volume of sequence data, I said: that’s what we need to do.”
• “GQ reduces the resistance or fear of high-volume sequencing from investigators.”
• “Being able to connect and manipulate their own data is what investigators like so much about GQ.”

Listen to Highlights of the Interview

ICBR Organization

ICBR Requirement for GenomeQuest (Part 1)


ICBR Requirement for GenomeQuest (Part 2)


Managing NGS Data Overload


Vision for Bioinformatics Managers


Reaction of Researchers to GenomeQuest


Value of GenomeQuest as Service Partner