The Silent Hero of COVID-19 Variant Surveillance Effort - Docker Containers in Genomic Analysis

Explore how Docker containers played a crucial role in COVID-19 variant surveillance efforts in this 17-minute conference talk. Learn about the State Public Health Bioinformatics group's (StaPH-B) library of containerized open-source applications, which enabled rapid deployment of genomic analysis workflows across various computing environments. Discover how the combination of containerized software and workflow languages like WDL and Nextflow facilitated quick development and distribution of analysis workflows for public health COVID-19 variant surveillance. Gain insights from Curtis Kapsak, a Bioinformatics Scientist at Theiagen Genomics, as he discusses the impact of Docker on genomic analysis during the pandemic. Find resources to get started with Docker and explore the StaPH-B GitHub repository for hands-on experience with these tools.