BioFAIR Community Podcast

Advancing Open Science, One Conversation at a Time.

Welcome to The BioFAIR Community Podcast, your inside look at the people, tools, and ideas transforming how data is managed across the UK life sciences ecosystem.

About the Podcast

Hosted by BioFAIR Fellow Sam Haynes, this podcast dives deep into all things FAIR. In each episode, Sam sits down with other BioFAIR Fellows, data stewards, research software engineers, and key life science stakeholders to discuss the shift toward open, reproducible science.

Whether you are a researcher wrangling complex biological datasets, an infrastructure builder, or simply passionate about the future of data-driven bioscience, this podcast brings you the insights you need. Join us as we break down barriers, share best practices, and champion the reuse of data and methods.

Meet Your Host

Sam Haynes, BioFAIR Fellow

Sam Haynes is a Senior Bioinformatician at the Quadram Institute. His role consists of bridging the gap between biological research and computing infrastructure to facilitate world-leading research into food, disease, and the gut microbiome. He manages several research software stacks—including Galaxy, OMERO, and IRIDA—to help researchers analyse their data and continues to develop Cloud-based and HPC-based infrastructure for biological research.

Get Involved

Have a question about FAIR data or a topic you’d like us to cover on a future episode? We want to hear from you!

Episode 1

Episode 1: Introducing BioFAIR & Meet the Fellows

Host Sam Haynes kicks off the series by introducing the nationwide BioFAIR initiative and his vision for the podcast. He is joined by fellow BioFAIR colleagues Marisa Loach, Nan Fletcher-Lloyd, and Chris Wyatt.

Listen in as the Fellows discuss their unique backgrounds, what drew them to the project, and the specific FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data challenges they are tackling to improve the UK’s life sciences data infrastructure.

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