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Nils Homer
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I write software for Biologists. Founder @fulcrumgenomics, Bioinformatician, Computer Scientist, Coder, Father of 2xGirls. Opinions are my own.
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10th Anniversary Core Values blog series: Valuing People

Valuing People is one of our deepest commitments: to ourselves, to our team, and to our clients. Life is messy—just like biology. When life gets complicated, we don’t look away. We step in.

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Core Value: Valuing People
Fulcrum Genomics 10th Anniversary Series
blog.fulcrumgenomics.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
@plasmidsaurus.bsky.social next time in Boston for #ASHG25, consider catering with Bagelsaurus!
October 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Ever want a live code review of your #bioinformatics code?

DM me if you’re at #ASHG25 and I’ll take look to give you suggestions on how to improve reproducibility, maintainability, and overall engineering quality.
October 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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10th Anniversary Core Values blog series: Openness

Openness is an action. It’s a positive, and proactive, choice to lean-in.

It begins with a simple but powerful question: What do I know that others need to know?

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Core Value: Openness
Fulcrum Genomics 10th Anniversary Series
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October 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I'll be there to prove I'm not an AI. Lets meet up!
@nilshomer.com, Yossi Farjoun, and @tfenne.bsky.social will be attending #ASHG25 in Boston this year on behalf of Fulcrum Genomics. Let us know if you'll be there too!
September 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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@nilshomer.com, Yossi Farjoun, and @tfenne.bsky.social will be attending #ASHG25 in Boston this year on behalf of Fulcrum Genomics. Let us know if you'll be there too!
September 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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@nilshomer.com, Yossi Farjoun and I will be attending ASHG in Boston this year on behalf of Fulcrum Genomics. Let us know if you'll be there too!
September 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Charles river doesn’t have trees… just saying.
August 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Here’s to another ten years working with awesome and talented people on challenging and impactful Bioinformatics problems!

blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/ten-years-...
Ten Years of Fulcrum Genomics
Fulcrum Genomics Founded July 27, 2015
blog.fulcrumgenomics.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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We love working with people who notice how things fit together, who make unwieldy problems work better. The 'Meet the Team' series spotlights humans behind our bioinformatics work. We hope you'll feel like you've met us — or want to. Meet Erin McAuley: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/meet-erin-...
Meet Erin McAuley
Scaling Science Without Losing the Plot
blog.fulcrumgenomics.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Remember, to be generous also means accepting help to allow others the opportunity to be generous. You cannot give that which you do not have.
July 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Rather than feeling unworthy or like a burden, I choose to be grateful for the time they shared, giving them the chance to be generous and reaffirming my own value.
July 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I regularly volunteer my time meet with folks in the field. Instead, today reached out for guidance and help, and I was met with generosity as someone took the time to meet with me.
July 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Saying no when someone offers to help deprives them of the opportunity to be generous.
July 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
What's the equivalent in #bioinformatics?

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Fix This Sign
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July 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
My Genetic Data are public: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/my-genetic...
My Genetic Data are public
Genomics, privacy, and the acquisition of 23andMe.
blog.fulcrumgenomics.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It's a "I don't want to have to write the same thing multiple times across clients" and "here's a look at the quality of code we write" and "community benefit is one of our core values"...
June 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
By the power of Grayskull...

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Create conda recipes with Grayskull
Master the Conda Universe
blog.fulcrumgenomics.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Cunningham’s Law, but making feature requests to get the correct answer. There’s got to be a German word for that.
May 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Half the battle is knowing the right reference to use...
May 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Join us and find out!
May 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We try to be good #bioinformatics community members; check out our recent Open Source work @fulcrumgenomics.com
blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/recent-ope...
Recent Open Source Work by Fulcrum Genomics
Highlights from the last 3-4 months of our work in open source software
blog.fulcrumgenomics.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"As of May 1st 2025, GATK forums will be community-driven and self-moderated. They will not be moderated or monitored by a GATK team member."

See more: gatk.broadinstitute.org/hc/en-us
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ALT: a man is covering his mouth with his hand and says `` and like that ... he 's gone . ''
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April 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM