[GenABEL-dev] Abstract for the EMGM 2014 conference

[L.C. Karssen]

Dear all,

I have just received notification from the EMGM committee that my
abstract has been selected for a poster presentation.


Thank you for all you contributions!

Lennart.

On 31-01-14 18:49, L.C. Karssen wrote:
> Dear GenABEL devs,
> 
> Thank you for the various comments you sent. I have incorporated them,
> but also hd to shorten the abstract to 250 words. Please find below the
> abstract I submitted.
> 
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Lennart.
> 
> 
> Title: New software and developments in the GenABEL project
> 
> Authors: L.C. Karssen, on behalf of the GenABEL team
> 
> Abstract:
> In the last year the GenABEL project has seen a considerable number
> of improvements. These improvements do not only consist of updates
> to the packages in the GenABEL suite, but we also improved the
> development process and the way packages are made available to
> our users.
> 
> We will demonstrate newly implemented features in the GenABEL
> suite packages, as well as introduce OmicABEL, a package for rapid
> mixed-model based genome-wide association analysis of multiple
> traits (for example, metabolomics, glycomics, etc.).
> 
> Recently we started using the Jenkins Continuous Integration server
> to help us release software of higher quality. Jenkins is a
> framework that automatically runs several tests (e.g. static code
> analysis, checks for memory leaks) after a new commit to our version
> control system. This allows us to detect problems in the code at an
> early stage, before they bug the user.
> 
> After GenABEL, ProbABEL is the second package that is available as a
> Debian package, allowing users of upcoming Debian releases to
> install and upgrade ProbABEL with a single command. This also
> benefits users of Linux distributions derived from Debian, like
> Ubuntu.
> 
> In the coming year more packages are expected to be added the
> GenABEL suite as well as continued efforts to improve the existing
> ones. Moreover, we plan to increase both the ease of installation as
> well as the visibility of the GenABEL suite by adding more packages
> into both the Debian and Red Hat Linux repositories (as
> well as derivatives like CentOS and Scientific Linux).
> 
> 
> 
> On 30-01-14 20:28, L.C. Karssen wrote:
>> Dear list,
>>
>> I'm planning to go to the EMGM (European Mathematical Genetics Meeting)
>> in Cologne in April. I'd like to present a poster there and wrote the
>> abstract below.
>> Please let me know any comments or suggestions as soon possible as the
>> deadline for abstract submission is tomorrow (Fri 31 Jan).
>>
>> Thank you very much,
>>
>> Lennart.
>>
>>
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>>   Over the last year the GenABEL project has seen a considerable
>>   number of improvements. These improvements do not only consist of
>>   updates to the existing packages of the GenABEL suite, but are also
>>   manifest in the way the development process is being handled and
>>   the way the packages are made available to the users.
>>
>>   On our poster we will demonstrate the newly implemented features in
>>   the various packages of the GenABEL suite. We also welcome a new
>>   member to the GenABEL family: OmicABEL, a package for rapid
>>   mixed-model based genome-wide association analysis of multiple
>>   traits (think metabolomics, glycomics, etc.).
>>
>>   Recently we started using the open source Jenkins Continuous
>>   Integration server to help us release software of higher
>>   quality. Jenkins is a framework that automatically runs several
>>   tests (e.g. static code analysis, checks for memory leaks) for each
>>   of our packages. It builds and tests each project after a new commit
>>   in our version control system. This allows us to detect problems in
>>   the code at an early stage, before they bug the user.
>>
>>   After the GenABEL package, ProbABEL is the second package that is
>>   available as a Debian package. This means that users of upcoming
>>   Debian releases will be able to install ProbABEL with a simple click
>>   of a button or a single command. Moreover, since many other Linux
>>   distributions like Ubuntu and Linux Mint are derived from Debian,
>>   users of these distributions automatically benefit as well.
>>
>>   In the coming year more packages are expected to be added the
>>   GenABEL suite as well as continued efforts to improve the existing
>>   ones. Moreover, we plan to increase both the ease of installation as
>>   well as the visibility of the GenABEL suite by adding more packages
>>   into both the Debian and Red Hat Enterprise Linux repositories (as
>>   well as derivatives like CentOS and Scientific Linux).
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lennart at karssen.org
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