Kallisto [1] is a pseudo-aligning and quantification tool for RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) data that I am working with on daily basis. This blog post serves as my personal documentation about the tool: some intuition, background models and how to run it. Most of the notes in this post are collected from various sources online and BCB [...]
What I do after 6:30 p.m. (nerd edition)
It's finally summer time: I only have to do research and don't have any classes at school. I commit to do research all day but MUST stop at 6:00 p.m. to have my "me" time. This may sound luxurious - "how on earth a grad student have spare time!". Surprisingly, I do! The following is [...]
Stay at home and still be sane
How is quarantine going my friends? I hope you all are doing well! Just like many of you, I'm going through a crazy phase of my life. I have been staying at home for nearly a month, and surprisingly work more effectively more than I ever have. I used to think that home is where [...]
Let’s wrap up this year of 2019
I never expected to be able to sit in my own room in Vietnam to type this blog post. Yes, I'm in Hanoi this holiday season. Instead of jumping right in about what I have done this year, let's sit back for a minute to talk about family. Are you close with your family? How [...]
Working on my mental health
The past few months have been taking a toll on me. For many days, I burned myself to ash yet still hoped I would rise up like a phoenix. Well, I'm just not a phoenix... It's been to the point that if someone hugs me long enough, I will start to cry. Luckily no one [...]
