Quantum Leaps in Bioinformatics with Lynn Langit

Lynn Langit, CEO of Lynn Langit Consulting, was one of the very first guest on “Screaming,” and now she is back, three hundred plus episodes later! Lynn’s repertoire is an impressive one. She was the first person to achieve AWS Community Hero as well as the equivalent designations at all three of the primary tier-one hyperscale cloud providers. Now as a consultant she is working across the cloud with an intensive focus on bioinformatics, quantum computing, and more. Since the last time Lynn came on the conversation has shifted from “should we be using cloud” to “how should we use it?” Lynn’s research is primarily focused in bioinformatics, and most of that research is centered on cancer. So, “how should we use it” is at the forefront of her work. Since the COVID pandemic Lynn has had a front row to seat to the massive impact it has made on bioinformatics at large. She discusses the changes in the field, the dynamic ways that research and money interact, her rising interest in quantum computing, and how it has shaped her consultancy.