Galaxy Training Academy 2026 Meet the Experts

Posted on: 11 May 2026

New for Galaxy Training Academy 2026: Meet the Experts

We are pleased to announce a new feature for the Galaxy Training Academy in 2026: a meet the experts daily video. Each day for the week of May 18, we will drop a new video from an expert in a field of interest of Galaxy users. Here are the experts we have lined up for this GTA:

Monday, May 18: Delphine Larivière

Delphine Larivière is a Research Assistant Professor at Penn State University and part of the Galaxy team, where she collaborates with researchers to develop advanced analysis pipelines and implement them in Galaxy. She also works with the Vertebrate Genome Project to help democratize high-quality reference genome assembly and contributes to the Galaxy Training Network as a trainer and mentor. Passionate about open and inclusive science, Delphine also helps develop training materials and workshops that make complex analyses more accessible to the research community. To learn more, you can find Delphine on GitHub (Delphine-L) and LinkedIn.

Tuesday, May 19: Aaron Quinlan

Aaron Quinlan is Professor and Chair of Human Genetics at the University of Utah and a leading figure in computational genomics. His lab is known for combining computational advances with genomics technologies to study the causes and consequences of genome mutation, reveal genetic variation, and understand the genetic basis of rare diseases. He is also well known for supporting open-source software for the genomics community, including tools such as BEDTools and Mosdepth, which have become foundational for analyzing genomic intervals and sequencing data at scale. To learn more, visit his lab’s website.

Wednesday, May 20: Stephanie Hicks

Stephanie Hicks is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Biostatistics at Johns Hopkins University, where she develops statistical and computational methods for analyzing high-dimensional genomics data. She is an applied statistician working at the intersection of genomics and biomedical data science, and her work emphasizes single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, with a strong focus on rigor, reproducibility, and open science. Hicks is also widely recognized for her leadership in the Bioconductor community and her advocacy for best practices in data analysis, mentoring, and inclusive scientific training. To learn more, visit her lab’s website.

Thursday, May 21: Timothy Griffin

Timothy Griffin is Professor and Faculty Director of the Center for Metabolomics and Proteomics at the University of Minnesota, where his group develops and applies mass spectrometry-based tools to study proteins and proteomes. This work helps enable system-wide characterization of proteins across a wide range of biological samples to better understand biological function and disease. His group also contributes to Galaxy-P, or Galaxy for proteomics, which supports multi-omic analyses integrating genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic data to provide new insights into biological systems. Griffin’s research is highly interdisciplinary and collaborative, bringing together analytical chemistry, computer science, and biochemistry to address questions of biological and biomedical importance. To learn more about Tim and Galaxy-P, visit his lab website and Galaxy-P’s website.

Friday, May 22: Gareth Price

Gareth Price leads Galaxy Australia, where he provides strategic direction and helps ensure the platform meets the needs of researchers across the life sciences. With a background in bioinformatics and genomics, he supports researchers through training, outreach, and collaboration with the global Galaxy Project, helping connect user needs with ongoing platform development. His experience spans a wide range of genomic technologies, data analysis approaches, and organisms, giving him a broad perspective on how Galaxy can support diverse research communities. Gareth is passionate about making bioinformatics more accessible and useful for researchers through both infrastructure and education. To learn more about Gareth, visit Australian BioCommons.