#Bioinformatics communities

Bioinformatics Center supports information sharing and collaboration in context of the bioinformatics. Several official and unofficial communication channels exist. Please choose the best ones that suit for your needs:

##Teams group
  * [[https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a0019b3520c474e638fcad6dbe3078504%40thread.skype/conversations?groupId=f01d4c77-58d7-423e-980c-439b0024bd9f&tenantId=87879f2e-7304-4bf2-baf2-63e7f83f3c34|MS Teams - UEF Bioinformatics Center]]
  * Official Bioinformatics Center group
  * General discussion related to Bioinformatcs Center services
  * Peer-to-peer communication channel

##Viva Engage 
  * [[https://www.yammer.com/uef.fi/#/threads/inGroup?type=in_group&feedId=7491991&view=all|Yammer - UEF Bioinformatics Center]]
  * Official Bioinformatic Center group
  * News and announcements

##Mailing list
  * [[https://lists.uef.fi/mailman/listinfo/bioinformatics-center|bioinformatics-center@lists.uef.fi]]
  * Official Bioinformatics Center mailing list
  * News and announcements

##Facebook
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/kuopio.bioinformatics/|Facebook - kuopio.bioinformatics]]
  * Unofficial social media channel
  * Social bioinformatics events


##Finnish Society for Bioinformatics
  * [[http://www.bioinf.fi/|http://www.bioinf.fi/]]
  * Local contact person: Niina Lapinlampi

##Biocenter Kuopio (BCK)
  * [[http://www.uef.fi/web/bck|http://www.uef.fi/web/bck]]

##Biocenter Finland
  * [[https://www.biocenter.fi/|https://www.biocenter.fi/]]