I think theoretical/practical background will allow me to figure stuff out as I go with relative ease. Often times in bioinformatics there are useful vignettes

I think theoretical/practical background will allow me to figure stuff out as I go with relative ease. Often times in bioinformatics there are useful vignettes a Google search away. But you are right that specialized tools and libraries which I haven't used before are likely needed. At least for me the main bottleneck will be proper space for processing and the aspect of (reusable) hardware to keep costs down costs. While NanoPores appear to have hidden costs it still seems to be way cheaper than other methods if I want to have my own sequencing rig.