Former lifer @broadinstitute, now @TempusAI. Fxnal genomics PhD @harvard, single mom of 2, Christian. Wrangler of people, finder of nuance. she/her.
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Rachel Liao retweeted
One of the biggest cultural shifts in life science PhD programs over the past decade - industry directly replacing academic jobs for graduates
Source: @NSF @DrChrisTSmith
Rachel Liao retweeted
From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
Rachel Liao retweeted
We are very excited to share that the next ICDA Virtual Plenary will take place on Dec 6-7 in Copenhagen, Denmark! #ICDAbio #ICDAbio2022
Rachel Liao retweeted
“It took me a relatively short time in Haiti to discover that I could never serve as a dispassionate reporter or chronicler of misery. I am only on the side of the destitute sick and have never sought to represent myself as some sort of neutral party.” Dr Paul Farmer. 1959-2022
Rachel Liao retweeted
We’re thrilled to share the agenda and open registration (icda.bio/events/icda-virtual…) for #ICDAbio Virtual Scientific Plenary (Mar 8-9)! #ICDAbio2022
Rachel Liao retweeted
I left them with this: People who oppose today what he stood for back then do not get to be the arbiters of his legacy. The real Dr. King cannot be commodified, homogenized, and white-washed and whatever side you stand on TODAY is the side you would have been back then.
Rachel Liao retweeted
I was invited to give an MLK speech today and a small number of members of the group hosting me wrote and then leaked emails opposing my giving this speech, as it dishonored Dr. King for me to do so. They called me a "discredited activist" "unworthy of such association with King"
Rachel Liao retweeted
Our peer-reviewed publication on the human genetic architecture of #COVID19 is OFFICIALLY published today! Previously available as a @medrxivpreprint & on @nature as a pre-publication release, we are excited to share this #openaccess article w/ the world.
nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
Rachel Liao retweeted
Excited to share our latest manuscript on the flagship project by the Global Biobank Meta-analysis Initiative (GBMI) mentored by @bmneale @dalygene @cristenw @genetisaur medrxiv.org/cgi/content/shor…
Rachel Liao retweeted
Today we launched our Research Analysis Platform, allowing approved researchers to access and analyse the entire UK Biobank database securely from anywhere in the world. This exponentially increases the scale and accessibility of our resource to advance health-related research.
Rachel Liao retweeted
Today we are thrilled to announce the #COVID19 HGI manuscript is published @Nature nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
In this study, we report that the human genome significantly contributes to an individual’s response to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Rachel Liao retweeted
Using data from nearly 50,000 #COVID19 patients across 19 countries, scientists report 13 genetic factors strongly associated with #SARSCoV2 infection or severe COVID-19. Learn more: broad.io/COVID19-HGI-070821
Rachel Liao retweeted
Our @covid19_hgi flagship paper is OUT NOW on medrxiv!
medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
In numbers:
50,000 SARS-COV-2 patients
46 participating studies
19 countries represented
15 loci identified
2,870 authors
#Covid19 #Genetics #Sarscov2 #immunology #scicomm #DNA
Rachel Liao retweeted
Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks.
How? College volunteers w 2 hrs training simply called a roster of 6-9 folks 2-5X/week (elders' choice) to ask how they are.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Rachel Liao retweeted
The JNJ vaccine results indicate we miraculously have at least 3 safe, highly effective vaccines.
Headlines focus on the 66% overall efficacy. But the big deal is that the single-dose vax was 100% effective against severe disease after day 49, and 85% effective by day 28.
Rachel Liao retweeted
Contribute to the @ICDAbio Flagship Disease Project – we want to hear from YOU: forms.gle/Cd4NugM5FqAdEZ5v5
For YOUR disease or trait of interest what are the 2-3 key deliverables you would wish for from an FDP effort?
What do YOU think are the barriers to tackle these?
#ICDAbio2020
Rachel Liao retweeted
new collaborative initiative is born: "Latin American Alliance for Genomic Diversity" is set to respond to @ICDAbio recommendations of increasing diversity of biobanks. Stay tuned for more here: icda.bio/events/icda-virtual…. Registration is open and free! 🇨🇱🇲🇽🇦🇷🇧🇷🇵🇪🇺🇾🇺🇸 and more!
