Stanford Genetics PhD. Science Policy Fellow. Just a guy that likes science, policy, and, Quidditch
Joined September 2019
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For many traits there is a correlation between the number of duplications or loss-of-function (LoF) mutations someone carries, and their phenotype. Curiously, for most traits, these effects are aligned in the SAME direction. Why?
In total, we reaffirm the germline genetics role on prostate cancer risk, find that neighborhood deprivation may influence prostate cancer etiology, and conclude these two variables largely act independently in their associations with PCa.
medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Lastly, I’d just like to thank my mentors and friends who have helped in this process. This includes the mentors above, but especially Casey (@casey6r0wn ) who isn’t with us anymore, but was essential in me to pursuing a PhD. So thanks and hope you enjoy this work!
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HLA is the locus that everyone loves to hate, so it rarely gets invited to the GWAS party... There’s good reason for this. The region has extensive LD, high gene density and high polymorphism. (Thread + preprint link below ⬇️) (1/8)
ALT A collage of screenshots quoting variations on "we excluded the HLA region" from random papers.
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We are recruiting postdoctoral fellows!
Interested in using quantitative tools to study gene regulation in stem cell-derived developmental models? See below for more info and reach out
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How is your genome build choice influencing your RNA-seq results? We saw ~4% of all genes, and ~39% of all quantified genes from six biospecimen types were impacted in one of three ways
📢Online now @AJHGNews!
📰Impact of genome build on RNA-seq interpretation and diagnostics
🧑🤝🧑@raungar @page_goddard @sbmontgom & colleagues
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So excited to share our work describing our experience creating & teaching a class on genetics,ethics, & society! tl;dr- bioethics education on relationship between science/scientists/society is impactful, something students want, and important for structural change in our field
thrilled to share @raungar's and my paper on our genetics + ethics course! still shocked, awed, and incredibly grateful that our little idea grew into a full-fledged course and accompanying paper cell.com/cell-genomics/fullt…
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@raungar and I are thrilled to share our paper on the trainee-led course on genetics, ethics, and society that was developed at Stanford: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… (1/9)
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BREAKING: The family of Henrietta Lacks is settling a lawsuit against a biotechnology company they accused of taking her cervical cells without her knowledge. They accused the company's leaders of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system. apnews.com/article/henrietta…
2nd tweet of the day (very exciting)! As some of you know, I'm running for the Trainee Director position on the @GeneticsSociety (ASHG) Board of Directors. I'm passionate about service, advocacy, and education, and this is my way to continue serving the Human Genetics community.
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Today, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released recommendations to help support and grow the U.S. public health workforce. Learn more here: whitehouse.gov/pcast/briefin…