Leena Peltonen School of Human Genetics in full-swing!

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Today, the Scientific Programme Committee wrapped a fantastic and exciting programme for #eshg2026 conference! More information will available on our conference website soon. We look forward to welcoming you in Gothenburg!

It was a great pleasure hosting you in the group, Juliana! Wishing you all the best in your research!

A clever use of cat pictures in your thread, it kept me scrolling through to the end! Oh, and the use of @opentargets.org Platform wasn't too bad either ;)

Together with @pacbio.bsky.social, we’re building open datasets, new tools, and a better understanding of biology, one that’s truly global.

This is a technical and scientific milestone: long-read, single-cell transcriptomics at scale, across cell types and tissues, and across diverse populations.

Alongside, @carlanderson.bsky.social and his team will apply this technology to IBD. By resolving RNA isoforms in blood and gut tissue, they hope to uncover why treatments work better for some than others, and how to improve them.

This matters because underrepresented populations have been left out of large-scale genomic studies for too long.
By centering these communities in cutting-edge research, we’re helping pave the way for more equitable health outcomes.

Samples from Peru 🇵🇪 and Mexico 🇲🇽 will help reveal how transcriptional complexity varies across ancestries, bringing much-needed diversity to immune research and ensuring genomic insights reflect all of global population.

Project JAGUAR is at the heart of this.

We’re working with scientists across 7 Latin American countries to study how genetic ancestry shapes immune responses. We will use long-read single-cell RNA sequencing for the first time at scale.

📢🌎 A big step forward for inclusive genomics
Announcing a major collaboration between @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @pacbio.bsky.social to map the hidden language of genes in the immune system at single-cell resolution.

👇Why this matters, especially for underrepresented populations:

Postdoc opportunity to join @maryellenlynall.bsky.social and my group on this exciting project to look into the genetic drivers of immune system deregulation in schizophrenia.

Less than a month to apply! If you're a PhD student in human genetics, don't miss this unique opportunity. We have a stellar lineup of tutors promising immersive scientific and mentoring discussions.

We're delighted to share our work on scrambling the human genome using prime editing, repetitive elements, and recombinases in @science.org , led by @jonaskoeppel.bsky.social , @f-raphael.bsky.social , with @proftomellis.bsky.social and George Church.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Thank you, Adrian 😊

Congratulations to Julie Matte from the @gosiatrynka.bsky.social lab on an exceptional thesis and defence!

Huge congratulations to @jcmatte.bsky.social on passing her PhD viva 💫 It's been a privilege having you in the lab, watching you grow, pushing the boundaries and learning from you. I couldnt be more proud! Thank you to the examiners for your time & feedback! @labliston.bsky.social & CraigGlastonbury

looking to find folks who have current access to identified specimens (can be live or dead and well preserved) of many mosquito species. there are 3500ish described Culidae out there - anyone know anyone who might have specimens from 50+ species? please get in touch if so!

From next spring, the Open Targets Platform will incorporate the best of Open Targets Genetics into an integrated drug discovery platform 🧵

🌟 Exciting news: The Leena Peltonen School of Human Genetics returns in 2025!

This prestigious summer school brings together leaders in human genetics with PhD students

📅 July 27-31, 2025

📍 Wellcome Genome Campus, UK

📝 Apply by March 7 at www.lpshg.com

In the upcoming NAR issue, we summarise the last 2 years of updates in the @opentargets.org Platform. One step at a time... academic.oup.com/nar/advance-...