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Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Aug 19

I have a new blog post up in Genetics Society of America's blog Genes to Genomes! Check it out here: genestogenomes.org/a-first-of-i...

A first of its kind C. elegans study uncovers the diversity and evolution of gene regulation

A new paper in GENETICS shows how multiple strains of C. elegans developed their own unique methods for controlling gene activity.

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Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Jul 11

I have a new article up in Genetics Society of America’s blog Genes to Genomes! Check it out: genestogenomes.org/how-understa...

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The Science Underground @scienceunderground.bsky.social · Jun 30

Catch our co-founder @montoj.bsky.social on the latest episode of the Career Bitches podcast! She talked about her passion for science communication, being a federal employee placed on administrative leave, and our new project The Science Underground. Listen here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Jun 16

We are former NIH comms staff that are working to continue doing the work we love and care about - science communication! Check out our new account and listen to us on the latest episode of @dnatodaypodcast.bsky.social

Episode here: dnapodcast.com/episodes/202...

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Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Jun 13

My latest article for GSA was SO fun to read about and write, check it out here! genestogenomes.org/the-little-w...

Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Jun 13

Genomic science is moving fast, so we started this new company to support emerging science research by helping to make it engaging, accessible, and culturally relevant.

Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · May 21

I have recently become one of the freelance writers for Genetics Society of America's blog Genes to Genomes! I'm so thrilled to be continuing to write about innovative genetics and genomics research. My first post is out today, check it out here!

genestogenomes.org/an-advanced-...

An advanced new machine-learning model can find genes connected to autism spectrum disorder

New work published in GENETICS shows us how new genes can be found faster and with less data than ever before.

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Human Pangenome Reference Consortium @humanpangenome.bsky.social · May 12

📢 HPRC Release 2 is here!

Now with phased genomes from 200+ individuals, a 5x increase from Release 1.

Explore sequencing data, assemblies, annotations & alignments in our interactive data explorer ⬇️:

humanpangenome.org/hprc-data-re...

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Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Apr 29

I'm excited to show you something that we've been working on! Follow our new account for updates!

The Science Underground @scienceunderground.bsky.social · Apr 29

Sometimes being uprooted lets you grow something bigger. 🌱

On April 1st, the three of us were laid off from our dream jobs as science communicators for the federal government.

But science communication is still alive and thriving. It’s just growing underground.

Follow us for more updates to come!

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Adam Phillippy @aphillippy.bsky.social · Apr 29

Highlight of my year ... by far ... has been welcoming Melissa and her lab to the NIH. After a slightly(!) rocky start, we're allowed to hire trainees again, so please reach out to her if you're interested. You won't find a better mentor!

Melissa Wilson @sexchrlab.bsky.social · Apr 28

In December I accepted a position as a senior investigator at the NIH in the National Human Genome Research Institute & Center for Genomics and Data Science Research.

Bringing the party in the desert to Maryland.

We are hiring postdocs & postbacs!

Please reach out :)

Smiling woman with brown hair, black jacket, green purse with a green baseball hat with a Gila monster on it, standing in front of a cherry tree covered in pink blossoms.

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Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Apr 25

Even having done this activity SEVERAL times over the years and understanding how it works through and through, I still get starstruck when I see DNA. I still feel so lucky to be a part of the genomics community in any way. 🧬 ❤️

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Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Apr 25

Happy DNA Day! It is a bittersweet one this year since many of us were laid off from NHGRI. One of my favorite memories was getting to write and be in a video with Eric Green where we showed people how to extract DNA from a strawberry. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMw4...

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Gen Wojcik @genandgenes.bsky.social · Apr 24

I wrote a thing.

I am eternally grateful for my editor, who took the original draft and helped me narrow down my key points into a more effective piece with a broader reach.

Also, thanks to the editorial & legal teams, who maintained the message while protecting us in this fraught moment.

Nature @nature.com · Apr 24

Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics

https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc

Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand

Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.

go.nature.com

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Adam Phillippy @aphillippy.bsky.social · Apr 9

A project five years in the making, we've now published complete "T2T" genomes for six additional ape species! It turns out that finishing (and analyzing) six genomes is slightly more work than one... doi.org/10.1038/s415...

A phylogeny of the 7 ape genomes that have now been completed from "T2T", with Homer Simpson representing mankind.

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Nature @nature.com · Apr 9

Nature research paper: Complete sequencing of ape genomes

https://go.nature.com/3EfWwqk

Complete sequencing of ape genomes - Nature

Complete sequences of chromosomes telomere-to-telomere from chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, Bornean orangutan, Sumatran orangutan and siamang provide a comprehensive and valuable resource for future evolutionary comparisons.

go.nature.com

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Joanna Malukiewicz @arcova.bsky.social · Apr 9

📢 new paper alert for the primate and genomics nerds. telomere to telomere ape genomes. I led MHC annotations on this work w/ @biotobi.bsky.social and @meyerbritta.bsky.social And hey it’s my first nature paper 🥳 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Complete sequencing of ape genomes - Nature

Complete sequences of chromosomes telomere-to-telomere from chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, Bornean orangutan, Sumatran orangutan and siamang provide a comprehensive and valuable resource for future evol...

www.nature.com

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Prajna Hebbar @prajnahebbar.bsky.social · Apr 10

Our primate T2T paper came out in Nature yesterday! It was a huge effort and I'm so grateful that I got the opportunity to work with this amazing group of scientists over the first two years of my PhD!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Complete sequencing of ape genomes - Nature

Complete sequences of chromosomes telomere-to-telomere from chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, Bornean orangutan, Sumatran orangutan and siamang provide a comprehensive and valuable resource for future evol...

www.nature.com

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Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Apr 14

Right back at you 🥹❤️

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Gen Wojcik @genandgenes.bsky.social · Apr 11

best in the game

Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Apr 8

Some of you may know me for making unhinged genomics memes for NHGRI! Here are some of my favorites. 😊

I was so thankful to be able to take my obsession with pop culture with my passion for making research accessible, and turn it into some of our most successful messaging.

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Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Apr 14

Thank you Chris 🥹❤️

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Chris Gunter 🧬 @girlscientist.bsky.social · Apr 11

If you are in biomedical space and you need a social media person and you don’t hire Jenny, I don’t even know what you are doing (same goes for the rest of the NHGRI comms office and other roles).

Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Apr 8

Some of you may know me for making unhinged genomics memes for NHGRI! Here are some of my favorites. 😊

I was so thankful to be able to take my obsession with pop culture with my passion for making research accessible, and turn it into some of our most successful messaging.

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Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Apr 8

Some other favs

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Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Apr 8

Also, none if it can happen without having leadership who trusts you and gives you space to be creative!

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Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Apr 8

When I started working on our social media strategy, I knew it wasn't enough to just post facts about genomics research. We wanted to build a relationship with our followers! I learned that you can be incredibly weird on social and still have an important message that people will remember.

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Jenny Montooth @montoj.bsky.social · Apr 8

Some of you may know me for making unhinged genomics memes for NHGRI! Here are some of my favorites. 😊

I was so thankful to be able to take my obsession with pop culture with my passion for making research accessible, and turn it into some of our most successful messaging.

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