Andrea Guarracino
@andreaguarracino.bsky.social
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andreaguarracino.github.io Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee (@uthsc). Ph.D. in Bioinformatics. Computer engineer working on pangenomics.
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I may call you Dr. now, but can I continue to call you Lord as I always have?
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Want to level up in #pangenomics? Join our workshop, conference & biohackathon in #Memphis, May 11-15, 2025. Connect with leading scientists, embrace genomic diversity, and contribute to cutting-edge software. Register now! pangenome.github.io/MemPanG25/ #Bioinformatics #MemPanG25
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Are you curious to know how the most common human chromosomal translocations arise? Here we are!
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"The formation and propagation of human Robertsonian chromosomes" ROBs are the most common translocation in humans, approx. ~1 per 800 people. Last year we proposed a simple mechanism for ROB formation; This year we prove it by finishing some T2T! New preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Schematic of Robertsonian chromosome formation FISH image and schematic of a complete Robertsonian chromosome