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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · Jul 21

Excited to give a talk on AI-Driven Integration of Multi-omics Data at Taiwan's Summer Workshop!

So grateful to Dr. Yi-Hsiang Hsu @harvardmed.bsky.social for the invitation.

Join us on July 25 @ 9 am Taipei Standard Time

Website: bit.ly/46REINZ
Schedule: bit.ly/40Zy9oW

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International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES) @geneticepi.bsky.social · Jun 25

We designed a brand-new set of limited-edition swag to commemorate this year's #IGES2025 annual meeting in Cologne, Germany! Remember that IGES is a nonprofit organization, so all proceeds will go directly toward supporting our mission.

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International Genetic Epidemiology Society | Bonfire

Solving complex scientific problems related to how genetic variation influences disease . We’re a collaborative, international community of leaders in genetics, epidemiology...

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International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES) @geneticepi.bsky.social · Jun 11

Don't forget to sign up for our free virtual journal club, coming up next Monday at 11 am (EDT)! Jasper Hof will present his paper on recurrent event analysis in GWAS, which was selected as one of the top three Genetic Epidemiology papers of 2024.

Registration link: msm-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES) @geneticepi.bsky.social · May 30

Join us for our next virtual journal club! Jasper Hof will present on his paper "Fast and accurate recurrent event analysis for genome-wide association studies".

📅 June 16, 2025
⏰ 11 am (EDT), 8 am (PDT), 5 pm (CET)
📍 Online

Learn more and register: www.geneticepi.org/index.php?op...

Save the Date: Monday June 16, 2025 Journal Club

www.geneticepi.org

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International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES) @geneticepi.bsky.social · May 30

Join us for our next virtual journal club! Jasper Hof will present on his paper "Fast and accurate recurrent event analysis for genome-wide association studies".

📅 June 16, 2025
⏰ 11 am (EDT), 8 am (PDT), 5 pm (CET)
📍 Online

Learn more and register: www.geneticepi.org/index.php?op...

Save the Date: Monday June 16, 2025 Journal Club

www.geneticepi.org

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · May 31

Finally, this work would not have been possible without support from my PhD program and funders 🙏

@mcgill.ca

Twitter handles:
@QLSmcgill - 1st year scholarship
@LadyDavisJGH - LDI-TD Bank Scholarship
@FRQS - Doctoral Scholarship
@CIHR_IRSC - CGS Doctoral Award (FRN: 187673)

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · May 31

Big thanks to blood operators and collaborators!

USA:
www.vitalant.org
Roberta Bruhn
Zhanna Kaidarova
Marjorie D Bravo
Brian Custer

South Africa:
sanbscpd.co.za
Ronél Swanevelder
Karin van den Berg

Netherlands
sanquin.nl
Amber Meulenbeld
Mart P Janssen

Donate Blood, Plasma and Platelets | Vitalant

www.vitalant.org

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · May 31

Huge thanks to

🙇‍♀️co-first author Wanjin “Jennifer” Li (McGill Epidemiology PhD student)

🙇‍♂️W Alton Russell (McGill Epidemiology Assistant Prof) for their support!

Thanks also to co-authors
@mcgill.ca
Huzbah Jagirdar
Sophie Cao (Comp Sci)

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · May 31

👉We worked with blood operators in three countries and showed that ML models accurately predict donors’ iron levels at donation.

👉This suggests that prediction models could be a valuable tool for personalizing policies that govern the frequency of blood donations.

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · May 31

Excited to share my 1st-year PhD rotation work in
@thelancethaem.bsky.social

📰http://tinyurl.com/yaucnx73

We used ML to optimize blood donation with models validated in USA, South Africa, and Netherlands

Big thanks to Wanjin and Alton for pushing it through during my return to genomics!

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · May 25

Join @geneticepi.bsky.social for the Education Workshop "Navigating Biobank Data: Advanced Strategies for Genetic Epidemiology Research"!

🎫International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES)
🚨Education Workshop
📍 Cologne, Germany
⏲️ Aug 31, 2025 1:00 - 6:00 PM

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · May 25

Deeply honored to attend a panel discussion and present at the Quebec Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Conference.

Heard amazing talks and had great discussions with Mark Daly, Judy Cho, Corinne Maurice, and Martin Pelletier.

Thanks to John Rioux for the invitation!

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · May 25

Deeply honored to attend a panel discussion and present at the Quebec Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Conference.

Heard amazing talks and had great discussions with Mark Daly, Judy Cho, Corinne Maurice, and Martin Pelletier.

Thanks to John Rioux for the invitation!

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · May 25

Join @geneticepi.bsky.social for the Education Workshop "Navigating Biobank Data: Advanced Strategies for Genetic Epidemiology Research"!

🎫International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES)
🚨Education Workshop
📍 Cologne, Germany
⏲️ Aug 31, 2025 1:00 - 6:00 PM

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Mykhaylo M. Malakhov @mykmal.xyz · May 7

I'm excited to share our latest work, now out in #PLOSGenetics! If you feel limited by linear models in TWAS or PWAS but don't think you can switch to nonlinear methods due to a lack of individual-level phenotype data, this paper is for you.

🔗 journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...

Thread below 👇 (1/6)

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International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES) @geneticepi.bsky.social · May 19

This year's IGES Annual Meeting and Education Workshop will be held Aug. 31 - Sept. 2 in the beautiful city of Cologne, Germany. Join us for an exciting lineup of keynote presentations, platform talks, posters, and hands-on tutorials at #IGES2025!

Learn more: www.geneticepi.org/2025-annual-...

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International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES) @geneticepi.bsky.social · May 16

The International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES) is now on Bluesky! 👋🧬

We are the only international scientific society devoted to promoting the study of genetic epidemiology and statistical genetics. Follow along for the latest from IGES! #genetics #epidemiology #statistics #science #IGES

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · May 20

Excited to be speaking and participating in a panel session at the Quebec Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Conference (QIRC)!

Time: Wednesday, May 21, 10:10 AM EST at CRCHUM in Montreal.

Thanks to Karine Tremblay, Robert Battat, and John D. Rioux for the invitation!

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · May 20

Excited to be speaking and participating in a panel session at the Quebec Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Conference (QIRC)!

Time: Wednesday, May 21, 10:10 AM EST at CRCHUM in Montreal.

Thanks to Karine Tremblay, Robert Battat, and John D. Rioux for the invitation!

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · Mar 21

I'm deeply grateful to the McGill Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain @mcgill.ca for inviting me as a speaker to give a workshop on Mendelian randomization!

Many thanks to Pain Centre Student Association (PCSA) Executives Megan Tsao and Sam Zhou for organizing!

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · Mar 21

I'm deeply grateful to the McGill Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain @mcgill.ca for inviting me as a speaker to give a workshop on Mendelian randomization!

Many thanks to Pain Centre Student Association (PCSA) Executives Megan Tsao and Sam Zhou for organizing!

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McGill Human Genetics @mcgill-hg.bsky.social · Feb 10

McGill Human Genetics is now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates on our department’s research, events, and achievements. Stay tuned for exciting discoveries!

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · Feb 10

The McGill Department of Human Genetics is now on Bluesky!
@mcgill-hg.bsky.social

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · Feb 10

The McGill Department of Human Genetics is now on Bluesky!
@mcgill-hg.bsky.social

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · Jan 24

Check out our work just published in Nature Genetics!

@naturegenet.bsky.social

Led by @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social at @mcgill.ca

Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Jan 24

📣Excited to share our paper in Nature Genetics!
rdcu.be/d7mo0

Do plasma proteins mediate obesity’s effect on CAD risk?

→Using two-step proteome-wide MR, domain-aware MR, epigenomics & scRNA-seq, we prioritized endotrophin, cleaved from COL6A3, as a mediator & potential therapeutic target.
A 🧵↓

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Chen-Yang Su, MSc @chenyangsu.bsky.social · Jan 24

Check out our work just published in Nature Genetics!

@naturegenet.bsky.social

Led by @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social at @mcgill.ca

Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Jan 24

📣Excited to share our paper in Nature Genetics!
rdcu.be/d7mo0

Do plasma proteins mediate obesity’s effect on CAD risk?

→Using two-step proteome-wide MR, domain-aware MR, epigenomics & scRNA-seq, we prioritized endotrophin, cleaved from COL6A3, as a mediator & potential therapeutic target.
A 🧵↓

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