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Gen Wojcik @genandgenes.bsky.social · 2d

Whoops, wrong hashtag.

If you are going to #ASHG25, check out the line-up!

This is perfect if you are a trainee who needs to network but has no idea how to do it. Instead of trying to corner someone at the posters (which is stressful!), schedule a slot and sit down for 15 minutes to chat!

Gen Wojcik @genandgenes.bsky.social · 2d

Are you going to #ASHG2025 next week in Boston? Interested in getting some mentorship from leading figures in the field (and me)?

Check out our speed mentoring event on Thursday! Sign-ups are online so reserve a spot ASAP.

site.pheedloop.com/event/ASHG25...

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Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 7d

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7d

jane goodall made me believe i could just go up and hug any wild animal

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Genomics Preprint Club @genomicspc.bsky.social · 15d

📢 Join us this Friday at 2pm ET for our next Genomics Preprint Club meeting! Chia-Hsuan Chou and Sonali Gupta will discuss two exciting preprints about disease etiology and risk prediction 🧬📊🔬

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drwendieberg.bsky.social @drwendieberg.bsky.social · 14d

Today is #WorldDenseBreastDay! Educate yourself and those you love about the higher risks of missed cancer on mammograms and of developing breast cancer. Great resources @densebreastinfo.bsky.social @densebreastscanada.bsky.social. Thank you @bcrfcure.bsky.social for supporting our research!

DenseBreast-info.org @densebreastinfo.bsky.social · 15d

📻 Healthcare providers! ICYMI: DBI’s Chief Scientific Advisor, @drwendieberg.bsky.social, joined Dr. Miriam Green on SiriusXM to cover #DenseBreasts, supplemental screening, and insurance coverage. Don’t miss these insights!

Catch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVG9...

#WorldDenseBreastDay

Dr. Berg Discusses Dense Breasts, Supplemental Screening, and Insurance Issues on Sirius XM

YouTube video by Densebreast-info.org

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Jayati Sharma, PhD, ScM @jayatirsharma.bsky.social · Sep 5

Excited to share that I’ll be starting a postdoc at NCI’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics this month with Pete Kraft as an iCURE fellow! 🎉

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · Aug 10

Why did American geneticists not speak out more frequently and forcefully against eugenics in the 1920s and 30s?

1. The legacy of the influential Galton
2. They were absorbed in their own science
3. They viewed eugenicists as a "lunatic fringe of no long-term consequence"

Geneticists Embattled: Their Stand against Rampant Eugenics and Racism in America during the 1920s and 1930s on JSTOR

Bentley Glass, Geneticists Embattled: Their Stand against Rampant Eugenics and Racism in America during the 1920s and 1930s, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 130, No. 1 (Mar., 1...

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Jayati Sharma, PhD, ScM @jayatirsharma.bsky.social · Aug 9

yayyyyy! official congrats Roshni! 🤠🥂

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · Aug 8

What the article DIDN’T mention is the Slack has a name! I’m so lucky to be a part of a team of passionate science communicators and advocates in @snapcoalition.bsky.social

Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · Aug 8

“Bridging science and society is a problem everywhere...As someone passionate about science and society, I want the scientific workforce to reflect the diversity of the country, and these executive orders are going to stop that.” @jpflores.rbind.io

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JP Flores brings science home, connecting science to community with op-eds | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · Aug 8

A gaggle of STAT's science reporters wrote about what the new Trump EO on federal grants means for researchers and the NIH

The bottom line is that it "turns science into an instrument for partisan gain" as @scott-delaney.bsky.social put it

www.statnews.com/2025/08/08/t...

Trump executive order seeks to centralize control of grantmaking under political appointees

A sweeping new executive order seeks to transform how the federal government awards billions of dollars in research grants

www.statnews.com

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Jayati Sharma, PhD, ScM @jayatirsharma.bsky.social · Aug 8

the best baby scooby doo boy! 🥹

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American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) @geneticssociety.bsky.social · Aug 5

Here’s what you’ll gain from @jayatirsharma.bsky.social & @genandgenes.bsky.social in the 8/13 Journal Club:
✅How genetic ancestry affects BMI PGS
✅Why pooled analyses can mask key gene–environment interactions
✅Why precision medicine needs diverse data for equitable care

Dive in: bit.ly/45mQC02

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Graham Coop @gcbias.bsky.social · Aug 2

These embryo-selection startups are clearly feeding into an alt-right ecosystem that revels in techno-futurism much as such movements have in the past. GWAS participants & parents navigating IVF deserve better than being used as tools to attract the attention of edge lords.

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American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) @geneticssociety.bsky.social · Jul 31

🚨New webinar just announced = August Journal Club with @jayatirsharma.bsky.social & @genandgenes.bsky.social!
On August 13, they'll investigate the role of genetic ancestry & sociocultural factors in considering the genetic risk for BMI in a Hispanic/Latino cohort. Register: bit.ly/44RvgsK #ASHG

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Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson.bsky.social · Jul 22

🚨 New perspective piece in @ajhgnews.bsky.social! 🚨
We developed a hands-on training resource for large-scale genomic data analysis in the All of Us Researcher Workbench, now published here:

The American Journal of Human Genetics @ajhgnews.bsky.social · Jul 22

📣Online now!
📄Implementing a training resource for large-scale genomic data analysis in the All of Us Researcher Workbench
🧑‍💻 @jasminebakerphd.bsky.social @egatkinson.bsky.social & co

Implementing a training resource for large-scale genomic data analysis in the All of Us Researcher Workbench

Baker et al. present a cloud-based training program using the All of Us Researcher Workbench to teach large-scale genomic data analysis. Early-career researchers gained hands-on experience in GWASs, q...

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Gen Wojcik @genandgenes.bsky.social · Jul 15

🚨 For everyone who uses All of Us Workbench 🚨

Apparently, if the creator of a workspace no longer has access, *the entire workspace gets deleted*.

Ask me how I know this. 🫠

It doesn't matter who the owners are. Make sure to back up all your work in a workspace with a PI as a creator!

a young boy is sitting in front of a shelf with toys and says `` let 's see where were we ? ''

Alt: A young boy is sitting in bed in front of a shelf with toys in the Princess Bride. Grandpa says "Let's see...where were we? Oh yes. In the Pit of Despair."

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Genomics Preprint Club @genomicspc.bsky.social · Jul 9

🎉 Our newest spotlight is out now in Trends in Genetics!

"Psychiatric disorders: teasing apart genetic similarities and differences" by Jiayi Xu (@xujiayi.bsky.social) & Laura Huckins (@laurahuckins.bsky.social)

Read more here! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Psychiatric disorders: teasing apart genetic similarities and differences

Given the high comorbidity between psychiatric disorders, previous studies have focused on genetic factors shared across the disorders. In a recent pr…

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Genomics Preprint Club @genomicspc.bsky.social · Jun 25

📣 Hello Bluesky! We’re hosting our June Genomics Preprint Club meeting this Friday, June 27 from 3–4pm EST!

📩 Contact us to join!

🗣️ Presenters:
- Krzysiek Gogolewski: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Arnav Wadhawan: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Informational flyer for next GPC meeting on Friday, June 27 from 3-4pm EST.

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Sarah Nelson @blueyedgenes.bsky.social · Jun 17

👀 🧬 Curious how to respectfully, robustly, and flexibly use population descriptors in genomic research, and align with @nationalacademies.org recommendations?

Check out this work from the NIH-funded PRIMED Consortium @prsdiversity.bsky.social, co-led by Alyna Khan and Stephanie Gogarten

The American Journal of Human Genetics @ajhgnews.bsky.social · Jun 12

📣New from the PRIMED Consortium!
📄A data model for population descriptors in genomic research

A data model for population descriptors in genomic research

We describe a data model that organizes and retains detailed population descriptor data for future research use. The model supports a versatile, traceable, and reproducible harmonization system that a...

www.cell.com

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Christa Caggiano @christacaggiano.bsky.social · Jun 5

Are you an early-career researcher working on the computational analysis of population-level human genetics data? We want to hear from you about if, how, and why you use population descriptors in your research! Fill out our short survey: forms.gle/SCiNUq71wgi5...

flyer advertising the survey for human genetics trainees

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Jayati Sharma, PhD, ScM @jayatirsharma.bsky.social · Jun 2

This survey was put together by several fellow trainees and friends who are dedicated to the ethical conduct of human genetics research. Tagging some below! @christacaggiano.bsky.social @roshnipatel.bsky.social @raungar.bsky.social @dianexue.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io

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Jayati Sharma, PhD, ScM @jayatirsharma.bsky.social · Jun 2

Are you an early-career researcher working on the computational analysis of population-level human genetics data? We want to hear from you about if, how, and why you use population descriptors in your research! Fill out our short survey: forms.gle/SCiNUq71wgi5...

Do you work with human computational genetic/genomics data? Are you a trainee or early career scientist? Take our survey! And participate in our research study on how you use population descriptors in your work

Survey link and QR Code are in the flyer

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Jayati Sharma, PhD, ScM @jayatirsharma.bsky.social · May 21

Thanks @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social for this honor!!

Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · May 21

Congratulations to @jayatirsharma.bsky.social, the 2025 recipient of the Mary B. Meyer Memorial Fund. This award identifies exceptional students who demonstrate academic excellence, and who hold the promise of future contribution to the field of epidemiology.

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · May 21

Congratulations to @jayatirsharma.bsky.social, the 2025 recipient of the Mary B. Meyer Memorial Fund. This award identifies exceptional students who demonstrate academic excellence, and who hold the promise of future contribution to the field of epidemiology.

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yessenia funes @yessfun.com · May 19

my first deep dive from my trip to the west bank is for @atmosmag.bsky.social where I dig into the water crisis unfolding in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem

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Surviving Occupation in a Climate-Changed West Bank | Atmos

Climate change is causing strange rainfall patterns in Palestine. That compounds the devastation of Israel’s weaponization of water.

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