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Nik Baya
@nbaya.bsky.social
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DPhil student in statistical genetics @ Oxford, supervised by Cecilia Lindgren and Simon Myers. Focused on obesity and outliers. Passionate about improving global public health.
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Nik Baya @nbaya.bsky.social · Sep 4
This research was made possible through funding from @wellcometrust.bsky.social, the Clarendon Scholarship, and the Oxford-Bendich scholarship from @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social
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Nik Baya @nbaya.bsky.social · Sep 4
Thanks to co-authors İlknur Sur Erdem (co-first), @samvidav.bsky.social, Saskia Reibe, Philip Charles, Elena Navarro Guerrero, @barneyhill.bsky.social, Frederik Heymann Lassen, Melina Claussnitzer, and senior authors @astheeggeggs.bsky.social and @ceclindgren.bsky.social for their contributions!
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Nik Baya @nbaya.bsky.social · Sep 4
Read about our recent paper here: www.bdi.ox.ac.uk/news/first-d...
First direct evidence links gene to fat storage, hinting at new obesity therapies
A new study, involving researchers at the Big Data Institute, has shown for the first time that a little-known gene, SLTM, plays a direct role in how fat is stored inside human cells. While large popu...
www.bdi.ox.ac.uk
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Nik Baya @nbaya.bsky.social · Sep 4
✨ NEW PUBLICATION ✨

We combined large-scale human genetics with CRISPR-Cas9 editing in fat cells to identify genes linked to fat accumulation.

Check out the full study, now published in AJHG! www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltex...
Combining evidence from human genetic and functional screens to identify pathways altering obesity and fat distribution
Overall and tissue-specific fat accumulation are associated with altered risk of cardiometabolic disease and mortality. By combining exome-wide association analysis of traits related to obesity and fa...
www.cell.com
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Nik Baya @nbaya.bsky.social · Jun 9
Check out this PhD opportunity to work with a great supervisor at Oxford! 🌟
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Duncan Palmer @astheeggeggs.bsky.social · Jun 9
Come join us! We have an exciting PhD opportunity in statistical genetics at the University of Oxford.
More info here: bit.ly/biomedDPhil
🗓️ App deadline: June 30th 2025.
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Nik Baya @nbaya.bsky.social · May 26
And thank you to @wellcometrust.bsky.social, Clarendon Scholars' Association, and @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social for funding my DPhil!
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Nik Baya @nbaya.bsky.social · May 26
Grateful as always to my co-authors @samvidav.bsky.social, Frederik Heymann Lassen, @hannahcurrant.bsky.social and mentors @astheeggeggs.bsky.social, @ceclindgren.bsky.social for their support!
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Nik Baya @nbaya.bsky.social · May 26
So excited to give a talk at #ESHG2025! ✨

I presented our work demonstrating that individuals whose phenotype deviates from genetic expectation are enriched for rare damaging variants.

This has implications for:
- Screening of rare disorders 🔎
- Target discovery 💊
- Improving trait prediction 📈
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