His scholarship, mentorship, and humanity shaped mental health research in South Africa and globally. Our condolences to his family, colleagues, and students.

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Genes🧬are expressed differently in different cell types

This is really important for brain function🧠, which is one of the most complex organs in the human body🧍🏾

Single cell sequencing is a super cool way of exploring this!

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Ultimately, we:

🌟drive inclusive and diverse 'omics' mental health research,

🌟and foster a collective effort that transcends individual capabilities for global science🌎!

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We have two awesome chairs ✨@hjerling-leffler.bsky.social and @maryellenlynall.bsky.social✨, who started the group in February 2024!

We also have 5 project groups, 🔬exploring different ways of understanding #FunctionalGenomics in psychiatric disorders🧠

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