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Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD

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Assistant Prof & PI at McGill University (@mcgill.ca) using human genetics & multi-omics for drug discovery | Endocrinologist | PhD at McGill & KyotoU | Visiting Scholar at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard & MGH Twitter: https://x.com/satoshiyoshiji

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Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Nov 18

Just started on bsky!
My lab at McGill uses genomics and proteomics to understand human diseases. Check out our preprint!

📣Multi-ancestry proteome-phenome-wide Mendelian randomization offers a comprehensive protein-disease atlas and potential therapeutic targets:
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

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

Join us today at 4:40 pm at the Festival of Genomics & Biodata (@fogenomics.bsky.social) in Boston to explore how proteomics and genomics drive drug-target discovery!

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McGill Human Genetics @mcgill-hg.bsky.social · Mar 18

Canada’s federal scholarship is changing for the better! New scheme:
• Master’s: 1yr, $27K
• Doctoral: 3yrs, $40K/yr
• Postdoc: 2yrs, $70K/yr
300, 1200, 220 more awards added, respectively.
Plus, international PhD students & postdocs now eligible!

Details: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...

NSERC - Latest News - Launch of the new Harmonized Tri-agency Scholarship and Fellowship programs

As announced in Budget 2024, the scholarship and fellowship programs administered by the three federal research funding agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – have been streamlined into a new harmonized talent program called the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) that will open for applications in summer 2025.

www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca

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McGill Human Genetics @mcgill-hg.bsky.social · Mar 17

McGill’s MSc & PhD in Human Genetics Program is accepting applications for Fall 2025 from Canadian citizens & permanent residents (Deadline: May 31). International students are encouraged to apply for Winter 2026 (Deadline: Oct 15).
Join our vibrant research community!
www.mcgill.ca/humangenetic...

Application Deadlines

MSc in Genetic Counselling Program (Non-Thesis) Fall Winter Non-Canadian Citizens (International) January 01 N/A Canadian Citizens & Permanent Residents in Canada January 01 N/A * The M.Sc. ...

www.mcgill.ca

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Josep Mercader @josepmercader.bsky.social · Mar 10

Excited to share this position for a computational biologist to work on Translational Diabetes Genomics in Diverse populations. Great opportunities to learn and grow and expand your career ! Please share!
broadinstitute.avature.net/en_US/career...

Computational Associate II- Translational Diabetes Genomics In Diverse Populations

Job DescriptionApply your computational and mathematical skills to solving the hardest problems in big-data genomics and have a wide impact on science and clinical practice, including diabetes and...

broadinstitute.avature.net

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Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Mar 7

Honored to receive the Canadian Institutes of Health Research @CIHR_IRSC Catalyst Grant! We appreciate this valuable support for our research.

Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Mar 6

Thanks so much! Very proud of him:)

Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Mar 6

Exciting news! Masashi Hasebe, a PhD student in our lab, has been awarded a JASSO doctoral scholarship ($45K CAD/year for 3 years). Congrats, Masashi! 🎉
ラボの大学院生長谷部さんがJASSO 2025年度海外留学支援奨学金に特別枠で採択されました!
月額38.8万円を3年間支援いただける素晴らしい奨学金です。おめでとうございます!
yoshiji-lab.org/team/
www.jasso.go.jp/about/press/...

Using human genetics and multi-omics to identify drug targets and improve clinical care

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sgravel.bsky.social @sgravel.bsky.social · Feb 28

Faculty position opening in bioinformatics at the University of Montreal! There is a great bioinfo and comp bio community in Montreal.

www.umontreal.ca/carrieres/pr...

Professeurs

www.umontreal.ca

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Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Feb 25

Happy to be back at the Broad! Excited to reconnect with amazing colleagues and speak at the Diabetes Genetics Research Group😊

Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Feb 23

If you’re in Philly attending US HUPO, join us for the morning session tomorrow at 7:15 AM on "Leveraging Publicly Available Large-Scale Proteo-Genomics Data to Identify Proteomic Drivers of Human Diseases: A Catalog of Proteome–Phenome-Wide Associations"

somalogic.com/us-hupo-2025/

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Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Feb 19

Interested in using proteomics to understand disease biology?
Join us at US HUPO 2025 in Philly for the Feb 24 SomaLogic breakfast session

I'll discuss our recent study in Nature Genetics on a protein mediating obesity’s effect on CAD & our MR atlas project.

somalogic.com/us-hupo-2025...

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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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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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Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Jan 26

Thanks so much Will! Honored to join the amazing community of the Dept of Human Genetics at McGill

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Brent Richards @brent-richards.bsky.social · Jan 26

I see lots of patients with obesity who develop heart attacks. Often they have normal cholesterol, blood pressure and glucose levels are normal.

So why do they get heart attacks?

We identified endotrophin as a mechanism whereby obesity causes heart disease. 🧵

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Integrative proteogenomic analysis identifies COL6A3-derived endotrophin as a mediator of the effect of obesity on coronary artery disease - Nature Genetics

Two-step Mendelian randomization, combined with multiple layers of omics evidence, implicates COL6A3-derived endotrophin as a mediator of coronary artery disease risk in the context of obesity.

www.nature.com

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Will Foulkes @willfoulkes.bsky.social · Jan 26

Very exciting work from the newest recruit to the Dept Human Genetics at McGill!

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Brent Richards @brent-richards.bsky.social · Jan 26

A great collaboration led by @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social , an impressive Assistant Professor at McGill University!

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Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Jan 26

Check out our recent Nature Genetics paper to learn more.
Interested? Let's talk!
→http://yoshiji-lab.org/joinus

Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Jan 26

✅Our Research:
1. Human genetics & multi-omics for drug discovery.
2. Building and analyzing a new multi-ancestry multi-omics biobank of 12,500 people.
3. Using genomics & proteomics to dissect cardiometabolic disease heterogeneity.

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Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Jan 26

📣 We are hiring!
Join Yoshiji Lab at McGill University Dept of Human Genetics in Montreal, Canada!
yoshiji-lab.org/joinus
✅Fully Funded Positions
• 2 MSc Students
• 1 PhD Student
• 1 Postdoc
✅Goal: Using human genetics and multi-omics for drug target discovery and precision medicine

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Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · Jan 25

2028 Nobel prize winner determined

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

my cat reviewing my paper

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

Thanks so much Satoshi for your amazing help!😄

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

We’re hiring soon!
1–2 MSc positions, one PhD position (all fully funded), and a post-doc position will be available. Stay tuned and join us at McGill in the vibrant city of Montreal, Canada!

Lab webpage: yoshiji-lab.org

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

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