π’ Registration for the ASGCT 2026 Annual Meeting is officially open! Secure your spot to join thousands of cell and gene therapy experts in Boston, May 11-15, 2026. Register today: https://annualmeeting.asgct.org/register-attend/rates-registration
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November 2025 Release - AnVIL Portal
November 2025 Release
π£ November 2025 Data Release Now Live on AnVIL!
New datasets are now available from these studies: GREGoR, IGVF, OurHealth, CCDG, METSIM, and more! Access & analyze in AnVIL's secure, cloud-based platform.
π Read more in the release notes: anvilproject.org/releases/202...
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Graphical summary
Excited to share a genome-wide analysis of pathogenic truncating variants that escape nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) that may produce truncated and/or altered protein tails that are likely to disrupt condensate behavior, contributing to human disease.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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How GREGoR Consortium is advancing the diagnostics of rare diseases
Learn about the major accomplishments of the consortiumβs first five years and the frontiers in genomic medicine that researchers will tackle next.
Learn about the major accomplishments of @gregor-research.bsky.social. R. Gibbs, @bcmhgsc.bsky.social @moezdawood.bsky.social #LupskiLab @sedlazeck.bsky.social @poseypod.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social S. Montgomery @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social @nature.com blogs.bcm.edu/2025/11/18/f...
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YouTube video by HumanGeneticsSociety
The Virtual Symposium shows how research is making data sharing faster & improving diagnoses!
The Virtual Symposium on Dec. 2-3 shows how research is making data sharing faster & improving diagnoses. Speaker Nara Sobreira, MD, PhD, gives a preview of her talk on the diagnosis odyssey. To see her full talk, register now: bit.ly/4oPdyh3
π₯Discover whatβs in store: youtu.be/f0PP2Ih1w68 #ASHG
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It's #GeneticCounselorAppreciationDay!𧬠We recognize the incredible impact of #geneticcounselors who bring clarity, compassion, & expertise to patients navigating #genomics. Be part of the celebrationβcheck out these National Society of Genetic Counselors events: www.nsgc.org/Education-an... #ASHG
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𧬠How do cancer genomes evolve β and how can decoding them improve diagnosis & treatment? Join PNRIβs #ScienceMatters seminar Nov 19 (10β11 am PT) with Dr. Isidro CortΓ©s-Ciriano of @ebi.embl.org & @sangerinstitute.bsky.social. Free on Zoom β‘οΈ bit.ly/3JD4AEo
#CancerResearch #Genomics
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When a doctor suspects their patient might have a genetic disease, they can test a personβs genome to find differences (variants) that might cause the symptoms. However, it can be challenging to findβ¦
How a βcommon languageβ to share genetic variation can improve patient care
The GA4GH Genomics Knowledge Standards (GKS) Work Stream aims to develop a βcommon languageβ to describe and share variants, helping to deliver on the promise of scalable genomic medicine. Watch the animation to learn more!
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Genetic testing can raise more questions than answers, especially for #RareDisease variants. A new PNRI study w/ @bcmhouston.bsky.social, Texas Children's Hosp, @childrensnational.bsky.social and Univ. of VA clarifies how #OTC gene variants affect health & guide prevention. More at: bit.ly/48d8WdJ
11.11.2025 18:18 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
GREGoR: accelerating genomics for rare diseases - Nature
The GREGoR consortium provides foundational resources and substrates for the future of rare disease genomics.
New in @nature.com! βGREGoR: Accelerating Genomics for Rare Diseasesβ highlights how the GREGoR Consortium is advancing rare disease discovery through data sharing, multi-omics, and next-gen sequencing across 7,500+ individuals in 3,000+ families.
𧬠www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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From coffee-fueled coding marathons β to new genomics tools: Our 2024 #Hackathon paper is out in @f1000publishing.bsky.social !
Huge thanks to everyone world wide who joined the @bcmhgsc.bsky.social madness π
π f1000research.com/articles/14-...
@gregor-research.bsky.social @smahtnetwrk.bsky.social
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Do you analyze NIH data in a compliant system? AnVIL could be your solution!
Join our next AnVIL Demo on Nov 19 at 10 am ET to learn how AnVIL meets the new security requirements under the Genomic Data Sharing Policy.
βοΈ Sign up for AnVIL Demos here: bit.ly/anvil-demos
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π Great news! The early-bird registration discount for Hope on the Court has been extended to Nov 17. Join the Dec 7 #pickleball tournament benefiting families affected by Arginase 1 Deficiency. Play for fun or for medals β all ages welcome! Register: hopeonthecourt.com
#RareDiseaseAwareness #ARG1D
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So excited about this new work from our CardioVar consortium out this week in Science led by the amazing Daniel Tabet and @fritzroth.bsky.social.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/
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The credit for this honor goes to my team and the incredible environment here at Stanford University. I am so grateful for the opportunities that this special place has afforded me.
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ποΈAbstract Deadline Extended
to December 1st, 2025!
#VariantEffect26
βΉοΈhttps://www.mss2026.org
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October is #HealthLiteracyMonth! π§ Simple, trusted info on cell and gene therapies is just a click away: patienteducation.asgct.org
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Trio-barcoded @nanoporetech.com Adaptive Sampling (TBAS) to improve #RareDisease diagnostic at less than 1/2 the $$ & high cov: 76% solve rate across 13 trios inc. two corrections from prev. diagnosis. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
@gregor-research.bsky.social @bcmhgsc.bsky.social
#Research
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Constellation illuminates rare disease genetics
Despite significant advances in genomic sequencing, the resolution of many rare disease cases is still hindered by variant detection limitations. Short reads struggle in homologous regions, and long r...
We investigated Constellation from Illumina @bcmhgsc.bsky.social for rare disease cases @gregor-research.bsky.social from @bcmhouston.bsky.social.
We tested HG002-4 & sequenced 21 families. We could detangle complex SV & other interesting findings described here: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Heading to the poster session Friday afternoon at #ASHG25?
Stop by Dr. Laurens van de Wiel's (@laurensvdwiel.bsky.social) poster to learn more about:
"ESMO-MD: Evolutionary Scale Model Optimized on Meta-Domains learns human protein domain embeddings for variant effect prediction"
Poster 4033F
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Heading to the poster session Friday afternoon at #ASHG25?
Stop by Dr. Georgia Pitsava's poster to learn more about:
"Long-read Genome Sequencing Resolves Genetic Cases Missed by Short-read Sequencing"
Program ID: 4069F #RareDisease #Research
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Day βοΈ of poster sessions is underway in the exhibit hall!
Missed coming to the hall yesterday? No worries β todayβs lineup is completely new! Come for science, stay for inspiration. π²Browse our poster selection here: https://pheedloop.com/ASHG25/ #ASHG25
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Dr. Laurens van de Wiel (@laurensvdwiel.bsky.social) presents:
"MetaDome 2.0: Aggregation of genetic variants across homologous human protein domains improves variant impact investigation"
#ASHG25 Thursday afternoon poster 4109T
#RareDisease #Research
16.10.2025 17:28 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Andres Rivera-Munoz & Dr. Moez Dawood (@moezdawood.bsky.social) present:
"A plug-and-play, user-friendly platform to annotate and analyze variants from omics sequencing"
#ASHG25 Thursday afternoon poster 2043T
#RareDisease #Research @bcmhouston.bsky.social
16.10.2025 17:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Paul Petrowski presents:
"The GREGoR multiomics report: web application that integrates disparate omics results into a unified interface"
#ASHG25 Thursday afternoon poster 8023T
#RareDisease #Research
16.10.2025 17:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine spotlights the newest and most interesting research information from the bench at the College.
Professor, personal account. Genetics, genomics, brain development, other stuff. Typo-prone. If youβre nice Iβll post dog photos.
If you click the Starter Packs tab below youβll find two I made for genetics and genomics accounts.
Associate Professor at Erasmus MC. MD, PhD, Clinical Geneticist, interested in gene regulation and the non-coding genome, bridging research and patient care
Genetics/genomics. Here in my personal capacity. Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A0oDqUQAAAAJ&hl=en
Mother to Sam Alp, Assistant professor @UTexasSPH Alumni: Izmir Science High School, Sabanci, Harvard, UTHealth, BCM
Ph.D. Candidate @ Computer Science Department, Rice University
Genomics and bioinformatics. Computational Biologist at Broad Institute. Dad. Bostonian.
AGBT is the world-renowned not-for-profit provider of three prestigious conference and networking events for the leading luminaries and change-makers of the life sciences and global biotech community.
Team Leader & Independent Fellow at the @crg.eu
At the Repetitive DNA Biology (REPBIO) Lab, we leverage the latest technologies to decode nucleotide sequences for investigating how repetitive DNA shapes genome function and contributes to disease.
Sr. Director, Data Sciences Platform, Broad Institute
Bioinformatician at Auckland Uni β’ Variant curation β’ Inherited cardiac disease β’ Rare disease β’ Human genomics β’ Coffee β€οΈ
Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina. I work on finding challenging variants. Views are my own.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8605-7547
Professor @Stanford
Epidemiology, Genetics, & Data Science
Stanford Cancer Institute
++ data, colleagues, family & friends
Statistical geneticist. Professor of Human Genetics and Biostatistics at the University of Pittsburgh. Assiduously meticulous.
The official journal of the European Society of Human Genetics, providing insights into human genetics, genomics, molecular, clinical, and cytogenetics research
PhD in Human Genetics at Vanderbilt | MPH Boston University | BA College of the Holy Cross
Prof Emma Baple, Prof Andrew Crosby and team at @exeter.ac.uk defining the genomic and molecular basis of rare diseases
https://wohproject.com/
Genomics, Bioinformatics.
github.com/tobiasrausch