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Britt Drogemoller

@brittdrog.bsky.social

🇿🇦🇨🇦 Assistant Professor | Canada Research Chair in Pharmacogenomics & Precision Medicine My lab is using single cell technologies and computational biology to understand the genetics of hearing loss & dementia

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Jeff Spence@jeffspence.github.io · 2y ago

What do GWAS and rare variant burden tests discover, and why? Do these studies find the most IMPORTANT genes? If not, how DO they rank genes? Here we present a surprising result: these studies actually test for SPECIFICITY! A 🧵on what this means... (🧪🧬) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Specificity, length, and luck: How genes are prioritized by rare and common variant association studies

Standard genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and rare variant burden tests are essential tools for identifying trait-relevant genes. Although these methods are conceptually similar, we show by anal...

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PROMISE Theme@promise-theme.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hello! We are the Pediatric Research in Oncology in #Manitoba: Innovation, Science, Excellence (PROMISE) theme, a dedicated research group established through the Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) and CancerCare Manitoba (CCMB).

Rita Strack@ritastrack.bsky.social · 2y ago

I could not be more thrilled to announce the Nature Methods @naturemethods.bsky.social Method of the Year is Spatial Proteomics! Please see our editorial as a roadmap to the fantastic content in this special issue! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Method of the Year 2024: spatial proteomics - Nature Methods

Approaches for profiling the spatial proteome in tissues are the basis of atlas-scale projects that are delivering on their promise for understanding biological complexity in health and disease.

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Biochemistry & Medical Genetics@umbmg.bsky.social · 2y ago

The Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics at the University of Manitoba is excited to join BlueSky! Follow us for updates on our groundbreaking research, departmental achievements, and latest developments in the field! Find out more about more here: umanitoba.ca/medicine/dep...

Max Rady College of Medicine | University of Manitoba - Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics

Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry within all living organisms. Through innovative research and scholarship, we are working to understand, prevent and treat disease, including genetic disorder...

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PROMISE Theme@promise-theme.bsky.social · 2y ago

Exciting news! @promise-theme.bsky.social is now accepting members! Apply today and be part of team focused on improving outcomes for #children, #AYA living with #cancer in MB! #PROMISEMembership #TranslationalResearch #PatientEngagement #HealthcareInnovation Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

PROMISE Manitoba Membership Application

Mission PROMISE’s mission is to create a community focused on pediatric, adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology to accelerate research and disseminate discoveries that will improve outcomes for pat...

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