BBI's annual Long-Read Sequencing Symposium is set for Sept. 16th, 10 am to 4:30 pm; poster session - 11:45 to 12:50. Location is UW's Foege Hall South, 3720 15th Ave NE, Seattle. Visit Redcap for details/registration; registration ends Sept. 5 at 12 noon. redcap.iths.org/surveys/?s=8...

We’ve got two exciting VESS speakers lined up for July 1 🤩 🎙️Daniel Zimmerman postdoc @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social 🎙️Frederik Filip Vinggaard Stæger @ffstaeger.bsky.social postdoc at Univ. of Copenhagen Info + Zoom link: varianteffect.org/seminar-series #Genetics #MedicalGenetics #FunctionalGenomics

POSTDOC ALERT: Applications now open for SeaBridge postdoc fellowship; opportunity to work on leading-edge biotech w/researchers at the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology. brotmanbaty.org/news/new-pos... @marionpepper.bsky.social @jshendure.bsky.social @coletrapnell.bsky.social

Zachary Amador, left, scientist w/Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, explains to artist Ranger Liu an experiment using DNA - they are collaborating togther in the Fred Hutch SxAffold "encounter" this week among artists & scientists. @fredhutch.bsky.social @calliechappell.bsky.social

Ranger Liu, artist & physicist working on a Ph.D. in Astronomy at UW, is working w/a SeattleHub researcher as part of SxAffold, the weeklong collaboration among scientists & artists at the Hutch. Photo by Connor O’Shaughnessy / Fred Hutch alleninstitute.org/division/sea... @fredhutch.bsky.social

TOMORROW - June 3 - at 9 AM - The Variant Effects Seminar Series will feature Ben Li (U of Michigan) & Vahid Aslanzadeh (U of Edinburgh) Details: www.varianteffect.org/seminar-seri... @varianteffect.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social

MS 2025 Update: @cwjpugh.bsky.social presents on 'Breaking the Scaling Barrier in Protein Variant Effect Prediction." @jonnyfrazer.bsky.social @leastarita.bsky.social @dougfowler.bsky.social @varianteffect.bsky.social @fritzroth.bsky.social @muffley.bsky.social #VariantEffect25

@cwjpugh.bsky.social at #VariantEffect25

Update from MSS 2025 in Barcelona: Dave Adams of Wellcome-Sanger presents on how genetic variation impacts cancer disease risk. Photo: Jonathan Frazer @jonnyfrazer.bsky.social @varianteffect.bsky.social @davidjadams.bsky.social @lindorfflarsen.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

MSS 2025 is underway in Barcelona. Many thanks to Jonathan Frazier for posting updates regularly. Several BBI researchers are participating. @jonnyfrazer.bsky.social @leastarita.bsky.social @dougfowler.bsky.social @muffley.bsky.social @shawnfayer.bsky.social #VariantEffect25

Let’s get this party started! Kicking off workshop 1 of #VariantEffect25 we have Albert Escobedo — From Fitness to Free Energy: Thermodynamic Modeling of Protein DMS Data for Accurate Genetic Prediction with MoCHI 🍡🧬

'Science can feel like magic. When you begin to understand how and why things work, it’s incredible.' Learn more about Katie Partington, an 'intellectually adventurous' promising young scientist in the lab of BBI's Dr. Doug Fowler. brotmanbaty.org/news/promisi... @dougfowler.bsky.social @hmc.edu

New paper by UW Medicine's Colin Pritchard clears up confusion on treating ‘passenger’ vs. ‘driver’ mutations in BRCA1 and 2 genes. Learn more. ascopubs.org/doi/pdf/10.1... @uwmedicine.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social

Hi Jonathan, we at BBI are looking forward to your posts next week from MSS 2025 from Barcelona. Cheers! @jonnyfrazer.bsky.social @varianteffect.bsky.social @bennibolo.bsky.social #VariantEffects25

HUGE congrats Lara Muffley - honored w/ UW Distinguished Staff Award for Collaboration - advancing world-class research on genetic variants on behalf of BBI brotmanbaty.org/news/bbis-la... @varianteffect.bsky.social @leastarita.bsky.social @dougfowler.bsky.social @mehurles.bsky.social

Are you or someone you know affected by Hemophilia B? BBI's Drs. Jill Johnsen & Doug Fowler have advanced genetic understandinng of the blood disorder. Learn more. brotmanbaty.org/news/new-mut... @uwmedicine.bsky.social @dougfowler.bsky.social @hemophilia.bsky.social

AI & Precision Medicine: The Stuart and Molly Sloan Precision Oncology Institute at Fred Hutch Cancer Center is hosting a symposium on AI, on Tuesday, May 20. Learn how AI is shaping treatment, diagnosis & prevention strategies for cancer. @fredhutch.bsky.social www.fredhutch.org/en/events/st...

Stuart and Molly Sloan Precision Oncology Institute AI Symposium

The Stuart and Molly Sloan Precision Oncology Institute is hosting an AI Symposium, which will feature a panel of local and national leaders in the field who will deliver talks and join in discussions...

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Next up for the Variant Effects Seminar Series: Tuesday, 6 May, 9am (Pacific) w/ Timothy Tan (U of Illinois) & Mustafa Tekpinar (Van Yüzüncü Yıl University). Details: www.varianteffect.org/seminar-seri... @uwgenome.bsky.social @varianteffect.bsky.social

Check out the newly refreshed Atlas of Variant Effects website: www.varianteffect.org/for A smoother & more intuitive experience. Kudos to the Wellcome Sanger Webdev team for their work @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

One never knows the power and persuasion of elementary school teachers. Jonas ("Gus") Gustafson's fifth grade instructor 'allowed me to establish a life-long knack and passion for STEM.’ @uwmedicine.bsky.social @danrdanny.bsky.social brotmanbaty.org/news/promisi...

New study in Genome Biology: Guidelines for releasing a variant effect predictor - 'enhance personalized medicine & genetic disease understanding, aligning w/calls for standardized, rigorous VEP practices in genomic medicine' genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... @broadinstitute.org

Guidelines for releasing a variant effect predictor - Genome Biology

Computational methods for assessing the likely impacts of mutations, known as variant effect predictors (VEPs), are widely used in the assessment and interpretation of human genetic variation, as well...

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Looking Ahead: Mutational Scanning Symposium 2025, May 21-23, Barcelona, features Kresten Lindorff-Larsen addressing interface between variant effects & interpretation. Learn more: brotmanbaty.org/news/spotlig... @varianteffect.bsky.social @lindorfflarsen.bsky.social @bennibolo.bsky.social

'The lives of cells, recorded:' Nature perspective reflects foundational principles of Seattle Hub & 'further(s) our understanding of cell decisions over time, given their cellular ancestry & past cell trajectories.' @naturegenet.bsky.social @jshendure.bsky.social brotmanbaty.org/news/nature-...

TOMORROW - 9 am (Pacific) Variant Effects Seminar - Presentations by Joyce Kang (Harvard-MIT) and Yiyun Rao (Penn State) @broadinstitute.org @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @varianteffect.bsky.social Learn more: www.varianteffect.org/seminar-series

Mark your calendars now. The next variant effects seminar is Monday, 1 April, 9 am (Pacific), featuring Joyce Kang @harvard.edu @broadinstitute.org & Yiyun Rao @pennstateuniv.bsky.social. @varianteffect.bsky.social Learn more: www.varianteffect.org/seminar-series

How do get hired for a position that's "a perfect match" for your professional interests? Read - and be inspired by - Hina Iftikhar's story. @alleninstitute.bsky.social @genentech.bsky.social @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social brotmanbaty.org/news/promisi...

New Paper Advances Understanding how Genetic Variations Drive Disease: ‘We were able to resolve genetic & molecular basis of (the patient’s) condition, providing both her family & care team w/ answers to support her moving forward.’ @naturegenet.bsky.social brotmanbaty.org/news/paper-a...

@uwmedicine.bsky.social "Huddle" underscores the importance of the new $10m grant to Seattle Hub huddle.uwmedicine.org/10m-awarded-... @alleninstitute.bsky.social @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social

$10M Awarded to Advance Cell and Genome Technologies - UW Medicine Huddle

Program addresses many diseases.

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How does a young person who loves both science and art decide on a career? Seattle Hub's Dr. Jonas Koeppel has a theory. @alleninstitute.bsky.social @jonaskoeppel.bsky.social @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social @sudpinglay.bsky.social brotmanbaty.org/news/promisi...

The Washington Research Foundation's $10M, 5-year grant will help move Seattle forward as the 'epicenter of synthetic biology.' @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social @alleninstitute.bsky.social brotmanbaty.org/news/washing...