Congrats, Winona! 🎉 Such great work. It’s been a pleasure to contribute in this fantastic project 👏

Winona Oliveros@oliveroswinona.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Exciting news! 🧬 Our new paper is out in Genome Research. Despite decades of transcriptomic advances, how sex, age, genetic ancestry & BMI collectively shape DNA methylation across human tissues remains largely unexplored. We addressed this across 9 tissues and 424 GTEx individuals. 🧵

🏆 Congratulations to Tuuli Lappalainen, ESHG Award Lecturer 2026! In her Award Lecture, Professor Lappalainen will discuss the next steps in interpreting these effects and the tools that will help researchers uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying genetic variation. #Genetics #eshg2026

🌟 We have a new BSC #PhD! José Miguel Ramírez, from the Transcriptomics and Functional Genomics Lab (TFGL), has successfully defended his thesis. 🥳 Congratulations, José Miguel! #BSCTalent

1/ Everything that could go wrong in paper publishing… did. A story of patience, absurdity, and persistence 🌀 <1min From Alfonso Valencia’s lab and a very stubborn PhD student (me).

🧬 I’m thrilled to share our latest publication in Genome Medicine, led by the brilliant @ramirezjmiguel.bsky.social : “The molecular impact of cigarette smoking resembles aging across tissues” 👉 genomemedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

The molecular impact of cigarette smoking resembles aging across tissues - Genome Medicine

Background Tobacco smoke is the main cause of preventable mortality worldwide. Smoking increases the risk of developing many diseases and has been proposed as an aging accelerator. Yet, the molecular ...

genomemedicine.biomedcentral.com

🔴Nuevo estudio del BSC y @Universidade do Porto revela que fumar 🚬 imita y acelera el envejecimiento en muchos tejidos del cuerpo humano ⭕Se trata del 1r análisis exhaustivo y multitejido que demuestra que el tabaquismo no sólo perjudica a órganos específicos 📄En Genome Medicine: bsc.es/Zt2

Just got back from Milan after attending #ESHG2025. I had a great time presenting our poster and seeing so much interest in our preprint on calling rDNA variants: shorturl.at/p1D0C. Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by, asked questions, and shared insights. Let’s keep the conversation going! 🧬

Check this new preprint on inter-individual DNA methylation variation, lead by the incredibly talented @oliveroswinona.bsky.social!!

Winona Oliveros@oliveroswinona.bsky.social · 2y ago

Excited to share our new preprint: The impact of sex, age, and genetic ancestry on DNA methylation across tissues. Briefly, we explored how sex, age, and genetic ancestry shape DNA methylation across tissues and individuals. Want to know a bit more? Follow this “bluetorial”! doi.org/10.1101/2025...

It's a beautiful spring day in Barcelona. Sunshine welcoming all our guests for the first day of the CRG's annual symposium! This year's theme is all about the mechanisms of gene expression.

Congratulations @oliveroswinona.bsky.social!!! A humongous amount of great work!! So proud and happy for you, even though you set the bar very high for the rest of us in the @melelab.bsky.social

Winona Oliveros@oliveroswinona.bsky.social · 2y ago

Yesterday I defended my PhD thesis at the UB after nearly 5 years of work at the BSC @melelab.bsky.social. I couldn’t be happier! This wouldn’t have been possible without my amazing friends and fellow PhD students. 💘🎉

Do you work in 💫human genetics💫? Have you ever worried about what’s inside your gene annotation GTF⁉️ WELL, YOU SHOULD! 😱 Especially when studying a genetically diverse 🌍 cohort! 🔴We discover that gene annotations are European-biased 👉 impacting downstream analyses! Don't miss this thread🧵⬇️ 1/13

Long-read transcriptomics of a diverse human cohort reveals widespread ancestry bias in gene annotation

Accurate gene annotations are fundamental for interpreting genetic variation, cellular function, and disease mechanisms. However, current human gene annotations are largely derived from transcriptomic...

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🚨New review paper alert!🚨 At the @rakyanlab.bsky.social, we have summarised what is currently known about genetic variation within the human ribosomal DNA and its potential consequences. Check it out if you are curious!!! Plenty of intriguing possibilities 😊 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Assessing Human Ribosomal DNA Variation and Its Association With Phenotypic Outcomes

Genetic variation within the multi-copy, multi-locus ribosomal DNA (rDNA) can contribute to human complex trait variability. This variation takes the form of copy number, structural arrangement, and ....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Thrilled to have hosted the inaugural PhD Afterwork event for the Life Sciences Department @bsc-cns.bsky.social yesterday! 🎉 Huge thanks to @aduesoba.bsky.social for being our inspiring first guest speaker. The event was a great success, and I can’t wait for the next one!