Queer folks at @theacmg.bsky.social — let’s get together! 🌈🧬 #ACMGMtg26 A chance for community, mentorship, and fun during the meeting: Tonight (Thu) 7:30 PM: The Owl Bar Tomorrow (Fri) 7:30 PM: Leon’s Backroom Bar 2-for-1 drinks + Drag Race viewing Hope to see you there!

👋 Adult genetics folks at #ACMGMtg26 — don't miss the Adult Genetics SIG meeting TODAY! 📅 Tuesday, March 10 | 5:15–6:15 PM 📍 BCC, Room 337-338 Whether you care for adult patients, want to connect with providers who do, or are a trainee curious about a career in adult genetics — come join us!

📣New from @tdrivas.bsky.social & co! 📄Racial and socioeconomic disparities in genetic evaluation and testing in the adult patient population

Racial and socioeconomic disparities in genetic evaluation and testing in the adult patient population

This study of over 14,000 adults in two major health systems reveals striking racial and socioeconomic disparities in access to genetics evaluation and testing. Black individuals and those from disadv...

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The perils of being a #geneticist — when I look at my adorable nephew’s bath towel, all I see is a vaso-occlusive crisis waiting to happen…

🧬 Thrilled to be at #ASHG2025 with my students Ekta Singh & Yunjun Kang who are sharing incredible science out of our lab on #cilia, #metabolism, #genetics & #MachineLearning - and to present my own new clinical data on #AdultGenetics. Come say hi! #ASHG #genetics #genomics

Yesterday at lab meeting we went around the table with introductions for a new student. Of the 7 people in attendance, I was the only one born in the USA. Diversity and immigration are what make America, and Science, great, and my heart breaks watching these pillars of our greatness crumble.

Thrilled to share that our latest study on genetic testing in critically ill adults at @pennmedicine.bsky.social is now published in The American Journal of Human Genetics (@ajhgnews.bsky.social) -- and was featured in @sciencenews.bsky.social!

Patience, collaboration, and perseverance pay off! Our investigation of the population prevalence of NF1 pathogenic variants is out today in @naturecomms.bsky.social! We find these variants are much more common than anticipated and confer increased risk for cancer. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A genotype-first approach identifies high incidence of NF1 pathogenic variants with distinct disease associations - Nature Communications

Our current understanding of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is based on patients ascertained through phenotype-first approaches, which estimate a low prevalence at 1 in 3,000. Here, the authors levera...

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It was heartening to see so many people standing up for #science today at #Philadelphia City Hall. At a time when it’s easy to feel powerless against a wannabe-fascist government, this was such an excellent reminder of where the real power lies — in the hands of the people. #standupfightback

Michael P Hart 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him)@michaelphart1.bsky.social · 2y ago

Amazing support for SCIENCE with so many familiar faces! (Dog, sign, and picture courtesy of @glennislogsdon.bsky.social) @tdrivas.bsky.social @korblab.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social #standupforscience2025

2025 is here! I am so excited for Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins to be in readers' hands in just a few weeks. We have work to do, and I truly hope this book will help us move forward together. 🧬✊🏾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Me: Based on what you know about me, draw a picture of what you think my current life looks like. ChatGPT: I got this.