Human Genetics, Genomics, Precision Health; scientist/educator/leader in academia, healthcare, and now health tech; ardent fan of all things New England
Durham, NC | Sutton, NH
Joined March 2016
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Happy World Octopus Day!
Cephalopods like octopus, squid, and cuttlefish have unique characteristics like color-changing skin, a beaked mouth, and a funnel for jet-propulsion.
Here at the MBL, we study how these unique body parts form during development, from egg to hatchling.
This is terrible news. Jim has had such an impact in many fields, notably in supporting autism research thru the SFARI initiative, which is how so many of us met Jim and Marilyn. Deep condolences to his family and to all those at the Foundation, who will carry on.
It is with great sadness that the Simons Foundation announces the death of its co-founder and chair emeritus, James Harris Simons. Jim was an award-winning mathematician, a legendary investor and a generous philanthropist. simonsfoundation.org/2024/05…
ALT Photo of James Harris Simons, credit: Beatrice de Gea
Too bad for UCSC, but if there’s anyone to lead de-extinction while balancing cool science with ethical goals and public education, @bonesandbugs is the one!
🦤🦣 We are very excited for our Associate Director for Conservation Genomics, @bonesandbugs, who is taking a leave of absence from @ucsc to be the Chief Scientific Officer of @itiscolossal
Shaprio has literally written the book on the science of de-extinction. We wish her luck!
ALT Beth Shapiro in a brown coat, sitting in a lab.
Sad or not, the right decision. But, boy, how did Harvard screw this up so badly?
Breaking: Harvard University President Claudine Gay is resigning, source says trib.al/9XHWf3B
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Today is the day! Get your abstracts in for the Cephalopod Neuroscience Conference - we want to hear about all of the cool work that you are doing!
Deadline: December 15 (today!)
sites.google.com/view/cephne…
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I'm hiring! We are looking for a post-doc to work on an @NIH_CommonFund funded project exploring convergent mechanisms in neurodevelopment disease!
jobs.bcm.edu/job/Houston-Pos…
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Is the problem:
The price of the treatments?
Lack of adequate health coverage?
The need for pre- approval?
Our failure to acknowledge overall system cost (lifetime medical costs for a sickle cell patient are well over $2 million)?
The answer is… Yes. 😞
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“We have a cure for your debilitating and ultimately deadly disease… but you have to pay $2 million out of pocket, or your insurance company has to agree to pay for it.”
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This is truly a miracle for people living with sickle cell. Unfortunately with a cost of over $2 million, it will be inaccessible for most.
New technologies will continue exposing the financial and ethical faults in our health system. 🤷🏽♂️
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#Germline #genetictesting (GGT) in >7,000 consecutive #patients w/ #lungcancer
>14% had PGVs, 63% in DDR genes e.g. #BRCA1 #BRCA2 #ATM #CHEK2, 95% clinically actionable
"The results from this study and previous reports suggest it is reasonable for clinicians to now consider GGT for all #patients diagnosed w/ #LungCancer"
ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1200… @JCOPO_ASCO @ASCO @Invitae
#universal #germlinetesting #access #reducedisparities #precisionmedicine #precisiontherapy #clinicaltrials #precisionprevention #LCSM #LCAM #lungcancerawarenessmonth
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Our Interim CEO, @Rich_Genomics spoke to Julia Vitarello and Dr Tim Yu about Mila's story and how they hope to help many more families access treatments for their children -- as they put it, from Mila to millions. @stopbatten
Listen here: ow.ly/Ypeh50Qbrar
ALT Black square with a circle in the centre, containing a photograph of Mila and Julia Vitarello and Dr Tim Yu.
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✅ Despite the benefits of #genetictesting, adoption of #universal #genetictesting for these pts has been low (~30%)
✅ This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of implementing same day #genetictesting station (GTS) on the proportion of #ovariancancer #patients tested
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"The @US_FDA recently granted the first marketing authorization for a #cancer #genetictesting panel...the @Invitae Common Hereditary #Cancers Panel..."
"#Genetictesting is critical to find people who have mutations in order to decrease the morbidity and mortality of #cancer" - #DrKevinHughes @muschollings @MedUnivSC
hollingscancercenter.musc.ed…
#patient #access #reducedisparities #universal #germlinetesting #precisionmedicine #precisiontherapy #precisionsurgery #clinicaltrials #precisionprevention
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#Universal #germlinetesting successfully implemented in a rural hospital @OBXHealth. (+) & (-) results guide clinical management...
12% of #breastcancer #patients had a de-escalation of surgery from unilateral radical mastectomy or BLM to breast conserving therapy (BCT) based on #universal #germline #genetictesting (GGT) results. Rates of BCT @OBXHealth increased from 48% to 79% after #universaltesting was offered.
link.springer.com/article/10…
link.springer.com/article/10… @AnnSurgOncol @ASBrS @Invitae
#access #reducedisparities #precisionmedicine #precisiontherapy #clinicaltrials #precisionprevention
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Important point about returning clinically relevant results back to patients @EricTopol! For the @GeisingerRsrch MyCode cohort you mention, we now have exome sequence on ~20% (>175K) of our entire patient population and have reported results to >5,000 patient-participants!
What if knowledge that you were a carrier for gene variants could extend your life 3 to 7 years?
erictopol.substack.com/p/whe…
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‼️ At Geisinger we have several open positions for empirical researchers at the intersection of behavioral science & health:
• Predoctoral fellow (starting ASAP)
• Postdoctoral fellow (ASAP)
• Faculty, open rank (flexible)
Ads & application info:
tinyurl.com/BehSciJobs
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We are pleased to welcome @EichlerEE @uwgenome to give Warren Distinguished Lecture in Human #genetics Nov. 30 cc @emorygmb
