Big news! The Medical Genetics Multiomics Lab (www.bcm.edu/departments/...) @bcmhouston.bsky.social has earned CAP accreditation, recognizing its excellence in lab quality and patient care. Congrats to Dr. Pengfei Liu and the team! 👏 #Genetics #LabExcellence

Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Alvos of the Botas lab on your successful dissertation! Matthew’s dissertation was “Targeting SERPINs as a therapeutic strategy to ameliorate neurodegenerative disease.” 🥳 #genetics #genomics #PhD

#DeepMVP improves the ability to predict gene #mutations that may lead to #disease. B. Zhang, C. Wang et al #naturemethods @bcmgenetics.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social #BCMCancerCenter blogs.bcm.edu/2025/09/09/f...

The Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Family Achievement in Genetics Awards recognize scientific, clinical, educational, and service achievements of @bcmgenetics.bsky.social faculty, students/trainees, and administrative staff.

Congratulations to Dr. Pengfei Liu on receiving the 2025 Baylor College of Medicine Young Alumnus Award! Read more about this award and other alumni awards given by Baylor College of Medicine this past weekend. www.bcm.edu/news/baylor-...

Researchers at @bcmhouston.bsky.social have developed an #AI model that reveals how protein modifications link genetic #mutations to #disease. B Zhang, C Wang, B Wen, K Li et al. @natmethods.nature.com @bcmgenetics.bsky.social #BCMCancerCenter www.bcm.edu/news/ai-reve...

New #AI model reveals how #proteinModifications link genetic #mutations to #disease. B Zhang, C Wang, B Wen, K Li et al. @natmethods.nature.com @bcmgenetics.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social #MedicalIndustryToday www.medicalindustrytoday.com/article/8433...

Dr. Robert A. Waterland and his team find new insight into why some identical twins look and behave differently. #genes #twins

Computational tool helps determine if a condition such as #Parkinsons arises from several mutations or one rare variant. C. Shaw, J. Belmont, J. Shulman et al @riceuniversity.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social #TCHResearchNews @ajhgnews.bsky.social @bcmhgsc.bsky.social blogs.bcm.edu/2025/08/21/f...

The cells giving rise to new #neurons in the adult #brain have been elusive. M Maletic-Savatic, G. Cappuccio, W. Choi, F. Semerci, Z. Liu et al found a way to ID them. @bcmhouston.bsky.social #DuncanNRI @stemcellreports.bsky.social #TexasChildrensHospital www.bcm.edu/news/computa...

Congratulations to Dr. Sau Wai Cheung on receiving the 2025 ACGA Lifetime Achievement Award! This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of genetics and demonstrated exceptional leadership in advancing scientific research and education.

Drs. R Chen, HMJ Hussain et al have identified C19orf44 as a novel inherited #retinalDisease-associated #gene jmg.bmj.com/content/jmed... @bcmhouston.bsky.social @bcmgenetics.bsky.social #JMG_BMJ

Congratulations to Dr. Brandon Garcia of the Posey lab on your successful dissertation! Brandon’s dissertation was “Retrieval-Augmented Phenotype Extraction with Large Language Models” 🥳 #genetics #genomics #PhD

🚨 New perspective piece in @ajhgnews.bsky.social! 🚨 We developed a hands-on training resource for large-scale genomic data analysis in the All of Us Researcher Workbench, now published here:

Next Webinar for Health Professionals is Wednesday July 30 at 12 p.m. CST. "Red Flags of Genetics" featuring Amanda Gerard, M.S., C.G.C. of @bcmgenetics.bsky.social & Laura Buckner, M.Ed., L.P.C. of Texas Center for Disability Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Register: bit.ly/4l8WbpA

Webinar for Health Professionals TODAY at 12 pm CST The Basics of Genetic Testing for Young Children with Congenital Heart Disease featuring Emily Soludczyk, M.S., C.G.C. @bcmgenetics.bsky.social & Laura Buckner, M.Ed., L.P.C. of UT Texas Center for Disability Studies Register: bit.ly/4m4GUq7

Congratulations to the 2025 graduating class of @bcmgenetics Medical Residency and Clinical Laboratory Fellowship Programs! Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship: Veronica Ortiz, Ph.D. & Amir Hossein Saeidian, Ph.D., Pediatric/Genetics Residency: Ryan Difalco, M.D. and Dan Brooks, M.D.,...

Learn about Careers in Genetics and Genomics, Thurs, July 17 at Noon CST featuring Dr. Debra Murray, Dr. Juan Botas, Dr. Ronit Marom, Dr. Chaya Murali, Miavonna Craig, M.S., C.G.C., medical student Alicia Ljungdahl & graduate student Grace Tietz. Sign up: bit.ly/4lImJOx

Congratulations to Dr. Alice Wen of the Herman lab on your successful dissertation! Alice’s dissertation was “Antibiotics Stimulate Proteome Transfer to Persister Cells” 🥳 #genetics #genomics #PhD

Congratulations to Dan Brooks who received a 2025 Academy of Resident and Fellow Educators Excellence Award! The award given by @bcmhouston recognizes residents & fellows who make outstanding contributions in the areas of well-being, education, community engagement, & leadership.

Last Friday during a ceremony hosted by the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, Dr. Fernando Scaglia had the honor of posthumously presenting the 2025 UMDF Vanguard Award to Dr. Lee-Jun Wong. The award was accepted by her children, Dr. Hansie Wong and Inyork Wong.

Check out All Access DNA's podcast with Dr. Chaya Murali. The topic is "Is autism genetic?" allaccessdna.podbean.com/e/autism_and... #autism #genetics

New study from S Ketkar, O. Lichtarge, B Lee et al. reveals rare gene variants linked to systemic sclerosis (SSc). Using exome sequencing + machine learning, researchers identified MICB as a novel risk gene – offering fresh insight into #SSc & potential therapies. bit.ly/4nhnFuL

Congratulations to Dr. Hongjie Li and Dr. Lilei Zhang! Both received 2025 Debakey Excellence in Research Awards @bcmhouston.bsky.social today for their work with the #FlyAtlas (Li) and #CardiacMetabolism (Zhang)

Congratulations to Dr. Jordan Fox of the Ira Lab on your successful dissertation! Jordan’s dissertation was “Loss of mitochondrial fusion results in iron imbalance and nuclear genome instability.” 🥳 #genetics #genomics #PhD

Are you a healthcare professional interested in Genetics? Join us for the next Genetics Education Webinar: Autism and Related Disorders. June 25 at noon. with Dr. Llena Umana & Laura Buckner, M.Ed., LPC. Register: bit.ly/4na2E59

Congratulations to Dr. Bree Lege of the Cheng Lab on your successful dissertation! Bree’s dissertation was “Single Cell Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells to Clarify Mechanisms of Metastasis in Breast Cancer.” 🥳 #genetics #genomics #PhD

Congratulations to Dr. Hamed Jafar-Nejad on your 2025 Scholar-Innovator Award from the Harrington Discovery Institute! Find out more about the award here: www.harringtondiscovery.org/news-media/2...

On May 19, @bcmgenetics.bsky.social proudly hosted @erichjarvis.bsky.social, professor at Rockefeller Univ. & Investigator w/the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, for the 2025 Jeanette Oshman Efron Distinguished Lecture. His talk: “Evolution of Brain Pathways for Vocal Learning and Spoken Language.”

#Alzheimers disease not only affects the #brain. HongjieLi, Belen lab, YeJin_Yeah, TzuChiaoLu et al show it also impacts the whole body. NeuronCellPress @bcmhouston.bsky.social @bcmgenetics.bsky.social BCMGradSchool TCHResearchNews www.bcm.edu/news/study-r...

This past Tuesday on #clinicaltrialsday, the department held a luncheon to celebrate our clinical trials researchers and coordinators. The department would like to thank every participant, coordinator, and researcher: your work fuels progress and brings hope. #PoweredbyPurpose #clinicalresearch

[email protected] will be co-hosting a free #Genetics Conference & Resources Fair for Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities & Autism to be held on Friday, May 16, from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in #Laredo. Find out more here: www.lmtonline.com/local/articl...

May is National Nurses Month! Thank you Alicia, Saima, and Wanda for your unwavering commitment to patient care and for making a difference in countless lives! Happy Belated #NationalNursesDay

From the lab of Dr. Juan Botas is news of an exciting breakthrough in Alzheimer's research! A combined computational and experimental approach has identified promising genetic players in the disease. #Alzheimers

New research from Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute links new #CDKL gene variants to #neurodevelopmental disorders. Read the interview with study authors Dr. Ali H. Bereshneh, Dr. Oguz Kanca, and Dr. Hugo Bellen here: blogs.bcm.edu/2025/04/03/f...

Did you catch Dr. Christina Miyake on Next Question with Katie Couric earlier this week? Listen now! #RareDiseases

Congratulations to Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Goodell on her elections to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! Read more about Dr. Goodell's work here: www.bcm.edu/news/dr-marg...

April 29th is #UndiagnosedDay. Read more about @bcmhouston.bsky.social researchers providing new diagnoses for rare conditions. blogs.bcm.edu/2024/11/08/f...

April 25 is #NationalDNADay. A day to commemorate the successful completion of Human Genome Project in 2023 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953. Cheers to those who discovered and study DNA!

April 21-27 is #NationalInfertilityAwarenessWeek. 1 in 6 people of reproductive age are impacted by infertility globally. Find out more about the causes and treatments of #Infertility by visiting resolve.org

Dr. J Botas, M Stephens et al applied an integrative approach that revealed promising candidates for #AlzheimerDisease #risk factors or targets for treatments @bcmhouston.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social #AJHG #TCHResearchNews #MTCH2 @bcmgenetics.bsky.social www.bcm.edu/news/integra...

We are grateful to NORD, Texas Rare Action Network, the rare disease advocates and organizations, Baylor Genetics and our very own volunteers for making last weekend's Family Day at the Health Museum a huge success! Many thanks to those who attended the event and we hope to see you again soon!

Congratulations to Sujal Manohar and Sam Shenoi on winning the 2025 Arthur L. Beaudet Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Genetics! Sujal was honored for their work on Genetics Patient Narratives, while Sam was recognized for his research on Quantification of Intronic De Novo Variants in RNA-Seq.

Child with rare #epilepticDisorder receives long-awaited #diagnosis. Dr. HT Chao explains. #TCHResearchNews @baylorgenetics #AJMGEditors @bcmneurology @bcmneurosci @texaschildrens #chromothripsis. tinyurl.com/564byw2z

📃 I am excited to share our @naturegenet.bsky.social review paper on the state of psychiatric genetics in Latin America, put forth by the Latin American Genomics Consortium (LAGC)! 🎉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

On Saturday April 12 from 11-2 p.m. @bcmgenetics.bsky.social and the Texas Rare Action Network @nordrare.bsky.social invites you to a Family Day at the Health Museum in Houston, TX for the #RareDisease Community. To register for the event visit bit.ly/4iUSm6m

A new study helps researchers engineer better gene therapies. bit.ly/4jhW2Pw #GeneTherapies #BCMResearch

Happy Doctors' Day to all the incredible doctors @bcmgenetics.bsky.social! Your groundbreaking work & dedication to understanding the complexities of our DNA are paving the way for a healthier future. Thank you for your relentless pursuit of knowledge & innovation. #doctorsday2025

ATTN: There is still time to register for tonight's Evenings with Genetics!

March 21 is #WorldDownSyndromeDay! Today, we raise awareness and advocate for the rights of individuals with Down syndrome. To find out more about Down Syndrome visit ndss.org #ImproveOurSupportSystems National Down Syndrome Society