Stephanie Hicks
@stephaniehicks.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins. stephaniehicks.com
Consider submitting an abstract for an invited talk or poster at STATGEN 2026 by December 15th! Amazing keynote speakers and statistical leaders in
#genetics
and
#genomics
! π Hope to see you there!
statgen26.emory.edu
π§ͺ 𧬠π₯οΈ π§
#statssky
#imaging
#SingleCell
#spatial
#omics
#DigitalPathology
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STATGEN 2026: Conference on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics
STATGEN 2026: Conference on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics, May 18-20, 2026. ASA Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics.
https://statgen26.emory.edu
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I am very excited to share this book! It has been so much to collaborate on the project. We hope you find it useful!
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#neuroskyence
#StatsSky
#WomenInSTEM
#Autism
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3 months ago
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Very excited to share that Department of Biomedical Engineering
@hopkinsengineer.bsky.social
is hiring for open rank tenure-track faculty in
#Biomedical
#DataScience
! π
apply.interfolio.com/177042
Apps starting to be reviewed Dec 5 and ongoing after! π§ͺπ§¬π₯οΈπ§
#StatsSky
#WomenInSTEM
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3 months ago
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Adding that you are still encouraged to apply even if you can't hit the Nov 15th date! It's just the date we plan to start reviewing, but we'll definitely continue reviewing for some time.
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Come work with me!
@jhubiostat.bsky.social
is hiring for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position π₯³ Apps due Nov 15 π
apply.interfolio.com/176686
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#StatsSky
#WomenInSTEM
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4 months ago
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Looking for postdoctoral opportunities? β Interested in working with me or any of the 30 other amazing
@jhubiostat.bsky.social
faculty? β If yes, I encourage you to apply to our postdoc program in
#DataScience
and
#AI
in
#Health
and
#Medicine
! π
apply.interfolio.com/174430
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4 months ago
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This was a really fantastic collaboration! Congratulations
@mictott.bsky.social
Rita Cervera Juanes,
@svitlanabach.bsky.social
and all co-authors! π§ͺπ§¬π»π§
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5 months ago
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Congratulations to
@prashanthi-ravi.bsky.social
@svitlana-bach.bsky.social
& all co-authors! Wonderful collab btw
@alexisbattle.bsky.social
and
@martinowk.bsky.social
@kr-maynard.bsky.social
spatially profiling human nucleus accumbens π§
#TeamScience
π§ͺ 𧬠π₯οΈ Thank you
#NIH
#NIDA
for generous funding π
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5 months ago
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Thank you for the invitation
@sib.swiss
! I really enjoyed talking with everyone and I learned a lot over the last few days. I highly recommend this conference to anyone working in Bioinformatics. π§¬π§ͺπ»
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5 months ago
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Congratulations
@kinnaryshah.bsky.social
@mictott.bsky.social
@svitlanabach.bsky.social
& all co-authors! Wonderful collab btw
@jhubiostat.bsky.social
@jhu.edu
and
@lieberinstitute.bsky.social
spatially profiling human dACC π§
#TeamScience
π§ͺ 𧬠π₯οΈ Thank you
#NIDA
#NIMH
for generous funding & support π
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7 months ago
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Excited to share a blogpost summarizing challenges, opportunities & reflections from a course
@hopkinsengineer.bsky.social
co-taught with
@alexisbattle.bsky.social
(and huge support from Seraj Grimes!) at the intersection of
#deeplearning
#genetics
#genomics
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stephaniehicks.com/blog/course-...
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Translating the face-paced world of research in deep learning and genetics and genomics to the classroom β Stephanie C. Hicks, PhD
https://stephaniehicks.com/blog/course-deep-learning-genetics-genomics
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Will Townes
8 months ago
Benchmarking study of single-cell feature selection finds deviance to be an effective criterion:
doi.org/10.1093/bib/...
. Try it yourself with our (
@kstreet.bsky.social
@stephaniehicks.bsky.social
@davi1893.bsky.social
) scry package
@bioconductor.bsky.social
:
doi.org/doi:10.18129...
#genomics
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Characterizing efficient feature selection for single-cell expression analysis
Abstract. Unsupervised feature selection is a critical step for efficient and accurate analysis of single-cell RNA-seq data. Previous benchmarks used two d
https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbae317
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Bioconductor
8 months ago
Big thanks to everyone who made
#GBCC2025
a fantastic week of science, collaboration, and community! Highlights for Bioconductor included keynotes, hands-on projects, and great conversations π»π§¬
@galaxyproject.bsky.social
@bioconductor.bsky.social
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Very excited to see this important work out led by the talented
@mictott.bsky.social
@boyiguo.bsky.social
@jhubiostat.bsky.social
! π§ͺπ§¬π₯οΈ
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9 months ago
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Looking forward to visit Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai tomorrow morning. If you are around NYC and are interested in single cell / spatial genomics, the talk starts at 10am. Hope you see you there! π§ͺπ§¬π₯οΈ
events.mountsinaihealth.org/event/geneti...
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Genetics and Genomic Sciences External Seminar Series | Stephanie Hicks, MA, PhD
https://events.mountsinaihealth.org/event/genetics-and-genomic-sciences-external-seminar-series-stephanie-hicks-ma-phd
9 months ago
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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics
9 months ago
Kinnary Shah is a fourth-year PhD candidate and co-president of the Biostats Student Org. Learn more about Kinnary and two of her ongoing research projects, one with the
@lieberinstitute.bsky.social
, and one with
@stephaniehicks.bsky.social
, on our website:
publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/...
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New paper out in
@genomeresearch.bsky.social
on using contrastive self-supervised learning for spatial domain detection with multi-omics data! Huge congratulations to Jianing Yao and coauthors Jinglun Yu, Brian Caffo Stephanie Page &
@martinowk.bsky.social
! 𧬠π₯οΈ π§ͺ
doi.org/10.1101/gr.2...
9 months ago
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Lucia Peixoto
10 months ago
New article is out! Sleep deprivation is bad for the brain transcriptome, but how quickly can a little sleep reverse this effect? A team effort and fun collaboration with
@stephaniehicks.bsky.social
(a thread)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40315180/
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Stephanie Hicks
JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare
10 months ago
Congratulations to Malone Center affiliate member
@stephaniehicks.bsky.social
on this distinction from
@amstatnews.bsky.social
!
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Stephanie Hicks named fellow of the American Statistical Association
Hicks was recognized for her professional contributions, leadership, and commitment to the field of statistics.
https://malonecenter.jhu.edu/stephanie-hicks-named-fellow-of-the-american-statistical-association/
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10 months ago
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@stephaniehicks.bsky.social
giving a master class on spatial genomics analysis - normalization and qc are essential to reveal the underlying biology!
#bog25
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I really enjoyed this article: The synaptic hypothesis of schizophrenia version III: a master mechanism! π§ͺπ§
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
h/t
@boyiguo.bsky.social
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The synaptic hypothesis of schizophrenia version III: a master mechanism - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - The synaptic hypothesis of schizophrenia version III: a master mechanism
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-023-02043-w
10 months ago
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Stephanie Hicks
Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics
10 months ago
We are thrilled to announce that
@dattascientist.bsky.social
and
@stephaniehicks.bsky.social
have been elected Fellows of the American Statistical Association! π This prestigious honor recognizes outstanding contributions to statistical science. Congrats Abhi & Stephanie! π
@amstatnews.bsky.social
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Lucia Peixoto
10 months ago
April is
#Autism
Awareness Month. This is a month to accept, understand and love those in the Autism Spectrum. Above all accepting that someone is different and respecting their differences is the most important thing we can do. Here are some facts to help understand (a thread):
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Rafa has come out swinging this morning π
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10 months ago
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Always excited to have
@rafalab.bsky.social
visit Hopkins! Heβs talk about statistical challenges in single single and spatial omics. π§ͺπ§¬π₯οΈ
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So this weekend I won the veggie category at
@jhubiostat.bsky.social
annual Chili Cookoff! Huge congratulations to
@statsprofo.bsky.social
β winner of the meat category! We have the privilege of wearing these hats for the next year π πΆοΈ
#stats
π§ͺπ§¬π» PS thank you
@lizstuart.bsky.social
for hosting! πΈ
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11 months ago
Still processing what this means.
www.statnews.com/2025/03/17/t...
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Eric Green is out as head of National Human Genome Research Institute
The longtime director of the National Human Genome Research Institute is stepping down, as the larger NIH braces for more changes.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/17/trump-nih-eric-green-out-as-director-national-human-genome-research-institute/
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Bioconductor
12 months ago
π New Bioconductor Blog Post on CAB and its new co-chair!
@smped.bsky.social
introduces themselves and shares insights about the Community Advisory Board (CAB). Check it out here:
buff.ly/EZWEg0A
#Bioconductor
#Bioinformatics
#RStats
#OpenScience
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Bioconductor Community Advisory Board β Bioconductor community blog
An introduction to the new Co-Chair
https://buff.ly/EZWEg0A
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TimothΓ©e Lionnet
12 months ago
decided to write an op-ed for our local journal to support federally funded research - I encourage you to spread the good word!
riverjournalonline.com/letters/op-e...
thanks
@drannecarpenter.bsky.social
and
@sean-ryder-music.bsky.social
for the inspiration
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Op-ed: Gutting NIH Is Hurting Our Community
We are living through an era of accelerated medical progress: in just a few decades, childhood leukemia survival has jumped from 10% to over 90%. Yet, more work remains: cancer [β¦]
https://riverjournalonline.com/letters/op-ed-gutting-nih-is-hurting-our-community/202469/
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Friends, I am at a loss of words for how devastating it would be to lose the entire intramural
#NIH
program. Some of the biggest medical and scientific breakthroughs have come from scientists in the NIH Intramural program.
#SaveTheNIH
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www.science.org/content/arti...
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NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-ban-renewing-senior-scientists-adds-assaults-its-house-research
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This week our class had an awesome discussion on this review article discussing
#transformers
for
#SingleCell
. One of my favorite parts was discussing Figure 3 on current strategies for how to transform the counts to a format that can be used by transformer. 1/n π§ͺπ§¬π»
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Transformers in single-cell omics: a review and new perspectives - Nature Methods
This Perspective presents a comprehensive and in-depth overview of computational models based on the deep learning architecture of transformers for single-cell omics analysis.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-024-02353-z
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
We are now accepting applications for scholarships to the
@cshlaboratory.bsky.social
Biology of Genomes meeting from the
@jxtxfoundation.bsky.social
. Open to students worldwide in support of open science. Please help spread the word!
jxtxfoundation.org/news/2025-2-...
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JXTX + CSHL 2025 Biology of Genomes Scholarship
JXTX + CSHL 2025 Biology of Genomes Scholarship
https://jxtxfoundation.org/news/2025-2-4-bg/
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Carl Zimmer
about 1 year ago
National Science Foundation "is planning to lay off between a quarter and a half of its staff in the next two months," Politico reports.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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Science funding agency threatened with mass layoffs
National Science Foundation staff heard the plans at a meeting Tuesday.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/04/science-funding-agency-layoffs-threat-00202426
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R-Ladies Bot
about 1 year ago
π "Where does the U.S. Government Keep its Data?" π€ Sam Tyner-Monroe π US Govt data sources: R packages & agency APIs for economic, justice, labor, & more! Unlock data insights. π
https://sctyner.me/post/2018-11-16-us-govt-data/
#rladies
#rstats
#oldiebutgoodie
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Trump hits NIH with βdevastatingβ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring
about 1 year ago
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Does anyone have any favorite reviews of autoencoders or VAEs for genomics data?
about 1 year ago
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Spent the day at the Maryland Science Center & a German Christmas along the Baltimore waterfront today! ππ§¬π₯οΈπ§ͺ
about 1 year ago
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Lindsay Hayes
about 1 year ago
Hayes Lab circa summer 2024! Excited to be growing.
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Keri Martinowich
about 1 year ago
Super huge congrats to postdoc in our group Bernie Mulvey and co-leads Kristen Maynard &
@kasperdhansen.bsky.social
on this absolute tour de force paper profiling sex differences in the human hypothalamus. Really important biological insight about gene expression differences in sex-biased disorders.
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Anne Carpenter
about 1 year ago
Iβm told burnout comes less from having too much to do but rather feeling like what you have to do is out of your control (and/or unpleasant work). So, working out substantial changes in what youβre obligated to be doing is the best way out. Thus making space for something new/interesting!
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Incredibly honored to be interviewed in this special issue
@naturemethods.bsky.social
and have work from the lab highlighted! Also, thanks for letting me share some thoughts on spatial atlases and where we are as a community to extract meaningful info from the these valuable data resources! π§ͺπ§¬π»
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about 1 year ago
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Excited to share a new algorithm that we have been working on over the last year. π‘ idea is to extend mutual nearest neighbors for
#spatial
data. We call it spatial mutual nearest neighbors (spatialMNN) π Thank you
@haowen-zhou.bsky.social
@pratibha-panwar.bsky.social
who led this work! π π§¬π₯οΈπ§ͺ
about 1 year ago
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Excited to have Francis Collinβs visiting
@johnshopkins.bsky.social
today! Packed house.
about 1 year ago
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Johanna Joyce
about 1 year ago
Women are under-represented at senior levels in
#academia
globally, & across all
#science
π§ͺ disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" βοΈ So how can we ever achieve
#gender
#equality
? We discuss various strategies in this
#Cell
Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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#HappyThanksgiving
about 1 year ago
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Raphael Gottardo
about 1 year ago
Ok, I tried to create my own list of people working on developing statistical or machine learning models applied to omics data. I am sure I missed a lot of cool people. If you'd like to be added, let me know.
#Stats
#ML
#Omics
go.bsky.app/73rcuJn
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Wearing the new (and most importantly warm)
@jhubiostat.bsky.social
swag!
about 1 year ago
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Ah thank you! π
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about 1 year ago
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