Pastoralism remains central to survival in the Turkana of northwest Kenya, where heat and water scarcity pose constant challenges. New research uncovers the genetic signatures that underlie adaptation to arid living in this pastoralist community. Learn more this week: https://scim.ag/4nxcJbx

So excited to share @saahimall.bsky.social just had her her first 1st author publication published in AJP lung! Huge accomplishment!!! This study wouldn't have been possible without the amazing @jensucre.bsky.social! journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...

I am so excited to share our most recent work & my first big project as a graduate student! We leveraged spatial transcriptomics to study the cell-cell communication involved in human lung development. Here’s the full study: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/17)

Congrats to @saahimall.bsky.social on her first study from her PhD! Also, science is always more fun when done with friends. Great to work as always with @jensucre.bsky.social and @jkropski.bsky.social!

Our work looking at the effects of using autosomal assumptions for calling variation on X and Y. We used simulated data to compare to a ground truth. Tldr: Accurate ploidy is important for reducing false positives; appropriate alignment reduces false negatives. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Best practices for improving alignment and variant calling on human sex chromosomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.29.651297v1

Ever wondered if there was a way to know if an individual would accept or reject a transplant organ? In this preprint, @nebanovich.bsky.social used spatial transcriptomics to study heart transplant rejection. Check out the story from GenomeWeb & the preprint! www.genomeweb.com/gene-express...

I am excited to share our most recent work using spatial transcriptomics to uncover dynamic molecular responses to rejection in transplanted human hearts! 1/15 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...