Is “jumping DNA” the key to dogs' 🐶 friendliness? GeneBites writer Emily Faulkner describes the finding that the lack of a mobile DNA 🧬 sequence in a gene in most dogs may explain social behavioral differences from wolves. #genetics #dog #scicomm Check it out here: genebites.org/2025/10/20/f...

Once again, sharing our groundbreaking paper. We did a lot of good work to forward the practice of #IDSov but it's incomplete and we need to be allowed to finish so that we can all move forward together and be competitive on the Global Tech and Science playing field. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Where are the learning loss people? It’s hard to learn at school if you’re afraid to go because the secret police might kidnap you.

"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

If you can, please considering donating time, money, or non-perishables to your local food banks! As a former food bank volunteer and employee, I know a little can go a very long way, especially around this time of year.

In a time when diversity 🌍, equity ⚖️, inclusion 🤝, and accessibility ♿ (DEIA) are under attack, GeneBites writer @amandan-weiss.bsky.social discusses how DEIA affects how LGBTQIA+ 🏳️‍🌈 students evaluate and experience genetic counseling programs. Check it out here: genebites.org/2025/03/03/c...

Whoops, wrong hashtag. If you are going to #ASHG25, check out the line-up! This is perfect if you are a trainee who needs to network but has no idea how to do it. Instead of trying to corner someone at the posters (which is stressful!), schedule a slot and sit down for 15 minutes to chat!

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥 We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪 Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

jane goodall made me believe i could just go up and hug any wild animal

📢 Join us this Friday at 2pm ET for our next Genomics Preprint Club meeting! Chia-Hsuan Chou and Sonali Gupta will discuss two exciting preprints about disease etiology and risk prediction 🧬📊🔬

Today is #WorldDenseBreastDay! Educate yourself and those you love about the higher risks of missed cancer on mammograms and of developing breast cancer. Great resources @densebreastinfo.bsky.social @densebreastscanada.bsky.social. Thank you @bcrfcure.bsky.social for supporting our research!

Excited to share that I’ll be starting a postdoc at NCI’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics this month with Pete Kraft as an iCURE fellow! 🎉

Why did American geneticists not speak out more frequently and forcefully against eugenics in the 1920s and 30s? 1. The legacy of the influential Galton 2. They were absorbed in their own science 3. They viewed eugenicists as a "lunatic fringe of no long-term consequence"

What the article DIDN’T mention is the Slack has a name! I’m so lucky to be a part of a team of passionate science communicators and advocates in @snapcoalition.bsky.social

A gaggle of STAT's science reporters wrote about what the new Trump EO on federal grants means for researchers and the NIH The bottom line is that it "turns science into an instrument for partisan gain" as @scott-delaney.bsky.social put it www.statnews.com/2025/08/08/t...

Here’s what you’ll gain from @jayatirsharma.bsky.social & @genandgenes.bsky.social in the 8/13 Journal Club: ✅How genetic ancestry affects BMI PGS ✅Why pooled analyses can mask key gene–environment interactions ✅Why precision medicine needs diverse data for equitable care Dive in: bit.ly/45mQC02

These embryo-selection startups are clearly feeding into an alt-right ecosystem that revels in techno-futurism much as such movements have in the past. GWAS participants & parents navigating IVF deserve better than being used as tools to attract the attention of edge lords.

🚨New webinar just announced = August Journal Club with @jayatirsharma.bsky.social & @genandgenes.bsky.social! On August 13, they'll investigate the role of genetic ancestry & sociocultural factors in considering the genetic risk for BMI in a Hispanic/Latino cohort. Register: bit.ly/44RvgsK #ASHG

🚨 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:

🚨 For everyone who uses All of Us Workbench 🚨 Apparently, if the creator of a workspace no longer has access, *the entire workspace gets deleted*. Ask me how I know this. 🫠 It doesn't matter who the owners are. Make sure to back up all your work in a workspace with a PI as a creator!

🎉 Our newest spotlight is out now in Trends in Genetics! "Psychiatric disorders: teasing apart genetic similarities and differences" by Jiayi Xu (@xujiayi.bsky.social) & Laura Huckins (@laurahuckins.bsky.social) Read more here! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📣 Hello Bluesky! We’re hosting our June Genomics Preprint Club meeting this Friday, June 27 from 3–4pm EST! 📩 Contact us to join! 🗣️ Presenters: - Krzysiek Gogolewski: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... - Arnav Wadhawan: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

👀 🧬 Curious how to respectfully, robustly, and flexibly use population descriptors in genomic research, and align with @nationalacademies.org recommendations? Check out this work from the NIH-funded PRIMED Consortium @prsdiversity.bsky.social, co-led by Alyna Khan and Stephanie Gogarten

Are you an early-career researcher working on the computational analysis of population-level human genetics data? We want to hear from you about if, how, and why you use population descriptors in your research! Fill out our short survey: forms.gle/SCiNUq71wgi5...

Are you an early-career researcher working on the computational analysis of population-level human genetics data? We want to hear from you about if, how, and why you use population descriptors in your research! Fill out our short survey: forms.gle/SCiNUq71wgi5...

Thanks @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social for this honor!!

Congratulations to @jayatirsharma.bsky.social, the 2025 recipient of the Mary B. Meyer Memorial Fund. This award identifies exceptional students who demonstrate academic excellence, and who hold the promise of future contribution to the field of epidemiology.

my first deep dive from my trip to the west bank is for @atmosmag.bsky.social where I dig into the water crisis unfolding in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem atmos.earth/surviving-is...

There’s been some “advice” coming from some quarters for scientists not to focus on DEI-related funding cuts. I wholly reject this concept. Cutting programs designed to reduce science and healthcare disparities is as detrimental to science as anything else, both morally and functionally.

@hggadvances.bsky.social latest study examines the interaction of a polygenic score for BMI with sociocultural factors & genetic ancestry across groups in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos: www.cell.com/hgg-advances... #ASHG @jayatirsharma.bsky.social @genandgenes.bsky.social

🎉 Yesterday, I successfully defended my dissertation in Genetic Epidemiology! 😊 Thanks as always to my advisors, @genandgenes.bsky.social, my mentors, family, and friends who helped make this happen! And now for some hashtags I’ve been waiting to use for a v long time :) — #PhinisheD #PhDone #Doctor

🎤 Want to bring science to your community? We’re launching What’s the Big Idea? — Science for Good’s first local science communication initiative, and looking for pilot sites to host the first round of events! A science open mic night for everyone. No PhD required! 🧵👇

🛎️ Excited to share that our work on investigating gene-environment interactions and group-level heterogeneity in Hispanic/Latino populations is online at HGG Advances! www.cell.com/hgg-advances...

🚨Online now! 📄Influence of Genetic Ancestry on Gene-Environment Interactions of Polygenic Risk and Sociocultural Factors: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 @jayatirsharma.bsky.social @genandgenes.bsky.social & co 👉https://bit.ly/3YB9R3y

May Day, May Day! SO IMPORTANT open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

you don't need chatGPT i am perfectly capable of drinking a bottle of water and lying to you

We need to tread eugenics with the seriousness we treat the most vile forms of bigotry because eugenics is what turns those bigotries into action items.

I'm doing an AMA as part of the @geneticssociety.bsky.social DNA Day 2025! Feel free to ask me anything (genetics related) :) #DNADay2025 redd.it/1k7i3t1

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

@genandgenes.bsky.social makes a powerful case for anti-racist genetics education in secondary school and university, and at the risk of climbing onto a well-worn pedestal, I'd argue this moment, more than any other, calls for a rethinking of how we approach doctoral education in genetics

“In the United States, a reactionary political movement has ridden a populist wave into power, using dog-whistle rhetoric about race.“ Inspired as always by my advisor @genandgenes.bsky.social ‘s commitment to telling it like it is

The women’s health initiative has followed tens of thousands of women for more than 30 years and provided invaluable information on topics like hormone replacement and cancer. Jay Bhattacharya cutting this program will not only hurt women, it’s also just a colossal waste to lose such an investment.

Federal research cuts impact local economies, and stall progress. Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public. #McClintockLetters blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...

again, this is why wearing a mask is one of the most compelling acts of daily resistance you can engage in. if you changed almost nothing else but start wearing a mask in public indoor spaces, you’re arguably doing more material mitigation to keep you & your community well than this administration.

That time will come. Sooner than you think. If you have not considered it, then please do. One of my core beliefs is if you can't stand for what is right when it matters, then you probably stand for nothing. This requires bravery and most times sacrifice.

If an institution is encouraging you to avoid words like "trans" be it on slides,talks,meetings, grants you name it as a way of being "cautious", remember they will do exactly same if the word is "Black", "Hispanic", "Indigenous", "Woman" etc. Sit with that for a minute, then decide what u will do.

BREAKING: NIH planning to prohibit funds going to institutions with DEI initiatives or engage w/ boycotts of Israel, according to internal documents www.statnews.com/2025/04/21/t...