Statistical Geneticist at Regeneron Genetics Center. Fan of science, my dog, and the Dallas Cowboys. Opinions my own.
Joined March 2019
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We're hiring a Manager, Analytical Genetics to support growing efforts in large-scale proteomics at the RGC. Are you interested in applying machine learning to develop prediction models for age-related diseases? Apply below!
careers.regeneron.com/en/job… via @regeneron
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With ~1M exomes sequenced, we published the largest set of human protein-coding variation to date today in @Nature. RGC-ME data contains genetic variation from individuals of African, American, South and East Asian and Middle Eastern ancestry.
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We are still looking for a statistical geneticist to help drive our efforts in rare diseases! Reach out or apply at the link below if interested! careers.regeneron.com/NzJTjL…
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I'm hiring! Check out our new opportunity to join the analytical genetics team at the RGC below...
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I'm hiring! Check out our new opportunity to join the analytical genetics team at the RGC below...
careers.regeneron.com/nmlaBZ…
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Very excited to share our paper on genetics of the MCPS. Before you dive in a key point to highlight : from 1998-2004 our @UIME_UNAM & @Oxford_NDPH colleagues had the vision to conceive the study, and then visit >100,000 houses in Mexico City to recruit 150,000 participants 🤯
Hispanic/Latino individuals are represented in <1% of #GenomicResearch. To reduce this diversity gap, the Mexico City Prospective Study (MCPS) research team conducted the most extensive sequencing study in individuals of non-European ancestry to date. #RGCResearch
Genotyping, sequencing and analysis of 140,000 adults from the Mexico City Prospective Study biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Congratulations to our very own, @joellembatchou, Ph.D., Manager of Statistical Genetics, as she was recognized as one of @FierceHealth and @FierceMedTech's rising stars in health tech! Join us in giving her a round of applause 👏 and read more about her inspiring work.
It is increasingly obvious that the line between traditional meds and tech-enabled healthcare companies has been blurred. So this year, we’re highlighting 17 rising stars in the health tech world who are doing their part to further erase that line.
tinyurl.com/yts4pumb
We are still looking for a statistical geneticist to help drive our efforts in rare diseases! Reach out or apply at the link below if interested! careers.regeneron.com/NzJTjL…
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Our team is hiring! Are you a statistical geneticist with an interest in rare disease genetics, family-based analyses, and/or working with sequence data from diverse and understudied populations across the globe? Reach out or click below to learn more careers.regeneron.com/l4~wCV…
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First up — we have a new ‘Gene Burden’ datasource
It incorporates the results of the gene burden analyses performed by @RegeneronDNA & @AstraZeneca
Kudos to both teams!
Quanli Wang @RyanDhindsa @kerencarss @SlavePetrovski @jdbackman @jakphd @Mar_ferreira17 @marchini @gabecasis
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Our recent genome-wide analysis shows that levels of the ACE2 receptor influence COVID-19 risk. A genetic variant near the ACE2 gene decreases levels of the SARS-CoV-2 gateway receptor by 37% and infection risk by 40%. Read more about our recent discovery in @NatureGenet.
Our team is hiring! Are you a statistical geneticist with an interest in rare disease genetics, family-based analyses, and/or working with sequence data from diverse and understudied populations across the globe? Reach out or click below to learn more careers.regeneron.com/l4~wCV…
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Regeneron #sumstats now available in the @GWASCatalog, including gene burden tests! Thanks for sharing this valuable dataset @jdbackman @RegeneronDNA @uk_biobank ebi.ac.uk/gwas/publications/…
Check it out! Our work on the exome sequencing and analysis of 450k UK Biobank participants is now out in @Nature. Huge thank you to everyone who made it happen!
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A lovely perspective article out today in @Nature News and Views by @okada_yukinori & @qbw_128 on @jdbackman's (@RegeneronDNA) UKB 450k exome sequencing study.
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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A #LandMark achievement in the history of human #Genetics ! Scientists from @RegeneronDNA have uncovered hundreds of genes that contribute to different traits and diseases👏👏👏!
Thanks to all the authors for lighting up our #genome👍👍👍@jdbackman
Read our paper on the exome sequencing of 454,787 @uk_biobank participants, published in @Nature. Our scientists continue to push the boundaries of genomics. Their work lights up our genome!
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A remarkable milestone in human genetics! Thank you @RegeneronDNA!
Read our paper on the exome sequencing of 454,787 @uk_biobank participants, published in @Nature. Our scientists continue to push the boundaries of genomics. Their work lights up our genome!
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Shoutout to @UMBaltimore Human Genetics alum @jdbackman !
Exome Sequencing of UK Biobank Participants Highlights Natural Variation, Gene Function genomeweb.com/sequencing/exo…
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I broke the rules and checked tweets... no 🍺? Great thread @gabecasis. For those who can't access the paper in Nature without a subscription, we're trying to fix it asap! Will update soon.
Check it out! Our work on the exome sequencing and analysis of 450k UK Biobank participants is now out in @Nature. Huge thank you to everyone who made it happen!
Read our paper on the exome sequencing of 454,787 @uk_biobank participants, published in @Nature. Our scientists continue to push the boundaries of genomics. Their work lights up our genome!
and almost forgot... full summary statistics for our exWAS, including burden tests, will be available for all through the @GWASCatalog