Medical Geneticist, ClinGen investigator, researcher and Asst Dean at Baylor College of Medicine. Opinions my own.
Houston, Texas
Joined May 2009
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Sharon Plon retweeted
Many will endure hardships. For me (and committed colleagues), it means the struggle to defend science + counter antiscience forces becomes more complicated/daunting. This time we’ll need better support from the societies, college presidents, elected leaders who care. Tough times
Sharon Plon retweeted
November is #FamilyHistoryMonth! It can be important to share your results with your family members so they can understand their risks. Not sure where to start? @FacingOurRisk has created a brochure with a step-by-step guide along with important resources: bit.ly/3zuUhgh
ALT Brochure cover: teal text on a white background with a purple border. Text states, " The Genes Between Us: Your guide to sharing genetic test results with relatives." Underneath the text is a photo of 12 individuals of different ages, genders, ethnicity. The bottom of the image has text that states "FORCE Facing Hereditary Cancer EMPOWERED."
Sharon Plon retweeted
Registration is free and travel awards are available! If you are interested in a physician scientist career (MDPhD students, undergrads), please consider registering! @A_P_S_A #doubledoc
Registration is OPEN for the APSA South Regional Meeting!
📅 Feb 21, 2025
📍Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Limited spots—sign up fast! Present your research, attend workshops, & connect with trainees. Travel scholarships available! @ApsaSouth
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To my colleagues and friends in Harris County - vote this weekend any location. No line, free parking at TMC. There are 73 items (due to judges). November 5 will be a mess!! Until 7pm today or Sunday noon -7
Sharon Plon retweeted
Available today in @GIMJournal, a special article from @ClinGenResource “The Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen): Advancing genomic knowledge through global curation” sciencedirect.com/science/ar… (1/n)
Big day for @ClinGenResource First up new paper from APC VCEP on importance of using their specifications to resolve uncertain variants: The American Journal of Human Genetics cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/S0002…
Can I ask @OpenTable why someone who lives in Houston and hasn’t been in San Francisco for several years and it isn’t on my profile - still get emails almost every day about restaurants in San Francisco? Waste of “marketing” and my time?
Sharon Plon retweeted
Australia to completely ban the use of genetic information in life and disability insurance. A huge win for the genetic disease community, for research participants and researchers, and for @JaneMTiller and others who tirelessly campaigned for this change! abc.net.au/news/2024-09-10/l…
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year…. Symposium! The weather is not as hot as the science. 🔥🔥🔥
Sharon Plon retweeted
A recurrent theme in all of the large biobanks & #PrecisionMedicine studies presented at @GlobalGenMed conference is the obvious impact & return of value of genomic Dx and research in #RareDiseases, yet we have such hard time getting funding for implementation projects in LMICs..
Sharon Plon retweeted
We had a special breakfast for our incoming MS1 students and their families to explain the MDPhD path and why it’s so important.
Sharon Plon retweeted
GenomeConnect has submitted over 4,800 variants to ClinVar. What to learn more about how to search ClinVar? Register for our webinar on October 16th at 3:30pm ET to learn how to track variants in ClinVar: forms.gle/pR92b1uPxkKWqHnu8. #datasharing #Genetics
ALT Graphic with GenomeConnect logo on a white background and text that reads "over 4,800 Variants Submitted to ClinVar" on a blue background.
Sharon Plon retweeted
Congratulations @Vicki_Mercado1!!
So grateful to have received this award to attend #CAP2024 this year, and to present at my first #pathology conference! Can’t wait to meet more of the path community!
Sharon Plon retweeted
A @StBaldricks research grant awarded to @JunQiLab @DanaFarber was selected for funding by the Pray for Dominic Hero Fund. “We truly hope we can find the cure for this devastating cancer,” he said after hanging Dominic’s story in the lab for inspiration.
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Enrolled in GenomeConnect and interested in sharing your story? Please email us at [email protected] #genechat #Genetics
This is one of the saddest points of the prisoner exchange from @cnnbrk “The ‘Navalny exchange’ finally took place. But without Navalny. This is very painful,” said Volkov.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that the deal was intended to include Navalny.
Sharon Plon retweeted
I am extremely grateful to be awarded a $5,000,000 Catalyst Grant from the Welch Foundation. This grant will be focused on further developing the science of DNA-Encoded Libraries (DELs) for generating small molecule ligands toward a broad spectrum of disease-related targets.
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