Justin 🇨🇦

Bioinformatics engineer in precision oncology | OpenMTL events helper | Builder at heart

[Justin 🇨🇦 @JustinBellav]

Everyone working in STEM should read this right now

https://t.co/BX72B2sctb

[Justin 🇨🇦 @JustinBellav]

@seanjagermann Signed up 🫡

[Justin 🇨🇦 @JustinBellav]

@nsphin @VIA_Rail Any shawarma!

[Justin 🇨🇦 @JustinBellav]

@N6inMtl We hit capacity really quick, we accept on a first come first serve basis! We'll announce the next event soon 😋

[Justin 🇨🇦 @JustinBellav]

The energy was CRAZY

The combination of artistry x engineering in mtl is unmatched

If you're not subscribed to OpenMTL on Luma you're missing out

[Antonio @antoniospiezia]

Nothing like montreal.

Cool people, cool demos, and great food.

@steipete I think it's time you make a visit to the city and demo your @openclaw.

@Shopify, thank you for supporting the community, this event and being a role model for all founders.

[Justin 🇨🇦 @JustinBellav]

https://t.co/duoF2zMNFv

[Yann @yannikuchen]

Great time at the Montreal @openclaw x @tryhilt x @Shopify event! Thanks for organizing @antoniospiezia @JustinBellav :)

Presented my @_HermesAgent that's autonomously building https://t.co/gEPlfr6mz4, a creatine brand for demanding days.

[Justin 🇨🇦 @JustinBellav]

@yannikuchen @openclaw @tryhilt @Shopify @antoniospiezia @_HermesAgent my goat, thanks for presenting

[Patrick Collison @patrickc]

I'm lucky enough to have a great doctor and access to excellent Bay Area medical care. I've taken lots of standard screening tests over the years and have tried lots of "health tech" devices and tools.

With all this said, by far the most useful preventative medical advice that I've ever received has come from unleashing coding agents on my genome, having them investigate my specific mutations, and having them recommend specific follow-on tests and treatments.

Population averages are population averages, but we ourselves are not averages. For example, it turns out that I probably have a 30x(!) higher-than-average predisposition to melanoma. Fortunately, there are both specific supplements that help counteract the particular mutations I have, and of course I can significantly dial up my screening frequency. So, this is very useful to know.

I don't know exactly how much the analysis cost, but probably less than $100. Sequencing my genome cost a few hundred dollars.

(One often sees papers and articles claiming that models aren't very good at medical reasoning. These analyses are usually based on employing several-year-old models, which is a kind of ludicrous malpractice. It is true that you still have to carefully monitor the agents' reasoning, and they do on occasion jump to conclusions or skip steps, requiring some nudging and re-steering. But, overall, they are almost literally infinitely better for this kind of work than what one can otherwise obtain today.)

There are still lots of questions about how this will diffuse and get adopted, but it seems very clear that medical practice is about to improve enormously. Exciting times!

[Nick Taylor @nickytonline]

Thanks for organizing this @JustinBellav and @antoniospiezia! And thanks for the great space for the meetup @shopify!

[Claude @claudeai]

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[Antonio @antoniospiezia]

OpenClaw is coming back to Montreal 🦞

If you missed the last one, now’s your chance. Limited spots available!

@steipete pls come to MTL

Clawed for by @Shopify & @tryhilt

Link below :)

[Simon @SimonTheWang]

If anyone's looking for canadian tech talent we have a great selection at this hackathon/rave we're running in Montreal

[Justin 🇨🇦 @JustinBellav]

@ekernf01 I'm not much help on the business side, but would love to chat with your friend if we're in similar fields!

[Justin 🇨🇦 @JustinBellav]

@nsphin Trust me, you'll never go back to drip coffee!

[Justin 🇨🇦 @JustinBellav]

Innovation is moving at a never seen before pace

Events with energy like this show us that people are hungry to understand what's possible

See you in a month when everything changes (again)

[Antonio @antoniospiezia]

I think Montreal likes @openclaw and I'm not saying this because I'm the host, but the energy was insane.

@steipete, you're an absolute legend. Thank you.

HUGE THANKS to our sponsors that made this happen @Shopify, @trycybe, and @ryzomeai.

[Séraphin Hochart @nsphin]

Loved the “vibes” at the OpenClaw Montreal meetup! 👏

Shared a demo of our PMM @ZightApp setup and some lessons learned from the implementation.

Thanks for the platform @antoniospiezia!

#openclaw

[Antonio @antoniospiezia]

@openclaw event in Montreal. Less than 3 days link is live and we already have +100 signups. Link in the comments.

@steipete, have you ever been to Montreal?

[Justin 🇨🇦 @JustinBellav]

So many great reasons behind this

Early detection, better treatments and follow ups

Soon treatments will be individually personalised, and detection will be even earlier

We're easily taking cancer out of the top 5 causes of mortality in the next 15 years

[Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 @acoyne]

Wow.

https://t.co/OdJj340s2g

[Justin 🇨🇦 @JustinBellav]

Spreading the message one person at a time 🫡

[Antonio @antoniospiezia]

Precision medicine is soo fkn cool.