Stephie Raveloson

Biological Anthropology |
Book addict-Lemur lover-Volunteering obsessed
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[NITheCS @NITheCS]

On this day in science — 19 May In 1910, Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet during one of its closest modern approaches. Scientists used spectroscopy to study the comet’s chemical composition, including gases in its tail.

[Ming "Tommy" Tang @tangming2005]

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Confused by plus/minus strands, coding/template, or forward/reverse in DNA data? You're not alone. Here's how to never mix them up 🧵

[Ming "Tommy" Tang @tangming2005]

1/ I'm a bioinformatian who uses Claude (and code) every day. Most people use it like a search engine. Anthropic quietly published a page that shows you what you're actually missing.

[HACK~ISH~ @wildkenyan]

How did our dad's manage to take care of us stay humble and sacrifice everything for us.
I guess being a dad is more sacrifice and doing whatever needs to be done no matter how uncertain.
I respect you coz you take care of your kid.
I like my dad he sacrificed allot, still does

[ASTMH @ASTMH]

With US assistance, 15 countries have eliminated at least one #NTD, and 8 countries have graduated fully from US support. With continued investment, 15 more countries could eliminate at least one NTD within the next 5 years! https://t.co/FfAcHyQiDJ @NtdRoundtable

[African Society of Human Genetics @AfSHG_Genetics]

The inaugural African Genomics Short Course is led by phenomenal African woman scientists who are based in Africa and beyond. Pictured here are some of the female scientists & researchers who have been quite instrumental in ensuring that this course is a success! #AGSC2025

[Dr. Gatimu, Ph.D. @Gatimu]

41 million people are living with HIV. Every week about 4,000 adolescent girls and young women (15–24) acquire HIV, and 3,300 of them are in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa is the global epicenter of HIV.
#WorldAIDSDay #EndAIDS

[ACE Bioinformatics & Data Sciences @AceUganda]

We're delighted to host the Polygenic Risk Score (#PRS) Analysis Course 2025.
This specialized training empowers African scientists with the essential tools and methods to develop & apply #PRS models that are truly representative & impactful for diverse African populations. 🛠️📊

[Sandra Oliveira @oliveira_srs]

Happy to share a PhD opportunity in my new lab at @UZH_en ! Application deadline: June 30. Please retweet and do not hesitate to contact me for any questions

[PGC Africa @PGC_Africa]

Don't miss out! Happening tomorrow live on Zoom 👇🏽

[Stephie Raveloson @StephieBioanth]

I wrapped up with the workshop on AI in genetic research with @PGC_Africa !

[Stephie Raveloson @StephieBioanth]

Last month, @AfSHG_Genetics conference was actually one of biggest turning points in my career in #genetics
This blog tells more about it ⬇️

[Variant Bio @VariantBio]

Scientists from Variant Bio and the University of Antananarivo presented our work together at AfSHG in Uganda: https://t.co/XNeOdeHgGC

[Stephie Raveloson @StephieBioanth]

And yes, I won the YIF best oral talk presenter Runner Up prize!

[Stephie Raveloson @StephieBioanth]

I also had an opportunity to attend the workshop on ClinGen/ClinVar with @aimelumaka team! Those workshops were really insightful!

[Stephie Raveloson @StephieBioanth]

I presented an oral talk at #YIF

[PGC Africa @PGC_Africa]

🚨 Webinar alert 🚨
"Expanding Access to Genomics Through Workforce Education and Training"
Details in the poster below

[John Dutton, MD @johnduttonmd]

Check out our recent #OpenAccess publication in #PLOS Global Public Health examining perceptions of surgery in Nicaragua. We investigated how perception of surgical services may influence timely and appropriate care seeking behavior.

https://t.co/6AsDIw7R6J

[PGC Africa @PGC_Africa]

Open opportunity... 👇🏽

[African Society of Human Genetics @AfSHG_Genetics]

⏳17 days till the 15th @AfSHG_Genetics & the 1st Ugandan Society of Human Genetics and Bioinformatics Conference to take place in Entebbe, Uganda 🇺🇬

📆Dates: 3-7 February 2025

‼️Meet our invited speakers & find out more about how to register & apply for your visa below 👇🏿

[Centre ValBio @CentreValBio]

Mouse lemur research 🔬🧬🍌

(The animals are only being handled by trained professionals.)

Becca DeCamp and their team are studying male fertility related genes.

Alina Sellien is studying mouse lemurs’ sense of smell in relation to fruit quality.