Elizabeth Atkinson

Population and statistical genomicist working to make genomics fully representative. @bcmhouston @BCMGenetics. Views are my own. (she/her)

[All of Us Evenings with Genetics Research Program @bcm_aouewg]

🚨 New perspective piece! 🚨 @egatkinson and team developed a hands-on training resource for large-scale genomic data analysis in the @AllofUsResearch Workbench, now published here:

[Veera Rajagopal  @doctorveera]

Tractor, a tool developed by Elizabeth Atkinson’s team at Baylor for local ancestry-aware GWAS in admixed populations, gets a new upgrade: Tractor-Mix, which now supports cohorts with high relatedness, such as the Mexico City Prospective Study.

Paper:
Tan et al. Extending Genome-Wide Association Studies to admixed cohorts with high degrees of relatedness. medRxiv 2025
https://t.co/LyGCbADeR1

[Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson]

I have migrated to bluesky but come check out our Bluetorial for the lab's most recent paper there! https://t.co/YeIaFmjhG9

[ASHG @GeneticsSociety]

.@AJHGNews' paper by @egatkinson, @mauer_jh, & co. examine accuracy rates & error modes for local ancestry inference (LAI). Their work informs best practices for high-quality LAI vital for genomics applications in admixed populations: https://t.co/cLxHZTiqIa #ASHG

[Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson]

Starting off the new year with a new paper! 🎆📰
Check out @mauer_jh 's fantastic manuscript evaluating features influencing the accuracy of local ancestry inference in admixed populations. Tweetorial posted previously for the preprint below, and PDF at: https://t.co/YouiCWczcg

[Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson]

I am delighted to announce that @mauer_jh’s first paper with me is up on biorxiv! Their work thoroughly evaluates features affecting local ancestry inference across many (I mean many) simulated demographic and data models to advise on best practices.

[AJHG @AJHGNews]

📢Online now!
📰Characterizing features affecting local ancestry inference performance in admixed populations
🧑‍🤝‍🧑@egatkinson @MarcosSantoro9 & colleagues
https://t.co/oVOYmf4EEG

[Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson]

So happy for my PhD student, @get_grace_, on her award of her F31! Very well deserved 🤩 will be fun working together to reduce disparities in cardiometabolic prediction!

[Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson]

The lab had a great time at #ASHG2024, learning about the newest in genetics and genomics, and with several members seeing snow for the first time!

[Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson]

The Atkinson lab is representing at #ASHG2024! Come check out our work over the next few days:

[PGC Consortium @PGCgenetics]

Hello, everyone! Over the next two weeks, I'd like to invite you to learn what is being done to understand psychiatric disorders in Latin American populations. If you're interested, join us! @LAGCPsychGene
#latinamerican #genetics

[Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson]

The preprint is officially up! Check it out for more details on our pipeline and results. I'll expand with a fuller tweetorial for the ultimate publication; for those attending ASHG, check out Pragati's poster (board 1046T) in the meantime! 🧬🎨
https://t.co/wCKoFhaWfm

[Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson]

I'm excited to announce that we have generated local ancestry informed allele frequencies for the inferred African/African American genetic ancestry group of gnomAD v4.0, live now on the browser!

https://t.co/KoOKdKRCcS

[Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson]

This work, co-led by Mike Wilson and Pragati, was the result of a close collaboration with @broadinstitute, with more folks to thank than I can link. Big big thanks to all who contributed, especially the @gnomad_project team!

[Genevieve Wojcik, PhD MHS @genandgenes]

Please join us on 10/31 for the public report release webinar of the new @NASEM_Health report on The Use of Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research.

We’ll be giving a brief recap of the report and have a Q&A open to the public!

https://t.co/7yeft0lbJL

[Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson]

Apparently, it’s Boss’s Day today - something I learned when my amazing team surprised me with a custom cookie cake! I’m so touched and grateful to be surrounded by such a talented and thoughtful group. ☺️

[Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson]

So proud of my stellar trainee, @get_grace_ , who will be leading an advocacy workshop for @GeneticsSociety tomorrow! There's still time to register - don’t miss her insights on driving real change in genetics research.

[ASHG @GeneticsSociety]

Advocacy can shape the future of human genetics, and you can help! 💪Next Wednesday, you'll gain hands-on skills to amplify your voice and influence policy. 🧬No prior experience required! Purchase your ticket to join us and be part of the change: https://t.co/L3hZfSI0xH #ASHG

[Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson]

I am so flattered to be part of the @AJHGNews Featured Symposium! Looking forward to talking about the needs and opportunities surrounding genomics research in lower and middle income settings!

[AJHG @AJHGNews]

Thanks @egatkinson! We can't wait for your talk at #ASHG24 in our Featured Symposium