Nima Mousavi

I like podcasts. I work on tandem repeats.
PhD Candidate @ UC San Diego
He/Him. Opinions are my own.

[10x Genomics @10xGenomics]

Risk-taking is an essential part of an individual’s professional journey. Today, we had the privilege to join @sukhindersingh in a conversation moderated by @shernazdaver and hosted by Women@10x. Sukhinder shared her insights on how even small risks can transform one’s career.

[Nima Mousavi @nmmsv]

TRTools publication is available in Bioinformatics journal.
https://t.co/NsFs58b7E1

This work is by me, @margoltash, @neha_pusarla, @shubsaini, Richard Yanicky, and @mgymrek
Thank you all for your great work! 💻🧪

[Nima Mousavi @nmmsv]

✨TRTools v4.0 is out!✨
TRTools is a Python lib and a toolkit for filtering, merging, and QC of Tandem Repeat genotype files.

https://t.co/habU61Lcbj

Shoutout to @margoltash for overhauling the codebase to use cyvcf2 for VCF parsing to improve performance.

[Nima Mousavi @nmmsv]

Full release notes:
https://t.co/QLx3gZrfBC

[Kirk Lohmueller @lohmueller]

Super excited about this collaboration on tandem repeat mutations in collaboration with @ileena_mitra, @mgymrek, @b_b_huang, @nmmsv, et al. We find negative selection on tandem repeat mutations in humans & that evolutionarily deleterious mutations are enriched in autism cases.

[Bonnie Huang @b_b_huang]

Super excited to present at #ASHG20 tomorrow! My talk will be on SISTR, our new method to measure negative selection at short tandem repeats.

Session 39 at 7:30 am PST/10:30 am EST

Preprint w/ @ileena_mitra @mgymrek @lohmueller & others: https://t.co/fW9HIAj3gq

[Chani Hodonsky @chanibravo1]

I put together a playbook to make #ASHG2020 feel more like the in-person conference I look forward to each year. Feel free to adapt to your own virtual conference setup.

[Michael Hoffman @michaelhoffman.bsky.social @michaelhoffman]

Big Data and Bioethics session was best panel discussion I've seen at ASHG. Thanks @josephvitti @ReillyLikesIt for proposing and moderating this incredible session, and @mildredkcho @andganna @CohenProf @fahshine. We need more discussions like this. #ASHG20

[Ross Vander Vorste @RiversRossV]

Sad news: A new hire decided moving to USA is too risky given current status on COVID-19, economy, prospects for higher education, and immigration policies. Posting their letter (w permission) so others can be aware of how the US is viewed now by this highly talented person (1/3)

[Ladan @ldoroud]

There's an opening on my team at @color for a data analyst position - My team works on super cool projects from #Covid to #genetics and more! Let me know if you're interested/want a referral :) https://t.co/piVrDXaanR

[Nima Mousavi @nmmsv]

@Barak_Pooja @mgymrek Feel free to message/email me if you needed help in getting set up with the program.

[Nima Mousavi @nmmsv]

Our work on genome-wide profiling of tandem repeat (TR) expansions is out!
We've created a new method (GangSTR) for fast and accurate genotyping of TRs.
Many many thanks to Sharona, Richard, and @mgymrek for their efforts and guidance!
https://t.co/tj5Rrf9RTS

[Nima Mousavi @nmmsv]

@Barak_Pooja @mgymrek Hello @Barak_Pooja,
GangSTR can be used to genotype tandem repeats on a whole genome datasets. It uses a predefined set of tandem repeats (you can find them on our github repository) to do this. So it won’t be able to identify new TRs.

[Nima Mousavi @nmmsv]

Note to self: people are much nicer and more helpful than you may think.

[Nima Mousavi @nmmsv]

I have been putting off emailing a PI (very distinguished individual in their field) for a testimonial letter for 2 weeks.

Today I finally sent that email.

They responded within 5 minutes, said they are happy to help, and asked me to consider their lab for postdoc.

[Nima Mousavi @nmmsv]

Another day, another reminder to “this isn’t your home”.

[g a b y @gabydvj]

i’ve been trying to come up with a single justification for ICE’s new student visa regulations and i haven’t been able to. there’s no public health or “security” benefit to it. the point is to punish people for not being american. that’s it

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

This is bad. ICE just told students here on student visas that if their school is going online-only this fall, the students must depart the United States and cannot remain through the fall semester. https://t.co/8DteVzexLB

[Nima Mousavi @nmmsv]

@zoom_us experts, I just got these notifications while zoom was running in the background. Is this @UCSDJacobs admin installing and uninstalling apps for all users? Is zoom doing this? Ghosts?

[Nima Mousavi @nmmsv]

Last but not least, stay safe, follow social distancing guidelines, and wash your hands frequently! 🙂

[Nima Mousavi @nmmsv]

Our TRTools @biorxivpreprint is out! TRTools is a Python library and a toolkit for filtering, merging, and quality control of Tandem Repeat genotype files.
This work is by me (@nmmsv), @margoltash, @neha_pusarla, @shubsaini, Richard Yanicky, and @mgymrek.
https://t.co/0zDqECb4bw

[Nima Mousavi @nmmsv]

We absolutely welcome improvements to this method from the community. If you want to add support for a new method or add a new tool to the set, here is a guide:
https://t.co/8GaNzdbZgr
Please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have questions about the codebase!