@LauraGailS@SeaverAutism @buxbaum_joseph Perhaps beyond our scope, but it would also be great to combine with details about alt/patch/decoy contigs to you’ve a comprehensive resource for determining the most accurate annotation and assembly for a gene of interest
It’s always surprising how long it takes to update and benchmark our references when it feels like the field moves so fast. (Also another excellent source of #ASHG22 tweetorials - thanks Laura!)
Thank you for the detailed tweetorial Kevin! Lots of great conversation around this topic. Feel free to dm myself or @raungar if you have thoughts or questions to share!
@AliciaOshlack There hasn't yet been a systematic evaluation of RNA-seq and build, but @raungar and I are looking into it! We will be presenting at #ASHG22 in the “Novel approaches to increase the diagnostic yield of genetic disorders” session on Saturday at 9AM. Feel free to DM us.
Covid variants & Greek mythology:
Everyone in the city of Troy thought they had 'won'; there were grand feasts; guards were let down. No one believed Cassandra; her words were unpopular; everyone was tired of the endless war.
And defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory.
are you an incoming @StanfordBiosci PhD student? let’s get to know each other! let me know if you want to be added to a biosciences group chat :-)
(and like/rt so more of us see this!)
I’m not a sportsball person, but what a fuckin game. Congrats to Gonzaga on the win, but I am so ridiculously proud of UCLA’s fight and talent. Hot damn
Could you imagine checking in with your family to confirm that you haven’t been assaulted, mugged, or attacked while running errands each day? Bc that’s what millions of Asian-American families are doing each day right now #StopAsianHate
An update on evidence on childhood transmission now that schools have opened in England, and have been open in Scotland for >2 wks - the biased narratives that have led us here, & a summary of these biases, recent evidence, and what this means for the near term in the UK.
"Each fellow is eligible to receive $2,500 per budget period for costs for childcare provided by a licensed childcare provider. For households where both parents are NRSA fellows, each parent is eligible to receive $2,500."
Why: To increase diversity in STEM, academia, PhD programs
How: By focusing on undergrads at historically underrepresented schools
What: ~1hr Zoom panel on grad school led by Stanford Biosci/Eng PhD students for your undergrads + resources for apps, finding research
PLEASE RT 1/