Sebastian Schönherr

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computational genomics prof.
co-created Michigan Imputation Server.
co-created two kids ❤️.

[Sebastian Schönherr @seppinho]

One of my highlights from the @nextflowio summit: finally meeting @strnr and hearing about his fascinating work @colossal.
I was there to speak about the Michigan Imputation Server - check out my talk (link below) to see how @lukfor and I revolutionized genotype imputation! 1/2

[Velina Tchakarova @vtchakarova]

Korrektur: Die erste Auslandsreise von Außenministerin Meinl-Reisinger war nach Brüssel; die zweite doch nach Kiew. Ein sehr starkes Signal mit beiden Reisen und sie macht bereits einen tollen Job, der auch in Europa bei den Partnern sehr gut ankommt. Österreich ist zurück!

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

I met with Austrian Foreign Minister @BMeinl and Portuguese Foreign Minister @PauloRangel_pt. We are grateful for the assistance to our people in the fight for freedom, consistent support of Ukraine's path to the EU, and for the warm attitude toward our people who have found refuge from the war in these countries.

I spoke about the meeting between the Ukrainian and American teams in Jeddah and the efforts to bring a just and lasting peace closer. Ukraine is ready to take the first quick steps to achieve peace and is doing everything possible for this.

We discussed defense support for our state, as well as Austria's and Portugal's assistance in the reconstruction of schools, creation of school shelters, restoration of energy infrastructure, and the humanitarian initiative "Food from Ukraine."

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

Today, @MFA_Austria's @BMeinl & @AustriaInUA's @AradBenkoe joined UNHCR in Kyiv 🇺🇦 to meet displaced families & hear their stories of resilience.

🙏 Thank you, Austria🇦🇹, for standing with 🇺🇦. Your support is a lifeline, helping UNHCR & partners deliver life-saving aid.

[Beate Meinl-Reisinger @BMeinl]

Honoured to meet with President @ZelenskyyUa. Stressed Austria’s strong support for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in #Ukraine backed by support of int’l community. It is up to Russia to end its war of aggression. Austria continues to stand with the people of #Ukraine!

[Sebastian Schönherr @seppinho]

We would love to hear from more imputation servers around the world. 🌏 Btw, the picture shows the most frightening moment in this journey: shutting down the old server after 9 years.

[Sebastian Schönherr @seppinho]

This summer, @lukfor and I migrated the Michigan Imputation Server to @nextflowio. 2M genomes later, we can say it was a big success. As a Christmas gift, we’re excited to show you how to set up your own local server in under 10 minutes. #freeimputation
https://t.co/aVtcUqknBd

[Sebastian Schönherr @seppinho]

Our framework AND pipeline are now used by all the major imputation servers - Michigan, Topmed, Munich - which makes us proud. It’s also great to see
@strnr covering us in his recent blog: https://t.co/YcO1cDywE3

[ÖFB - oefb.at @oefb1904]

Ruhe in Frieden, Didi! 🙏 Danke für alles, was du für den österreichischen Fußball getan hast. 🙌

[azin kheirkhah @azinkh96]

What a fantastic talk @SilviaDiMaio4 delivered today! Zooming into the dark genome is absolutely fascinating, and it may hold many hidden answers waiting to be discovered! @seppinho @imed_tweets #genetics #epidemiology #bioinformatics

[Sebastian Schönherr @seppinho]

@MariosGeorgakis @NAKO_Studie @threadreaderapp unroll

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[Sebastian Schönherr @seppinho]

Michigan Imputation Server, TOPMed Imputation Server, and Helmholtz Munich Imputation Server run all on our code. Now, we’re taking it a step further - anyone can build their own server. Watch my talk here: https://t.co/prZ5IN1rnR #freeimputation

[Sebastian Schönherr @seppinho]

One of my highlights from the @nextflowio summit: finally meeting @strnr and hearing about his fascinating work @colossal.
I was there to speak about the Michigan Imputation Server - check out my talk (link below) to see how @lukfor and I revolutionized genotype imputation! 1/2

[Christian Kern @KernChri]

Ich könnte nicht heftiger zustimmen.

[Gerald Gossmann @GeraldGossmann]

Ralf Rangnick hat vor zwei Jahren das Nationalteam übernommen, auf ein Millionengehalt verzichtet und bewiesen, was möglich ist. Alles wurde besser. Nur eines blieb unverändert: die provinziellen Funktionäre. Sie könnten dem österreichischen Fußball erneut zum Verhängnis werden.

[Nextflow @nextflowio]

@PaoloDiTommaso @nanopore An insightful talk by @seppinho from @imed_tweets diving into the Michigan Imputation Server, and the migration of an important resource for human genetics to Nextflow! 🧬

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

ATP players said beautiful things about Thiem as he retires from tennis

Alcaraz: “In my family, we have high admiration for Dominic Thiem”

Sinner: “Doesn’t matter what ranking I was. He always said hi”

Hard to not get emotional 🥹

(via @TennisTV)

[Sir Michael @Michael1979]

Why do we only congratulate people for achieving big stuff like getting a new job, graduating, having a baby etc? We need to congratulate people who achieve smaller stuff too

[Eiko Fried @EikoFried]

For only $143, Elsevier/Springer will send me a PDF of my accepted paper that I can share with 25 people :).

Publishers again adding tremendous value. I wouldn't know what to do without this attractive option.

[Nextflow @nextflowio]

🛠️ Introducing nf-boost: A Nextflow plugin with experimental features like automatic cleanup of intermediate files. No more storage woes! Just add it to your config and enjoy. Requires Nextflow v23.10.0+. #DataManagement #NextflowBoost