Was so great seeing friends/colleagues in Austin for the PGC-PTSD face to face ahead of SOBP!

Very exciting to have our newest PGC-PTSD freeze out! Growing diversity and sample sizes are still affording exponential increases in identifying loci influencing PTSD risk. Check out Joni’s wonderful tweetorial for more.

It was an honor speaking with AMA Ed Hub™ about the need for and value of diversity in genomic databases for equitable precision medicine. Check out the podcast here: edhub.ama-assn.org/science-medici….

4 years ago, we ran 16,554 GWASes for 7,271 traits across 6 ancestry groups and released the data to the public along with meta-analysis. After many careful dives through the results, we are happy to present these analyses on behalf of the Pan-UKB Project: medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

It’s not too late to register for RECOMB-genetics, happening in Boston on April 28! We’ll be focused on research at the intersection of genetics, computer science, and statistics with applications toward problems in medicine and basic research. recomb.org/recomb2024/rec…

Was wonderful co-hosting Genevieve Wojcik, PhD MHS with Grace Tietz for our BCM Department of Molecular and Human Genetics seminar this afternoon! Thanks for an amazing talk and a lively dinner, as shown below. 🧬

It took 8 years, but Hail finally wrote a paper!

The SVCR is essentially a multi-sample generalization of the GVCF. We realize it in both VCF and Hail MT formats.

It generated & analyzed many callsets; including 240k WGS and 955k WES.

biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

It’s looking to be a very festive holiday season in the Atkinson lab!

We had an end of the year dinner outing to celebrate all the 2023 accomplishments of the lab, including but not limited to the recent passing of their QEs by Helen and Pragati! 🎉🙌

The Sklar Innovation award arrived at my office this week! So honored to have won this on behalf of the ⁦⁦LAGC-PsychiatricGenetics⁩ ! I only wish I could have accepted it in person, but my newborn appreciates the flexibility. ⁦👶

GWAS ftw! Great example of how gene discovery can ultimately lead to therapies.

My lab really went for the spirit of the season this year! Happy Halloween all 🎃👻💀

Unrelated, there's nothing quite like announcing a new pub on your due date! 🤰📰