Two #CRISPR talks on Feb3!
1️⃣ Stephan Riesenberg (Group Leader, Max Planck Leipzig): CRISPR-mediated generation of genetic variants for functional analysis.
2️⃣ Yuriy Baglaenko @baglaenkolab.bsky.social: Causal variants with CRISPR editing in primary human cells www.varianteffect.org/seminar-seri...
My preprint on keju, a statistical tool for Massively Parallel Reporter Assay (MPRA) data, is out! keju improves sensitivity, calibration, and reliability over previous methods by closely modeling important uncertainty sources in MPRAs. Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... (1/n)
🌏 🧬 Join the global functional genomics community in Melbourne this March for MSS26! The 9th Annual Mutational Scanning Symposium #VariantEffect26 runs March 25–27, 2026 at the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery.
🗓️ Early bird registration & abstract submissions close Nov 2, 2025.
www.mss2026.org
VESS is happening tomorrow (Oct 7). See you there!
First speaker: Shelby Hemker (Dr. Jacob Kitzman Lab, University of Michigan)
Second speaker: Karl Romanowicz (Dr. Calin Plesa Lab, University of Oregon) @kroman.bsky.social
Link: www.varianteffect.org/seminar-seri...
Have you recently completed (or finishing soon) a PhD in CS or a related discipline? Do you want to do research advancing the theory & practice of algorithmic genomics & build tools that people love to use? I'll be looking to hire a postdoc! Official ad coming soon:
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How do GWAS and rare variant burden tests rank gene signals?
In new work @nature.com with @hakha.bsky.social, @jkpritch.bsky.social, and our wonderful coauthors we find that the key factors are what we call Specificity, Length, and Luck!
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genetic association tests prioritize candidate genes based on different criteria.
www.nature.com
Title: Postdoctoral Associate Summary statement: The postdoctoral research associate is responsible for developing novel computational methodology for high-throughput sequence genomics tasks, as well ...
🧬 Join the VESS Organizing Committee! We are looking for early-career scientists to help shape our global, community-driven seminar program.
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Coming up next in the VESS (Nov 4):
Population genetics × variant effects:
🧬 Nikhil Milind (Stanford) on gene dosage and complex traits @nikhilmilind.dev
🧬 Leslie Smith (U Florida) on equitable ML in cancer genomics
www.varianteffect.org/seminar-seri...
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Jingyou Rao
A wonderful first for me at the upcoming @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social meeting in SF is having many lab members present! See 6 brilliant graduate students postdocs from the lab present talks and posters on how they are pushing the boundaries of technology and mechanistic membrane protein biology
🎙️ Next up Dec 2 in VESS!
Thea Schulze (Lindorff-Larsen Lab): Predicting mutated protein abundance @tkschulze.bsky.social
Taylor Mighell (Lehner Lab): Massive mutagenesis to understand GPCRs @taylor-mighell.bsky.social
🔗 More info at varianteffect.org/seminar-series
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