This month's Highlight explores how #migration and #admixture, in both the distant and more recent past, have shaped human #ancestry. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evad077 #science #evolution #biology #genome #evolgen_paper #humangenetics

Moved back to scicomm.xyz, so time for a little re-#introduction:

I have two passions: #HumanGenetics & #dataviz.

I work in clinical genetics where I dwell in the intersection of clinical work, technical/analytical lab work and science.

At work I enjoy communicating complex science to patients & their families, after work I love digging into datasets and visualizing interesting findings with #opensource tools (mostly #rstats, some #python).

I'll share content from both realms.

Yes, 1000 times yes!
"researchers should not use race as a proxy for describing human genetic variation. Race is a social concept, but it is often used in genomics and genetics research as a surrogate for describing human genetic differences, which is misleading, inaccurate, and harmful."
https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2023/03/researchers-need-to-rethink-and-justify-how-and-why-race-ethnicity-and-ancestry-labels-are-used-in-genetics-and-genomics-research-says-new-report
#Racism #STEM #genetics #genomics #HumanGenetics

RT @ICHG2023
Are you an expert in Human Genetics? Apply to host a Meet the Professor round table discussion on the topic of your choice during #ICHG2023 1 Hour, informal discussion format.

Deadline: 14 February 2023

Apply: http://www.ichg2023.com
#ICHG2023 #humangenetics #genetics #genome

Just read "Racialising genetic risk: assumptions, realities, and recommendations" by Cerdeña et al. It might be the best summary of pitfalls of 'race' in human medical genetics I've read. I specially appreciated the constructive solutions, and the attention to situations outside of the USA (even though USA examples dominate). #HumanGenetics #racism #MedicalGenetics
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02040-2

Watching the webinar organised by African Society of #HumanGenetics (AfSHG) in collaboration with the Science Foundation Ireland's Center for Research Training in #Genomics Data Science by Prof. Ananyo Choudhury - The webinar series is on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Ulll6j3Dzt8mA4lgXqvIg

#GenomicsInAfrica

This week: African Society of Human Genetics (AfSHG) Webinar Series - (Great Speakers!)

"A webinar series that highlights human health in Africa, with an emphasis on an increased understanding of hereditary diseases, living with the disease and research progress."

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlceGtrDwtG9yyi_Ow7CHLf3r12Cb6GHk1

See you online ;)

#GenomicsInAfrica #ScienceInAfrica
#HumanGenetics

I will follow you if you are interested in #Cardiogenetics #Immunogenetics #InfectiousDisease #HumanGenetics #Genomics #NGS #WholeGenomeSequencing #CausalInference #MendelianRandomization #GWAS #RareDisease #Mendialian diseases and much more

A wonderful example of how despite the accumulating evidence so clearly discussed here in this paper, the weigh of this evidence apparently isn't enough to encourage the authors to go back to basics and replace the phylogenetic framework with something more credible.

#HumanGenetics

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047248422001397

When will more human geneticists see that Darwin's famous "family tree" sales pitch for natural selection isn't the right model for them? Even the so-called improved version on the right of (what I like to call) the "pitchfork model" of human evolution fails to capture what's behind human genetic diversity.

#HumanGenetics #anthropology #dynamicnetworks

The new book on modeling the past using #dynamicnetworks (DYNA) has just gone into the page proof stage of production. Will be available in March at the annual meetings of the Society for American Archaeology. #archaeology #networkanalysis #HumanGenetics #anthropology #PacificIslands #EuropeanArchaeology #ContingencyAnalysis

I also study #HumanGenetics, especially as it relates to #InfectiousDisease. I use #PopulationGenetics to identify genes that may be #coevolving with parasites and could affect resistance to diseases like #malaria. Malaria-relevant genes are often expressed in #RedBloodCells.
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