The last teaching day of the semester was today 😄! I had lots of fun teaching #Genetics & #PersonalizedMedicine (BIOL497 006) and had the best students ever, mostly graduating seniors. Good luck to all of them as they move on to their new careers! Penn State Biology Penn State Eberly College of Science

The foundation has enabled numerous students to attend key conferences in Genomics and Data Science. Help us to continue this mission by donating to the foundation: jxtxfoundation.org/donate/

Today (April 2nd) marks four years since the untimely passing of James Taylor (James Taylor), Professor of Biology and Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University and one of the founders of Galaxy. To honor James, we have established the James TaylorFoundation for open-science (jxtxfoundation.org).

Kateryna OfficialSMBE PM @[email protected] @pashadag.bsky.social Camille Marchet @[email protected] At #SMBE2024 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico we will provide it too! Capacity for 100 kids in daycare while parents attend the conference. We will continue to have Caregivers awards

Want to learn more about the tricks and tips for generating ONT Ultra-long DNA? The T2T Consortium and UCSC SeqTech Center are hosting a Technology-focused Webinar next Thursday with a group of experts.
Register today: bit.ly/3PFTa2f Adam Phillippy

How the project happens –– How we write the paper

The #SMBE24 Abstract submission and travel award application deadline is on Friday. Another excellent SMBEmeetings coming up: join us in Mexico in July!

Excited to share AllofUsResearch program’s flagship genomics paper describing 245,388 clinical-grade genome sequences encompassing >1 billion genetic variants published today in nature
nature.com/articles/s4158…

The jxtxFoundation announces the 2024 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Biology of Genomes Scholarship. JXTX will provide support to six outstanding graduate students in genomics and data sciences to attend in May. Please help spread the word! jxtxFoundation CSHL Meetings jxtxfoundation.org/news/2023-11-2…

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Interested in single-cell data, brain, and evolution? Postdoc position available in the Soojin Yi lab (at UC Santa Barbara). Genomic data analysis experience required (Python/R, databases). recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02653

🦴 'Ancient DNA: Beyond Allele Frequencies' 🧬
📣SMBE satellite meeting
🇮🇪Trinity College Dublin, July 29-31, 2024
📅Abstracts close Feb 9, 2024
👉Only 60 slots available
💥Explore the new era of aDNA Don't miss this opportunity!
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I didn’t know Yifei or about his illness. But I wanted to share that he kindly responded to our recent inquiry about implementing his MK regression method. He even apologized for his slow response with no mention of his health. Such a generous community member and such a loss.

Our paper is finally out in Nature Communications 🎉 kudos to Mariam Okhovat and Jake VanCampen and all our co-authors for this incredible effort! Great collaborative effort with Nadav Ahituv
nature.com/articles/s4146…

This work is finally out: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/15… It started in 2019 when I designed short universal probes for capturing ampliconic gene transcripts from 9 gene families from 6 great apes. Two cDNA replicates per RNA sample, PacBio IsoSeq, clustering with isONclust by Kristoffer Sahlin

Yifei Huang was my nextdoor neighbor and a delightful colleague. If you have the means and inclination, please consider supporting his daughter's education. Thanks.

Dr. Huang made a big impact on many people including myself. His generosity with his time and his willingness to help others was remarkable. Please consider donating to help fund his daughter's education.

Yifei was an amazing scientist and a kind soul. During our brief time together, he passionately taught me a lot about genomic research and machine learning. Please consider donating for his daughter's education.

I have fond memories of Yifei. We interacted a lot, and we served on each other's students' committees. I am honored to serve as an advisor for Yifei's student's thesis defense in his absence. I will miss him a lot, and our community will miss an exceptional scientist!