I totally agree!

#popgen tweeps - we have been having trouble finding the LD map for 1000 Genomes data online; any tips?

I'm subscribed to Sasha Gusev substack blog and you should be too - he's doing an amazing job highlighting misinterpretations of the genetics of complex traits in peer-reviewed literature theinfinitesimal.substack.com/?r=45pkqh&utm_…

Very exciting!

If you 🩷 selection scans, announcing our newest version of SWIF(r): version 2.2.2! We've updated the tool to be compatible with the newest versions of Python (>= 3.10). For questions or concerns, submit an issue on github.com/ramachandran-l… or email [email protected].

So happy this collab with Lorin Crawford is out, highlighting inflation in additive GWAS effects from cis-interactions at the SNP level. Accepted eLife - the journal, this is Samuel Pattillo Smith's last paper as my graduate advisee 🥺; & Arbel Harpak joined us to help bring this home.

In 2020 I led a study on gendered abuse and disinfo against women political candidates. We found 336k pieces of abuse & disinfo targeting 13 candidates; 78% of that targeted Kamala Harris. After Biden’s endorsement, here are some narratives and tropes we should look out for: (1/)

This thread is worth a read for anyone wondering what misinformation will look like with Kamala Harris at the top of the Dem ticket.

In real time you can see Kamala realize that she may have found her campaign slogan: “We’re Not Going Back”

This new preprint is so cool! Temporal glucose control GWAS from NasaSinnottArmstrong, Hanna M Ollila and colleagues - congrats to all!

Submit an abstract for CSHL Meetings Biological Data Science! They are due August 23rd, and I hope to see you in November.