Archive for March, 2018
Sir John Sulston human genome pioneer dies – BBC News
Saturday, March 10th, 2018The Queen has reportedly watched Netflix’s The Crown, and ‘really liked it’
Saturday, March 10th, 2018Did Philip Cheat on Elizabeth? A Question The Crown’s Matt Smith Mulled Over
Saturday, March 10th, 2018NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science
Thursday, March 8th, 2018SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE NHGRI DIRECTOR
Thursday, March 8th, 2018https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-134.html
In order to capitalize on the opportunities presented by advances in data science, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is developing a Strategic Plan for Data Science. This plan describes NIH’s
overarching goals, strategic objectives, and implementation tactics for promoting the modernization of the NIH-funded biomedical data science ecosystem. As part of the planning process, NIH has published a Request for Information (RFI) to seek input from stakeholders, including members of the scientific community, academic institutions, the private sector, health professionals, professional societies, advocacy groups, patient communities, as well as other interested members of the public.
Jacopo Annese – The Brain Preservation Foundation
Tuesday, March 6th, 2018The Ordinary Greatness of Roger Bannister | The New Yorker
Tuesday, March 6th, 2018Coffee Causes Cancer. Coffee Prevents Cancer. Wait, What?
Tuesday, March 6th, 2018New GWAS SCZ loci (nature genetics 2018)
Tuesday, March 6th, 2018Common #schizophrenia alleles are enriched in mutation-intolerant genes & in regions under strong background selection
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-018-0059-2 50 novel SCZ loci & 145 loci in total, from #GWAS – associated w/ 33 candidate causal genes
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We report a new genome-wide association study of schizophrenia (11,260 cases and 24,542 controls), and through meta-analysis with existing data we identify 50 novel associated loci and 145 loci in total. Through integrating genomic fine-mapping with brain expression and chromosome conformation data, we identify candidate causal genes within 33 loci.
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Common schizophrenia alleles are enriched in mutation-intolerant genes and in regions under strong background selection
Nature Genetics (2018)
doi:10.1038/s41588-018-0059-2