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Bjarke Feenstra

@bfeenstra.bsky.social
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Genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics. #pregnancy #febrile seizures #pyloric stenosis. Group leader at Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen. Views are my own.

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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
An atlas of transcriptional dynamics in maternal blood over the course of healthy pregnancy www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Bjarke Feenstra @bfeenstra.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
🚨 New preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... We studied the dynamics of maternal gene expression over the course of healthy pregnancy based on weekly samples 👇
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Pol Solé Navais @polsolenavais.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
📣📣📣 We are excited to announce a Postdoc position at the University of Gothenburg using pregnancy on-a-chip systems! We are looking for a motivated candidate to push our efforts in moving from genetic discoveries to biological insights in preterm birth 👶 📅 Deadline 22 Feb 2026
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Postdoctoral fellow in Perinatal medical research - Gothenburg (Kommun), Västra Götaland (SE) job with University of Gothenburg | 12853219
The Institute of Clinical Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology, is seeking a Postdoctor for perinatal medical wet and dry lab research.
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Bjarke Feenstra @bfeenstra.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
📣 🧬🦠 New article out on genetic susceptibility to infection with Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2. In this international GWAS meta-analysis, we identified loci not found for earlier variants of the virus. The findings point to a central role of glycosylation. 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Central role of glycosylation processes in human genetic susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infections with Omicron variants - Nature Genetics
Genome-wide analyses identify 13 loci associated with susceptibility to infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants, including variation in ST6GAL1, previously associated with influenza susceptibility,...
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Bjarke Feenstra @bfeenstra.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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Anders Husby @a-husby.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
🧵 New paper out in PLoS Medicine ( doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004657 ): Are common infections during pregnancy harmful to a child’s long-term cognitive outcomes? We looked at over 250,000 full-siblings to find out. Thread with explanation blow 👇
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Bjarke Feenstra @bfeenstra.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
🧬🤰Still 2 weeks left to apply for this unique PhD fellowship in the genetics of fetal growth 👇👇
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Bjarke Feenstra @bfeenstra.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
📢 We’re hiring a PhD Fellow 📢 Genetics of fetal and placental growth using measures derived from ultrasound imaging in pregnancy. Co-supervised by Simon Rasmussen (CBMR, @cbmr.science) and me (SSI, @ssi-dk.bsky.social). Start: Oct 1, 2025 Deadline: July 24, 2025 📎 employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
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PhD fellowship in the genetics of growth and development in pregnancy in the Rasmussen Group
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Michel Nivard @michelnivard.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
This is VERY big genetics & health news, Regeneron (Pharmaceutical company with v strong genetics in medicine arm) is going to buy 23andme. investor.regeneron.com/news-release...
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SMARTbiomed @smartbiomed.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
📢 Applications open for the SMARTbiomed Summer School! 🧠 Learn Causal Inference, Statistical Genetics & ML in R 📍 June 23–27 at the stunning Sandbjerg Estate, Denmark ⏳ Apply by April 19 — limited spots available! 👩‍🔬 For PhDs, postdocs & early-career researchers 🔗 smartbiomed.dk/news-and-eve...
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Bjarke Feenstra @bfeenstra.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
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Sheila I. Jensen Privat @sijensenpolitik.eurosky.social · 26/03/2025
Demonstration i solidaritet med Grønland på Lørdag kl. 12:00 foran den amerikanske ambassade. Håber at vi er mange der dukker op. #dkpol #dkmedier www.facebook.com/events/40399...
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Bjarke Feenstra @bfeenstra.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Great effort by recently minted PhD Niklas Andersson (not on Bluesky) at Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen. His thesis was on thiazide induced hyponatremia (TIH), low plasma sodium as a potential adverse reaction to use of thiazide diuretics. This paper investigates the genetics of TIH. /1
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Daniel E. Weeks @statgendan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Science Pays, Science Saves. Defend It, Fund It. #StandUpForScience
A colorful hand-lettered sign made for the Pittsburgh Stand Up for Science rally. It reads: Science Pays, Science Saves. Defend It, Fund It.
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Bjarni Vilhjalmsson @bvilhjal.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
ESHG Abstract Deadline Reminder! The Submission Deadline for #ESHG2025 is in a week (Jan 30)! Please join us this spring (May 24-27) in Milan, Italy, for another fun and exciting ESHG conference! Learn more at 2025.eshg.org Please retweet. #Genetics #ScienceConference #ESHG #ESHG2025
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SMARTbiomed @smartbiomed.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
The Pioneer Centre for SMARTbiomed will leverage large-scale, multimodal biomedical data combined with focused innovation in statistical and computational methods including machine learning to advance our understanding, treatment, and prevention of human disease. Learn more about us: smartbiomed.dk
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The Pioneer Centre for SMARTbiomed
The Pioneer Centre is anchored at Aarhus University and will be a collaboration of researchers from Aarhus University, University of Copenhagen, and University of Oxford.
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Bjarke Feenstra @bfeenstra.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Christmas time, board game time!
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Bjarke Feenstra @bfeenstra.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
New preprint out on genetic susceptibility to infection with Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2. International GWAS meta-analysis discovers loci not found for earlier variants of the virus and indicates central role of glycosylation. 👇 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Central role of glycosylation processes in human genetic susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infections with Omicron variants
The host genetics of SARS-CoV-2 has previously been studied based on cases from the earlier waves of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, identifying 51 genomic loci associated with infection and/or severit...
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medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Central role of glycosylation processes in human genetic susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infections with Omicron variants www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Central role of glycosylation processes in human genetic susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infections with Omicron variants https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.21.24317689v1
The host genetics of SARS-CoV-2 has previously been studied based on cases from the earlier waves of
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Pol Solé Navais @polsolenavais.bsky.social · 29/09/2024
A little bit late to the party, but our project on the genetics of neonatal jaundice has been finally published 👶 www.nature.com/articles/s41... It's a neat story and a rollercoster of unexpected findings 🤓🤓 How do the genetics of neonatal jaundice differentiate from those of adult bilirubin?
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Genome-wide analyses of neonatal jaundice reveal a marked departure from adult bilirubin metabolism - Nature Communications
The underlying causes of neonatal jaundice are not well understood. Here, the authors identify genetic variants associated with neonatal jaundice, including a variant in the gene UGT1A, finding a dist...
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Bjarke Feenstra @bfeenstra.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
All set for some interesting weekend reading 🌱
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Struan Grant @struangrant.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
Led by @polsolenavais.bsky.social & BoJacobsson: "Genome-wide analyses of neonatal jaundice reveal a marked departure from adult bilirubin metabolism". Contributed with Hakon Hakonarson & @jonathanbradfield.bsky.social locally. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Genome-wide analyses of neonatal jaundice reveal a marked departure from adult bilirubin metabolism - Nature Communications
The underlying causes of neonatal jaundice are not well understood. Here, the authors identify genetic variants associated with neonatal jaundice, including a variant in the gene UGT1A, finding a dist...
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Bjarke Feenstra @bfeenstra.bsky.social · 03/07/2024
Amazing methods-oriented PIONEER center of Biomedicine launching in DK and UK, led by Naomi Wray, @ceclindgren.bsky.social @bvilhjal.bsky.social Preben Bo Mortensen, Erin Gabriel, Chris Holmes, Peter Visscher
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Thomas Nichols @nichols.bsky.social · 02/07/2024
SMARTbiomed Oxford-Aarhus-Copenhagen collaboration smartbiomed.dk about to launch led by Naomi Wray. Lots of positions! Great opportunity to join Oxford Big Data Institute bdi.ox.ac.uk Jobs 173031-3 at jobs.ox.ac.uk Methods-focussed in groups Holmes, Visscher, Evans,etc, Denmark ads soon.
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The Pioneer Centre for SMARTbiomed
The Pioneer Centre is anchored at Aarhus University and will be a collaboration of researchers from Aarhus University, University of Copenhagen, and University of Oxford.
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