bradbalderson.bsky.social @bradbalderson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Interested in developing methods to apply DNA sequence models (like AlphaGenome) to human genetics problems? Please apply for this open PhD position, working with Loic and myself. Very exciting emerging field with lots of room for innovation. 010
Reposted by @bradbalderson.bsky.socialloic-yengo.bsky.social @loic-yengo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The PhD project will start during the first quarter of 2027. EOI for Australia-based candidates are due by 31 Aug 2026. More details here: study.uq.edu.au/study-option....study.uq.edu.auDNA sequence deep learning to map genome-wide genetic variants underlying complex traits and disease 152
Reposted by @bradbalderson.bsky.socialBenjamin Pope @benjaminpope.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Australian science policy wants trees but not seeds. Public funding of science is essential at low Technology Readiness Levels. We cannot have high TRLs to translate without working through the pipeline from fundamental science via speculative applied science. (Explainer by @granttremblay.com)granttremblay.comNASA Technology Readiness Levels. With Unicorns. — Dr. Grant TremblayWe once spent two hours arguing whether one component on an instrument concept* was Technology Readiness Level 3 or 4. During that meeting, I wrote this . It became popular at NASA HQ and JPL and, ... 0276
Reposted by @bradbalderson.bsky.socialc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 10/02/2025This is a room where we turn very modest salaries and budgets (and lots of coffee) into new knowledge, life-saving innovations, and technology that feeds business growth. It's literally the loom that spins hay into gold but these numpties are suddenly worried about the cost of hay. 232112661662
Reposted by @bradbalderson.bsky.socialAnshul Kundaje @anshulkundaje.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Given that science funding is under attack, it might be as good a time as any to reflect on how we spend our precious dollars. Cutting out expenditure publishing papers in overpriced journals might be a good thing to seriously consider once again. 1447
bradbalderson.bsky.social @bradbalderson.bsky.social · 11/02/2025I setup a small demo on how to use Sheriff with Superb-seq data, so if you're interested in seeing the kinds of outputs you get when you profile Cas9 edits and gene expression in the same cells, please try it! github.com/BradBalderso...github.comGitHub - BradBalderson/Sheriff: Read alignment processing for Superb-seq data.Read alignment processing for Superb-seq data. Contribute to BradBalderson/Sheriff development by creating an account on GitHub. 020
