Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 26/08/2025BBI's annual Long-Read Sequencing Symposium is set for Sept. 16th, 10 am to 4:30 pm; poster session - 11:45 to 12:50. Location is UW's Foege Hall South, 3720 15th Ave NE, Seattle. Visit Redcap for details/registration; registration ends Sept. 5 at 12 noon. redcap.iths.org/surveys/?s=8... 000
Reposted by Brotman Baty InstituteAtlas of Variant Effects Alliance @varianteffect.bsky.social · 16/06/2025We’ve got two exciting VESS speakers lined up for July 1 🤩 🎙️Daniel Zimmerman postdoc @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social 🎙️Frederik Filip Vinggaard Stæger @ffstaeger.bsky.social postdoc at Univ. of Copenhagen Info + Zoom link: varianteffect.org/seminar-series #Genetics #MedicalGenetics #FunctionalGenomics 034
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 16/06/2025POSTDOC ALERT: Applications now open for SeaBridge postdoc fellowship; opportunity to work on leading-edge biotech w/researchers at the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology. brotmanbaty.org/news/new-pos... @marionpepper.bsky.social @jshendure.bsky.social @coletrapnell.bsky.socialbrotmanbaty.orgNew Postdoc Fellowship Program Builds on Innovative SeattleHub Research | Brotman Baty InstituteBBI 034
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Zachary Amador, left, scientist w/Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, explains to artist Ranger Liu an experiment using DNA - they are collaborating togther in the Fred Hutch SxAffold "encounter" this week among artists & scientists. @fredhutch.bsky.social @calliechappell.bsky.social 021
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Ranger Liu, artist & physicist working on a Ph.D. in Astronomy at UW, is working w/a SeattleHub researcher as part of SxAffold, the weeklong collaboration among scientists & artists at the Hutch. Photo by Connor O’Shaughnessy / Fred Hutch alleninstitute.org/division/sea... @fredhutch.bsky.social 021
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 02/06/2025TOMORROW - June 3 - at 9 AM - The Variant Effects Seminar Series will feature Ben Li (U of Michigan) & Vahid Aslanzadeh (U of Edinburgh) Details: www.varianteffect.org/seminar-seri... @varianteffect.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social 032
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 22/05/2025MS 2025 Update: @cwjpugh.bsky.social presents on 'Breaking the Scaling Barrier in Protein Variant Effect Prediction." @jonnyfrazer.bsky.social @leastarita.bsky.social @dougfowler.bsky.social @varianteffect.bsky.social @fritzroth.bsky.social @muffley.bsky.social #VariantEffect25bsky.app 000
Reposted by Brotman Baty InstituteIsabelle Zane @isabellease.bsky.social · 22/05/2025@cwjpugh.bsky.social at #VariantEffect25 0198
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Update from MSS 2025 in Barcelona: Dave Adams of Wellcome-Sanger presents on how genetic variation impacts cancer disease risk. Photo: Jonathan Frazer @jonnyfrazer.bsky.social @varianteffect.bsky.social @davidjadams.bsky.social @lindorfflarsen.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social 030
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 20/05/2025MSS 2025 is underway in Barcelona. Many thanks to Jonathan Frazier for posting updates regularly. Several BBI researchers are participating. @jonnyfrazer.bsky.social @leastarita.bsky.social @dougfowler.bsky.social @muffley.bsky.social @shawnfayer.bsky.social #VariantEffect25 031
Reposted by Brotman Baty InstituteJonathan Frazer @jonnyfrazer.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Let’s get this party started! Kicking off workshop 1 of #VariantEffect25 we have Albert Escobedo — From Fitness to Free Energy: Thermodynamic Modeling of Protein DMS Data for Accurate Genetic Prediction with MoCHI 🍡🧬 044
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 16/05/2025'Science can feel like magic. When you begin to understand how and why things work, it’s incredible.' Learn more about Katie Partington, an 'intellectually adventurous' promising young scientist in the lab of BBI's Dr. Doug Fowler. brotmanbaty.org/news/promisi... @dougfowler.bsky.social @hmc.edu 063
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 15/05/2025New paper by UW Medicine's Colin Pritchard clears up confusion on treating ‘passenger’ vs. ‘driver’ mutations in BRCA1 and 2 genes. Learn more. ascopubs.org/doi/pdf/10.1... @uwmedicine.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social 010
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Hi Jonathan, we at BBI are looking forward to your posts next week from MSS 2025 from Barcelona. Cheers! @jonnyfrazer.bsky.social @varianteffect.bsky.social @bennibolo.bsky.social #VariantEffects25 041
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 13/05/2025HUGE congrats Lara Muffley - honored w/ UW Distinguished Staff Award for Collaboration - advancing world-class research on genetic variants on behalf of BBI brotmanbaty.org/news/bbis-la... @varianteffect.bsky.social @leastarita.bsky.social @dougfowler.bsky.social @mehurles.bsky.social 070
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Are you or someone you know affected by Hemophilia B? BBI's Drs. Jill Johnsen & Doug Fowler have advanced genetic understandinng of the blood disorder. Learn more. brotmanbaty.org/news/new-mut... @uwmedicine.bsky.social @dougfowler.bsky.social @hemophilia.bsky.socialbrotmanbaty.orgNew Mutational Scanning Method Advances Genetic Understanding of Hemophilia B | Brotman Baty InstituteBBI 011
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 02/05/2025AI & Precision Medicine: The Stuart and Molly Sloan Precision Oncology Institute at Fred Hutch Cancer Center is hosting a symposium on AI, on Tuesday, May 20. Learn how AI is shaping treatment, diagnosis & prevention strategies for cancer. @fredhutch.bsky.social www.fredhutch.org/en/events/st...fredhutch.orgStuart and Molly Sloan Precision Oncology Institute AI SymposiumThe Stuart and Molly Sloan Precision Oncology Institute is hosting an AI Symposium, which will feature a panel of local and national leaders in the field who will deliver talks and join in discussions... 131
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Next up for the Variant Effects Seminar Series: Tuesday, 6 May, 9am (Pacific) w/ Timothy Tan (U of Illinois) & Mustafa Tekpinar (Van Yüzüncü Yıl University). Details: www.varianteffect.org/seminar-seri... @uwgenome.bsky.social @varianteffect.bsky.social 010
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Check out the newly refreshed Atlas of Variant Effects website: www.varianteffect.org/for A smoother & more intuitive experience. Kudos to the Wellcome Sanger Webdev team for their work @sangerinstitute.bsky.social 010
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 21/04/2025One never knows the power and persuasion of elementary school teachers. Jonas ("Gus") Gustafson's fifth grade instructor 'allowed me to establish a life-long knack and passion for STEM.’ @uwmedicine.bsky.social @danrdanny.bsky.social brotmanbaty.org/news/promisi... 031
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 16/04/2025New study in Genome Biology: Guidelines for releasing a variant effect predictor - 'enhance personalized medicine & genetic disease understanding, aligning w/calls for standardized, rigorous VEP practices in genomic medicine' genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... @broadinstitute.orggenomebiology.biomedcentral.comGuidelines for releasing a variant effect predictor - Genome BiologyComputational methods for assessing the likely impacts of mutations, known as variant effect predictors (VEPs), are widely used in the assessment and interpretation of human genetic variation, as well... 010
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Looking Ahead: Mutational Scanning Symposium 2025, May 21-23, Barcelona, features Kresten Lindorff-Larsen addressing interface between variant effects & interpretation. Learn more: brotmanbaty.org/news/spotlig... @varianteffect.bsky.social @lindorfflarsen.bsky.social @bennibolo.bsky.social 063
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 09/04/2025'The lives of cells, recorded:' Nature perspective reflects foundational principles of Seattle Hub & 'further(s) our understanding of cell decisions over time, given their cellular ancestry & past cell trajectories.' @naturegenet.bsky.social @jshendure.bsky.social brotmanbaty.org/news/nature-...brotmanbaty.orgNature Perspective Reflects Foundational Principles of Seattle Hub | Brotman Baty InstituteBBI 010
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 31/03/2025TOMORROW - 9 am (Pacific) Variant Effects Seminar - Presentations by Joyce Kang (Harvard-MIT) and Yiyun Rao (Penn State) @broadinstitute.org @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @varianteffect.bsky.social Learn more: www.varianteffect.org/seminar-series 043
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Mark your calendars now. The next variant effects seminar is Monday, 1 April, 9 am (Pacific), featuring Joyce Kang @harvard.edu @broadinstitute.org & Yiyun Rao @pennstateuniv.bsky.social. @varianteffect.bsky.social Learn more: www.varianteffect.org/seminar-series 043
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 20/03/2025How do get hired for a position that's "a perfect match" for your professional interests? Read - and be inspired by - Hina Iftikhar's story. @alleninstitute.bsky.social @genentech.bsky.social @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social brotmanbaty.org/news/promisi...brotmanbaty.orgPromising Young Scientist: A Researcher Finds ‘Perfect Match for My Professional Interests’ at Seattle Hub | Brotman Baty InstituteBBI 020
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 17/03/2025New Paper Advances Understanding how Genetic Variations Drive Disease: ‘We were able to resolve genetic & molecular basis of (the patient’s) condition, providing both her family & care team w/ answers to support her moving forward.’ @naturegenet.bsky.social brotmanbaty.org/news/paper-a...brotmanbaty.orgPaper Advances Understanding how Genetic Variations Drive Disease: Q &A with BBI’s Dr. Andrew Stergachis | Brotman Baty InstituteBBI 000
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 12/03/2025@uwmedicine.bsky.social "Huddle" underscores the importance of the new $10m grant to Seattle Hub huddle.uwmedicine.org/10m-awarded-... @alleninstitute.bsky.social @chanzuckerberg.bsky.socialhuddle.uwmedicine.org$10M Awarded to Advance Cell and Genome Technologies - UW Medicine HuddleProgram addresses many diseases. 020
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 11/03/2025How does a young person who loves both science and art decide on a career? Seattle Hub's Dr. Jonas Koeppel has a theory. @alleninstitute.bsky.social @jonaskoeppel.bsky.social @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social @sudpinglay.bsky.social brotmanbaty.org/news/promisi...brotmanbaty.orgPromising Young Scientist: Jonas Koeppel Overcomes a Professional Dilemma and Later Joins ‘Super Cool’ SeaHub | Brotman Baty InstituteBBI 042
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 06/03/2025The Washington Research Foundation's $10M, 5-year grant will help move Seattle forward as the 'epicenter of synthetic biology.' @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social @alleninstitute.bsky.social brotmanbaty.org/news/washing...brotmanbaty.orgWashington Research Foundation Awards $10M to Seattle Hub to Advance Cell and Genome Technologies | Brotman Baty InstituteBBI 000
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 28/02/2025NEXT TUESDAY: The March 4 session (10 am Pacific) of the Variant Effects Seminar Series will provide observations & insights from 3 engaging researchers: Shawn Fayer, Malvika Tejura & Zachary Walsh. Join: www.varianteffect.org/seminar-series @varianteffect.bsky.social 010
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Key deadline is almost upon us for the 2025 Mutational Scanning Symposium in Barcelona. Three 3 more days. March 1st - for abstract submissions and early bird registration rates. events.ibecbarcelona.eu/mutational-s... @varianteffect.bsky.social #VariantEffect25events.ibecbarcelona.euMUTATIONAL SCANNING SYMPOSIUM 021
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Updates on 2025 Mutational Scannning Symposium, May 21 to 23 in Barcelona: Insights and Observations from Wellcome Sanger's Dr. David Adams. @varianteffect.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social brotmanbaty.org/news/q-and-a... 043
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 12/02/2025'Essential to the practice of precision medicine.' @uwmedicine.bsky.social piece examines BBI's global leadership in creating an atlas of genetic variant effects. @varianteffect.bsky.social @dougfowler.bsky.social @leastarita.bsky.social huddle.uwmedicine.org/mapping-gene...huddle.uwmedicine.orgMapping Genetic Variants and Their Ties to Disease - UW Medicine HuddleLocal Team Leads Global Research into Genomic Variants | UW Medicine Huddle 072
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 10/02/2025@science.org profile of @sudpinglay.bsky.social reveals his passion for genetics was ignited by undergrad course that was a 'sweatship for DNA.' Congrats Sud! www.science.org/content/arti... 020
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Be sure to join the next Variant Effects Seminar Series, February 4 at 9 am (Pacific), hosted by @varianteffect.bsky.social See: www.varianteffect.org/seminar-series 021
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 29/01/2025The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is awarding BBI researchers $1.5 million over two years to “democratize” access to synthetic DNA. We are envisoning complementary technologies that address shortcomings of current systems for manufacturing DNA. brotmanbaty.org/news/chan-zu... @sudpinglay.bsky.social 092
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 24/01/2025REGISTER TODAY AND BOOK YOUR TRAVEL TO BARCELONA: Registration is now open for Eighth Annual Mutational Scanning Symposium, May 21st through 23rd in at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park. Barcelona, Spain. brotmanbaty.org/news/registr... @varianteffect.bsky.social 021
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 21/01/2025IMPORTANT VARIANT ANALYSIS UPDATE: Members of the AVE Alliance, including BBI PIs Drs. Doug Fowler & Lea Starita, today published a curated community database w/7 million+ variant effects from multiplexed functional assays. genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....genomebiology.biomedcentral.comMaveDB 2024: a curated community database with over seven million variant effects from multiplexed functional assays - Genome BiologyMultiplexed assays of variant effect (MAVEs) are a critical tool for researchers and clinicians to understand genetic variants. Here we describe the 2024 update to MaveDB ( https://www.mavedb.org/ ) w... 010
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 13/01/2025 “It is the fundamental challenge of our time.” Learn more about that challenge in 'Understanding Genetic Variants in Context, published in eLife. Authors include several BBI faculty; Christine Queitsch, Ph.D., is a Corresponding Author. brotmanbaty.org/news/white-p...brotmanbaty.orgWhite Paper Examines Molecular, Physiological, and Environmental Effects on Genetic Variants | Brotman Baty InstituteBBI 000
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Looking back: 2024 was a memorable year for BBI. Here are several exceptional events and peer-reviewed papers from 2024. brotmanbaty.org/news/bbi-yea...brotmanbaty.orgBBI Year in Review: 2024 | Brotman Baty InstituteBBI 000
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 06/01/2025@cziscience.bsky.social provides BBI $4.5 million to study genetic variants, including partnering w/patient organizations within CZI’s 'Rare As One' Project. brotmanbaty.org/news/chan-zu... 000
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 17/12/2024A dozen experts on computational biology to bioengineering to AI have been confirmed for the Eighth Annual Mutational Scanning Symposium, May 21st through 23rd in Barcelona, Spain. Registration opens January 20. Learn more: brotmanbaty.org/news/mss-202... @varianteffect.bsky.social 045
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 09/12/2024‘Bringing together the best of large-scale science and philanthropy:' SeaHub Celebrates First Anniversary – Learn more about this extraordinary research collaboration brotmanbaty.org/news/seahub-... @cziscience.bsky.social @alleninstitute.bsky.social @jshendure.bsky.social @uwseattle.bsky.social 000
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 25/11/2024"It's a fundamentally new paradigm for how we measure biology over time" BBI Scientific Director Dr. Jay Shendure quoted in @nytimes.com article. "‘DNA Typewriters’ Can Record a Cell’s History" www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/s... 020
Brotman Baty Institute @brotmanbaty.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Greetings Bluesky colleagues: The Brotman Baty Institute is honored to join this growing platform. Here's a link to our website for more information about our work exploring opportunities at the interface of basic science and precision medicine: brotmanbaty.org Looking foward to connecting....brotmanbaty.orgBBI | Brotman Baty InstitutePrecision medicine, genomics and data science have the potential to transform health care. 011