Reposted by Junge HumangenetikJonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 17/08/2026I've curated a starter pack of senior scholars, please reach out via DM if you'd like to be added. Again, this is a resource for those of us looking for community by highlighting who's already here. Join the convo! I'm so thankful for the relationships this space has fostered. Stay up! 4/4 49643
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikEuropean Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026🗳️ It's time to vote! The #eshg2026 Photo Competition finalists have been selected. While there were no entries for Best Virtual Setup, we have some great contenders for: 📸 Best Selfie 😂 Funniest Picture 👉 Vote here: forms.gle/WVNYz4rXChGr... ⏰ Voting closes Monday, 22 June 044
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikEuropean Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Since 2018, the European Society of Human Genetics has been presenting the ELPAG Award. It is presented to honour a scientist having made an important mark in the field of Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects of Genetics. #eshg2026 ELPAG Award laureate: Anne Cambon-Thomsen (Toulouse, France) 0117
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikESHG-Young @eshgyoung.bsky.social · 14/06/2026✨ Today's highlights are IN! Juliana dropped her top picks this morning. 🎧 Missed a session? No problem! Head over to the virtual platform to catch up on demand. 📺👇 021
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikEuropean Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Welcome to the second day of the #eshg2026 #hybridconference! Sessions start at 8:30 CEST. A full day of interesting symposia, educational sessions, interactive workshops and varied presentations from submitted abstracts is ahead of you! 0105
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikESHG-Young @eshgyoung.bsky.social · 14/06/2026@nickywhiffin.bsky.social, the 2026 recipient of the Leena Peltonen Award will be joining us live at the ESHG-Young Matchmaking event today! ✨ Whether you're looking for inspiration, career insights, or potential collaborations, this is the place to be! 🤝💡 042
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikESHG-Young @eshgyoung.bsky.social · 12/06/2026⏳ 24 hours until our Get2Gether at #eshg2026! Whether you want to expand your network or find inspiration for your next career step, this is the place to be. See you there! 👋✨ @juhumgen.bsky.social @nvhg.bsky.social @eshg.bsky.social 042
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikESHG-Young @eshgyoung.bsky.social · 27/05/2026🧬✨ Meet the Young Genetic Societies (YGS) joining us at the ESHG-Young Get2Gether! Today, we're introducing the German and the Italian Young Initiatives! 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 Follow them and find more about their activities! #ESHG2026 #SIGUYoung @juhumgen.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikESHG-Young @eshgyoung.bsky.social · 22/05/2026✨ Meet the Young Genetic Societies (YGS) joining us at the ESHG-Young Get2Gether! 📢 In the upcoming weeks, we’ll be sharing more about the YGS communities across Europe 🌍 Today, we introduce the Danish and the French Young Initiatives! 🇩🇰 🇫🇷 Follow them and find more about their activities! #ESHG2026 041
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikEuropean Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Only 1 week left to register at a reduced rate for #eshg2026 The conference will take place physically in Gothenburg, Sweden but will be completely live streamed through our virtual conference platform. Early fee deadline: April 16, 2026 at 23:59 CEST. Register today: 2026.eshg.org/registration/ 033
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 06/03/2026The three days of #GfH2026 have come to an end with the award ceremony. Congratulations to all winners🎉🥇✨Now, we wish everyone a safe trip home with lots of new ideas, collaborations, and friendships on board. See you soon👋 /ni 020
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Last meeting of the second day of #GfH2026 is over✅🧬 Now have fun at the conference party, everyone🥳! See you tomorrow🤩! /ni 020
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 05/03/2026🧬Day2 of #GfH2026! 🧬Looking forward to a full day of exciting talks, networking and hopefully some sun☀️. We are thrilled🥳 Which sessions are you going to attend today?! /ni 041
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 04/03/2026How was your first day at #GfH2026? What was your ✨highlight✨ of the day? /ni 020
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Did you know that we have a booth at #GfH2026 at Science Congress Center Munich? Meet us at the main entrance on the ground floor directly next to the stairs. We are looking forward to meet you✨✨ /ni 011
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikJAX Genomic Education @jaxeducation.bsky.social · 25/02/2026#RareDisease research is complex & moving discoveries to therapy requires the right translational tools. In support of #RareDiseaseDay, this 🆓 course explores: ✔️ The patient journey ✔️ Rare disease biology ✔️ Mouse model selection ✔️ Drug development Enroll: education.learning.jax.org/exploring-ra...education.learning.jax.orgExploring Rare Disease Through Translational ResearchLearn how mouse models help researchers disentangle the complexity of rare disease and help drive preclinical drug development. 021
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikWest German Genome Center | WGGC @wggc-de.bsky.social · 07/10/2025🧬 🐭 Hosted "Türen auf mit der Maus" buff.ly/DqeVhkK, where 60+ kids extracted banana DNA and explored densities. Huge thanks to our team for their support. Refreshments by EOTH e.V. eoth.info Join us next year! 022
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikKerstin Ludwig @kuludwig.bsky.social · 19/02/2026🖨️ Hot off the press 🍾 : I am super excited to share that our article on the host control of persistent EBV infection has just been published in Nature Magazine, in an accelerated article preview version: rdcu.be/e4Lg8rdcu.beHost control of persistent Epstein–Barr virus infectionNature - Host control of persistent Epstein–Barr virus infection 22614
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikESHG-Young @eshgyoung.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Friendly reminder to help us shape the Get2Gether session at #ESHG2026. Your feedback will define the discussion, interactive case study & future collaborations. Take the survey in👉 tinyurl.com/eshg-young-survey @nvhg.bsky.social @eshg.bsky.socialtinyurl.comESHG-Young Get2Gether 2026 Session “Uniting European Young Initiatives in Human Genetics" – Feedback & IdeasYour voice matters! Join us in making the ESHG-Young Get2Gether at the ESHG 2026 Conference more impactful and in continuing our mission to shape future activities for young human geneticists across ... 032
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine @medschool.umaryland.edu · 10/11/2025🚨 NEWS: @genomescience.bsky.social awarded $14.5M by the NIH to lead Human Virome Program data center! The team will build tools to explore how viruses living in and on our bodies shape health. 🦠💻 🔗 bit.ly/43Z3l9f #NIH #Research #Genomics #Science #News #MedEd #STEM 1104
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 23/10/2025If you have not yet decided how to spend this rainy Saturday and have an interest in rare diseases, here is a fantastic opportunity: www.linkedin.com/posts/univer... belinkedin.com#ukgm | Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH (UKGM)Die FUSE Hessen e.V. lädt ein zur Informationsveranstaltung „Unerkannte und Seltene Erkrankungen im Fokus: Wege in die Zukunft“ am 25. Oktober 2025 von 10 bis 15 Uhr im Auditorium - UKGM Marburg. Die... 000
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 13/10/2025Nature’s 2025 PhD survey asked doctoral candidates worldwide what advice they would give to someone considering a similar degree. Respondents gave advice on choosing supervisors, managing mental health, and surviving academic culture. #Academicsky 🧪 go.nature.com27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDsNature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture. 12113
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikMadlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 09/10/2025#Seminar Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on zoom next Tuesday, Oct 14, 3pm CEST and listen to Laura Tensen @lauratensen.bsky.social from @unigreifswald.bsky.social talking about comparative #genomics in red #leopards. Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details. 043
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikAlbert Vilella, PhD. @albertvilella.bsky.social · 09/10/2025@nicholemather, not on #Bluesky, on the appointment as new Scientific Advisory Board head at the @wellcometrust.bsky.social Genome Campus in Cambridge 123
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Do you know the name Dorothy Hansine Andersen? She was the first researcher and physician to discover cystic fibrosis and its autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. As a pathologist, she recognised distinctive organ damage in the pancreases and lungs of deceased children with celiac disease. /1 111
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Congratulations to the Best Thesis Winners, Jana Henck & Julian Milosavljevic 💐 000
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 03/04/2025The best sessions are always those that are both educational and entertaining. Thanks to Prof Albert Zink for his wonderful dissection of the life and death of Ötzi the Iceman 120
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikChristian Gebhard 🧬📊 @christiangebhard.com · 02/04/2025Now on to the opening session @ #gfh2025, starting with local music! Anyone else attending #gfh2025 and wanting to meet, e.g. at the booth of @juhumgen.bsky.social ? 101
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Interdisciplinary and cultural experiences at the opening session of #gfh2025 041
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Hey young geneticists at #gfh2025, great to see so many of you here in Innsbruck. 133
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 02/04/2025So, tell us, what's your approach to #variantinterpretation? We're always keen to learn about your favourite tools and websites and, of course, the lesser-known out there. Here's a start: //TB 131
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Very helpful publication if you are struggling with the IKBKG/IKBKGP1 locus in patients with incontinentia pigmenti: ONT sequencing as a tool for precise variant mapping in the IKBKG/ IKBKGP1 locus and detection of aberrant XCI 011
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Most genome editing work to date has been DNA based. A new paper out today assessed a single dose of epigenetic editing (thru PCSK9) for marked (~70%) and durable reduction of LDL cholesterol [in non-human primates] www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comA potent epigenetic editor targeting human PCSK9 for durable reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels - Nature MedicineEpigenetic editing of PCSK9 in the liver, designed to induce DNA methylation and silence gene expression, achieved long-lasting reductions in LDL cholesterol levels in both transgenic mice expressing ... 818940
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025The best introduction and review of structural variants, their detection and relevance that I have read in a long time /tb pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39838028/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govDiversity and consequences of structural variation in the human genome - PubMedThe biomedical community is increasingly invested in capturing all genetic variants across human genomes, interpreting their functional consequences and translating these findings to the clinic. A cru... 110
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikAlexis Verger 🧬🧫🧪 @alexis-verger.cpesr.fr · 20/11/2024The blue plaque which commemorates the celebration of the discovery of the structure of DNA has finally been updated to acknowledge Rosalind Franklin. #womeninSTEM 😍 newn.cam.ac.uk/newnham-news... 13493135
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikPause @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · 13/02/2024Mit dem Wissen, was Genomdaten leisten können, würdet ihr eure Daten teilen? Gedanken gerne weiterhin in die Kommentare! 1️⃣ Ja 2️⃣ Nein 📊 Show results 462
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikFlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 08/02/2024The new FlyBase paper is out! FlyBase: updates to the Drosophila genes and genomes database academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...academic.oup.com 056
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikOded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 09/02/2024It's only a temporary space until we renovate a place for you 1211
Junge Humangenetik @juhumgen.bsky.social · 07/02/2024This will take a little longer, so buckle up to learn more about the future of human genetics specialization for scientists in Germany! The importance of scientists in genetic diagnostics is undeniable, but what are the career prospects? A skeetorial. /1degruyter.comWie ist die Weiterbildungssituation der NaturwissenschaftlerInnen in der Humangenetik in Deutschland...Article Wie ist die Weiterbildungssituation der NaturwissenschaftlerInnen in der Humangenetik in Deutschland, und wie erreichen wir eine staatliche Anerkennung der Weiterbildung zur/zum Fachhumangenet... 1000
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikChris Gunter 🧬 @girlscientist.bsky.social · 06/02/2024Excited to have a new paper out from my lab the EMU this week! Here is a skeet-thread of our main findings in "Provider-reported experiences, barriers, and perspectives on genetic testing as part of autism diagnosis," journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...journals.plos.orgProvider-reported experiences, barriers, and perspectives on genetic testing as part of autism diagn...Several professional organizations recommend conducting genetic testing as part of the autism diagnosis process, as it can provide additional information and benefits for autistic people and their fam... 321
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikLaborjournal @laborjournal.bsky.social · 29/01/2024 Seit 2019 gibt es die „Junge Humangenetik“ (@juhumgen.bsky.social) innerhalb der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Humangenetik. Über Ziele und Aktivitäten der Initiative sprach Bettina Dupont mit deren Sprechern Ilona Krey und Robert Meyer: laborjournal.de/editorials/2... 111
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikMatt Wall @mattwall.bsky.social · 18/01/2024New research in 5-HT2A knockout mice suggests you can still get an anti-depressant effect with psilocybin (but not DOI or lisuride). Suggests the anti-depressant effects are not 5-HT2A mediated? Interesting... #neuroskyence www.nature.com/articles/s41... 2143
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikVeera Rajagopal @doctorveera.bsky.social · 15/01/2024A beautiful study by @michelnivard.bsky.social et al. on the direct and indirect genetic effects on school achievement shows that the indirect effects act primarily via dynastic effects rather than genetic nurture. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comMore than nature and nurture, indirect genetic effects on children’s academic achievement are cons...Using a unique high-quality dataset of 37,000 parent–offspring trios, the authors probe the mechanisms of the so-called indirect genetic effects on educational attainment. Surprisingly, they find th... 1177
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikAddgene @addgene.bsky.social · 11/01/2024Addgene will no longer be using X, formerly Twitter. Instead, we'll be posting our 'microblogging' content here on Bluesky. blog.addgene.org/addgene-is-s...blog.addgene.orgAddgene is Stopping Use of X (formerly Twitter)Addgene will no longer be posting, monitoring, or responding to posts on X. You can find us as @addgene.bsky.social on Bluesky or as @addgene on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 624283
Reposted by Junge HumangenetikNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 10/01/2024An analysis published in Nature of more than 300 ancient genomes from Eurasia reveals a deep east–west genetic divide from the Black Sea to the Baltic, and provides insight into the distinct effects of the Neolithic transition on either side of this boundary. go.nature.com/3tM1PZs 🧪🏺 054