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Yoav Gilad

@ygilad.bsky.social
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Associate Dean for data science, and Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago.

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Institute for Human Genetics at UCSF @ihgatucsf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We invite you to join our seminar at UCSF Mission Bay campus with @ygilad.bsky.social from the University of Chicago humangenetics.ucsf.edu/ihg-seminar-...
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
geneticcounseling.bsd.uchicago.edu
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Master of Science in Genetic Counseling – University of Chicago
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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I wanted to like QED's new 1% preprint ranking. I really did. But the more I looked at the data, the more uncomfortable it made me. Here is my full peer review. open.substack.com/pub/blekhman...
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My Peer Review of The 1%
I wanted to like QED's new 1% ranking. I don't.
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
geneticcounseling.bsd.uchicago.edu
geneticcounseling.bsd.uchicago.edu
Master of Science in Genetic Counseling – University of Chicago
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Hey @genomeresearch.bsky.social, second time I decline a review assignment (sorry, just really busy this month), but your system still sends reminders of the request. Something seems to be wrong in recording the response. Promise to accept assignments as soon as have some bandwidth!
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Joana L. Rocha @joanocha.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We are excited to share our pan-pangenome paper! This is a long time coming work of my postdoc with the incredible @psudmant.bsky.social, and a stellar group of people! I hope you enjoy reading it! And I am excited to talk more more about it this week at #PEQG26!! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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A Pan-pangenome illuminates complex structural variation and selection in humans, chimpanzees, and bonobos
Complete, haplotype-resolved genome assemblies have provided unprecedented insight into the evolution of structurally complex, rapidly evolving regions of human genomes; however, population-scale pang...
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Nicolas Robine 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇺🇸 @nicorobine.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Single Cell Genomics Day: A (Virtual) Practical Workshop. June 12, 2026, organized by @nygenome.org's Rahul Satija Free, livestreamed, no registration.
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Matthew Aguirre @aguirre404.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Thrilled to share the second half of my PhD work here! We show how data on expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) relates to the structure of gene regulatory networks (GRN). Much of the GRN / eQTL picture is unmapped, but what we do have says a lot… (1/) doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Jeffrey Pullin @jeffreypullin.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
tinyurl.com/reuxynmc Very excited to see this work I was a small part of published! We analysed two large scale colocalisation datasets: OpenTargets data and an analysis of immune-mediated disease GWAS/immune cell eQTLs seeking to understand the "colocalisation gap". Some highlights:
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Design and interpretation of eQTL-GWAS colocalisation studies: Lessons from a large-scale evaluation
Author summary Most of the genetic variants associated with complex traits are located outside genes, limiting functional interpretation. Genetic colocalisation helps identify candidate causal genes b...
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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Some thoughts on where AI in genomics stands right now, building on a symposium we recently hosted at UChicago. Seven points, ranging from why scaling DNA models hasn't delivered, to why metadata is the real bottleneck, to the weird backlash against AI in academia open.substack.com/pub/blekhman...
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Seven points on the current state of AI in genomics
A grounded take from the messy middle of an AI revolution
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Anna Cormack @annacormack.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Had an amazing time at #BOG26 — and even got to give my first talk 🥳
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Olga Sigalova @olgasigalova.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Happy to share our new preprint on non-coding genetic variation in the human brain and Parkinson's disease. Great team effort with @alexanrna.bsky.social, @juliedeman.bsky.social, Koen Theunis, and all co-authors, supervised by @steinaerts.bsky.social and @jdemeul.bsky.social. Thread below:
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Benjamin Towbin @betowbin.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
New paper alert: Our latest shows how maternal diet impacts ribosome levels and early growth intergenerationally in #Celegans Led by Sigma Pradhan and in collab with @nstroustrup.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @plosbiology.org @izb-unibern.bsky.social @unibe.ch
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Dietary restriction shapes intergenerational ribosome abundance and early growth of Caenorhabditis elegans offspring
Cells adjust their proteome to environmental conditions, but it remains unclear whether the proteome can be transmitted from parents to offspring. This study analyses the intergenerational effects of dietary restriction in C. elegans and shows that maternal mTORC1 activity governs the transfer of ribosomes, thereby modulating early growth and development.
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Emilie Wigdor @emiliewigdor.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
📣 New preprint 🧵: we profiled post-mortem human BA22 (speech cortex) in autism across 100 donors using single-nucleus multiomics (~500,000 nuclei), integrating RNA + chromatin accessibility. Shout-out to my co-first authors Varun Suresh and Yuhan Hao: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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sandraduharcourt.bsky.social @sandraduharcourt.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Our latest publication is now out at Genome Biology! link.springer.com/article/10.1... We uncover a unique association between a H3K27me3 reader complex and active transcription. A thread with our key findings: (1/8) #TEsky #Polycomb #transcription #smallRNAs
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A H3K27me3 reader complex couples H3K27me3 accumulation to nascent transcription of transposable elements in Paramecium - Genome Biology
Background The ability to deposit histone H3K27-trimethyl (me3) marks is essential for transcriptional repression by Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2). This is largely attributed to Polycomb repres...
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
For decades, molecular biology and human genetics have been built around measurements of average gene expression. That was partly conceptual, but also technological: for a long time, the mean was the quantity we could measure most reliably. Our new preprint argues that this framework is incomplete.
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
For decades, molecular biology and human genetics have been built around measurements of average gene expression. That was partly conceptual, but also technological: for a long time, the mean was the quantity we could measure most reliably. Our new preprint argues that this framework is incomplete.
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Beyond the mean: genetic control of gene expression fidelity and dispersion www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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David A Knowles @davidaknowles.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
@nygenome.org is hiring Genomic AI Fellows! (fancy postdoc positions) If you're interested in working at the interface of AI and genomics in a great environment please apply at: jobs.silkroad.com/NYGenome/Car...
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NYGC Genomic AI Fellows - 101 Avenue of the Americas, 7th Floor, New York, New York - New York Genome Center
Find a career with New York Genome Center
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Trends in Genetics @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
"Beyond the baseline: mapping the context-specific regulatory landscape of disease" by Yoav Gilad and Alexis Battle authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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Alexis Battle @alexisbattle.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
New review on context-specificity and disease genetics from @ygilad.bsky.social and me: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
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Beyond the baseline: mapping the context-specific regulatory landscape of disease
Genome-wide association studies have identified thousands of intergenic variants associated with disease, most of which are presumed to act by affecti…
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Jeremy Day @daylab.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
UAB is recruiting neuroscience faculty at two different levels - come join our vibrant neuroscience community!
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Irene Gallego Romero @ee-reh-neh.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Finally, today's offering! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... This began life as a very different project which failed because we couldn't agree on defining eqtl sharing across cohorts. So two young members of the lab dug deeply into this - first @ijbeasley.bsky.social, then @patrickgibbs.bsky.social
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Michelle Ward @michelle-c-ward.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Pre-print on cardiomyocyte response to novel anti-cancer drug CX-5461 now published! Includes new gene expression response data at higher CX doses. Response to micromolar CX doses starts to mimic DOX responses, suggesting that off-target effects on the heart should be considered for this drug.
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CX-5461 and doxorubicin activate a shared DNA damage-associated transcriptional response in human cardiomyocytes
Abstract. CX-5461 (CX) is under investigation for the treatment of late-stage cancers. While CX was first described as an RNA polymerase I inhibitor, it ha
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I can hardly find science posts here. I don't know how to change that. Yes, I know a lot is going on (obviously), but I get all the other things everywhere... this was where I used to get the science 😞
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
My daughter Maya, who had to wear a scoliosis brace for 2 years, wants to connect with other teens who live with invisible diseases. www.under-the-iceberg.com/about
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About | Who We Are — Under the Iceberg
Learn about Under the Iceberg, a youth organization dedicated to nurturing future leaders through education and growth. Contact us to join or collaborate.
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
This action could not be completed, please try again later. What a joke
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Michelle Ward @michelle-c-ward.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
We're hiring for multiple open rank positions in the broad areas of biochemistry, molecular biology, and computational biology. With the recruitment of a new chair our Departmental strengths now include nuclear architecture, genomics and ancient DNA. jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/676677/b...
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Biology Faculty Opportunities (Open Rank) - Galveston, Texas job with University of Texas Medical Branch | 676677
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UTMB Health invites applications for multiple tenure-track positions at all ranks; assistant,
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Faculty position at the department of medicine, University of Chicago. Please share.
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Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I’ve been wondering more and more if TADs are about limiting recombination search and less about gene expression?
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Alexis Battle @alexisbattle.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
My lab is recruiting postdocs in AI/ML for genetics & genomics through the Malone Postdoctoral Fellows program. Apply by Jan 30! Lots of other great labs across the Malone Center as well.
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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Academic Jobs | The University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private, nondenominational, culturally rich and ethnically diverse coeducational research university located in Hyde Park, Chicago.
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
The 400th copy of my book was sold yesterday. Thank you to everyone who ordered a copy! Some of you shared with me comments and suggestions, and I invite more readers to do so. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-intuiti...
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An Intuitive Primer on Effective Functional Genomics Study Design|Paperback
An Intuitive Primer on Effective Functional Genomic Study Design by Yoav Gilad addresses the unique challenges of designing experiments in the rapidly evolving field of functional genomics. Unlike tra...
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
So what was the point of all this...? Why am I utterly not surprised
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
My book, An Intuitive Primer on Effective Functional Genomics Study Design, is published! I’d really appreciate it if you could help spread the word, and I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback. I hope people will find it useful. It’s available on Amazon: tinyurl.com/mx2hewen
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Drummond Lab @drummondlab.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
And to make this more concrete, here is a re-review we just got. The editor overruled this negative reviewer, who here is *lecturing us on the ethos of the journal*. I've never met anyone in real life who holds this position with whom I can have an actual discussion. Always anonymous peer review.
Screenshot of text reading: "The original review had noted that "Mechanistic basis of how cells differentiate between [XXX and YYY] will be needed." However, rather than identifying a mechanism, the authors argue that "the mechanisms of both [XXX and YYY] are of great interest, and of little consequence to the claims—causal and otherwise—that we make". The mechanistic basis of cellular phenomena is the ethos of [ZZZ] as a journal as far as I understand, and it is disappointing that the authors regard the mechanisms to be inconsequential."
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
You can explain to me the complexity and rules related to endowment all you want, but there is just no way Harvard can't afford to keep their graduate programs intact. It's a choice.
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Michelle Ward @michelle-c-ward.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Happy to be at ASHG! 2 students in the lab will present posters on gene regulatory evolution in primates on Thurs: Emma focuses on responses to stimuli: 9109T John focuses on transposable elements: 6036T Please stop by if interested #ASHG25
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Thank you for taking the time to review my book!
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Ada Weinstock @aweinstock.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Your immune system remembers skin inflammation long after it resolves because of #interferon alpha! Check out our new paper describing these findings just published at @jimmunol.bsky.social 👇👇👇 It was amazing working on this with my role model @drshrutinaik.bsky.social
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Interferon-sensitized hematopoietic progenitors dynamically alter organismal immunity
Abstract. Inflammation has enduring impacts on organismal immunity. However, the precise mechanisms by which tissue-restricted inflammation conditions syst
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Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
I think the R01 is basically a non-starter at NIGMS now. Data from NIH Reporter for new and competing awards, comparing number of R01s issued relative to R35s (MIRA). This has major ramifications for basic science and basic science investigators that are not yet in the MIRA pool
Graph showing total R35+R01 awards issued by NIGMS from 2020 to 2025. R01 in black showing a steep decline. R35 showing an increase. Total awards in 2025 slightly up from 2024 but these years are lower than 2020-2023
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Matt Rockman @wormsrock.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
C. elegans is a real animal and we set out to understand how it comes to have its distinctive biogeography. Its ancestral center of diversity is in the higher elevation forests of Hawaii. Its closest relatives are spread across east Asia. Did they travel from Asia? [Preprint 🧵]
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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
More foundations should do this: "Funding is exclusively available to applicants who have already received federal funding (e.g., from the NIH, CDC, NSF) for their health equity research, but have since had their funding rescinded due to federal administrative actions" www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
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Rapid Response: Reinvesting in Racial and Indigenous Health Equity Research
The purpose of this call for proposals is to meet the current moment by supporting timely, actionable health equity research that has been interrupted by shifts in federal funding.
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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Some personal news: I was recently promoted to Full Professor at the University of Chicago. This milestone is deeply meaningful, and also feels quite surreal. When I started as a graduate student at UChicago in 2005 I never imagined my journey would lead me here 20 years later as a professor.
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Genevieve Housman @gahousman.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Check out our new review about addressing missing context in regulatory variation across primate evolution 🧬🐒 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Addressing missing context in regulatory variation across primate evolution
In primates, loci associated with adaptive trait variation often fall in noncoding regions. Understanding the mechanisms linking these regulatory vari…
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
I heard in the elevator a graduate student joking about destroying their lab and starting over, and I was just thinking that the lab I did my PhD. in was actually completely destroyed this week.
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Michelle Ward @michelle-c-ward.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Happy to share our work led by Renee: ‘Anthracyclines induce global changes in cardiomyocyte chromatin accessibility that overlap with cardiovascular disease loci.’ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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