New #SABR dataset reveals how genetic differences shape blood traits in African populations—key for understanding disease risk & improving precision medicine. A big step for inclusive research!
Read here: bit.ly/4k69e9Z
🚨 Huge achievement! 🚨
Prof. Collen Masimirembwa of @WitsUniversity's @SBIMB1 has been awarded the PMWC 2025 Pioneer Award for his groundbreaking work in pharmacogenomics! 🔬🏆
#PrecisionMedicine #Genomics #PMWC2025
Dr Jean-Tristan Brandenburg, of @SBIMB1, speaking at the launch of #KidneyGenAfrica at the @AfSHGenetics Conference in Uganda on the 4th of Feb.
Prof Michele Ramsay, #Director of the @SBIMB1 giving a #KeynoteAddress at the African Society of Human Genetics Conference that is taking place in Uganda.
The subject of the talk was the AWI-Gen project.
Here is a link to the other speakers: bit.ly/40KkdOJ
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We demonstrate how to incorporate a pan genome and significantly boosted STR, SV, CNV calling. Merging all variants across samples using IGG & Truvari -> annotation with NIRVANA! One framework to do it all! #DRAGEN v4.2 will be open access for academia within certain # sample!🥳
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Proud to establish the Roche Research Chair for Precision Medicine and Genomics in Africa with @SBIMB1 at @WitsUniversity – building research capacity in Africa and advancing personalized healthcare. Learn more: bit.ly/3A4mCuw
#PrecisionMedicine #Genomics
Applications are now open for the @Roche Research Chair for #Precision_Medicine and #Genomics in Africa, based @SBIMB1 at @WitsUniversity.
Read more:
here 👉 bit.ly/4f3caSY
&
here 👉bit.ly/40kn1U3
Deadline: 15 Jan 2025
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[Download 185-page PDF eBook] The Little Book of #DeepLearning: fleuret.org/public/lbdl.pdf by @francoisfleuret
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#AI #MachineLearning #NeuralNetworks #GenerativeAI #ML #DataScience #DataScientist #Mathematics #Algorithms #NLProc #ComputerVision
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#SmoothMuscleCell #YAP/TAZ senses Matrix Topology (Flat, Cross-patterned, Line, Curved) (PMMA GPa; PDMS MPa)
Also Lamin A, MRTF-A (? I guess)
Are there 2 segregatable Muscularization programs in SMCs?🤔
👉SM α-actin-based, ⏫by verteporfin (YAPi)
👉Calponin-based, ⏬by verteporfin
How these two pathways are coordinated at the level of SRF/Myocardin???😁
Adv Healthc Mater 2024 @AdvPortfolio
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
🌟 What an incredible day at the YEGG Symposium, filled with outstanding presentations showcasing the talent and dedication of all our young investigators! Congratulations to our top 3 oral presentations—your research stood out, and we’re excited to see where it leads!
#YEGG
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Now online! A multimodal zebrafish developmental atlas reveals the state-transition dynamics of late-vertebrate pluripotent axial progenitors dlvr.it/TFm4z1
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A correlation matrix is a powerful tool used in data analysis to understand the relationship between multiple variables. It provides a clear visual representation of how each variable relates to the others, making it easier to spot patterns and dependencies within the data.
Why is it useful?
✅ Spot Patterns: Helps identify relationships between different variables.
✅ Data Exploration: Gives insights into which variables are closely linked.
✅ Decision Making: Guides decisions in data-driven fields like finance, marketing, and science.
✅ Modeling: Crucial for building predictive models, understanding dependencies.
This post showcases a correlation matrix generated using Python and the seaborn library. With Ifeanyi Idiaye's collaboration, I've prepared a tutorial explaining how to achieve this. Further details: statisticsglobe.com/plot-cor…
#datascienceenthusiast #datastructure #DataAnalytics
The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto offers fully funded PhD student positions to study with Prof. Vera Khovanskaya @saysvera in the areas of Labour Studies, Future of Work, Data Justice, and Social Movements. Deadline is Dec. 1: ischool.utoronto.ca/phd-in-i…
Very passionate keynote at #SASHGconference2024 from Prof Chris Vorster - "Nngwe - one inclusive rare disease network for SA"
#SASHG2024 #SUNCITY #rarediseases – at South Africa
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Fecal glycoprotein 2 is a biomarker of gut microbiota dysbiosis and associated with increased systemic inflammation, reports a study published in Gut Pathogens.
gutpathogens.biomedcentral.c…
#SASHGconference2024
Session 1 - Growing Genomic Medicine Prospects featuring Prof Michele Ramsay, Dr Nerina vd Merwe and Dr Nadia Carstens
#SASHG2024 #SUNCITY – at South Africa































