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@broadinstitute.orgCongratulations to Broadies Yasha Ektefaie, @rahulg603.bsky.social, and Mohamed El-Brolosy on being named 2026 #STATWunderkinds!
@broadinstitute.orgCongratulations to @yerinchen.bsky.social and @ctspeng.bsky.social for receiving the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, and to @jtneal.bsky.social for his NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award!
@broadinstitute.orgPlease note: Participants must have their own smart phones to partake in the simulation. Recommended for middle school ages and above.
@broadinstitute.orgJoin us October 29 from 6-8 pm for an evening of science after hours!
Discovery After Dark features interactive exhibits, a simulation with Operation Outbreak, and the chance to connect with Broad scientists.
Advanced registration required. Register: broadinstitute.swoogo.com/dad2026/1300...
@humancellatlas.orgReposted by @broadinstitute.orgWe’re delighted to announce that the HCA Organizing Committee (OC) has selected Muzz Haniffa and Alexandra-Chloé Villani to be the next Co-Chairs of the HCA OC, and Shyam Prabhakar and Holger Heyn as co Vice-Chairs. #HumanCellAtlas @mhaniffa.bsky.social @hoheyn.bsky.social
@broadinstitute.orgSurvey of mitochondria proteomes across eukaryotes explores organelle’s role, suggests it originated late in eukaryotic evolution, and highlights possible drug targets for tropical diseases.
@broadinstitute.orgNew method allows scientists to connect disease-linked regulatory genetic variants to the genes they control. These variants are more likely to influence disease risk if they alter chromatin accessibility that then changes gene expression.
@masakanai.bsky.socialReposted by @broadinstitute.orgOur single-nucleus immune multiome atlas is now out in @nature.com! 🧬
10M PBMCs from 1,108 @finngen.bsky.social donors recruited by Finnish Blood Service, profiled at @broadinstitute.org with chromatin accessibility and gene expression in the same nuclei, to trace how disease variants act 🧵👇
@broadinstitute.orgThe @novo-nordisk.bsky.social is renewing its commitment to Broad with a $53M investment. With Danish scientists, the Center will leverage massive-scale data, AI, and cellular models to decode the genetic drivers of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
broad.io/NNFCRenewal
@broadinstitute.orgTo aid in virus outbreak responses, Broad researchers from @sabetilab.bsky.social and @fathom.info created Delphy.bio, a free web tool to reconstruct how a virus is spreading and changing using viral genomic data, reducing a months-long task into one that takes hours.
@broadinstitute.orgNew method lets scientists watch gene activity unfold in living cells over time, by engineering cells to package their own RNA into virus-like particles they release, ready for researchers to collect and sequence.
New preprint from our collaboration with Caroline Uhler and @broadinstitute.org on TissueFormer, a new tool for predicting spatial gene expression from histology images at cellular resolution
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
