That amazing paper you spent years on? That amazing breakthrough you had? Very likely you built this following the work of others (very few exceptions), just as others will build off yours. Science is a continuum. Want to leave a lasting legacy in science? Be generous & be kind.

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Our most recent work is now published at Nature Genetics. Epigenetic variation impacts individual differences in the transcriptional response to influenza infection. Great collab with Guillaume Bourque lab and huge congrats to the lead author Katie Aracena. Link: shorturl.at/bcdBP

Our paper is out in Cell Genomics! Huge thanks to all the collaborators for making it possible!
cell.com/cell-genomics/…

Interested in the HHMI Gilliam fellowship? This super informative video from my friend and Gilliam fellow Lillian Horin is a must-watch. It talks about how to win the fellowship, even with the application changes this year!

youtube.com/watch?v=4aY4-N…

EpiVar Browser: advanced exploration of epigenomics data under controlled access biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #bioRxiv

The Department of Human Genetics at University of Chicago is searching for a faculty candidate in Computational genetic and genomics. Please share this job ad with your colleagues: apply.interfolio.com/127605

Happy Gilliam Day! A big congrats to all of the amazing new Fellows and Advisers joining the HHMI NEWS #GilliamFellows community! 🧬🧫🌱🥳 hhmi.org/news/hhmi-awar…

We just posted a new preprint investigating the impact of cytomegalovirus (CMV) on human milk composition and full-term infant development! (tinyurl.com/28juran5, thread below):

New preprint on DNAm-environment interactions out from (not on Twitter) Rachel Johnston biorxiv.org/content/10.110…! We use an MPRA-style assay of DNAm-reg activity to test if DNAm influences the response to other stimuli (glucocorticoids + interferon alpha). 1/6

DNA methylation-environment interactions in the human genome biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #bioRxiv

There are roughly 16 corepoweryoga studios in Chicago, and exactly 1 of them is on the South Side. Just 1. (See it?)

My wife goes there and every class is packed.

But guess which studio they are closing. This is always how things go in Chicago. Always.

Second one by PhD student and graph-magician Cristian Groza @[email protected] :
cell.com/cell-genomics/…

Two papers published in Cell Genomics today! First one by talented senior postdoc Xun Chen is:
cell.com/cell-genomics/…

What a time we had. First in-person gathering for most of them, and me. I love my job @ HHMI, but miss regular facetime with students. The #GilliamFellows meeting filled my tank and will keep me going for quite a while! 💙💚💚💛 (⬅️ these hearts are sort of hhmi colors)

It is with great sadness that we share the news that Dr. Casey Brown passed away on Saturday, March 18. He was a friend, colleague, and mentor to so many in the GCB and CAMB communities, as well as the scientific community as a whole, and will be deeply missed.

Casey was a great mentor and scientist, but most importantly an exceptionally wonderful person. I was always impressed how many trainees outside of his own lab considered him a mentor and friend. We knew he would always be in our corner. 💞

Super excited to share a preprint of work from my PhD with Jeremy J. Berg 🎉 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Most important achievement of the lab in 2023 (so far)!! Go team!! #proudPI 😀👏