Veera Rajagopal
@doctorveera
MBBS, MD, PhD | GWAS storyteller | Scientist at Regeneron | Human genetics & drug discovery in Neuroscience & Psychiatry | He/Him
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To accompany Carl Veller and Graham Coop's recent article in PLOS Biology, I wrote an accessible primer on family-based genome-wide association studies:
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) can be affected by confounding. Family-based GWAS uses random, within-family genetic…
Lubert was a great scientist, teacher, writer, and individual. I worked in his lab as an undergrad and learned biochemistry from the remarkable first edition of his textbook. Taking over this project 29 years ago was one of the great honors of my life. Greg Gatto 🌻
Veera Rajagopal The article is now out: link.springer.com/article/10.100….
When we saw the preprint, we tried to replicate and it held up (70% risk reduction in APOE*4 homozygotes)! We were lucky to be able to contribute more human statistical genetics support to this compelling finding!
Normand Meunier.
Say his name. A victim of our failing health system. He was left on an ER stretcher for 4 days and developed a bedsore that worsened so much that bone + muscle were exposed. 2 weeks ago, he ended his life via MAID.
via André Picard
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Thanks to Gairdner Foundation for the video. The community research program and the labs are in the capable hands of my phenomenal colleagues at CMC Vellore (Official) and I am at Gates Foundation with amazing people, still trying to do better for & with children, their families & community