Excited that our paper addressing the limited overlap between eQTLs and GWAS hits is now published in Nature Genetics! nature.com/articles/s4158…

The goal of the Pan-Canadian Genomic Library #PCGL is to build a national data resource to accelerate genomic research and medicine in 🇨🇦. We can't do it alone. Don't hesitate to reach out if you want to contribute!

“Data saves lives”.  Great to have Minister of Health @markhollandlib launch CIHR Human Genome Library. Thank you for being a genuine champion and supporting upstream care & preventable medicine. Genome Canada is a proud partner. Congrats McGill Genome McGill University

Talking about the Pan-Canadian Genomic Library #PCGL, we're looking for a Senior Manager to provide strategic leadership and organize the implementation. Final days to apply! mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill_C…

Happy to be part of this amazing initiative as leader of the Data Diversity and Inclusion working group!

Quel plaisir de discuter de médecine de précision avec mes collègues à l’occasion des Journées Scientifiques du CRCHUM! Merci Génome Québec pour l’invitation!

Mark Holland, ministre de la Santé, a révélé la création de la 1re bibliothèque pancanadienne du génome humain au McGill Genome. Les professionnels du pays accèderont à des données génétiques cruciales pour améliorer les soins et les résultats cliniques. canada.ca/fr/instituts-r…

Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research in Canada warn that insufficient federal funding for research grants and graduate scholarships could lead to a brain drain. We urge Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to increase funding in the Fall Economic

Intéressé.e par la génétique des populations? Le labo Bhérer recrute un.e candidat.e pour un doctorat au Département de génétique humaine de l'Université McGill. Pour postuler: genomic-medicine-cerc.online/phdmsc-students

L'équipe d'enquête aurait dû écouter la recommendation de Michael Landen: "Pour moi, c’est un enjeu médical. Et un enjeu médical, ça ne devrait pas être politisé. Je regrette que ça le soit chez vous. Si vous ignorez cette réalité, ce sera à vos risques et péril."

Great job in Canada for a bioinformatics education position with a great team. oicr.bamboohr.com/careers/331

La professeure Claude Bhérer et son équipe étudient le génome des populations fondatrices et leurs maladies génétiques, notamment le syndrome de Leigh de type canadien-français  loom.ly/r8e4Kw8 @mcgillmed

Fun work led by Ying Qiao to reconstruct parents’ DNA using siblings and their relatives. The new method HAPI-RECAP has error rates on par with direct genotyping. Given big enough families can nearly reconstruct the full genomes! 23andMe Research collab biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Science and the arts similarities are many indeed, as I have long been saying! Here highlighted as part of a profile interview of a new McGill CERC Chairholder with a unique career path mcgill.ca/medhealthsci-a…

'Transgender health research needed', indeed! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

The Pan-Canadian Genome Library Initiative is hiring a EDI advisor! Come with us at McGill! More information here: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Careers…