
Fizza Akbar
@fizzakbar
Genetic Counselor & Genomics Researcher, Senior Instructor @AKUGlobal MSc. Genomic Medicine, Grad Cert. Alumnus @FCCollege @OfficialUoM @UBC🧬🇵🇰
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http://meemsfizz.wordpress.com 03-05-2010 11:37:18
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People of Pakistan have spoken! Imran Khan’s PTI despite insurmountable challenges is leading in 140 constituencies out of 266 across Pakistan. Generals of Pakistan have stopped TV Channels from declaring results. Polling stations are being attacked, ballot boxes being snatched.


Imran Khan & People of Pakistan Won, Humpty Dumpty & few unwise Generals Lost. Pakistan Army must act as an institution and prevail upon Gen. Asim and Nadeem Anjum to accept the public mandate! Let Imran Khan be released on bail and let there be a process of national healing and


No babies were harmed in the making of this video. And head of neonatology Ali S.Hussain🇵🇰 just found a ~Rs150,000 cheaper way to get squirmy babies MRIs at AKU. Costs are drastically cut because NO anaesthesia needed, NO ventilators, NO meds. Just a bicycle pump. MedVac


enough already😔 Sindh Chief Minister House please crackdown on manufacturers. parents please hold shops in your neighbourhoods accountable if they sell manjha & report Sindh Police let’s make karachi a place where we feel safe to stop to help. or facilitate someone in need.

Opal was born completely deaf because of a rare genetic condition, auditory neuropathy. With early genomic testing, she was eligible for a gene therapy trial Cambridge University Hospitals NHS. Within 4 weeks of having the infusion, Opal responded to sound. bit.ly/4abC5F4 #genomics #research


A Genome Aggregation Database CNV genome browser track is now available which displays rare coding autosomal CNVs called from exome sequencing of 464,297 individuals included in gnomAD v4.1. pic.x.com/7ftAxKMy0L

Stellar plenary from Kaitlin Samocha on the @gnomAD_project v4 release at #eshg2024. It is, she notes, a remarkable time to be a human genomicist: many available datasets with >100K sequenced people. However, still massive under-representation of non-European ancestry.






My lab Division of Molecular and Cellular Function UoM is #hiring a Research Technician. I'm looking for someone with experience in #iPSC & #microscopy. You will be trained in #proteomics and the project will tackle the mechanisms underlying rare neurological diseases. Apply now! jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?… #pleaseshare

The past three days were so wonderful and motivating for us to continue working for the rare. Heartfelt thanks to Nijmegen’s hospitality, Alexander Hoischen energy, Human Genetics Nijmegen, Radboudumc’s facility & Wilhelm Foundation’s vision #undiagnosedhackathon2024


Three days of sheer joy, positive energy, learning and feeling connected to serving a meaningful purpose, it has been a privilege! Huge shoutout and gratitude to the entire organising team and colleagues Wilhelm Foundation Udninternational #undiagnosedhackathon2024


📢It's Day 2⃣of #HereditaryCancerWeek‼️ We're🧐at the recent release of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guideline Update for #PancreaticCancer🔎 ➡️Consider #PancreaticCancer🔍for all #BRCA2 & ATM pathogenic variant carriers starting at age 50, even w/out known👪history of PDAC. More⤵️ Josie Baker

