A Republican state representative asked Rep. Justin Jones what he means by the chant “No Justice, No Peace.” His response is worth hearing in full:

A remarkable day for FDA law, with huge implications for reproductive health and the pharmaceutical industry. A summary and quick (still developing) thoughts. 1/12

Diwali, the South Asian Festival of Lights, is set to become a public school holiday in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday. “We’re now saying New York is made for everyone,” he said. “No matter where you came from.” nyti.ms/3NNzr0d

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Buckle up! We're in for a wild ride today. A new Nature Metabolism paper by scientists from China adds a surprising twist to the long-known FTO GWAS story. The FTO locus (16q12.2) is the first ever GWAS locus to be associated with obesity and even after 16 yrs now, scientists

Congratulations to Nancy J Cox, director of the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, for receiving the 2023 ASHG Leadership Award from the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG). spr.ly/6016Pn64A

Join us Thursday, March 28 at 3:00pm for Simone Herzberg's Dissertation Defense! She will present "Investigating Causal Relationships of Diabetes and Obesity with Degenerative Rotator Cuff Tear" mentored by Dr. Ayush Giri in the Epidemiology Doctoral Program.

Really proud to have RJ present our work on education and BP work at CHARGE Denver! Also 📣🎉, RJ_Genomics is ready to take the next step in his career. He’s looking for a research track faculty position intersecting epi, gen-epi, omics, clinical epi, EHR and biobank. Pls RT!

In Nature Medicine— Discovery that a genetic variation common in people of African ancestry links to higher risk of diabetes complications may lead to changes to how diabetes is managed for millions of patients in the US and around the world. news.vumc.org/2024/06/25/gen… Vanderbilt Genetics Institute

Check out our new paper out today in Nature Medicine. G6PD deficiency alleles are associated with increased risk of diabetes complications and the increased risk is likely due to reliance on HbA1c to make treatment decisions for diabetes patients: lnkd.in/gZi7GYuH

A single SNP in ~10% of US African Ancestry individuals causes a systematic decrease in HbA1c and a dramatic under treatment of diabetes. In Nature Medicine led by Joseph Breeyear Jacklyn Hellwege Ayush Giri Todd Edwards Vanderbilt University Medical Center nature.com/articles/s4159…