
Dr. Heather Mefford @hcmefford.bsky.social
@hcmefford
Physician, scientist, mom, wife
#genetics #epilepsy #pediatrics #raredisease
@StJude @StJudeResearch
formerly @UWMedicine
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https://www.stjude.org/research/labs/mefford-lab.html 26-01-2017 06:25:49
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Reminder for #ASHGtrainee #ASHG24 attendees looking for a postdoc, faculty position, or scientist job in genetics/neurogenetics/raredisease - visit St. Jude Research booth to learn about opportunities!

Two Mefford lab posters this afternoon πππ 𧬠π§ 𧬠π§ #ASHG24 #ASHG2024 Christy W. LaFlamme Soham Sengupta

Love our collaborative clinic Le Bonheur Children's Le Bonheur Neuroscience Institute with Emily Bonkowski @nitchouras St. Jude St. Jude Research to diagnose and care for kids with known/suspected #genetic #epilepsy #RareDiseases! 𧬠π§ β€οΈ Read about it here π


Another Editor-in-Chief opportunity - this one Human Molecular Genetics! #genetics 𧬠Details at link below. academic.oup.com/hmg/pages/callβ¦

We're looking for a talented scientist π©βπ¬π¨βπ¬to join our group St. Jude Research! Help us develop/characterize #stemcell/#organoid models of #raredisease #epilepsy disorders. π§ π§¬π§ 𧬠Details below - join us! talent.stjude.org/careers/jobs/Jβ¦

Thank you American Epilepsy Society #AES2024! I am honored and humbled to be recognized for our gene 𧬠discovery work in #epilepsy π§ #RareDisease!

Thank you CURE Epilepsy and Raiden Science Foundation for partnering to fund our #raredisease #UBA5 #epilepsy program St. Jude Research! We hope that our work will lead to better understanding and meaningful improvements for #UBA5 patients and families. π§ π§¬

Huge CONGRATS to Christy W. LaFlamme on her F99/K00 from NIH Eric Green! Well deserved, and it means I get to keep her around a bit longer - WIN WIN!

After HS in Iowa, I studied ChemE on a Langsdorf scholarship @WUSTL WashU McKelvey Engineering. FF>>one of my daughter's randomly assigned Yr1 #WashU roomies (&bestie) is an Iowan & Langsdorf scholar studying ChemE! Loved showing her #Memphis & @stjuderesearch this wkend. #AcademicTwins
