Senior Director, Knowledge Portal Network, The Broad Institute

Cambridge, MA
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Menopause research has historically been underfunded and understudied, despite its enormous impact on half of the human population and nearly 40% of a woman’s lifespan. Researchers in a new #ScienceReview argue that menopause research needs a major rethink, shifting from a one-size-fits-all view of the transition to a precision medicine approach that accounts for differences in symptoms, timing, genetics and hormone treatments. Learn more: scim.ag/4e9ypsc
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🧬 Heading to #ASHG2026? Join our #FeaturedSymposia: Integrating AI and Knowledge Graphs for Human Genetics and Beyond: Innovations from the NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem 📅 Oct. 21 | 8:15–9:45 AM 📍 Room 710A ‼️ Add to planner & learn more: ashg.floq.live/event/ashg-20…
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🧬 What if the gene behind a GWAS signal isn’t the gene next door, but the gene next to it? 📣 Discover how FALCON can leverage the 3D organization of the genome to help connect genetic associations to candidate disease genes. 🔎 See the method in action at today’s webinar! 👇
❓ What is the likelihood that a gene is connected to a trait, and which specific variants drive that connection? 🧬 Learn how FALCON, a powerful Bayesian method that transforms complex genetic data into actionable insights, can help at our webinar! 📆 Sept 10, 26 | 12–1 PM ET
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I expanded the description of 187 brain regions and added links to relevant papers. Users can recommend relevant papers to be added. Should any of the current regions be combined? Suggestions welcome! amyleesterling.github.io/hum…
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This makes brain connectivity feel tangible. Linking each region to the research behind it would be an incredible next layer.👏
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🚨 We're a few hours away from the next #PanKbase Office Hours! 🧬 Power Your Next Discovery: New Data & Tools in PanKbase ⏰ 12–1 PM ET 🎙️ Featured speakers: Anna Gloyn, PhD; Thomas Bate, PhD; Annie Moriondo; Ringo Mao 💻 Register: broadinstitute.zoom.us/webin…
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The data we need to understand human biology is about 1000x the quantity we've collected Full piece from @insitro founder and CEO @DaphneKoller: a16z.news/p/drug-discovery-h…
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🧠New NIH-funded research has uncovered an aspect of human brain aging that reshapes our approach to age-related cognitive decline and dementia risk. This knowledge will be critical as we work toward developing earlier detection methods and more effective treatments. Read the full NIH news release ➡️ nih.gov/news-events/news-rel…
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‼️Join us on July 31 from 1-2 PM ET for our next session of the #CFDE #PublicWebinarSeries featuring the Human Reference Atlas! 🔗 Explore nature.com/articles/s41592-0… and HRA Portal at humanatlas.io. 💻 Register: broadinstitute.zoom.us/webin…
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Excited to share #dkNET at #ISMB2026! Dr. Chen Li presented dkNET Computational Core, powered by Apache Texera (Incubating), showcasing cloud-native #AI /ML workflows and literature intelligence to support collaborative, reproducible biomedical research. dknet.org/about/computationa…
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Join us for the next PanKbase Office Hours: 🧬 Identifying disease-associated cellular states in the pancreas 📆 Thursday, July 9th, 2026 ⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM ET 🎙️ Featured speaker: Kyle Gaulton, PhD, UCSD 💻 Register for the event: broadinstitute.zoom.us/webin…
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🚨 A new community framework for Effector Gene reporting, PEGASUS, is available! @GWASCatalog 🧬This organizes and shares predicted effector gene resources in a more consistent, transparent, and reusable way. 💻 Read the preprint: biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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Looking for data science resources at #ADASciSessions? Visit the #NIDDK #DataScience Corner hosted by #dkNET! 📍 Located next to the poster area in the exhibition hall 🗓 Visit us during exhibit hours 🎟️ Passport Game: Collect stamps. Win Raffle! 🔗 dknet.org/data-science-corne…
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📍 Attending #ADASciSessions? The #NIDDK #DataScience Corner is your one-stop hub for datasets, tools & expert connections at #ADA2026! Meet teams from dkNET, PanKbase, HIRN, IIDP, MMPC, RADIANT, TrialNet —all in one space dknet.org/data-science-corne…
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🎉 Join us tonight at the #NIDDK #DataScience Mixer during ADA Network Reception! 📅 June 5 | 6:30–8:30 PM CT 📍 Located next to the poster area in the exhibition hall Stop by to connect & explore data resources from NIDDK-supported programs. 🔗 dknet.org/data-science-corne… #dkNET
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#ADA2026 – does your research include human islet cells? 🎙️ Julie Jurgens will be giving an oral abstract presentation "Human Islet Cell Identity and Organization" ‼️TODAY‼️ from 1:30–1:45 PM (the abstract presentation and publication number is 1031-OR). Hope to see you there!
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Planning your #ADA2026 visit? Don’t miss the NIDDK #DataScience Corner hosted by #dkNET! 📍 located next to the poster area in the exhibition hall 🗓 Visit during the reception or exhibit hours 🎟️ Passport Game: Collect stamps. Win Raffle! 🔗 dknet.org/data-science-corne…
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👩‍🔬Will you be attending ADA 2026? 🚨 Our CMDKP team will be attending and I'd like to make you aware of some of our events. 🧬 We will be exhibiting as part of the NIDDK Data Science Corner at Booth 2324 June 5-8th.
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Important editorial @Nature on the new "AI-scientist" papers "AI scientists can and should empower human researchers. They cannot and should not replace them." nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
A big day for multi-agent AI to accelerate biomedical discovery, hypothesis generation, designing experiments with proof points of new candidate drugs (cancer, fibrosis, macular degeneration, antimicrobial resistance, and more) 2 @Nature reports @GoogleDeepMind @FutureHouseSF nature.com/articles/s41586-0… nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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🧬 The #BioITExpo Hackathon is in full swing! 👩‍💻 #CFDE Training Center leading collaboration with groups led by #KnowledgeCenter, #CM4AI, #BiomarkerKB, @DruggableGenome, @_hubmap, #DrugCentral, @motrpac, #CWIC
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Check out the Spring 2026 production release updates on the Knowledge Portal Network (KPN) newsletter! Stay up to date on: 🧬 genetics & genomics datasets 🔎 disease-focused knowledge portals 🛠️ analysis tools & tutorials 📣 community updates 🔗 hugeamp.org/r/kpn_newsletter
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