Paz Polak
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Computational biologist . Views are my own
Manhattan, NY
Joined August 2014
latest from the lab --> how we used whole genome passenger somatic mutation patterns ๐งฌ to trace the origins of never-smoker lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) to cells of the proximal lung ๐ซ @NatureGenet
https://t.co/jqNdVSdZ9z 1/๐งต
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Parabricks, a genomics startup with the goal to GPU-accelerate NGS analysis, was acquired by @NVIDIA in 2019. The Parabricks team has recently published their body of work showing GPU-accelerated, universal analysis that supports a wide range of sequencing platforms - including
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Thrilled to share our paper now out in @Nature that correlates inactivating PPP2R1A somatic mutations with improved survival for patients with cancer receiving immunotherapy, with exciting prelim mechanistic insights! @AmirJazaeri @IamLinghua @Yibo_Dai
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Nature - Inactivating PPP2R1A mutations correlate with better survival after immune checkpoint blockade in patients with ovarian clear cell carcinoma, suggesting that targeting the phosphatase 2A...
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1/ ๐งตCheck out our new study in @NatureGenet, which examines how precancerous conditions (MGUS/SMM) evolve into Multiple Myeloma, and offers new computational methods to predict progression risk and model cancer evolution. https://t.co/IHnN87QKTk
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Check out new work from @NVIDIAHealth Genomics, @genentech, transcriptome-guided genomic alignment with transformer-based splice junction scoring, delivering SOTA in splice junction detection, indel identification, and resolving complex splicing patterns
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Advancements in high-throughput sequencing have revolutionized the field of transcriptomics, pro-viding unprecedented insights into gene expression, splicing events, and fusions. Despite these...
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We are hiring ๐บ๐บ๐บ! As part of our immuno-oncology transformation @MSKCancerCenter we are building the Computational Immuno-Oncology Shared Resource. CIOSR is a key pillar supporting expanded immune monitoring & broad IO efforts. We have two open positions: bioinformatics
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One way to trace AI over the last year is GPQA Diamond. This is a Google-proof question set that experts get 81% right in their fields & highly skilled non-experts with 30 minutes per question and Google access get 22%. GPT-4 got 37% at the start of 2024. o1 got 78%. o3 is 87.7%
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Most exciting event of spring 2025! Please come join us!
Spread the word! Registration for the "Mutations in Time and Space" conference is open. The meeting is all about the origins, patterns, and consequences of mutations across cells, individuals, populations, species. Abstract submission deadline: Jan 17th https://t.co/KMEHdXnLMQ...
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Nobel for the not-junk-DNA! microRNA FTW! ๐๐๐
BREAKING NEWS The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
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๐จ New preprint alert! We performed scRNA-seq & scTCR meta-analysis on cancer patients treated with ICIs, revealing key T cell signatures linked to therapeutic response, with insights into clonal replacement vs reinvigoration! #scRNAseq #Immunotherapy
https://t.co/d35nY6dfIf
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Despite the crucial role of T cell clones in the anti-tumor activity, their characterization and association with clinical outcome following immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) is lacking. Here we...
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Neoantigen immunogenicity landscapes and evolution of tumor ecosystems during immunotherapy with nivolumab @NatureMedicine @GeneCollector @xrtGenomics
https://t.co/Taonn58ftH
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ืืื ืืืชืืช: ืืืืืชื ืืช ืืื ืฉืื ืฉื ืืจื ืืขืช ืฉื ืืื ืืืืืจื ืืงืจื ืืงืืืืฅ ืืืจื. ืงืฆืื ืฆืขืืจ ืจืง ืื 20. ืื ื ืจืง ืืืงืฉืช ืฉืื ืชืฉืืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืืืืจ ืฉืื!! ืืฉืื ืฉืชืฉืชืคื ืืืืจื ืฉื ืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืชื ืืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืฉืจืื!!
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Applications are open for Max Planck Research Group Leaders! this is an amazing opportunity to build an independent research group that comes with 2.7 MEuro support over 6 years. If you're interested in being hosted @mpi_astro, please contact me!
mpg.de
Apply to become a Max Planck Research Group Leader. Max Planck Research Groups - Announcement 2024.
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With @rheinbay_lab and additional Broad collaborators, we are excited to enter into this partnership with @Inocras to analyze whole genomes for the benefit of cancer research and cancer patientsย ๐งฌ! @GenomeDoctor @BroadInstitute @MGHCancerCenter
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BRCA1 and friends 30 years on -William D. Foulkes https://t.co/vVb8XqJNis In this beautiful article in @NatureRevGenet , @WillDFoulkes takes us back in time to the moment BRCA1 discovery was revealed to the world by Myriad Genetics at the ASHG 1994 ( https://t.co/UnAAYweKGk).
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An artificial intelligence-powered method for detecting tumor DNA in blood has shown unprecedented sensitivity in predicting cancer recurrence, says a team led by Dr. Dan Landau (@landau_lab) and researchers at @nygenome and @MSKCancerCenter. https://t.co/2ZCZMnsnBG
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thank you to all who stopped by my poster & helpful comments to improve the generative model! @MSKCancerCenter Tumor-Immune Systems Biology Symposium on 05-22-2024
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