BCM Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
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The Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at @BCMHouston is transforming medicine, research, and education in genetics and genomics.
Houston, TX
Joined September 2021
This week, Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman is joined by Dr. Carolyn Smith and Dr. Huda Zoghbi to talk about the realities of how much time it takes to bring research discovery to treatment, along with the importance of mentorship and support. https://t.co/scDIOUl07F
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In a new study on ethylmalonic encephalopathy, published in Mol Genet Metab Rep. shows that a low-sulfur diet had only a small effect in patients already treated with antibiotics, supplements, and liver transplant. Dr. Fernando Scaglia is senior author.
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Our paper focused on SLC6A1 is out in @HGGAdvances
📣Online now! 🧬🪰 📄Resolving SLC6A1 variable expressivity with deep clinical phenotyping and Drosophila models 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 @poseypod @mfwangler @UDNconnect & co 👉 https://t.co/fiLr6dituU
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Congratulations @CBallantyneMD!
BCM @bcmhouston cardiologist @CBallantyneMD named a 2025 Distinguished #Scientist by the @American_Heart Association. @BCMDeptMedicine
https://t.co/qFQ71WlEu1
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Are you interested in the link between #polyglutamine and #neurodegeneration? E. Villavicencio & H. Zoghbi have just published a #review about it. @JExpMed @bcmhouston @TCHResearchNews @bcmgenetics @bcm_neurosci
https://t.co/AiiYPrUK9h
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#FruitFlies offer new insights into how human #AlzheimersDisease risk #genes affect the #brain. J. Deger, @LabShulman, H. Bellen, @ZhandongLiu et al @bcmhouston @BCM_MSTP @bcmneurology @bcm_neurosci @bcmgenetics @TCHResearchNews @AJHGNews
https://t.co/qyu3PpdrDi
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Congratulations to Dr. Tulika Singh of the 2024-2025 class of the BCM All of Us Biomedical Scholars Program @bcm_aouewg and the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, who was just named a 2025 @statnews Wunderkind!
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Studying why infections make some people sicker than others
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The Susan Fernbach Lecture for Humanism in Genetics was established in her honor for her outreach efforts for the genetics community. James G. Robinson, the author of More than We Expected: Five Years with a Remarkable Child, delivered the 2025 lecture this past Friday.
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Trio-barcoded @nanopre Adaptive Sampling (TBAS) to improve #RareDisease diagnostic at less than 1/2 the $$ & high cov: 76% solve rate across 13 trios inc. two corrections from prev. diagnosis. https://t.co/HbjvhTjTPn
@fuyvei96 @GREGoR_research @BCM_HGSC #Genetics #bioinformatics
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#Flatworms offer a blueprint for human #regeneration
https://t.co/aSINFq2jOU
@BlairBenhamPyle F. Mann, A. Sanchez Alvarado et al @CellReports @bcmhouston @ScienceStowers
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Baylor Genetics had an incredible week in Boston! We loved connecting with the #genetics community at #ASHG25 & exploring the future of precision diagnostics. @GeneticsSociety @bcmhouston Huge thanks to our team for driving innovation in rare disease & multi-omics.
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Dr. Ben Arenkiel, Professor in the departments of Molecular & Human Genetics and Neuroscience, collaborated with other authors on a recent publication explaining how prolonged exposure to food odors can suppress appetite. Read about it here!
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Nature Communications - Olfactory perception of food-derived odors influences feeding behavior, but the underlying neural pathways remain unclear. Here, the authors show that prolonged exposure to...
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Oct. is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We honor those affected by highlighting the importance of awareness, early detection, & research. While anyone can be at risk, genetics play a powerful role in understanding that risk. Visit Consultagene for info: https://t.co/yvHv1JUcGu
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Characterizing features affecting local ancestry inference performance in admixed populations. A study by researchers @unifesp & @bcmgenetics @bcmhouston published in @AJHGNews #ASHG25
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This work examines accuracy rates and error modes for local ancestry inference (LAI) using simulated admixed cohorts. Our findings inform best practices for high-quality LAI, which is vital for...
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We evaluated @illumina’s Constellation @BCM_HGSC within @GREGoR_research, applying it to HG002–4 @GenomeInABottle and 21 #RareDisease families. Constellation has low input (~350ng), resolved complex SVs & revealed new diagnostic insights. Read more here: https://t.co/KS4oZOkrKp
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Researchers show benefit of ultra-deep #RNA sequencing in #Mendelian disorder #diagnostics. @LiuPF @bcmhouston @bcmgenetics @AJHGNews
https://t.co/nAlkR4nkns
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Congrats @mfwangler lab on your presentations at #ASHG25! Vanessa Gomez's The Community Texome Project, Jonathan Andrews's A Drosophila model for visceral myopathy, & Melanie Mew's Drosophila Models of HNRNP-related disorder variants demonstrate developmental defects.
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Due to some recent changes, we have made this poster way more awesome than ever. 10 years of #modelorganisms in the @UDNconnect. Gene discovery, phenotypic expansion worms,flies and fish. Visit us at 5018 (Wednesday). #ASHG25 #ashg2025
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