Samantha Baxter
@SamBaxterCGC
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Licensed Genetic Counselor @ the Broad Institute. Interested in scaling clinical genomics, data sharing, & variant curation. Opinions expressed are my own.
Joined October 2012
Thank you to @ChanZuckerberg for the opportunity to talk about the Rare Genomes Project ( and tell the story of GeniE (.
The Rare Genomes Project, driven by patient communities and tech like GeniE, is turning resilience into action. Learn how:
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@ChanZuckerberg A special thank you to Nick Watts, Riley Grant & Josephine Lee for lending their software development expertise to this tool. Finally, thank you to @HeidiRehm and @AnneOtation for their support and belief in GeniE from the very beginning!! (4/4).
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Thank you to everyone who contributed to this project (, but especially our co-developers @ChanZuckerberg #RareAsOne Network. This tool was inspired by the rare disease advocacy community and I am so grateful to count you all as collaborators (3/4).
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Not only can users use the tool to create their own estimates, but they can also use the GeniE dashboard to browse preliminary genetic prevalence estimates, based on our standardized script, as well search for expert-curated public lists (2/4)
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This release is 6 years in the making! I am so excited to finally share GeniE, the genetic prevalence estimator. By removing the need for computational expertise, GeniE makes estimating genetic prevalence more standardized and accessible (1/4)
GeniE, the genetic prevalence estimator, is now available! This tool allows users to estimate the genetic prevalence of autosomal recessive diseases using #gnomAD allele frequency data & classifications from #ClinVar. Blog post:
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RT @gnomad_project: gnomAD 4.1 is now live! This release fixes the AN issue in #gnomAD v4.0 & adds 2 new functionalities:.1) Joint AN acros….
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RT @broadinstitute: Today is #GeneticCounselorAwarenessDay! Genetic counselors are crucial members of our Broad community, and while we app….
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RT @gnomad_project: Gene constraint is now available on #gnomAD v4! This is the first time we have had constraint data available on GRCh38.….
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#gnomad v4 is finally live! 3 years of work and it’s finally here!!! Now the fun part begins. I can’t wait to dive in and see what the power of this dataset can do…well…maybe first some sleep…but then my 2nd favorite thing, kicking off some long awaited analyses #genechat.
The #gnomAD team is proud to announce the release of gnomAD v4! The v4 dataset includes 730,947 exomes & 76,215 genomes, which is ~5x larger than the v2 & v3 releases combined, & includes nearly 120K indivs of non-European genetic ancestry #ASHG23 (1/11)
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RT @AnneOtation: With loss of function (LoF) variation, all may not be as it seems. Led by Moriel Singer-Berk, @s_gudmundsson, and @HeidiRe….
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Years of work finally making it out to the community. Congrats to my co-authors, especially Moriel Singer-Berk, @s_gudmundsson @AnneOtation and @HeidiRehm!.
📢New @AJHGNews .📰Advanced variant classification framework reduces the false positive rate of predicted loss-of-function variants in population sequencing data.🧑🤝🧑@anneotation @HeidiRehm @s_gudmundsson & colleagues.👇.
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An inspiring piece by @TaniaSimoncelli highlighting what is able to be achieved when you put patients at the center of research! I am forever inspired by the #rareasone groups and will always be grateful for the opportunity to work with them.
Centering patient communities leads to unique insights + perspectives that can only come from day-to-day knowledge of #RareDisease. Read more from @cziscience’s @TaniaSimoncelli on how we’re supporting patient-led research.#RareAsOne
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RT @TANGO2Research: Meet Ryan! . "What became clear. is that not nearly enough is known about how it is that TANGO2 mutations. That is….
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@TANGO2Research @cziscience Congrats to #ChristinaMiyake , @SeemaLalani, all their coauthors, and the patients/families who made this possible.
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Excited to share this publication, which includes the genetic prevalence estimates for TANGO2. Our partnership with @TANGO2Research was one of our first collaborations with @cziscience #RareAsOne community. It’s an honor to help move their mission forward
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If you work in #RareDisease please read this. Jocelyn beautifully summarizes the challenges rare families face to find a treatment/cure. While progress is happening, we need to do more. “We have the power to change the story of Rare” @CureCMT4J #genechat
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Moderating the @broadinstitute #RareDiseaseDay panel was an honor. There was so much I took away from this event but I absolutely agree with these top 3. #partnerwithpatients.
@YaelWei59680589 @broadinstitute So many great takeaways from today’s event. Our top 3: .1/There are many ways to meaningfully collaborate with patient groups on drug development. 2/Patient groups are powerful research drivers. 3/Researchers are eager to partner with patient communities.
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Most of my career I didn’t feel like “a real GC”. There was some vision of the perfect GC and I didn’t meet the mark. I know there are others who question their own “GC-ness”. #GCAD2022 feels like a good day to say Don’t Listen to That Voice #YouAreAGeneticCounselor (2/2).
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I haven't had a traditional GC career, but the path I have taken is mine, & I love it. Today I am an ops manager/council member @gnomad_project, a policy co-chair @GREGoR_research, & a researcher partnering w/ patient organizations @cziscience and #IAmAGeneticCounselor (1/2).
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