brent richards

Carney ready to dismiss top bureaucrats unable to meet his expectations, Liberal insiders say. Great news! We need a government focused on results. theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

Author selfie — but this one feels different. Our newest @sabeti_lab paper came out in Science just as conflict escalated between Israel and Iran, Shira’s and my birth countries. A painful reminder of how fragile the world can be. But also a reminder of what’s possible: that…

One of the privileges of academia is working with/learning from talented students. Meet Fiona Cui @uoftmedicine fresh off a personal best in the Vancouver marathon, just defended her MSc thesis on CNS actions of gut hormones, now heading to the Cumming school @UCalgaryMed

Meet the grads, Spring 2025: Melissa-Rosina Pasqua, MD, PhD in Experimental Medicine. @McGill_DOM Congratulations Melissa-Rosina!   Read more: mcgill.ca/x/igv

Come join 5Prime as we grow our team to use human genetics and other —omics to accelerate drug development. New post for a Software Engineer: 5primesciences.com/careers/

The Big Five personality traits definitely have clear genetic determinants. I'm surprised by the lack of spousal assortment and lack of shared environmental confounding though...Anyone care to guess why this is the case? biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

After a long and storied career, @karistefansson exits as CEO of DeCODE genetics. icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2025…

We’re excited to hear from @SatoshiYoshiji (Assistant Professor, @mcgillu) at The Festival of Genomics and Biodata in Boston next month. Satoshi will be giving insights into #proteogenomic analysis. Register now: hubs.la/Q03kCfMW0 #FOGBoston

I didn't have much hope that we'd find genetic determinants of long-COVID, but after years of work, @VilmaAho, @tomoco_naka, @HugoZeberg and @HannaMOllila made it happen! nature.com/articles/s4158…

Quebec court overturns out-of-province tuition hike and unreasonable language requirements. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Today, I have a message for our Canadian neighbors.

There are few more engaging, creative and relentless clinician scientists than @StephenORahilly. I enjoyed his visit to @mcgillu and learning how he unpicked GDF15 as a cause of morning sickness.

Had a fantastic time in Montreal seeing scientists from both the major universities. Such a great centre for endocrinology, both basic and applied. Thanks to #GeorgeFantus for being such an attentive host.

Two insanely rich guys who don’t speak French.

A great scientist and clinician @DanielJDrucker brings home a well-deserved prize. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

On World Autism Awareness Day, McGill researchers share a breakthrough linking disrupted calcium transport in the brain to autism and intellectual disabilities. 🧠 This discovery sheds new light on brain function and opens the door to future treatments. 🔗 mcgill.ca/x/iS9

Never before has an hour of Presidential rhetoric cost so many people so much. Markets continue to move after my previous tweet. The best estimate of the loss from tariff policy is now is closer to $30 trillion or $300,000 per family of four.

My government is cancelling the capital gains tax hike. We’re going to incentivize builders, innovators, and entrepreneurs to grow their businesses right here in Canada and create more good-paying jobs.    It’s time to build the strongest economy in the G7.

Does vitamin D prevent MS onset? We have predicted this for years using Mendelian randomization. Here, high-dose vitamin D, in individuals with Clinically Isolated Syndrome in the D-Lay trial is perhaps encouraging. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Super fun to have @mendel_random visiting @mcgillu this week to discuss MR. George says he wants to change the name to Meiotic randomization. But what would happen to his twitter handle?