Erik Abner

Tšempionid olete! :)

We are looking for a PhD student!🧬 📊 Research project: Genetic basis of host susceptibility to respiratory viruses and chronic respiratory diseases 📍 Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu 📩 Application period: 1st–15th May 2025 Read more: lnkd.in/drUr_A38

We're hiring a #Postdoc in Population/Statistical Genetics. Work on improving PRS transferability + risk prediction in mixed ancestry. 📅 Term: 01.09.2025–30.09.2027 📍 In collab w/ @helsinkiuni & Estonian Biobank 🧬 Apply by April 30. tinyurl.com/57f36e3u

Excited to share our recently published overview of the @ESTbiobank 🧬 We highlight the unique features of the biobank and the conducted scientific research, including the many recall studies that have been carried out over the years: nature.com/articles/s4146…

We're accepting applications for fully-funded PhD student. International applicants are welcome to apply! Application is open now, closes 10 Jan 2025!

We're really proud to have contributed to this awesome work with @ESTbiobank data! Congrats to the lead authors!

1/6 🚨 Thrilled to share our new preprint on the genetics of dermatophytosis susceptibility on @medrxivpreprint! 🚨 With over 250K cases and 1.37M controls across 4 cohorts, we uncover 30 loci that affect risk for this fungal infection affecting 20% of the global population. 🌍

My new pop-science book on Estonian fossils is almost out! I wanna give out a sincere thanks to all the people, who helped me get it done :) Pre-sale discount available for 1 week! Book itself launches in about ~2 weeks: argokirjastus.ee/toode/eesti-ki… PS! Book is only in Estonian!

Just helped create the stunning Ryoji Ikeda exhibition in Tartu! Visitors can dive into the hypnotic fusion of science and art, with genetic data from the Estonian population and our institute's data reimagined through LED screens and mirrors 🧬 #RyojiIkeda #ERM #Tartu2024

I won't be attending #ASHG24 this year, but do check out this cool talk from @jcbarret @NgaleHealth that also contains some results from our two most recent preprints.

📢 GWAS meta-analysis preprint: - 249 circulating metabolite traits in over 600k individuals - Data from UKBB & EstBB, using Nightingale NMR - 4,184 novel loci (incl. results from non-EUR ancestries) - Loads of low frequency variants - Sumstats available on GWAS catalog FTP

Genome-wide association study for circulating metabolites in 619,372 individuals medrxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #medRxiv

1/8 ⭐️Did you know that the circadian rhythm in our body not only guides sleep but also regulates metabolism? We wanted to test how and when, so we used a genome-wide association study to find genes that regulate timing of glucose during the day. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Täna on suur päev! #MinuGeenivaramu teadusportaal on lõpuks avatud kõigile geenidoonoritele 🥳 portaal.geenidoonor.ee

Interested in doing a post doc in #sleep in the Nordics - Finland or Estonia in particular? Opportunity to work on big data, genetics, infections and their outcomes. Looking for ambitious and nice people! We collaborate with amazing people @jlane_boston @GenomicsDoge

I remember reading this in 2022 as a preprint. Glad to see this work by @StrauszSatu, @ImmunoFever, @HannaMOllila and team in published form. This is a nice example of a low-hanging fruit that didn't get picked early because no one studied the phenotype. Performing a GWAS of Lyme…

Myopia and hyperopia are associated with opposite chronotypes in a sample of 71,016 individuals medrxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #medRxiv

And we're off! Happy to see so many young researchers at this years #NSHGPM2023 event. This year we're doing workshops on Mendelian randomization, PRS and machine learning. It's still not too late to join ;) lnkd.in/eMgfxxHs #research #precisionmedicine #humangenetics

Attend this insightful workshop on Polygenic Risk Scores co-led by: - John Shorter, Roskilde University - Joeri Meijsen, Institute of Biological Psychiatry at #NSHGPM2023 workshop on Precision Medicine: The Bridge from Research to Healthcare Learn more: nshg-pm2023.org

Attend this workshop exploring Mendelian Randomisation, co-led by: - Joëlle Pasman from Karolinska Institutet -Guðmundur Einarsson of deCODE at #NSHGPM2023 workshop on Precision Medicine: The Bridge from Research to Healthcare. Learn more at: nshg-pm2023.org