Chris Clarkson
@chrsclrksn
Interested in all things bioinformatics and data science
📺 Don't miss 'The Jennings v Alzheimer's', tonight on @BBCTwo at 9pm. The documentary showcases how pioneering research by @ucl experts including Prof Sir John Hardy, Prof Nick Fox & Dr @cathmummery has given hope for those affected by #Alzheimers ⬇️bit.ly/3QFeTYI
We are happy to be seeking three post-docs across Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow & UCL in an exciting project to investigate mechanisms linking glial ageing/longevity & neurodegeneration (MRC-funded). Positions advertised, info attached (til end of June) @FionaKerr_lab Nathan Woodling
🧠 Happening TODAY! Join Toby Curless, Alzheimer’s Research UK PhD Student & UCL Dementia MSc alumnus, for a live Reddit AMA on r/iAmA. ⏰ 3–5pm BST ▶️reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment… #DementiaActionWeek @UCLIoN
🗓️ Mark your calendars! Join Toby Curless, Alzheimer’s Research UK PhD Student & UCL Dementia MSc alumnus, for a Reddit AMA on r/iAmA. 🧠 📅 19 May ⏰ 3-5pm BST Ask about his MSc Dementia experience, PhD journey, and current research! #RedditAMA #DementiaResearch @UCLIoN
Come and join the lab! we have a position available to work on the analysis of short and long-read DNA and RNA sequencing from patients with repeat expansion diseases jobs.ac.uk/job/DLG312/bio… #RepeatExpansionDisorders #RepeatExpansions #C9orf72
Chr16q22 has the highest density of #shorttandemrepeats in the entire genome! Fascinatingly, it harbours 3 repeat expansion disease loci associated with ataxia (SCA4,SCA31, SCA51). In @MDJ_Journal, we characterise two repeat loci: shorturl.at/EPolJ & shorturl.at/W4rWN
Excited to report that we have discovered a new, endogenous molecular clock in unmodified human cells and tissues. It is ticking away right now in almost every cell in your body. Specifically, in a new paper on BioRxiv, we show that RNA editing by the near-ubiquitous ADAR1 in…
Our new manuscript is online! Cas9 nickase-mediated contraction of CAG/CTG repeats at multiple disease loci biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Giant team effort! Led by the incredible @Alvaro_MurilloB with more help from @mariahlelos, @lab_davidson, and many many more. Here's a thread.
#RepeatExpansionDisorders are up to three times more common than current estimates. Underdiagnosis or reduced penetrance? by our wonderful dream team @kriski_ibanez @mattzano @chrsclrksn + Bharati Jadhav & Andy Sharp nature.com/articles/s4159…
Congrats to everyone! ❤️
Our lab proudly presents graduates of this year! Mila (top BSc of this year across our school), Isabella (Employee's Choice Award, Chancellor's PhD Fellowship), Clark (aced MSD, got into the NHS) and Seihee (best capstone project in BSc Data Science, accepted for PhD in Imperial)
A while ago I decided to significantly reduce the number of conferences I attend. Today is one of those rare exceptions. #GERS2024 here we go. I'm presenting after lunch, btw.
"A Pen and Paper Introduction to Statistics" will be finally printed on the 29th December, and you can get it now with an important discount. (I never thought I would try to sell anything in the social media, but here we are). routledge.com/A-Pen-and-Pape…
Thank you Aline 💕 it was an awesome study and so glad we got to work together on it!
📢New from @itscahoon @CharlestonCWKC & co 📰Imputation accuracy across global human populations cell.com/ajhg/abstract/…