Mait Metspalu
@maitbb
We are hiring! Looking for two postdocs. Topics: a) ancestry informed polygenic scores for mixed ancestry individuals and b) integrating polygenic risk models with clinically actionable rare variants for comprehensive disease risk assessment. genomics.ut.ee/en/content/job…
"While much of Europe is obsessing over this year’s European Football Championships, many Estonians — whose team didn’t qualify — are absorbed in their own genomes." And they have pretty awesome genomes, I must say! Read the full story by @ewencallaway: nature.com/articles/d4158…
Happy to see that our paper on archaic admixture and its phenotypic impact in Papua New Guinean populations is out now in @PNASNews! Thanks to all co-authors for this fun collaboration @genomicstartu pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
I'm extremely happy to share this preprint on Bronze Age to early modern Ukraine, the product of my postdoc, working with @mt_genes , @pontus_skoglund and many others, including numerous incredible archaeologists in @Ukraine biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
We are so excited to start exploring #longread sequencing of 10,000 Estonian genomes with @PacBio 🧬improved genotype imputation reference panel 🧬more precise #pharmacogenetics 🧬actionable genetic findings for #personalizedmedicine @ESTbiobank pacb.com/press_releases…
Excited to share our latest preprint about Italian Iron Age. Our main findings in brief: 🌊Adriatic Sea was as corridor, Apennines a barrier. 🌍People moved from different regions, in a "cosmopolitan society. Congrats to @FraRavasini as first author! 🎉 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
French President Macron: Russia's war in Ukraine is existential for all of Europe. We simply must not let Russia win.
We have two PhD positions! Share and apply! genomics.ut.ee/en/job-offers
An interesting preprint from the Estonian biobank. Across 180k genotyped Estonians, the authors looked at how genetic structure and polygenic scores for education were shaped by migration to Estonia's big cities. 🧵 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Three postdoc positions in Italy for computational and/or biological sciences, to work in two projects combining population genomics and complex trait analysis (Luca and Davide are great people to work with): anthropopgen.it/calls-for-inte…
ANNOUNCING: The 22th International Gene Forum 🧬 📅 August, 24–25 2023 🧬20 prominent scientists from Europe and the USA to discuss advances in genetics 📍Estonian National Museum in Tartu, Estonia and online 📝 Register here: geneforum.ee/registration/
Attend an exciting workshop on AI & Machine Learning, co-led by: - Anders Dale of University of California, San Diego - Hafsteinn Einarsson of deCODE at #NSHGPM2023 workshop on Precision Medicine: The Bridge from Research to Healthcare. Learn more: nshg-pm2023.org
Our review on deep generative models for genomics with @florajay_ is now published in @AnnualReviews. We tried to write a smooth entry into these new approaches while covering as many important aspects as possible. Hope you enjoy the read. annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.114…
Congratulations Rasmus Nielsen of @UCBerkeley, newly inducted #NASmember! #NAS160 #biology #genetics
Last week to submit abstracts to #ISBA10 has started! I'm personally especially looking forward to more selection studies being sent in! (No further extensions!)
Two extra weeks to submit an abstract for ISBA so if you didn't get to it yet then all is not lost!
There’s an increasing amount of articles in Western media speculating about Russia’s collapse and disintegration. Having contributed to this trend myself, I think some points are worth clarifying.