Looking forward to the 20th Troina meeting on the genetics of neurodev disorders in Sicily 🌋

Kudos to the organizers for the 🤯speakers lineup (on 🦋: @sbaulac.bsky.social
@naelnadifkasri-lab.bsky.social
@girirajan.bsky.social
@svergult.bsky.social)

meeting2026.oasi.en.it

Cc @simonsfoundation.org

New research reveals autism risk genes are shared across ancestries | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

This is figure 4, which is a Manhattan plot of autism genes identified in Latin American participants.

Genetic analyses published in Nature Medicine define the genetic landscape of autism in Latin American populations and identify significant overlap with other ancestries. go.nature.com/4sRozk5 🧬🧪

Thanks Cedric!

Deleterious coding variation associated with autism is shared across ancestries - Nature Medicine Genetic analyses in more than 15,000 individuals from across the Americas, including individuals with autism and family members, define the genetic landscape of autism in Latin American populations an...

Excited to see the first paper of the Genomics of #Autism in Latin American Ancestries (GALA) finally out in @natmed.nature.com!

Big congrats to Marina Natividad Avila & @jdbux.bsky.social!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Led by Dr. Joseph Buxbaum, based on one of the largest autism genomic studies of Latin American individuals to date, this study provides strong evidence genetic architecture of #Autism is consistent across diverse populations. CHECK OUT FULL STUDY in Nature Medicine 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

PRESS RELEASE | New Research Reveals Autism Risk Genes Are Shared Across Ancestries | Large-scale genomic analysis of Latin American cohort supports universal genetic architecture of #Autism & advances equity in precision medicine. 👉 www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...

Sorry :(

White House stalls release of approved US science budgets The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers.

The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇

Big congrats Xin!

Watched it in class in high school and still remember the heart sinking feeling.

We're hiring! The Hoffman lab at Yale is recruiting for Post-Doctoral Associate and Post-Graduate Associate positions available immediately. Join us! www.hoffmanlab.net/jobs #zebrafish #zebrafishjobs

What a night for #RareDisease research & community! 🦓 🏈

Congrats all draft picks and especially our very own @jer0luk.bsky.social!

A million thank you to The DDX3X Foundation & Uplifting Athletes!

Support Young Investigator Draft 2026 We are thrilled to announce that the Young Investigator Draft will be held at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on January 31, 2026. This is a one-of-a-kind evening, honoring incredible rare...

Don't forget to JOIN US as #WeTackleRare at the Young Investigator Draft on Jan 31st at Lincoln Financial Field. Learn More 👉 charity.pledgeit.org/YID2026 #RareDiseases

INCREDIBLY PROUD! @UpliftingAth, a nonprofit dedicated to serving the rare disease community, has awarded @mountsinainyc.bsky.social's Dr. @jer0luk.bsky.social a research grant as a member of their 2026 Young Investigator Draft Class. HUGE CONGRATS Jeronimo 🎉Learn More👉 charity.pledgeit.org/YID2026

In 2025, departures of govt scientists outnumbered new hires by a ratio of 11 to 1. This reduction in STEM PhDs translates to 106k yrs of federal work experience across 10,000 employees. These talents will take their expertise elsewhere. Experience is indispensable.
🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

Yeah, sharing just in case it is helpful to anyone…

Mine just changed to “competitive - not discussed” just today, which is almost a month after SS 🤷‍♀️

I'm looking to hire a postgraduate research associate in Computational Psychiatry for my new lab at Yale. Please see link below for details & help RT 🙏

postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...

Congrats Marija & Luisa!

Thanks. It’s all so 😳

Sorry if you said it and I missed it, but after how long it changed designation? Thanks for sharing

Announcing the 2026 edition of the EMBO workshop on RNA localization and local translation! This meeting will be held June 30 - July 4 near Porto, Portugal. Come for exciting updates in the field from both established investigators and trainees. See the link below for details!

We are thrilled (and not nervous at all 🤪) to announce that our very own Lauren Dierdorff 💫 will defend her PhD on Dec 10!

Lauren’s research examines the circuits underlying motor deficits in #DDX3X syndrome 🧠

Go Lauren!🍀💪

So excited about the 2026 DDX3X International Conference in Genova, Italy🐬

Looking forward to meet many #DDX3X families and share our research!

Stay tuned for the program!

@ddx3x-es.bsky.social
#raredisease
@sinaibrain.bsky.social

Apply! It's a great experience and you get to meet very cool people. Let me know if you want to know more 🧪

Any parents of kids with #Ddx3x on Bluesky?

NIH Study Sections are on hold…again. The primary input to deciding on the merit of proposals submitted to the NIH for potential funding, as most of my remaining blog audience well knows, is the outcome of the initial peer-review proce…

NIH Study Sections are on hold...again. drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/n...

Flyer for a Donation Call where there was a lost of 16 grad school app fee waiver partners this year, totaling $8,250 in waived fees for aspiring scientists gone, that is 110 applications that may never be submitted.

Last year, we helped 100 students save $31K in grad school app fees, giving students from underserved communities the freedom to apply widely.

This year we lost 16 partners = $8.2K setback = 110 fewer dreams.

🎓 You can change that.
💸 Donate to open 110 new doors.

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Congrats!