The Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at @BCMHouston is transforming medicine, research, and education in genetics and genomics.
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H. Zoghbi, Y. Li, A. Anderson et al take a closer look at #RettSyndrme before symptoms appear. @ZhandongLiu @ScienceAdvances @bcmhouston @TexasChildrens @bcmgenetics @bcmneurosci eurekalert.org/news-releases…
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Researchers at @bcmgenetics with the Undiagnosed Diseases Network, & international collaborators, identified a new genetic disorder tied to TMEM63B variants causing severe early-onset lung disease. Read more about the discovery published in @AJHGNews : bcm.edu/news/novel-disorder-…
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BCM Department of Molecular and Human Genetics retweeted
Excited to share our new paper: Bi-allelic loss-of-function variants in TMEM63B cause syndromic surfactant dysfunction disorder. Thank you to my co-authors, patients, & their families for making genetic disease discovery possible. @AJHGNews @bcmgenetics
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BCM Department of Molecular and Human Genetics retweeted
Come join our #bioinformatics hackathon event @BCM_HGSC August 25-28, 2026. Details: lnkd.in/gvpj-a6P
Topics include: long-read methylation, SV annotation, pangenomes, benchmarking, visualization, rare disease, mosaic/somatic variants, mobile elements and more.
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BCM Department of Molecular and Human Genetics retweeted
Check out this interview with Dr. H. Zoghbi about the Duncan Neurological Research Institute turning 15 years old. It's beginnings, exciting achievements and future led by the spirit of collaboration. @bcmhouston @TexasChildrens @bcmgenetics @BeckersHR tinyurl.com/5vbtswpt
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Congratulations to Dr. Amber Nakar Weinstein on her 2026 Rare Organic Acidemias Research Consortium Fellowship Award!
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Congratulations to the 2026 North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium Summer Gateway to Mitochondrial Medicine Grant Award winner, Dr. Dan Brooks!
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.@bcmgenetics had a strong presence at this year’s @HarringtonDI_UH Scientific Symposium in Cleveland, Ohio. Pictured: Harrington Scholars Dr. Mingshan Xue, Dr. Hamed Jafar-Nejad, and Dr. Pengfei Liu.
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Yesterday was Faculty Awards Day 2026 @bcmhouston. @bcmgenetics is excited to share the names of all faculty who won awards...
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Congratulations to Dr. Igna Van den Veyver for being appointed the Henry and Emma Meyer Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Daisuke Nakada on being appointed to the Henry and Emma Meyer Professorship in Molecular Genetics. Read more about the awards: bcm.edu/sites/default/files/…
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Congratulations to Dr. Sandesh Nagamani on his Ben and Margaret Love Foundation Bobby Alford Award for Academic Clinical Professionalism! The award recognizes a physician at Baylor for professionalism, humanism, & the ability to model these qualities in the practice of medicine.
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Congratulations to Dr. Chaya Murali (@chayasays) on her Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care and Dr. Shweta Dhar on her Master Clinician Award!
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Happy #ClinicalTrialsDay! Today we celebrate our nurses, coordinators, lab staff, & investigators for their dedication, resilience, & passion for advancing healthcare! Your expertise & commitment to excellence make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients & families.
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Thank you to all who joined us for Family Day at The Health Museum on May 9. Special thanks to NORD’s Texas Rare Action Network and sponsors @sanofi and Natera. Great to share valuable resources such as the UDN with patients & their families. #RareDisease #CommunityEngagement
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BCM Department of Molecular and Human Genetics retweeted
"It’s not one-size-fits-all." 🧬
@BaylorGenetics’s Dr. Christine Eng explains why the "Enhanced Genome" is vital for personalizing #patientcare.
Search “DNA Today” in your podcast app to stream Episode 393.
#Genomics #PrecisionMedicine #WGS
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In April's J Rare Dis, @sarah_elsea w/colleagues report a newly validated, caregiver‑informed tool to assess food‑related behaviors in Smith‑Magenis syndrome, supporting more accurate outcome tracking in future clinical trials. @bcmhouston #smithmagenis bit.ly/4tIbHfP
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