Statistical Geneticist at Regeneron Genetics Center. Fan of science, my dog, and the Dallas Cowboys. Opinions my own.
Joined March 2019
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21 Aug 2025
We're hiring a Manager, Analytical Genetics to support growing efforts in large-scale proteomics at the RGC. Are you interested in applying machine learning to develop prediction models for age-related diseases? Apply below!
careers.regeneron.com/en/job… via @regeneron
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20 May 2024
With ~1M exomes sequenced, we published the largest set of human protein-coding variation to date today in @Nature. RGC-ME data contains genetic variation from individuals of African, American, South and East Asian and Middle Eastern ancestry.
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9 Jun 2022
We are still looking for a statistical geneticist to help drive our efforts in rare diseases! Reach out or apply at the link below if interested! careers.regeneron.com/NzJTjL…
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7 Sep 2022
I'm hiring! Check out our new opportunity to join the analytical genetics team at the RGC below...
careers.regeneron.com/nmlaBZ…
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29 Jun 2022
Very excited to share our paper on genetics of the MCPS. Before you dive in a key point to highlight : from 1998-2004 our @UIME_UNAM & @Oxford_NDPH colleagues had the vision to conceive the study, and then visit >100,000 houses in Mexico City to recruit 150,000 participants 🤯
29 Jun 2022
Hispanic/Latino individuals are represented in <1% of #GenomicResearch. To reduce this diversity gap, the Mexico City Prospective Study (MCPS) research team conducted the most extensive sequencing study in individuals of non-European ancestry to date. #RGCResearch
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29 Jun 2022
Genotyping, sequencing and analysis of 140,000 adults from the Mexico City Prospective Study biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Josh Backman retweeted
9 Jun 2022
Congratulations to our very own, @joellembatchou, Ph.D., Manager of Statistical Genetics, as she was recognized as one of @FierceHealth and @FierceMedTech's rising stars in health tech! Join us in giving her a round of applause 👏 and read more about her inspiring work.
6 Jun 2022
It is increasingly obvious that the line between traditional meds and tech-enabled healthcare companies has been blurred. So this year, we’re highlighting 17 rising stars in the health tech world who are doing their part to further erase that line.
tinyurl.com/yts4pumb
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Josh Backman retweeted
14 Feb 2022
Our team is hiring! Are you a statistical geneticist with an interest in rare disease genetics, family-based analyses, and/or working with sequence data from diverse and understudied populations across the globe? Reach out or click below to learn more careers.regeneron.com/l4~wCV…
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Josh Backman retweeted
28 Apr 2022
First up — we have a new ‘Gene Burden’ datasource
It incorporates the results of the gene burden analyses performed by @RegeneronDNA & @AstraZeneca
Kudos to both teams!
Quanli Wang @RyanDhindsa @kerencarss @SlavePetrovski @jdbackman @jakphd @Mar_ferreira17 @marchini @gabecasis
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Josh Backman retweeted
3 Mar 2022
Our recent genome-wide analysis shows that levels of the ACE2 receptor influence COVID-19 risk. A genetic variant near the ACE2 gene decreases levels of the SARS-CoV-2 gateway receptor by 37% and infection risk by 40%. Read more about our recent discovery in @NatureGenet.
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Josh Backman retweeted
23 Nov 2021
Regeneron #sumstats now available in the @GWASCatalog, including gene burden tests! Thanks for sharing this valuable dataset @jdbackman @RegeneronDNA @uk_biobank ebi.ac.uk/gwas/publications/…
18 Oct 2021
Check it out! Our work on the exome sequencing and analysis of 450k UK Biobank participants is now out in @Nature. Huge thank you to everyone who made it happen!
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Josh Backman retweeted
25 Oct 2021
A lovely perspective article out today in @Nature News and Views by @okada_yukinori & @qbw_128 on @jdbackman's (@RegeneronDNA) UKB 450k exome sequencing study.
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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20 Oct 2021
A #LandMark achievement in the history of human #Genetics ! Scientists from @RegeneronDNA have uncovered hundreds of genes that contribute to different traits and diseases👏👏👏!
Thanks to all the authors for lighting up our #genome👍👍👍@jdbackman
18 Oct 2021
Read our paper on the exome sequencing of 454,787 @uk_biobank participants, published in @Nature. Our scientists continue to push the boundaries of genomics. Their work lights up our genome!
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Josh Backman retweeted
19 Oct 2021
A remarkable milestone in human genetics! Thank you @RegeneronDNA!
18 Oct 2021
Read our paper on the exome sequencing of 454,787 @uk_biobank participants, published in @Nature. Our scientists continue to push the boundaries of genomics. Their work lights up our genome!
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Josh Backman retweeted
19 Oct 2021
Shoutout to @UMBaltimore Human Genetics alum @jdbackman !
Exome Sequencing of UK Biobank Participants Highlights Natural Variation, Gene Function genomeweb.com/sequencing/exo…
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Josh Backman retweeted
19 Oct 2021
I broke the rules and checked tweets... no 🍺? Great thread @gabecasis. For those who can't access the paper in Nature without a subscription, we're trying to fix it asap! Will update soon.
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18 Oct 2021
Check it out! Our work on the exome sequencing and analysis of 450k UK Biobank participants is now out in @Nature. Huge thank you to everyone who made it happen!
18 Oct 2021
Read our paper on the exome sequencing of 454,787 @uk_biobank participants, published in @Nature. Our scientists continue to push the boundaries of genomics. Their work lights up our genome!
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18 Oct 2021
Tune in to plenary session I at ASHG tomorrow to hear more!
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18 Oct 2021
and almost forgot... full summary statistics for our exWAS, including burden tests, will be available for all through the @GWASCatalog
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