From busboy/car washer to population geneticist @UCSF, co/Director of the BMI PhD program, Initiative for Digital Transformation, & @UCSF_PROPEL Program!!!

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Faculty at OHSU, UIowa, UCSF, UW–Madison, and VCU: Your next amazing mentee could be one 10‑minute conversation away. PROPEL Virtual Matchmaking Event is Jan 30: 9–1 PT. Faculty registration deadline extended to 5pm PT on Wed Dec 10: propelscholars.org/matchmaki…

UCSF PROPEL will partner with 4 PROPEL programs this year for the first ever National Matchmaking Event. Meet faculty looking to hire postbac scholars on Jan 30th propelscholars.org/matchmaki…
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Why your time matters: Shrinking PhD cohorts and curtailed NIH Diversity Supplements mean fewer opportunities for strong applicants. Even a 10‑minute chat with faculty helps them hear the science, refine interests, and stay in the game.
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Event details: Wed, Jan 30 | 9 am–1 pm PT (12–4 pm ET), virtual via Zoom. Can’t attend? A senior postdoc can represent your lab. Follow‑ups encouraged. Faculty deadline: Dec 10, 5 pm PT Sign up: propelscholars.org/matchmaki…

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Announcing our much-awaited updated aladynoulli, a fully interpretable Bayesian model that considers predictive and explanatory disease trajectories across the life course for individuals, anchored on underlying PGS. medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Hey #ASHG2025! Bummed I'm not there with you. But if you are FACULTY at Oregon Health & Science University, University of Iowa, UCSF, University of Wisconsin, Madison, or Virginia Commonwealth University and able to hire/train a scholar who wants to go to grad school: Sign up!
There are unprecedented challenges for science, calling for bold action and collective effort. Training the next generation of scientific leaders has never been more important. Join us as we grow National PROPEL to answer this call. Learn more: propelscholars.org 🧪🧬🖥️🧵
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There are unprecedented challenges for science, calling for bold action and collective effort. Training the next generation of scientific leaders has never been more important. Join us as we grow National PROPEL to answer this call. Learn more: propelscholars.org 🧪🧬🖥️🧵
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There are unprecedented challenges for science, calling for bold action and collective effort. Training the next generation of scientific leaders has never been more important. Join us as we grow National PROPEL to answer this call. Learn more: propelscholars.org 🧪🧬🖥️🧵
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There are unprecedented challenges for science, calling for bold action and collective effort. Training the next generation of scientific leaders has never been more important. Join us as we grow National PROPEL to answer this call. Learn more: propelscholars.org 🧪🧬🖥️🧵
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📅 Key dates: 🧑‍🔬 Info session for scholars: Nov 14, 9–10am PT 👩‍🏫 Info session for faculty: Nov 14, 10–11am PT 📝 Register by: Dec 5 🖥️ Event: Jan 30, 2026 (virtual) 🔗 Register: propelscholars.org

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🌟We can open equitable routes to science and build a future where talent—not privilege—drives breakthroughs. Your can change a trajectory. Scholars, PIs: Join us for National PROPEL’s Matchmaking Event and be part of this transformation. Learn more: propelscholars.org 🙌

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