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Jackie MacArthur
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Geneticist working to improve the use of scientific data to improve health. Lover of cake, gin and gardens. All views are my own.
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The @events.embl.org 2025 Courses and Conferences poster has had an update!

If you're especially interested in training in #datascience #AIinScience #omics and #bioinformatics, you can find a list of the EMBL-EBI courses here: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/liv...

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December 16, 2024 at 10:34 AM
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New editorial in @bmj.com by @jessrmorley.bsky.social and myself! Technical solutions are needed to modernise the NHS health data infrastructure. Investment in privacy preserving platforms with robust security measures is key.

🔗 bmj.com/cgi/content/full/bmj.q2735?ijkey=NzzxQSQlpEvi3Mx
Technical, rather than bureaucratic, solutions are needed Reforming the NHS by shifting from analogue to digital, from treating sickness to prevention of disease, and from hospital to community care is a priority for the UK government.1 Better use of data will be central to achieving these shifts—revealing who is likely to become unwell, enabling predictive modelling, and simulating the effects of changing the location of care. The November 2024 publication of the Sudlow review of the UK’s health data systems2 is therefore timely. Commissioned by the chief medical officer for England, the review makes recommendations for overcoming barriers to linking and sharing data by streamlining control; standardising mechanisms, governance policies, and public engagement activities for data access; and broadening access to imaging and free text data. Infrastructure needs to be consistent and better coordinated. Yet recommendations in the Sudlow review for creating “critical national infrastructure” over-rely on bureaucratic solutions (rather than technical ones) and fail to resolve key tensions around privacy, public benefit, data security, and trust.
December 12, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
This was shared with us and made us smile! 😊
December 10, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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flgenomics.bsky.social
With 14 theatres of presentations, 300+ speakers, formal and informal networking, workshops and a vibrant exhibition floor, there's something for everyone at The Festival of Genomics & Biodata in London next month. Get your ticket here: hubs.ly/Q02-RWvR0
#genomics #genechat #FOG2025 #ScienceSunday
December 8, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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mikeinouye.bsky.social
We have some awesome PhD studentships available at the BHF Centre of Research Excellence @vpd-hlri.bsky.social @cambridgeuni.bsky.social! Please do get in touch if interested.

Check them out here: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49483/

Application deadline: Jan 16th
BHF CRE interdisciplinary PhD studentships in cardiovascular sciences (non-clinical) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
BHF CRE interdisciplinary PhD studentships in cardiovascular sciences (non-clinical) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
December 6, 2024 at 12:28 PM
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conradhackett.bsky.social
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction

Graphic from Edward Tufte
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Graphic shows dramatic reduction in polio, rubella, mumps, measles, and hepatitis A cases after the introduction of vaccines for each disease.
November 15, 2024 at 5:00 AM
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gwascatalog.bsky.social
NEWS! Check our wrap-up about #ashg24 shorturl.at/WcTiz
Something is missing? Let us know!

🙌 Thanks, ASHG, for giving us the floor to share updates with #genetics community, delivered by our colleague @mariacerezo.bsky.social

#OpenAccess #gwas #gwasdatahero
Stronger together @ebi.embl.org @NIH
Our presentation delivered by our colleague @MariaCerezo and several presentations mentioning GWAS Catalog.
November 20, 2024 at 11:39 AM
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mikeinouye.bsky.social
Check out the latest episode from the Health Data Science Insights podcast! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

Here the team talks to Dr Tom Bolton, a senior HDS at the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre. Tom plays a key role in the national Trust Research Environment for e-health records
Health Data Science Insights - Cambridge
Education Podcast · 2 Episodes · Updated fortnightly
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November 20, 2024 at 12:48 PM
jackiemacarthur.bsky.social
Raising the sit-stand desk as I repost......
smcgrath.phd Scott McGrath @smcgrath.phd · Nov 18
🧪Sitting over 10.6 hours daily raises heart failure and cardiovascular death risk, even with 150 min/week of exercise, per JACC study of 90K UK Biobank participants. 🩺🛟🫀
Get Off the Couch: Another Study Shows Sitting's Health Dangers
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Time spent sitting, reclining or lying down during the day could increase a person’s risk of heart disease and death,
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November 20, 2024 at 11:21 AM