John Morris
@johnomix.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto's Donnelly Centre
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Now: @johnomix.bsky.social (JM): Systematic targeting and inhibition of bone mineral density GWAS loci in single cells identifies novel regulatory networks for human bone formation #ASHG25 🧪🧬🖥️
October 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Now: @johnomix.bsky.social (JM): Systematic targeting and inhibition of bone mineral density GWAS loci in single cells identifies novel regulatory networks for human bone formation #ASHG25 🧪🧬🖥️
Finalizing my slides for #ASHG25 while on my flight to Boston in true PI fashion. Come check out the finished product tomorrow morning at 10:45am in the excitingly named "Seq-ing Function with Single Cells and CRISPR Perturbations" session! 🙂
October 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Finalizing my slides for #ASHG25 while on my flight to Boston in true PI fashion. Come check out the finished product tomorrow morning at 10:45am in the excitingly named "Seq-ing Function with Single Cells and CRISPR Perturbations" session! 🙂
An exciting new study that explores and compares target gene identification from two orthogonal methods: CRISPRi screening and eQTLs! Led by the incredible Sam Ghatan, who started working with us on this as a visiting PhD student, and is now a postdoc presenting it at Biology of Genomes on Friday! 📈
Our new contribution to the quest to find causal GWAS genes! Sam Ghatan from my lab at @nygenome.org led a systematic comparison of eQTLs and CRISPRi+scRNA-seq screens. TL;DR: they provide highly complementary insights, with ortogonal pros and cons. 🧵👇
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May 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
An exciting new study that explores and compares target gene identification from two orthogonal methods: CRISPRi screening and eQTLs! Led by the incredible Sam Ghatan, who started working with us on this as a visiting PhD student, and is now a postdoc presenting it at Biology of Genomes on Friday! 📈
The lab officially turned 1 today and not only did our brilliant MSc student @hannahpitas.bsky.social make ube cookies for everyone, but she won the CIHR CGS-M! This prestigious award will support her CRISPR base and prime editing projects in the lab. We are so proud of and excited for her! 🥳
April 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The lab officially turned 1 today and not only did our brilliant MSc student @hannahpitas.bsky.social make ube cookies for everyone, but she won the CIHR CGS-M! This prestigious award will support her CRISPR base and prime editing projects in the lab. We are so proud of and excited for her! 🥳
It's been one year since I began my faculty position and in many ways it's been absolutely incredible. The ups and downs of academia are rewarding in their own ways. My students and research associates are amazing. But how do you keep motivated in the face of overwhelming despair? 1/3
March 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It's been one year since I began my faculty position and in many ways it's been absolutely incredible. The ups and downs of academia are rewarding in their own ways. My students and research associates are amazing. But how do you keep motivated in the face of overwhelming despair? 1/3
Our lab continues to grow! We have just recruited three talented graduate students to expand our efforts in studying the noncoding genome 🧐 Please give a warm welcome to Mike, Hannah (@hannahpitas.bsky.social), and Javad! 🥳 morris-lab.org/team
Team — The Morris Lab
morris-lab.org
January 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Our lab continues to grow! We have just recruited three talented graduate students to expand our efforts in studying the noncoding genome 🧐 Please give a warm welcome to Mike, Hannah (@hannahpitas.bsky.social), and Javad! 🥳 morris-lab.org/team
Hello Bluesky! I am a human genetics researcher at the University of Toronto's Donnelly Centre. My lab opened in the Spring of 2024 and we are focused on studying noncoding regulatory genetics using biobank-scale data, single-cell sequencing & perturbation screening! Learn more here: morris-lab.org
The Morris Lab
morris-lab.org
November 18, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Hello Bluesky! I am a human genetics researcher at the University of Toronto's Donnelly Centre. My lab opened in the Spring of 2024 and we are focused on studying noncoding regulatory genetics using biobank-scale data, single-cell sequencing & perturbation screening! Learn more here: morris-lab.org
It feels like there's been a surge to Bluesky! I will try to be better about posting here instead of the dark other place.
November 13, 2024 at 2:12 PM
It feels like there's been a surge to Bluesky! I will try to be better about posting here instead of the dark other place.