Nik Baya
@nbaya.bsky.social
DPhil student in statistical genetics @ Oxford, supervised by Cecilia Lindgren and Simon Myers. Focused on obesity and outliers. Passionate about improving global public health.
Read about our recent paper here: www.bdi.ox.ac.uk/news/first-d...
First direct evidence links gene to fat storage, hinting at new obesity therapies
A new study, involving researchers at the Big Data Institute, has shown for the first time that a little-known gene, SLTM, plays a direct role in how fat is stored inside human cells. While large popu...
www.bdi.ox.ac.uk
September 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Read about our recent paper here: www.bdi.ox.ac.uk/news/first-d...
✨ NEW PUBLICATION ✨
We combined large-scale human genetics with CRISPR-Cas9 editing in fat cells to identify genes linked to fat accumulation.
Check out the full study, now published in AJHG! www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltex...
We combined large-scale human genetics with CRISPR-Cas9 editing in fat cells to identify genes linked to fat accumulation.
Check out the full study, now published in AJHG! www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltex...
Combining evidence from human genetic and functional screens to identify pathways altering obesity and fat distribution
Overall and tissue-specific fat accumulation are associated with altered risk of cardiometabolic
disease and mortality. By combining exome-wide association analysis of traits related
to obesity and fa...
www.cell.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
✨ NEW PUBLICATION ✨
We combined large-scale human genetics with CRISPR-Cas9 editing in fat cells to identify genes linked to fat accumulation.
Check out the full study, now published in AJHG! www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltex...
We combined large-scale human genetics with CRISPR-Cas9 editing in fat cells to identify genes linked to fat accumulation.
Check out the full study, now published in AJHG! www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltex...
Check out this PhD opportunity to work with a great supervisor at Oxford! 🌟
Come join us! We have an exciting PhD opportunity in statistical genetics at the University of Oxford.
More info here: bit.ly/biomedDPhil
🗓️ App deadline: June 30th 2025.
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More info here: bit.ly/biomedDPhil
🗓️ App deadline: June 30th 2025.
Please share!
Research Studentships | statistics
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June 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Check out this PhD opportunity to work with a great supervisor at Oxford! 🌟
So excited to give a talk at #ESHG2025! ✨
I presented our work demonstrating that individuals whose phenotype deviates from genetic expectation are enriched for rare damaging variants.
This has implications for:
- Screening of rare disorders 🔎
- Target discovery 💊
- Improving trait prediction 📈
I presented our work demonstrating that individuals whose phenotype deviates from genetic expectation are enriched for rare damaging variants.
This has implications for:
- Screening of rare disorders 🔎
- Target discovery 💊
- Improving trait prediction 📈
May 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
So excited to give a talk at #ESHG2025! ✨
I presented our work demonstrating that individuals whose phenotype deviates from genetic expectation are enriched for rare damaging variants.
This has implications for:
- Screening of rare disorders 🔎
- Target discovery 💊
- Improving trait prediction 📈
I presented our work demonstrating that individuals whose phenotype deviates from genetic expectation are enriched for rare damaging variants.
This has implications for:
- Screening of rare disorders 🔎
- Target discovery 💊
- Improving trait prediction 📈