Patrick Turley
@paturley.bsky.social
Associate Research Prof. at USC. Economics/statistical-genetics researcher. Board gamer. (Who wants to play a hand of Hanabi?) he/him/his
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University of Colorado Boulder Department of Psychology & Neuroscience is searching for TWO tenure track assistant professors. This is open to all department areas, including Behavioral, Psychiatric, and Statistical Genetics🧬 jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
Assistant Professor
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September 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
University of Colorado Boulder Department of Psychology & Neuroscience is searching for TWO tenure track assistant professors. This is open to all department areas, including Behavioral, Psychiatric, and Statistical Genetics🧬 jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
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Excited to share our preprint on PGI portability across ancestries—now on bioRxiv. With co-authors @aysuo.bsky.social, @paturley.bsky.social, @alextisyoung.bsky.social, and @Dan_J_Benjamin. Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025... Thread below for details.
September 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Excited to share our preprint on PGI portability across ancestries—now on bioRxiv. With co-authors @aysuo.bsky.social, @paturley.bsky.social, @alextisyoung.bsky.social, and @Dan_J_Benjamin. Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025... Thread below for details.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Excited to present our new tool "PEStimate", an online app for predicting risk reductions after Polygenic Embryo Screening (PES).
Find the app here:
polygenicembryo.shinyapps.io/pestimate/
Preprint:
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Find the app here:
polygenicembryo.shinyapps.io/pestimate/
Preprint:
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
PEStimate: Predicting offspring disease risk after Polygenic Embryo Screening
Motivation: Polygenic embryo screening (PES) is a new technology in reproductive medicine, whereby human in-vitro fertilization embryos are screened for their genetic risk of complex, polygenic diseas...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Excited to present our new tool "PEStimate", an online app for predicting risk reductions after Polygenic Embryo Screening (PES).
Find the app here:
polygenicembryo.shinyapps.io/pestimate/
Preprint:
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Find the app here:
polygenicembryo.shinyapps.io/pestimate/
Preprint:
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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I'm looking for a PhD student to do some trailblazing at the frontier of personality genomics and lifespan gene-environment transactions (start Fall 2026)! If you want to work with me: psychology.msu.edu/graduatestud...
(PS @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social is taking a student too, in moral psych/dev!)
(PS @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social is taking a student too, in moral psych/dev!)
September 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I'm looking for a PhD student to do some trailblazing at the frontier of personality genomics and lifespan gene-environment transactions (start Fall 2026)! If you want to work with me: psychology.msu.edu/graduatestud...
(PS @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social is taking a student too, in moral psych/dev!)
(PS @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social is taking a student too, in moral psych/dev!)
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New pre-print online: Imputing parental genotypes through Mendelian Imputation: Ethical and Legal Considerations
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OSF
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August 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
New pre-print online: Imputing parental genotypes through Mendelian Imputation: Ethical and Legal Considerations
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RD optimal bw question: The CCT approach in rdrobust minimizes the MSE assuming you use local polynomial trends. Then it does a bias correction, which reduces the bias but increases the SEs. But then doesn't that mean that the new estimate no longer minimizes the MSE? #econsky
May 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
RD optimal bw question: The CCT approach in rdrobust minimizes the MSE assuming you use local polynomial trends. Then it does a bias correction, which reduces the bias but increases the SEs. But then doesn't that mean that the new estimate no longer minimizes the MSE? #econsky
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PGI Repository v2.0 preprint out! A 🧵 on the main results and updates @robel-alemu.bsky.social @paturley.bsky.social @alextisyoung.bsky.social
An Updated Polygenic Index Repository: Expanded Phenotypes, New Cohorts, and Improved Causal Inference https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.14.653986v1
May 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
PGI Repository v2.0 preprint out! A 🧵 on the main results and updates @robel-alemu.bsky.social @paturley.bsky.social @alextisyoung.bsky.social
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I am recruiting a quantitative/computational postdoc to my group at UCLA. This is a great opportunity to work on foundational theory, methods, and software in statistical genetics. Link to apply: recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10275. Please repost!
April 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I am recruiting a quantitative/computational postdoc to my group at UCLA. This is a great opportunity to work on foundational theory, methods, and software in statistical genetics. Link to apply: recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10275. Please repost!
"Complete the USC Sustainability Survey, and you’ll have the chance to win a $50 USC Bookstore e-gift card. Keck Medicine of USC employees also have an opportunity to win one of two e-bikes!" Why do I feel like the monkey who got the cucumber...?
a panda bear is sitting in a cage looking out of the window .
ALT: a panda bear is sitting in a cage looking out of the window .
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April 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"Complete the USC Sustainability Survey, and you’ll have the chance to win a $50 USC Bookstore e-gift card. Keck Medicine of USC employees also have an opportunity to win one of two e-bikes!" Why do I feel like the monkey who got the cucumber...?
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Cool new work using changes in compulsory schooling laws & data from @ukbiobank.bsky.social by @paturley.bsky.social & colleagues:
Additional time spent in education reduces Alzheimer's risk:
www.nber.org/bh/20251/add... #econsky #episky
Additional time spent in education reduces Alzheimer's risk:
www.nber.org/bh/20251/add... #econsky #episky
March 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Cool new work using changes in compulsory schooling laws & data from @ukbiobank.bsky.social by @paturley.bsky.social & colleagues:
Additional time spent in education reduces Alzheimer's risk:
www.nber.org/bh/20251/add... #econsky #episky
Additional time spent in education reduces Alzheimer's risk:
www.nber.org/bh/20251/add... #econsky #episky
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Very nice piece about "race science" and its implications in @undark.org. Nice and clear on the consensus issues (so-called race science is scientifically invalid) and thoughtful on more difficult questions of what should be done about it in terms of academic freedom and open science.
In Genetics, a Tense Coexistence of Mainstream and Fringe Views
In an era of open data, genome-wide association studies have become entangled with efforts to prove Black inferiority.
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March 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Very nice piece about "race science" and its implications in @undark.org. Nice and clear on the consensus issues (so-called race science is scientifically invalid) and thoughtful on more difficult questions of what should be done about it in terms of academic freedom and open science.
My coauthors and I are featured on the NBER homepage for our work on education and dimentia risk! www.nber.org
National Bureau of Economic Research
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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February 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
My coauthors and I are featured on the NBER homepage for our work on education and dimentia risk! www.nber.org
Had the chance to discuss this paper at the NBER Insurance meeting last year. It was excellent then and it's even better now.
(1/4) Excited to announce our new method that can estimate the predictive performance of _future_ genetic tests for common diseases (polygenic indexes, PGIs). We showcase the method by evaluating the impact of this fast-improving technology on critical illness insurance. SSRN: tinyurl.com/37rtbujx
Genetic Prediction and Adverse Selection
The predictive power of genetic data has been increasing rapidly and is reaching levels of clinical utility for many diseases. Meanwhile, many jurisdictions hav
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January 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Had the chance to discuss this paper at the NBER Insurance meeting last year. It was excellent then and it's even better now.
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(1/4) Excited to announce our new method that can estimate the predictive performance of _future_ genetic tests for common diseases (polygenic indexes, PGIs). We showcase the method by evaluating the impact of this fast-improving technology on critical illness insurance. SSRN: tinyurl.com/37rtbujx
Genetic Prediction and Adverse Selection
The predictive power of genetic data has been increasing rapidly and is reaching levels of clinical utility for many diseases. Meanwhile, many jurisdictions hav
tinyurl.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
(1/4) Excited to announce our new method that can estimate the predictive performance of _future_ genetic tests for common diseases (polygenic indexes, PGIs). We showcase the method by evaluating the impact of this fast-improving technology on critical illness insurance. SSRN: tinyurl.com/37rtbujx
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**Call for Papers**
The Advances in Social Genomics Conference Series (TAGC)
May 14-16, 2025
UW-Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social
Deadline for submissions: March 7, 2025
Funding available for presenters
Keynotes: Kelly Bakulski and Dan Belsky
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The Advances in Social Genomics Conference
Social genomics researchers from across the world convene at the University of Wisconsin–Madison each year to discuss advances in the field.
isg.wisc.edu
January 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
**Call for Papers**
The Advances in Social Genomics Conference Series (TAGC)
May 14-16, 2025
UW-Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social
Deadline for submissions: March 7, 2025
Funding available for presenters
Keynotes: Kelly Bakulski and Dan Belsky
isg.wisc.edu/events/the-a...
"We are aware of other universities that might pay salaries to professors. Our university, however, never does. This is a deliberate decision, as we not want people to do research for any other reason than scientific interest.”
“We are aware that other organisations might pay fees to reviewers. Our organisation, however, never does. This is a deliberate decision, as we do not want people to assess other people’s work for any other reason than scientific interest.” 🤔
January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"We are aware of other universities that might pay salaries to professors. Our university, however, never does. This is a deliberate decision, as we not want people to do research for any other reason than scientific interest.”
Trying to apply for a Re-entry supplement for someone. To get it, he cannot be hired before the supplement is submitted and he must have a eRA commons ID through USC. USC cannot give him an ID until he is hired. I don't understand how this is supposed to work...
January 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Trying to apply for a Re-entry supplement for someone. To get it, he cannot be hired before the supplement is submitted and he must have a eRA commons ID through USC. USC cannot give him an ID until he is hired. I don't understand how this is supposed to work...
I am at the "I guess this hoodie doesn't have TOO much vomit on it" stage of my parental leave.
December 10, 2024 at 12:32 AM
I am at the "I guess this hoodie doesn't have TOO much vomit on it" stage of my parental leave.
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An impressive preprint reporting a major advance in preimplantation genetic testing:
Sequencing the entire genomes of IVF embryos, non-invasively, by amplifying DNA from embryos' spent culture medium.
🧵
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Sequencing the entire genomes of IVF embryos, non-invasively, by amplifying DNA from embryos' spent culture medium.
🧵
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 26, 2024 at 3:00 PM
An impressive preprint reporting a major advance in preimplantation genetic testing:
Sequencing the entire genomes of IVF embryos, non-invasively, by amplifying DNA from embryos' spent culture medium.
🧵
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Sequencing the entire genomes of IVF embryos, non-invasively, by amplifying DNA from embryos' spent culture medium.
🧵
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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I made a Google quiz using the poems listed on the paper’s OSF site if you want to try your luck at guessing which are human and which are LLM. forms.gle/nGCGawDb9c6f...
November 16, 2024 at 4:33 AM
I made a Google quiz using the poems listed on the paper’s OSF site if you want to try your luck at guessing which are human and which are LLM. forms.gle/nGCGawDb9c6f...
Is there anyone on here that has applied for a Re-entry Research Supplement from NIH? (grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...) I have someone who seems like an ideal candidate for this, but I have a few questions.
NOT-OD-23-170: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry, Re-integration into, and Re-training in Health-Related Research Careers (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not All...
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry, Re-integration into, and Re-training in He...
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November 22, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Is there anyone on here that has applied for a Re-entry Research Supplement from NIH? (grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...) I have someone who seems like an ideal candidate for this, but I have a few questions.
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Have you ever wondered:
What is your position in the distribution of wealth?
How would you be affected by a change in wealth taxes?
How would others be affected?
Find out at wealthometer.org!
Just updated with the most recent wealth data for AT, DE, ES, IT & GR!
What is your position in the distribution of wealth?
How would you be affected by a change in wealth taxes?
How would others be affected?
Find out at wealthometer.org!
Just updated with the most recent wealth data for AT, DE, ES, IT & GR!
September 23, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Have you ever wondered:
What is your position in the distribution of wealth?
How would you be affected by a change in wealth taxes?
How would others be affected?
Find out at wealthometer.org!
Just updated with the most recent wealth data for AT, DE, ES, IT & GR!
What is your position in the distribution of wealth?
How would you be affected by a change in wealth taxes?
How would others be affected?
Find out at wealthometer.org!
Just updated with the most recent wealth data for AT, DE, ES, IT & GR!
This is today! Hope lots of you get to stop by and ask my student really hard questions!
Not at #ASHG24 this year, but my excellent grad student, Dylan Steinecke, has a poster on our new sibling-based heritability estimator. Standard errors 10 times smaller than existing methods with no extra assumptions. See how on Fri, Nov 8, 2:30-4:40pm at Board 4147F!
November 8, 2024 at 5:55 PM
This is today! Hope lots of you get to stop by and ask my student really hard questions!