Xavier Farré
@xavifar.bsky.social
Postdoc at GCAT | Genomes for Life (IGTP). Wrestling with scripts by day, chasing light by night. Bioinformatician with a love for photography. 📸🧬
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November 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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1/ 🚨New paper in Nature Genetics
Genetic factors are associated with the educational fields people study, from arts to engineering.
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
FAQ: www.thehastingscenter.org/genomic-find...
Genetic factors are associated with the educational fields people study, from arts to engineering.
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
FAQ: www.thehastingscenter.org/genomic-find...
Genetic associations with educational fields - Nature Genetics
Genome-wide analyses of 10 educational fields identify 17 associated loci. Analysis of genetic clustering across specializations identifies two key dimensions that show genetic overlap with personalit...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
1/ 🚨New paper in Nature Genetics
Genetic factors are associated with the educational fields people study, from arts to engineering.
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
FAQ: www.thehastingscenter.org/genomic-find...
Genetic factors are associated with the educational fields people study, from arts to engineering.
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
FAQ: www.thehastingscenter.org/genomic-find...
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La ciència transforma la #SalutPública: un estudi d'#ISGlobal ha contribuït a una resolució del Parlament de Catalunya.
Es reconeix el vincle entre la qualitat de la #dieta i la depressió, i es promouran hàbits saludables en centres escolars i de #SalutMental.
🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/sbufhklhac
Es reconeix el vincle entre la qualitat de la #dieta i la depressió, i es promouran hàbits saludables en centres escolars i de #SalutMental.
🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/sbufhklhac
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
La ciència transforma la #SalutPública: un estudi d'#ISGlobal ha contribuït a una resolució del Parlament de Catalunya.
Es reconeix el vincle entre la qualitat de la #dieta i la depressió, i es promouran hàbits saludables en centres escolars i de #SalutMental.
🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/sbufhklhac
Es reconeix el vincle entre la qualitat de la #dieta i la depressió, i es promouran hàbits saludables en centres escolars i de #SalutMental.
🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/sbufhklhac
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🧬A study identifies that the order and sequence of previous diseases may help predict the risk of developing long COVID
Based on data +10,000 participants in the GCAT cohort and the #COVICAT study (with @isglobal.org)
📝 For more information, please visit the following link: bit.ly/study_BMC_GCAT
Based on data +10,000 participants in the GCAT cohort and the #COVICAT study (with @isglobal.org)
📝 For more information, please visit the following link: bit.ly/study_BMC_GCAT
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November 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🧬A study identifies that the order and sequence of previous diseases may help predict the risk of developing long COVID
Based on data +10,000 participants in the GCAT cohort and the #COVICAT study (with @isglobal.org)
📝 For more information, please visit the following link: bit.ly/study_BMC_GCAT
Based on data +10,000 participants in the GCAT cohort and the #COVICAT study (with @isglobal.org)
📝 For more information, please visit the following link: bit.ly/study_BMC_GCAT
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From a new @thelancet.com article today entitled "Health care in the USA: money has become the mission" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
October 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
From a new @thelancet.com article today entitled "Health care in the USA: money has become the mission" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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🚀Exciting news from GCAT!
@xavifar.bsky.social, will be presenting his poster:
“Sex-specific VEGFA Overexpression linked to Long COVID Persistence” at the JBI 2025 - Bioninformatic Symposium Conference in Madrid from October 22-24.
Top by his poster and chat about the fascinating findings! 🌍🧬
@xavifar.bsky.social, will be presenting his poster:
“Sex-specific VEGFA Overexpression linked to Long COVID Persistence” at the JBI 2025 - Bioninformatic Symposium Conference in Madrid from October 22-24.
Top by his poster and chat about the fascinating findings! 🌍🧬
October 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🚀Exciting news from GCAT!
@xavifar.bsky.social, will be presenting his poster:
“Sex-specific VEGFA Overexpression linked to Long COVID Persistence” at the JBI 2025 - Bioninformatic Symposium Conference in Madrid from October 22-24.
Top by his poster and chat about the fascinating findings! 🌍🧬
@xavifar.bsky.social, will be presenting his poster:
“Sex-specific VEGFA Overexpression linked to Long COVID Persistence” at the JBI 2025 - Bioninformatic Symposium Conference in Madrid from October 22-24.
Top by his poster and chat about the fascinating findings! 🌍🧬
As first author of our recent study on Long COVID, I’m proud to share key findings from our work at GCAT-IGTP, with support from IR Sant Pau and ISGlobal. We identified VEGFA as a central biomarker linked to persistent symptoms. Here’s the story! bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
October 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
As first author of our recent study on Long COVID, I’m proud to share key findings from our work at GCAT-IGTP, with support from IR Sant Pau and ISGlobal. We identified VEGFA as a central biomarker linked to persistent symptoms. Here’s the story! bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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If this was a drug, it would be a blockbuster prevention vs Alzheimer's disease for APOE4 homozygotes, with 35% reduction of risk!
August 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If this was a drug, it would be a blockbuster prevention vs Alzheimer's disease for APOE4 homozygotes, with 35% reduction of risk!
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Are electronic health records (EHR) more predictive of disease onset than polygenic scores? Can we transfer EHR-based prediction models between countries? Our study on these questions using 3 biobank-based studies with N>845K, is out in @natgenet.nature.com today:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cross-biobank generalizability and accuracy of electronic health record-based predictors compared to polygenic scores - Nature Genetics
Comparison of electronic health record-based phenotype risk scores (PheRS) and polygenic scores (PGS) across 13 common diseases and three biobank-based studies indicates that PheRS and PGS may provide...
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Are electronic health records (EHR) more predictive of disease onset than polygenic scores? Can we transfer EHR-based prediction models between countries? Our study on these questions using 3 biobank-based studies with N>845K, is out in @natgenet.nature.com today:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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"We thank the reviewers for their helpful comments"
May 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"We thank the reviewers for their helpful comments"
So basically, not behaving like this is twitter
May 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
So basically, not behaving like this is twitter
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Who licks bones found in excavation sites? Archaeologists! To test if it's a bone or a stone.
Johannes Krause at #eshg2025 on tackling modern human DNA contamination of samples from archaeological sites.
Johannes Krause at #eshg2025 on tackling modern human DNA contamination of samples from archaeological sites.
May 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Who licks bones found in excavation sites? Archaeologists! To test if it's a bone or a stone.
Johannes Krause at #eshg2025 on tackling modern human DNA contamination of samples from archaeological sites.
Johannes Krause at #eshg2025 on tackling modern human DNA contamination of samples from archaeological sites.
When the caffeine from the coffee break kicks in #ESHG2025 #sorrynotsorry
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ALT: a man with long hair and a mustache is drinking from a white cup
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May 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
When the caffeine from the coffee break kicks in #ESHG2025 #sorrynotsorry
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Very excited to give a virtual talk as part of the
@eshg.bsky.social
webinar series tomorrow at 4pm (CEST). If you want to listen in, register here: wma.eventsair.com/eshg-webinar... I will talk about all the exciting things we can learn from GWAS summary statistics...
@eshg.bsky.social
webinar series tomorrow at 4pm (CEST). If you want to listen in, register here: wma.eventsair.com/eshg-webinar... I will talk about all the exciting things we can learn from GWAS summary statistics...
April 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Very excited to give a virtual talk as part of the
@eshg.bsky.social
webinar series tomorrow at 4pm (CEST). If you want to listen in, register here: wma.eventsair.com/eshg-webinar... I will talk about all the exciting things we can learn from GWAS summary statistics...
@eshg.bsky.social
webinar series tomorrow at 4pm (CEST). If you want to listen in, register here: wma.eventsair.com/eshg-webinar... I will talk about all the exciting things we can learn from GWAS summary statistics...
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I am delighted to share with you some new insights into the selection processes that shaped the Spanish population!
This work has been led by @ebosch1972.bsky.social @francesccalafell.bsky.social ( @upf.edu ) in collaboration with Rafael de Cid ( @igtp.bsky.social ) and @sabiagini.bsky.social
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This work has been led by @ebosch1972.bsky.social @francesccalafell.bsky.social ( @upf.edu ) in collaboration with Rafael de Cid ( @igtp.bsky.social ) and @sabiagini.bsky.social
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Inferring past demography and genetic adaptation in Spain using the GCAT cohort - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Inferring past demography and genetic adaptation in Spain using the GCAT cohort
www.nature.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I am delighted to share with you some new insights into the selection processes that shaped the Spanish population!
This work has been led by @ebosch1972.bsky.social @francesccalafell.bsky.social ( @upf.edu ) in collaboration with Rafael de Cid ( @igtp.bsky.social ) and @sabiagini.bsky.social
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This work has been led by @ebosch1972.bsky.social @francesccalafell.bsky.social ( @upf.edu ) in collaboration with Rafael de Cid ( @igtp.bsky.social ) and @sabiagini.bsky.social
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🧬Seeking Postdoctoral Fellow for MSCA Fellowship | Join the GCAT Project in Public Health Genomics & Epidemiology.
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🧬Busquem Investigador/a Postdoctoral per a la MSCA Fellowship | Uneix-te al projecte GCAT en Genòmica i Epidemiologia de la Salut Pública.
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🧬Busquem Investigador/a Postdoctoral per a la MSCA Fellowship | Uneix-te al projecte GCAT en Genòmica i Epidemiologia de la Salut Pública.
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April 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🧬Seeking Postdoctoral Fellow for MSCA Fellowship | Join the GCAT Project in Public Health Genomics & Epidemiology.
lnkd.in/dkRF99yi
🧬Busquem Investigador/a Postdoctoral per a la MSCA Fellowship | Uneix-te al projecte GCAT en Genòmica i Epidemiologia de la Salut Pública.
lnkd.in/dkRF99yi
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🧬Busquem Investigador/a Postdoctoral per a la MSCA Fellowship | Uneix-te al projecte GCAT en Genòmica i Epidemiologia de la Salut Pública.
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Infectious diseases advice online: to avoid spread from your children, wash your hands carefully after changing nappies, touching snot, or wiping their saliva.
Toddlers: *cuddles up and then coughs directly into your mouth*
Toddlers: *cuddles up and then coughs directly into your mouth*
March 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Infectious diseases advice online: to avoid spread from your children, wash your hands carefully after changing nappies, touching snot, or wiping their saliva.
Toddlers: *cuddles up and then coughs directly into your mouth*
Toddlers: *cuddles up and then coughs directly into your mouth*
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Os presento Ant Hunters, un proyecto de ciencia ciudadana en el que puedes ayudar a investigadores del CSIC a estudiar su biodiversidad. Solo necesitas agua con azúcar y ganas de explorar.
👉 anthunters.github.io #CienciaCiudadana #Hormigas
Os presento Ant Hunters, un proyecto de ciencia ciudadana en el que puedes ayudar a investigadores del CSIC a estudiar su biodiversidad. Solo necesitas agua con azúcar y ganas de explorar.
👉 anthunters.github.io #CienciaCiudadana #Hormigas
anthunters.github.io
March 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Os presento Ant Hunters, un proyecto de ciencia ciudadana en el que puedes ayudar a investigadores del CSIC a estudiar su biodiversidad. Solo necesitas agua con azúcar y ganas de explorar.
👉 anthunters.github.io #CienciaCiudadana #Hormigas
Os presento Ant Hunters, un proyecto de ciencia ciudadana en el que puedes ayudar a investigadores del CSIC a estudiar su biodiversidad. Solo necesitas agua con azúcar y ganas de explorar.
👉 anthunters.github.io #CienciaCiudadana #Hormigas
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My group at the @igtp.bsky.social is looking for a Junior Bioinformatician to help us work on several cancer genomics projects. We have funding for 2025 for this position, but will apply together for funding for a full PhD. Info and application: igtp.jobs.personio.com/job/2023198 or contact me! 😃
2025_39_JUNIOR BIOINFORMATICIAN_Translational Genomics and Bioinformatics of Cancer | Jobs at IGTP
The Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) is a public research centre located in Badalona. Its main objective is to increase scientific knowledge in order to transform it into solutions to i...
igtp.jobs.personio.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
My group at the @igtp.bsky.social is looking for a Junior Bioinformatician to help us work on several cancer genomics projects. We have funding for 2025 for this position, but will apply together for funding for a full PhD. Info and application: igtp.jobs.personio.com/job/2023198 or contact me! 😃
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Mike spotted this before the rest of us. 🫡
Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.
Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.
About to talk to medical affairs colleagues, with the news that Bluesky is carrying more posts about new journal publications than X #bluesky #altmetrics #x #xparrot
March 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Mike spotted this before the rest of us. 🫡
Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.
Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.
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Symptoms of long-COVID can last up to two years after infection with COVID-19. We found a higher prevalence of long-Covid (23%) than other studies probably because we are among the few large population based studes and we have longer follow-up. doi.org/10.1186/s129...
March 14, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Symptoms of long-COVID can last up to two years after infection with COVID-19. We found a higher prevalence of long-Covid (23%) than other studies probably because we are among the few large population based studes and we have longer follow-up. doi.org/10.1186/s129...
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This excellent Nature paper from 2015 discussed multiple ways that sex is not binary, and why the idea of two sexes is simplistic. Required reading right now - please share! www.nature.com/articles/518... 🧪👨🔬🧬🖥️
Sex redefined - Nature
The idea of two sexes is simplistic. Biologists now think there is a wider spectrum than that.
www.nature.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This excellent Nature paper from 2015 discussed multiple ways that sex is not binary, and why the idea of two sexes is simplistic. Required reading right now - please share! www.nature.com/articles/518... 🧪👨🔬🧬🖥️
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Historians will write books about this dark period in US democracy.
This will be the cover photo.
It was taken inside the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia on Wednesday.
(📸 Anonymous source, printed in The Washington Post)
This will be the cover photo.
It was taken inside the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia on Wednesday.
(📸 Anonymous source, printed in The Washington Post)
February 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Historians will write books about this dark period in US democracy.
This will be the cover photo.
It was taken inside the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia on Wednesday.
(📸 Anonymous source, printed in The Washington Post)
This will be the cover photo.
It was taken inside the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia on Wednesday.
(📸 Anonymous source, printed in The Washington Post)
Supervision sounds like a superpower… and I’m happy to see mine worked for our Bachelor's student! #SupervisorPowers
January 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Supervision sounds like a superpower… and I’m happy to see mine worked for our Bachelor's student! #SupervisorPowers
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Quién nos iba a decir que Chatgpt iba a ser el primero en perder el trabajo por culpa de una IA.
January 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Quién nos iba a decir que Chatgpt iba a ser el primero en perder el trabajo por culpa de una IA.