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Alex Han
@alexander-han.bsky.social
MD-PhD at UMich | Prev at BCM & RiceU
Reposted by Alex Han
July 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Reposted by Alex Han
As an undergrad researcher, I’ve seen firsthand how NIH budget cuts are impacting the very people who make science possible — mentors, friends, even family.

Thank you to those still fighting for the future of research.

My latest for the @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/science/stor...
NIH budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical research — and the young scientists behind it
NIH budget cuts are threatening key medical research programs, shrinking training grants, and leaving young researchers facing career uncertainty.
www.latimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Reposted by Alex Han
🚨 We’re hiring postdocs! Join our lab in Houston to study human disease using stem cell models, functional genomics, and big genomic data. Wet & dry lab backgrounds welcome.

Please email me if you're interested (ryan.dhindsa@bcm.edu) or apply directly: jobs.bcm.edu/job/Postdoct...

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Postdoctoral Associate- Human Genetics
Postdoctoral Associate- Human Genetics
jobs.bcm.edu
April 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Reposted by Alex Han
Excited to share our latest study published in @naturecomms.bsky.social! We demonstrate that broad ancestral representation dramatically improves our ability to detect disease-associated regions of the genome. Outstanding work was led by @alexander-han.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Diverse ancestral representation improves genetic intolerance metrics - Nature Communications
Here the authors show that expanding global ancestry diversity in genomic datasets improves detection of genomic regions intolerant to variation, identifying areas more likely to harbor disease-causin...
www.nature.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM