Andrew Walley
andrewgenomics.bsky.social
Andrew Walley
@andrewgenomics.bsky.social
Reader in Human Genomics (Emeritus) at City St George's, University of London
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Interested in using functional data to understand clinical variants? Been hunting for a good review of the topic? We just wrote one! rdcu.be/exaEU
Multiplexed assays of variant effect for clinical variant interpretation
Nature Reviews Genetics - Multiplexed assays of variant effect (MAVEs) are highly scalable experimental approaches used to generate functional data for genetic variants. In this Review, McEwen et...
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July 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Just highlighting the link for donations to the Michael Mosley Fellowship www.justgiving.com/campaign/mic... , which is being administered by the charity of which I am a trustee, the Chronic Disease Research Foundation.
Michael Mosley Fellowship
Dr Michael Mosley’s family, in partnership with the Chronic Disease Research Fund (CDRF), is proud to launch the Michael Mosley Memorial Research Fund. The fund will support urgent clinical research i...
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May 31, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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New online! Epigenetics and individuality: from concepts to causality across timescales
Epigenetics and individuality: from concepts to causality across timescales
Nature Reviews Genetics, Published online: 09 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41576-024-00804-zRecent genomic approaches are providing unprecedented opportunity to disentangle how genotype and environment affect organismal traits. The authors review the role…
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January 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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The Easo Obesity Taxonomy

Theme 1: Definition of Obesity

Obesity is a chronic disease caused by excessive fat accumulation that can impair health. Understanding its complexity is key to better prevention and management.

🌀 Learn more: https://buff.ly/4gsjkkm
January 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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I’m delighted to announce the partnership between the NHS Race & Health Observatory and NHS England to tackle racial bias in access to, and delivery of, NHS Genomic Medicine Services.

This work will help create a more inclusive NHS for all.

Learn more: www.nhsrho.org/news/partner...
December 15, 2024 at 8:03 AM
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📣And out now in Genetics in Medicine:

How do we best support choices when offering #genomic screening? @ausgenomics.bsky.social

Check out our 2-step model👇
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Terrific collab @yvonnebombard.bsky.social & GeneticsAdviser! 🇨🇦🇦🇺 @genetic-fi.bsky.social @stephaniebest.bsky.social
December 16, 2024 at 6:14 AM
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Announcing new free ESHG webinar series!

🗓️ Last Wednesday of each month
📅 First episode: Feb 26, 2025 (16:00 CET)
🎤 Speaker: Malte Spielmann
💡 Topic: "The Dark Side of the #Genome: Challenges & Opportunities in the Post-Genomic Era"

🔗 Register now: wma.eventsair.com/eshg-webinar...
December 20, 2024 at 8:42 AM
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Our UU colleague Wes Sundquist won the 2024 Breakthrough of the year! His long-term research into the structure and function of HIV’s capsid protein has led to the development lenacapavir, a game-changing new treatment that is extremely effective at preventing HIV.
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Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year: Opening the door to a new era of HIV prevention
A drug with a novel mechanism protects people against the AIDS virus for 6 months. It could speed the end of the epidemic—if those who need it most get access
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December 14, 2024 at 1:23 AM