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Lara Muffley
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Director of Program Operations (Variant Effects Portfolio) CMAP, CAVA and the Atlas of Variant Effects Alliance | she/her 🏳️‍🌈
https://fowlerlab.gs.washington.edu/people
https://brotmanbaty.org/research/atlas-of-variant-effects
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Join us for a special @varianteffect.bsky.social Fireside Chat on Jan 6th, 2026 (9-10am Pacific) w/ @maitreya.bsky.social (@uwgenome.bsky.social) & @mehurles.bsky.social (@sangerinstitute.bsky.social)

Visit www.varianteffect.org/event/firesi...
for more info and to add this event to your calendar
The image is a promotional graphic for a "Fireside Chat" event organized by the Variant Effects Seminar Series and the AVE Alliance. The background is light gray, and the text is in dark gray and green. At the top, there is a stylized image of a fireplace with flames. Below, bold text reads "Fireside Chat," with an invitation to join on January 6th, 2026, featuring Dr. Maitreya Dunham and Dr. Matthew Hurles discussing MAVEs in clinical space and model organism systems. The date and time are highlighted in dark and light green ovals: "01.06.26" and "9:00AM (Pacific)." To the right, the Atlas of Variant Effects logo is displayed featuring stylized DNA strands formed by interwoven lines. At the bottom, there are two photos: on the left is Dr. Maitreya Dunham, with the text "Maitreya Dunham, University of Washington," and on the right is Dr. Matthew Hurles, with the text "Matthew Hurles, Wellcome Sanger Institute."
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Looking for some heartwarming and interesting stories about early-career scientists making strides in genomics and precision medicine right here in Seattle? Check out the @brotmanbaty.bsky.social 's Promising Young Scientists Series! brotmanbaty.org/news/categor... @uwgenome.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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September 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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The University of Washington Department of Genome Sciences @uwgenome.bsky.social hosts 'Wednesday Evenings at the Genome' public lecture series each summer! Admission is free and open to anyone interested.
ℹ️ www.gs.washington.edu/news/publicl...
June 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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#RareDiseaseDay (coming up on Friday, February 28, 2025) is a day dedicated to raise awareness of rare diseases and the people they affect. Tune in to this amazing podcast series that delves into the science behind mapping variants in diseases and rare diseases. www.varianteffect.org/podcast
The image showcases three separate podcast advertisement banners placed vertically. Each banner contains artwork on the left and text on the right. The top banner features a digital illustration of a double helix with scientific imagery and human figures on a teal background. The text reads "Variant Effect What?" for a podcast released on May 16. The middle banner, on a red background, depicts a circular illustration with intricate biological designs and a central glowing orb. The text states "Melanoma And Variant Effects: beyond sunscreen," dated June 6. The bottom banner, set on a teal background, presents another double helix with molecular designs. The text says "Your genes on drugs: context matters!" released on September 20.
February 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Did you know that @uwgenome.bsky.social and @brotmanbaty.bsky.social are the administrative homes to an international collaborative effort building an “Atlas” of variant effect maps? Learn more about our community here
ℹ️ www.varianteffect.org/annual-reports
February 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Recent Science Blog Post "Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF" www.science.org/content/blog...
February 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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📣 We are #Hiring: Program Operation Specialist
@brotmanbaty.bsky.social and UW Dept of Genome Science
Full-Time | Seattle, WA
Apply Now! 🌟 Details ⬇️ tinyurl.com/UWProgramOpe...
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December 16, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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Just made Gochujang Caramel Cookies (NYT recipe) and Coconut Macaroons!
November 28, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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📢Join us for the first Variant Effects Seminar Series OPEN MIC session Dec 3, 9-10am PT (5-6pm GMT+1). w/special guests Benedetta Bolognesi & Jonathan Frazer. #OpenMic #VariantPrediction #VariantOfUncertainSignificance
🎙️ℹ️ www.varianteffect.org/seminar-series
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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Visit our website to learn more (varianteffect.org/membership)
and be sure to follow us on LinkedIn! (t.co/GlAMeAKVQI)
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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Our mission is to create a comprehensive atlas (collection of variant effect maps) for important regions of human and human pathogen genomes that could ultimately assist in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease.
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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The Atlas of Variant Effects (AVE) Alliance is an international community of researchers, analysts, clinicians, patients and funders working with and alongside major genomics and genetics initiatives and consortia... t.co/GlAMeAKVQI
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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What can MaveRegistry do for you?
🧬 Nominate a gene / target sequence
📨 Receive notifications for projects you follow
🔍 Find teams w/ common interest & collaborate
✅ Identify & resolve potential project conflicts
ℹ️ registry.varianteffect.org
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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Join us today for the Variant Effects Seminar Series! with Jingyou Rao and Ayesha Muhammad ℹ️https://www.varianteffect.org/seminar-series
#FunctionalGenomics #Seminar
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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The Mutational Scanning Symposium is our flagship annual event! #VariantEffect24 #FunctionalGenomics
Register ➡  broadinstitute.swoogo.com/mss-2024
Submit your abstract ➡ tinyurl.com/MSS24abstracts

⏰ Abstract Deadlines:
🗓 For all attendees: April 1st
🗓 For bursary applicants: March 21st
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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Registration for the 7th Annual Mutational Scanning Symposium is open! This year's meeting will be held from May 22nd-24th at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, MA, USA, and headlined by keynotes from Heidi Rehm and Vijay Sankaran broadinstitute.swoogo.com/mss-2024
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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📌 🗓 Coming up! www.varianteffect.org/seminar-series #FunctionalGenomics #Seminar
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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The Atlas of Variant Effects Alliance has a 🆕LinkedIn page!🌏🚀 Be sure to visit and follow us!
www.linkedin.com/company/atla...
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November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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Mapping variant effects for a healthier future! Explore our Atlas of Variant Effects Alliance's 2023 Annual Report. From membership growth to global collaborations, discover how we're advancing genomics and making a difference. www.varianteffect.org/annual-reports
Graphic of people moving amongst and inspecting larger than life Variant Effect Maps of clinically important genes. Background is a world map with a chromosome idiogram overlay.
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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Starting momentarily! 9am Pacific varianteffect.org/seminar-series
#GenotypePhenotype #SequenceFunction #FunctionalGenomics #Seminar
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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📌 🗓 Coming up! Join us on December 5th for our Variant Effects Seminar with Carlos Marti-Gomez and Juannan Zhou
www.varianteffect.org/seminar-series
#FunctionalGenomics #Seminar
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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The Atlas of Variant Effects (AVE) Alliance is an international collaborative founded in 2020 whose efforts are focused on developing, disseminating and democratizing the foundational experimental and analytical technologies for
mapping variant effects. ℹ️➡️https://www.varianteffect.org
Background: A world map and chromosome idiogram. Foreground: People moving amongst and inspecting larger than life Variant Effect Maps of clinically important genes BRCA1, HMBS, MTHFR and TDP-43.
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM