Featured Publications
Using Electronic Health Records to Generate Phenotypes for Research
Sarah A. Pendergrass and Dana C. Crawford Electronic health records contain patient-level data collected during and for clinical care. Data within the electronic health record include diagnostic billing codes, procedure codes, vital signs, laboratory test results, clinical imaging, and physician notes. With repeated clinic visits, these data are longitudinal, providing important information on disease development, […]
Local genetic ancestry in CDKN2B-AS1 is associated with primary open-angle glaucoma in an African American cohort extracted from de-identified electronic health records.
Restrepo NA, Laper S, Farber-Eger E, Crawford DC. Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness in developed countries. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the most prevalent clinical subtype of glaucoma in the United States, affects African Americans at a higher rate compared with European Americans. Risk factors identified for POAG include increased age and family history, […]
Reducing Clinical Noise for Body Mass Index Measures Due to Unit and Transcription Errors in the Electronic Health Record.
Goodloe R, Farber-Eger E, Boston J, Crawford DC, Bush WS,. Body mass index (BMI) is an important outcome and covariate adjustment for many clinical association studies. Accurate assessment of BMI, therefore, is a critical part of many study designs. Electronic health records (EHRs) are a growing source of clinical data for research purposes, and have […]
Fine-mapping of lipid regions in global populations discovers ethnic-specific signals and refines previously identified lipid loci.
Zubair N, Graff M, Luis Ambite J, Bush WS, Kichaev G, Lu Y, Manichaikul A, Sheu WH, Absher D, Assimes TL, Bielinski SJ, Bottinger EP, Buzkova P, Chuang LM, Chung RH, Cochran B, Dumitrescu L, Gottesman O, Haessler JW, Haiman C, Heiss G, Hsiung CA, Hung YJ, Hwu CM, Juang JJ, Le Marchand L, Lee […]
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Have family, friends, or even colleagues spouting misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines? Here's a webinar for you! #COVID19Vaccine #COVID19 twitter.com/GeneticsSociet…
Don't miss out our webinar on April 20 at 1:30 PM Eastern! John Doucet, PhD and Pramod Mahajan, PhD will discuss how human geneticists can handle misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. Kathryn Hall, PhD, MPH (@placebomeme) will moderate. Register now!https://t.co/h9lfjkr1qk
— ASHG (@GeneticsSociety) April 6, 2021
Srsly? twitter.com/NHGRI_Director…
Dogs are a remarkable species for understanding genetics and genomics. Their phenotypes are diverse, yet they are all one species. Their breeding is often precise and controlled, which makes genetic studies more straightforward. Basically, dogs are perfect. #GenomeFacts pic.twitter.com/95Ki6bQKlV
— Eric Green (@NHGRI_Director) April 2, 2021
Need a reason to nominate your colleague for an @ASHG 2021 award? Check out how it's going for @inthosegenepod Dr Janina Jeff, 2020 ASHG Advocacy Award winner! Six #ASHG21 awards are waiting for your nominations, due April 22nd... bit.ly/3rC8gYu twitter.com/inthosegenespo…
So excited to announce that I’ve been selected as one of 5 Fellows for the Future by @500womensci for @inthosegenespod !!
— Dr. Jay Electronica (@inthosegenespod) April 1, 2021
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I am so excited to join a community of like-minded visionaries that prioritize humanhood in its many ways to grow the world.
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Redfield and others like him use the weight of science and leadership positions to amplify conspiracy theories without actual scientific evidence, all under the cowardly protection of "opinions are my own." #notarealscientist twitter.com/CUEpidemiology…
.@drSteveMorse: "Now is not the time to add wild speculation to a global crisis. Speculation isn’t constructive, it doesn’t help us control the pandemic, and only distracts from the urgent work and global cooperation we need."https://t.co/AvNesn7G5d
— Columbia Epidemiology (@CUEpidemiology) March 29, 2021
ASHG is deeply troubled by recent acts of violence against the Asian American community. We condemn these acts of hatred, as well as all acts of racism, bias and discrimination. Read the full statement by ASHG President Gail Jarvik, MD, PhD on our website: bit.ly/31kjsgR Retweeted by Dr. Dana Crawford
A few ideas for your 15 minutes. youtu.be/BWWzmha1_jE #yoyoma #COVID19Vaccine twitter.com/Caroline_Bartm…
If YoYo Ma can give a concert at his vaccine site, I would like to present a poster at mine
— Dr. Caroline Bartman (@Caroline_Bartma) March 15, 2021
Wow: @crystaljjlee of @mitvis show in beautiful and informative data visualizations that @GovMikeDeWine is frequently mentioned in the anti-masker social networks. Hits too close to home in more than one way. #WearAMask twitter.com/mitvis/status/…
📢 We're excited to publish "The Data Visualizations Behind COVID-19 Skepticism", an interactive scrollytelling follow-up to our #chi2021 paper on "Viral Visualizations". https://t.co/mCh9DPPozS
— MIT Visualization Group (@mitvis) March 4, 2021
"That is very frustrating from a scientific standpoint and becomes extremely problematic when you're trying to implement a public health effort that could be lifesaving," he says. "And when you don't implement it, well, people die. That's serious."--Dr. Fauci twitter.com/NPR/status/136…
Listen to Dr. Francis Collins and Dr. Anthony Fauci reflect on the past year — from fighting "egregious" disinformation about the vaccine to when they think life will start to feel more normal.https://t.co/yvQuxZEOLs
— NPR (@NPR) March 10, 2021
@MikeEberle It’s hard to say—they were both wearing masks. #WearAMask
Received two compliments today at two separate businesses for my science mask combo. Gives me hope that people don’t believe all the garbage online about #COVID19. Let’s not be TX, OH. #WearAMask
@GreeneScientist @ontowonka @CUAnschutz WHAT? This is HUGE! Congrats to @GreeneScientist @ontowonka -- looks like you @CUAnschutz are building something great!
Feeling a pang of nostalgia for our old Nashville home. So much respect for @DollyParton in her artistry, philanthropy, and enormous capacity for compassion. Such a responsible use of celebrity. Here's hoping for another song on the second dose. twitter.com/DollyParton/st…
Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine. @VUMChealth pic.twitter.com/38kJrDzLqC
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) March 2, 2021
No pseudoscience here! Thrilled to have been invited by @clschuerger and @CWRU Women in Sciences and Humanities Earning Doctorates (WISHED) for last week's early evening discussion of big data and bias in research and in life.
Putting real science to meaningful practice: @CWRU is now an official vaccination site for the Cleveland area. case.edu/vaccine/ #COVID19
So proud to be associated with a scientist who applies her expertise and rigor in all her endeavors e.g., award winning "Dat Rona" episode dispelling harmful lies and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 severity and vaccines. #COVID19 tinyurl.com/czmzmza twitter.com/inthosegenespo…
Thank you so much @VUMC_MD for the feature article. My time at @VUMCgenetics with @CaturDNA truly shaped my career in genetics!
— Dr. Jay Electronica (@inthosegenespod) March 1, 2021
Janina Jeff, MS’12, PhD’12, Finding Lost Identities https://t.co/qWVyGTJX2q via @VanderbiltU
Genomics is an essential addition to the public health response to rare diseases. #RareDiseaseDay blogs.cdc.gov/genomics/2017/… Retweeted by Dr. Dana Crawford
Meanwhile (unbeknownst to me) at @AstraZeneca I’m hanging on the Black History in Science wall next to the Vice President @kamalaharris 🧬🧬🧬. . Happy Black History Month✊🏽 Retweeted by Dr. Dana Crawford
East Carolina University's @DrEricSoule is performing a survey of African American/Black scientists to better understand what barriers may exist in serving on NIH study sections. Check out hhp.ecu.edu/hep/hbtrl/ for more information on how to participate if you are interested.
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