I found my people. Let #AGBT25 begin!!

AND WE’RE OFF! The 2025 @AGBT General Meeting is underway! Rick Wilson from Nationwide Children's Hospital kicks off the jam-packed agenda, thanks outgoing President leisa zigman and welcomes new President Wendy Vlieks. #AGBTGM

A few words from ⁦Bill Clinton⁩ at the opening session of #AGBTGM! He reflected on the importance of the Human Genome Project and says he “cannot wait to see what happens next” and to “keep up the good work.”

Packed lunch talk for ⁦Illumina⁩ #AGBT25

Digging into pulmonary fibrosis biology using spatial data ⁦during the ⁦Illumina⁩ lunch. ⁦⁦Nick Banovich⁩ #AGBT25

Spatial data from challenging prostate cancer samples by ⁦Dr. Jasmine Plummer 👩🏻‍🔬🧬🇨🇦🇺🇸⁩ at the ⁦Illumina⁩ lunch at #AGBT25. Understanding the cell populations will lead to better diagnostics and treatments.

Thrilled to hear Stephen Kingsmore’s #AGBT25 talk on Connor Dalby and the update on ASO treatment for his SCN2A mutation. I wrote about Connor years ago, when he was just starting his journey with n-Lorem Foundation. genengnews.com/topics/omics/n…

Here it is! The new Roche box. (Standing next to it, as usual, for size.) #AGBT25

Ultima genomics will give away 3 Trillion reads for free. (No, it's not an April Fool's stunt.) Thanks to catharine.aquino Charlie Johnson 🧬=🌽🦠🌾🐐🌻🍤🌱🦬🍅🦏🌲🦁 Keith Robison for comments. genengnews.com/topics/omics/u…

A second child has died from measles in Texas, while some kids are getting vitamin A poisoning because of RFK’s poor messaging. A complete health disaster. nytimes.com/2025/04/06/hea…

7April: How much did the top 6 #biotech ETFs decline in the days since President Donald Trump's #tariff announcement? Read analyst comment on the #tariffs plus updates on $ALDX and $ALLK in my latest StockWatch for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News: genengnews.com/topics/drug-di…

JUST IN: Two people in Oregon have died from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. An untreatable neurodegenerative illness. Prion diseases don’t cluster by chance.

Moving moment at the end of the #AACR25 opening plenary session to stand as a cancer research community against the recent funding cuts. Audience members stood and held signs that state, “Cancer Research Saves Lives.”

Quick shout-out and thank you to the #AACR25 team for setting up the best press room: the hot lunches (going way above and beyond), constant access to coffee, and unwavering help and support. It makes such a difference.

A quick preview of GEN live (tomorrow at noon) when we will give a breakdown of all of the news from the #ASGCT2025 meeting. It's free! genengnews.com/multimedia/gen…

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

Big news in single cell! 10x Genomics agrees to acquire Scale Biosciences. Read my exclusive here. genengnews.com/topics/omics/1…

Strange that the MIT AI BIO Frontiers Forum has no women in their lineup, especially considering that many of the top people in the field right now are women. 👀