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The newly launched Center for Human Brain Variation at the @broadinstitute seeks to understand biological diversity in the brain.

Cambridge, MA
Joined April 2023
Missed Bruce Fischl's talk on synthesis-driven deep learning & brain analysis for the Center for Human Brain Variation Seminar Series? Watch it here: broad.io/CHBVFischl 🎥 Catch up on the full seminar series playlist: broad.io/CHBVSeminarPlaylist youtu.be/0jmTytJAV8w?si=dFcl…
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🔬CHBV Co-op spotlight! 🔬 Riyaan is an undergraduate co-op researcher and fourth year behavioral neuroscience major at Northeastern University with a minor in sociology. Riyaan hopes to further his career in neuroscience by earning his MD-PhD and becoming the PI of his own lab.
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🔬 CHBV Co-op Spotlight! 🔬 Madelynn is an undergraduate co-op researcher in her fourth year at Northeastern University. She is pursuing a degree in behavioral neuroscience with a minor in data science. Prior to the Broad, she worked at AbbVie on their Parkinson’s Histology team.
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Happening today at 1 PM ET! Join Bruce Fischl, from @MassGenBrigham & @harvardmed, for a talk on synthesis-driven deep learning & brain analysis. Open online to all & in person for Broad community members! 💻Register: broad.io/CHBVSeminar 💡Learn more: brain.broadinstitute.org/sem…
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Dive into synthesis-driven deep learning and multi-scale analysis of the human brain with Bruce Fischl, PhD 🧠 Join us THIS FRIDAY for a special live-streamed talk on technical advancements in deep learning & neuroimaging🥼 All are welcome, REGISTER @ broad.io/CHBVSeminar 👏
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Excited for #ABRCMS2024? So are we! Come visit us @ booth 7⃣3⃣0⃣ to learn about paid summer undergraduate research opportunities in neuroscience 🧠 & genomics 🧬at the Center for Human Brain Variation @ the @broadinstitute of MIT & Harvard! #SummerResearch #ScienceForAll
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We were honored to host the undergraduate interns from @MassGenBrigham’s Laboratories for Computational Neuroimaging for a lab tour and explore the #BroadDiscoveryCenter together. We geeked out on 🧠 science and had a panel on how to navigate careers in science. 1/2
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Learn more about the LCN internship and how to apply here: lcn-internship.mgh.harvard.e… 2/2
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Thrilled to see six incredible scientists named as new core institute members at @broadinstitute! Special shoutout to our very own @macosko, co-director of the CHBV! 🌟 Congrats to Gad Getz, @AnnaGreka, Nir Hacohen, @bmneale, and @pardissabeti too! 👏
Six leading scientists and longtime members of the Broad community have been named as new core institute members at Broad: @getz_lab, @AnnaGreka, Nir Hacohen, @macosko, @bmneale, and @pardissabeti Congratulations to all! broad.io/CoreInstituteMember…
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🎉Congratulations to our esteemed neuroanatomist, Chuck Vanderburg, on receiving the 2024 Staff Scientist Distinction Award for Scientific Collaboration! This is yet another testament to his remarkable track record in fostering scientific partnerships. We couldn’t be more proud!
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We're thrilled to see CHBV’s @freeseek82 research featured in a @NatureGenet Research Highlight by @SafiaDanovi! Giulio’s paper examines the genetic causes and health implications of mosaic loss of the X chromosome in females. 👏 Read the highlight here: nature.com/articles/s41588-0…
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At our second seminar last month, we welcomed @shyam_lab for an insightful talk on spatial and single cell diversity of cells and humans. In case you missed our event, you can watch it here: 🧬🧬🧬youtube.com/watch?v=EJlLgYc1… ! 🧬🧬🧬
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Congratulations to the Center for Human Brain Variation's own co-Director @s_mccarroll for this amazing achievement!! We are so proud of you and all of the other new HHMI Investigators! 👏
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Dive into an exploration of spatial algorithms with Shyam Prabhakar🧠 We are thrilled to host @shyam_lab on 6/11 for a special live-streamed talk on spatial and single cell diversity of cells and humans! All are welcome, register @ broad.io/CHBVSeminar
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Center for Human Brain Variation retweeted
Save the date! The registration link is live for our second seminar on 6/11 at 10:30 AM (EDT), featuring a special talk by Shyam Prabhakar, PhD from the Genome Institute of Singapore! Register now using this link!: broad.io/CHBVSeminar All are welcome to this hybrid event!
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Today, May 22, is International Day for Biological Diversity! Today is extra special for us- our work is dedicated to expanding the understanding of brain biodiversity, and genetic diversity is a key part of this. Read below to find out more!
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Center for Human Brain Variation retweeted
Excited to share this discovery: Huntington's disease is a DNA process for almost all of a cell's life. Inherited HD alleles are innocuous, just unstable – CAG repeats slowy expand throughout life, acquiring toxicity only when quite long (>150 CAGs). biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Save the date! The registration link is live for our second seminar on 6/11 at 10:30 AM (EDT), featuring a special talk by Shyam Prabhakar, PhD from the Genome Institute of Singapore! Register now using this link!: broad.io/CHBVSeminar All are welcome to this hybrid event!
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🎉 May is #AsianAmericanPacificIslanderHeritageMonth, and we're excited to celebrate! This month, we honor the incredible contributions, achievements, and cultures of #AAPI members. We appreciate how diversity drives scientific excellence! #DiversityInSTEM
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Breakthroughs in brain disease depend on studies using donated brains. One #brain can provide tissue for dozens – sometimes hundreds – of studies. In honor of annual National #BrainDonationAwarenessDay, consider this simple gift and learn more braindonorproject.org
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