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To start of the 2022-2023 academic year, here's the 11th edition of the HCG Newsletter!

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🧬 DNA fact: The human genome is ~3.2 billion bp, but how big is that, really? Well, think of typing it out. At a speed of 60 WPM, working tirelessly for 8 hours a day, every day, it would take 50 years to type out!

To save some time, here's a downloadable copy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/genome/guide/human/

Human Genome Resources at NCBI - NCBI

Happy DNA Day!

🧬 April 1953: 69 years since the DNA structure was identified by James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, and Rosalind Franklin.

🧬 April 2003: 19 years since the Human Genome Project was completed.

Clemson University Healthcare Genetics PhD candidate Wesley Patterson, PA-C shares his journey on how he became a physician assistant practicing in medical genetics at the Greenwood Genetic Center. Wesley is one of only 18 PAs practicing in medical genetics in the country and is performing dissertation research to further the field of genetics and genomics education for PAs. 🧬 Kudos, Wesley!

https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2022/03/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-pa-in-genetics

A Day in the Life of a PA in Genetics As a PA practicing in medical genetics, Wesley Patterson, PhD(c), MSPA, PA-C, evaluates and treats patients with suspected or known genetic disorders. His current dissertation work focuses on genetics and genomic education for PAs, mirroring his passion to advocate for the importance of further inco...

Here's to 10 editions of the HCG Newsletter! 🌟

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Happy New Year everyone! 🎉 Here's the ninth edition of our newsletter!

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HCG Newsletter 9.pdf

You are all warmly invited to the next session of the HCG Journal Club themed around NGS!

The HCG Journal Club will take place on Thursday, November 18 at 7:00-8:00pm.

This session, Joe Blommel will present An Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing. Joe earned the 2019 Margaret Barch Award from The Association of Genetic Technologists for this presentation.

Joe will also lead the discussion of Kim et al. (2017)'s "Good Laboratory Standards for Clinical Next-Generation Sequencing Cancer Panel Tests."

Hope to see you there!

Congratulations to our faculty who were recognized by CBSHS for outstanding research publications! We are so proud of the work they have done and the influence their work has had in their respective fields. Learn more about these outstanding publications. Visit this link to learn more: https://bit.ly/3BVibhe

🧬 Check out the HCG Newsletter #8!

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HCGnewsletter8.pdf

We will be holding our second session of the HCG Journal club on Thursday, October 21, 7:00-8:00 pm.

This session will be an open discussion with the theme of consumer genetics. There will not be a presentation this session and instead we'll share thoughts, resources, and questions on the theme.

For some ideas, please check out the discussion prompts below. Feel free to bring your own resources to share!

🧬Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetics products:
-Health purposes
-Ancestry purposes
-Recreational purposes

🧬How can making genetic tests more accessible to consumers be helpful or harmful?

🧬Are there any surprising genetics-related products you've seen advertised?

🧬Do you find education offered to consumers along with DTC products to be sufficient?

Looking forward to seeing you there!

🧬Genetics Events This Week 🧬

Sept 8, 12:00-1:00 pm
Targeting SARS-CoV-2 using a single-cell and spatial atlas of autopsy tissues

During the webinar, the speaker will:
-Present an overview of the single-cell, single-nuclei, and spatial transcriptomic atlases collected from COVID autopsy donors, including from the lung, heart, kidney, and liver
-Describe possible COVID-19 disease mechanisms in the lung derived from single-cell RNA-sequencing data, such as failure of lung regeneration and cellular targets of viral infection
-Elaborate on two novel computational methods for single-cell data preprocessing—the first for automatic cell annotation and the second for correction of ambient RNA in single-cell RNAAnswer your questions live during the broadcast.

Link to register:https://view6.workcast.net/register?cpak=3899582036453880&referrer=Blast2&et_rid=786229618&et_cid=3905851

Sept 9-10
Genome Biology and Disease
Genome Biology and Disease will highlight recent progress in understanding the three-dimensional organization of gene expression in the context of the genome. Speakers will discuss how this progress informs basic biology and is being translated into approaches for understanding and managing human disease.
Our 2021 conference will be a hybrid one, with speakers and participants attending both virtually and in person. The conference will accept in-person registration for sessions at ZhongGuanCun Life Science Park (Beijing), and provide FREE livestreaming for online viewers via www.scienceasia.cn (Free Live Conference 2021).
With more than 14 academic presentations covering topics such as genome editing, transcription regulation, new technologies and next generation therapeutics, this conference will bring together brilliant minds in the fields who understand the challenges and opportunities including Nobel Laureates Jennifer Doudna and Ada Yonath.

Link to register:https://www.scienceasia.cn/

Sept 9, 7:00-8:00pm
HCG Journal Club discussion on the paper "Whole genome sequencing in the Middle Eastern Qatari population identifies genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21381-3

If you have any events coming up or a paper you want to discuss at the next Journal Club, feel free to share!

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🌟Welcome to the 2021-2022 year! 🌟

Check out the HCG Newsletter #7

Special event -- the meeting of the HCG Journal Club will take place on Sept 2, at 7pm.

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HCG Newsletter 7.pdf

Hope everyone had an awesome first week! Here is the seventh edition of The Clemson Gene! Be sure to check out our upcoming social activities :)

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HCG Newsletter 7.pdf

Upcoming events this week:

Orientation: Thursday, July 29, 8:30am - 11:00am
HCG Translational Research Day: Friday, July 30, 9:00am - 2:00pm

During Orientation, the HCG Society will share helpful resources to welcome you to the program! 🐾

During Translational Research Day, the HCG Society will give a review of resources, as well as introduce our upcoming events. Also, keep an eye out for a digital yearbook!

👀 See you there, HCG!

Save the date for the HCG Translational Research Day!
July 29 - New Student Orientation
July 30 - HCG/DNP Translational Research Symposium

HCG Society updated their website address.

🧬 The Clemson Gene #6 🧬

Hello HCG students, staff, and faculty! Welcome to the 6th edition of the HCG Society Newsletter, The Clemson Gene.

Our current events this edition are:
HCG Society 2020-2021
SON Convocation
SIMD Virtual Conference
SERGG Call for Abstracts
HCG Day
Tigerflix

🧬 HCG Society 2020-2021

The first academic year of the HCG Society after its reinstatement is coming to a close. This year, the serving student members were:
President Pinar Ozmizrak
Vice President Cristy Stagnar
Webmaster Brianna Dyar

In the 2020-2021 academic year, the HCG Society had the following accomplishments:
Shared relevant HCG and Clemson resources
Created a crest to represent the HCG Society and its values (credit: Sophia Rasic Stagnar)
Offered HCG newsletters
Represented HCG in the schoolwide 3 Minute Thesis and GRADS competitions
Offered peer-to-peer tutorials in HCG-related subjects
Represented students' interests and questions during the HCG Student Advisory Panel meeting with faculty
Spoke with prospective students and shared the HCG program student experience
Grew a social media presence on LinkedIn and Facebook to connect students and faculty within a professional network

Thank you to all members, students, faculty, and staff for a wonderful year! If you are interested in serving on the HCG Society Board next year, please reply to this email or look for more information in the summer.

🧬 School of Nursing Convocation - May 6

The Clemson University School of Nursing Convocation will be streamed live on Facebook Thursday, May 6 at 9:00 am. On the day, you can watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/CUSchoolofNursing/
HUGE congratulations, graduates!!!

🧬 SIMD Virtual Conference

The Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders (SIMD) has 2 upcoming virtual conferences.
May 10: Metabolic Disease and Immune Function
August 9: Patient-Centered Clinical Research
Students can attend for free and there is a $20 registration fee for other members. Continuing education credits are available. See here to register: https://www.simd.org/meetings/simd2021_virtual/

🧬 SERGG Call for Abstracts

The Southeastern Regional Genetics Group (SERGG) will have their annual meeting virtually on Friday, July 16 from 4:00 to 6:30 pm. Registration is free and continuing education credits are available. See here to register: https://sergg.org/index.php/en/

SERGG is also accepting abstracts for posters. Students whose abstracts are approved for presentation will be eligible to receive an award for the "Best Poster by a Student" following the meeting! You must submit proof of your student status to be eligible.

Consult with your dissertation committee chair to submit an abstract by May 21.
See here to submit your abstract: https://sergg.org/index.php/en/callforabstracts2021

🧬 HCG Day - July 30

The School of Nursing's Translational Research Day and HCG Day will take place on Friday, July 30. Look out for more details to follow!

🧬 Tigerflix

Congratulating you on the end of the semester and leaving you with the Tigerflix link for a well-deserved break!
Enjoy some free movies on Tigerflix, Clemson's version of Netflix :)
https://tigerflix.clemson.edu/ #/browse

🧬 HCG Social Media

Keep in touch with us this summer! You can currently find us on social media at the following links:
LinkedIn page
page


Wishing you all a happy and healthy summer! See you on HCG Day July 30! 👋

Best wishes,
The HCG Society

Call for Abstracts 2021

🧬 The Clemson Gene #5 🧬

Hello HCG students and faculty! Welcome to the 5th edition of the HCG Society Newsletter, The Clemson Gene.

Our current events this edition are:
Dissertation Defenses - Apr 8-12
Clemson Teaching Excellence Conference - Apr 9
Summer/Fall 2021 Registration - Apr 12
NIH Genomics Seminar - Apr 13-14
GRADS - Apr 16
Social Media Links

🧬 Dissertation Defenses - Apr 8-12

The following PhD candidates have their dissertation defenses scheduled:

🌟 Hanan Almousa presented "Molecular Genetics Analysis of Arginine Biosynthetic Genes in the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans."

🌟 On Thursday, April 8 at 4:30 pm Ryan Miller will present "Preimplantation Genetic Testing And Embryo Selection: Developments In Assisted Reproductive Technology."

🌟 On Monday, April 12 at 12:00 pm noon Karin Fredrikson will present "Frequency of Non-Normal Phenotypes in CYP2D6, CYP2C9, and CYP2C19 Pharmacogenes Associated with Pain Medication Management."

🌟 On Monday, April 12 at 1:00 pm Lavanya Jain will present "Clinical and genetic profiling in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (PMS)."

We are cheering you on, Hanan, Ryan, Karin, and Lavanya! 🎉🎓

🧬 Clemson Teaching Excellence Conference - Apr 9

The 2021 Clemson Teaching Excellence Conference is taking place on Friday, April 9, from 1:00 – 3:30 pm. For the complete schedule of this free event, click here.

Pinar Ozmizrak will present "Virtual Field Trips: An Overview" at 2:25 pm.

🧬 Summer/Fall 2021 Registration - Apr 12

Registration for the Summer and Fall 2021 semester will open on Monday, April 12. iROAR gives information for each course such as the instructors, mode of delivery, meeting times, number of credits, and course descriptions. To look up previous syllabi for a course, check out the Clemson syllabus repository.

🧬 NIH Genomics Seminar - Apr 13-14

The NHGRI Genomic Data Science Working Group of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research is hosting the Machine Learning in Genomics virtual workshop on April 13 - April 14, 2021. If you are interested in this free event, register here.

🧬 GRADS - Apr 16

The finals of the Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium (GRADS) will be taking place on Friday, April 16 from 9:00 am - 12:30 pm.

Pinar Ozmizrak will be representing the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences and presenting "Health Outcomes of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Infantile Krabbe Disease" at 10:55 am.
https://www.twitch.tv/clemsongsg

🧬 HCG Social Media

You can currently find us on social media at the following links:
LinkedIn page
page

Do you have any events, resources, or accomplishments you would like to feature in the next edition of the HCG newsletter? Please let us know by emailing [email protected] 😊

Until next time! 👋

Best wishes,
The HCG Society