@EmB1105

Research Associate at the Dementia Research Institute, Cardiff University

Joined August 2011
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Excited to be here at #AAIC2024
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Looking forward to #ARUKConf21 today! 🎉 Be sure to catch Dr Emily Baker (@EmB1105) from UK DRI at Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 at 10:45: 👉"To what extent can microglia, synapse and lipid genes be used to inform drug discovery"
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George Kirov
@GeorgeKirov123 Sep 2020
Very impressed with @cardiffuni introducing its own COVID screening system for students and staff.
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"I think the most exciting thing is that geneticists are inviting mathematicians like me to work with them & quite often even to lead projects." 🧮 🗣️New interview with Prof Valentina Escott-Price, UK DRI at Cardiff ➡️bit.ly/2L92dqQ
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Dementia affects millions yet remains misunderstood. You have the power to change the conversation. Watch and #ShareTheOrange with @SamuelLJackson.

Watch and #ShareTheOrange

Change the conversation around dementia.

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henrike heyne@HHeyne18 Jun 2019
Replying to @Regeneron
@Regeneron @uk_biobank 50k WES presented as late breaking results #ESHG2019! around 2% individuals with ACMG actionable findings. some novel genes with LOF burden. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

Whole exome sequencing and characterization of coding variation in 49,960 individuals in the UK...

The UK Biobank is a prospective study of 502,543 individuals, combining extensive phenotypic and genotypic data with streamlined access for researchers around the world. Here we describe the first...

biorxiv.org
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Incredible kick off to the #CardiffUKDRI launch @cardiffuni with soapbox science 🔬 – at Cardiff, Wales
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Help us reach 10,000 signatures on our petition calling on government to commit #just1percent of dementia’s £26bn cost toward dementia research. Sign and share and help us get an official response from government! 👉 petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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bioRxiv@biorxivpreprint23 Jul 2018
Gene based Analysis in HRC Imputed Genome Wide Association Data Identifies Three Novel Genes for Alzheimer's Disease biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv
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Gene based Analysis in HRC Imputed Genome Wide Association Data Identifies Three Novel Genes for Alzheimer's Disease biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_genetic
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IGES@genepisociety19 Jun 2018
The IGES Communication Committee's highlight from the June issue of Genetic Epidemiology is "POLARIS: Polygenic LD-adjusted risk score approach for set-based analysis of GWAS data" by Emily Baker and others. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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I will be cycling 140km for the Velothon Wales in support of Alzheimer's Research UK, if you are able to give anything towards this worthy cause, it would be hugely appreciated!! justgiving.com/Baker-Simmond…
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This orange has the power to change perceptions of dementia. But it all starts with you. Please watch and #ShareTheOrange, the film we made with @BryanCranston
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Massgenomics@Massgenomics18 Oct 2017
Gates: Thank God the digital world is giving us limitless storage because geneticists are the few people who can fill up those disks #ashg17
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Nature Genetics@NatureGenet17 Jul 2017
Rare coding variants implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease (Sims et al.) go.nature.com/2uvGRNw
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Great to see the purple London Eye in support of Alzheimer's research! #AAIC17
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Cardiff University@cardiffuni20 Apr 2017
Cardiff chosen as location for dementia research initiative walesonline.co.uk/news/healt…
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Please watch & share our new animation - an insight into the progress research is making to #defeatdementia & the challenge that lies ahead
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Research at ARUK@ARUKscientist16 Nov 2016
With research we can defeat dementia. Watch & share #SantaForgot, @ARUKnews’ animation narrated by @stephenfry at alzheimersresearchuk.org RT
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Congratulations @MRCcardiff, who've been awarded the prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize mrc.io/1QQlgDv
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