
Ali Torkamani
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Ali Torkamani
@ATorkamani
Translational Scientist, Geneticist, Genomicist, Bioinformatician. Director @ScrippsRTI, Professor @scrippsresearch. Opinions are my own.







The genomics of metabolic syndrome in ~5 million people identifies over 1,300 associated loci, enrichment primarily in brain tissue, a refined polygenic risk score, an and relationship with various clinical conditions nature.com/articles/s4158… @NatureGenet @hongheeW

Working under @ATorkamani in @ScrippsRTI, @ShaunFChen leveraged #artificialintelligence and #genomic data to enhance the prediction and primary prevention of coronary artery disease. #AI Read more about Shaun and sign up for our graduation livestream at: scripps.edu/graduation









Scripps Research receives a major award from @NIH to lead key programs in the @AllofUsResearch Program. The Participant Center, directed by @EricTopol & @julialmv, makes the program more accessible to participants & adds new data collection capabilities scripps.edu/news-and-event…



From disease prediction and pandemic preparedness, to sleep medicine and the search for extraterrestrials…The new winter 2023 season of the Science Changing Life Podcast begins Jan 30. Here's a taste! Subscribe at scripps.edu/news-and-event… Also on Spotify/Soundcloud/podcast apps





Our #DeepLearning preprint for genotype imputation w/ @RaquelDiasSRTI and the @ScrippsRTI team. Many downstream opportunities to democratize, secure, and scale population #genetics / #genomics. The 1st layer 😉 of our coming applications in this space. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…


